NCERT Class 9 Social Science Chapter 4 Early Humans and Beginning of Civilisation Test Mock Test

Q1.What does the chapter say about the Harappan script, also referred to as Sindhu lipi?

• AWritings and engravings on seals and pottery indicate the Harappans used a pictographic script, but it has not yet been deciphered
• BIt was a logographic script in which characters represented whole words and it has been fully read
• CIt was an alphabetic script formalised by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE
• DIt was a wedge-shaped script pressed into clay tablets and was deciphered in 1822

Q2.Which early writing systems does the chapter name as contemporaries of the Harappan script, and how do they differ from it?

• AThe Brahmi script of the Ganga Valley and the logographic script of China, both of which remain undeciphered
• BThe Greek alphabet and the Latin alphabet, which were used for record keeping in West Asia
• CThe cuneiform script of the Sumerians in Mesopotamia and the hieroglyphic script of ancient Egypt, both of which have been deciphered and mark the beginning of the historical period about 5000 years ago
• DThe oracle bone symbols of China and the papyrus records of Egypt, neither of which has been read

Q3.What share of human history does the chapter place before the invention of writing, and what are the main sources for each period?

• AMore than 99 per cent falls before writing, reconstructed mainly from tools, implements and other artefacts, while less than 1 per cent falls in the last 5000 years, where both material remains and written documents are sources
• BAbout half falls before writing, and both periods are reconstructed only from artefacts
• CLess than 1 per cent falls before writing, reconstructed from written documents, while the rest is known from artefacts
• DMore than 99 per cent falls before writing, but it is reconstructed from literature preserved orally