SRI SRI RAVISHANKAR VIDYA MANDIR

Max.marks: 40 Subject:History Class: XI

Date: TERM 1 Exam Time: 90 Minutes

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. The paper has been divided into four sections: A, B, C and D.

2. Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.

3. Section B has 22 questions. Attempt any 18 questions.

4. Section C has two case-based questions with 12 questions Attempt any 10 questions.

5. Section D has questions 59 & 60 which are Map Based Questions. Both the questions must be
attempted

6. All questions carry equal marks.

7. There will be no negative mark.

SECTION- A

1. The author of ‘Natural History’?

a) Pliny
b) Tacitus
c) Olympoid orus
d) Columella
2. The Spanish olive oil of this period was mainly carried in a container called_ .
a) Dressel 30
b) Dressel 40
c) Dressel 20
d) Dressel 10
3. The Dome of the rock was built by
a) Ali
b) Uthaman
c) Harul-al-Rashid
d) Abdul Malik
4. The temple of Mesopotamia were known as__ _

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5. The meaning of the term Monolith
a) A large block of stone
b) A religious book
c) An inscription
d) None of the above
6. Augustus the first Roman Emperor was called the leading citizen whose Latin term is
a) Basileus
b) Dominus
c) Princeps
d) Res gestea
7. Which of these is a source for the reconstruction of history of the Mesopotamians?
a) Mathematical texts
b) Archaeological remains
c) Water resources
d) Cave paintings
8. Chief deity worshipped in the city of Ur:
a) Sun God
b) Moon God
c) God of Fire
d) Mother goddess
9. Assurbanipal’s library had a total of some 1000 texts, amounting to about _ _
tablets, grouped according to the subject.
a) 30,000
b) 12,000
c) 546
d) 41,000
10. Very few Mesopotamians could read and write because:
a) The signs used ran into hundreds and were complex
b) People did not pay attention towards education
c) People were more interested in economic activities
d) The signs could only be coded by royal family
11. The church collected a tax from the peasants called
a) Tithe
b) Taille
c) Parish
d) Fief
12. What were Cathedral towns?
a) Towns developed around plains

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 b) Towns developed around churches
c) Towns developed around industries
d) Towns developed around Capitals
13. One of the gradual changes that affected the social and economic ties between the lords
and the vassals was
a) Agricultural technology
b) Environment
c) Land use
d) new towns
14. Marc Bloch emphasized the importance of __ _ in shaping human history.
a) History
b) Politics
c) Geography
d) Language
15. The earliest temples in Southern Mesopotamia were built in
a) c.4000 BCE
b) c.5000 BCE
c) c.6000 BCE
d) c.7000 BCE
16. Who were the three main players in the political history of Roman Empire?
a) Peasants, Land lords, Army
b) Emperor, Peasants, Army
c) Emperor, Senate, Army
d) Peasants, Senate, Army
17. The _ ________ was the Roman silver coin containing 4½ gm of pure silver.
a) Dirham
b) Solidus
c) Denarius
d) Drachm
18. Which characteristic of the Guilds is correct?
a) They were the basis of the political organization
b) They were the basis of economic organization
c) They were the basis of the social organization
d) They were the basis of the aristocracy
19. Who were Plebeians?
a) Aristocracy of Roman Empire
b) The foot messengers
c) The people who use to write on papyrus
d) The common people

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 20. Monks who moved from one place to another, preaching to the people and living of
charity. These monks were known as?
a) Manor
b) Friar
c) Bishop
d) Serfs
21. Which of these factors was responsible for the 14th century crisis?
a) Policy changes
b) Growth of new ideas
c) Environmental changes
d) Both a and c
22. Which one is the correctly matched?
a) Pope - Head of the eastern church
b) Priest - third order
c) Gaul - province of the Roman empire
d) Feud - Latin word
23. Who established the Principate and when?
a) King Augustus in 27 BCE
b) King HI Augustus in 17 BCE
c) King Augustus in 7 BCE
d) King Augustus in 70 BCE
24. The Roman empire extended over how many continents?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
SECTION – B

Section – B consists of 22 questions. Attempt any 18 questions from this section. The first
attempted 18 questions would be evaluated.

25. Muhammad was to found a community of believers _________ bound by a common set
of religious set of beliefs.
a) Fatimid
b) Brahma
c) Summa
d) Umma
26. Which of the following statements about Ibn Sina are incorrect?
I. He was writer by profession.
II. He met with strong opposition from theologians.
III. He believed in the resurrection of the body on the ‘Day of Judgment.’
IV. His religious writings were widely read.

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 Options:

a) I, II, &III
b) I, III, IV
c) II, III, IV
d) I, II & IV
27. Assertion (A): The lands conquered by the Arabs that remained in the hands of owners
were subjected to a tax (Kharaj).
Reason (R): Land held or cultivated by Muslims; the tax levied was one-tenth.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
28. Look at the figure below. Who minted the coins shown in the image.

a) Byzantine coin
b) Marwan
c) Uthman
d) Abd al- Malik
29. The woman- Sufi saint who, in her poems, preached intense love for God by uniting with
God was:
a) Rabia
b) Aisha
c) Fatima
d) Khadija
30. Division of labour encouraged urbanization as:
(a) Various necessities are taken care of by the people engaged in some
occupations.
(b) All necessities are then care of by the people
(c) Various necessities are taken care of by the people engaged in different
occupations
(d) None of these

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31. Consider the following statements and identity the correct reason for why written
language came into use in Mesopotamian civilization:
a) Symbols were no longer understood by people
b) When society needed to keep records of transactions
c) When foreigners visited different nations
d) All the above
32. Identity the character of Mesopotamia with the help of the following information.
• He was one of the earliest rulers of Uruk

• He wanted lapis lazuli and precious metals for the beautification of the city temple

• He sent his messenger to get it from the chief of Aratta.

a) Zimrilim
b) Gilgamesh
c) Assurbanipal
d) Enmerkar
33. Assertion (A): Mesopotamian civilization is considered as the most advanced
civilizations of the world.
Reason (R): Mesopotamia has advanced writing system, trade, and divisions of society.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
34. Identity the personality from Roman Empire with the help of the following information.
• His chief innovation was in the monetary sphere, where he introduced a new
denomination, the Solidus, a coin of 4½ gm of pure gold.

•The other innovation was the creation of second capital at Constantinople

a) Diocletian
b) Tiberius
c) Constantine
d) Augustus
35. Find out from the following pairs which one is correctly matched.
a) Roman society: Joint Families
b) Slavery: Abolished by Arabs
c) Olympiodorus: Archaeologist
d) Roman Society: Nuclear families

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36. Find out from the following pairs which one is correctly matched:
a) Feud: Latin word
b) Gaul: Province of Roman Empire
c) Priest: Third order
d) Pope: head of the Eastern Church
37. Identity the new section of people emerged in ninth century Europe, with the help of
the following information.
• They were linked to lords, just as the lords were linked to the king.

• The lord gave them a piece of land and promised to protect it.

• The fief could be inherited.

a) Lords
b) Peasants
c) Monks
d) Knights
38. Match the following:
Column A Column B

a) Black Death i) Residence of Monks

b) Manor ii) Bubonic plague
c) Abbey iii) Monks moving from place to place
d) Friars iv) Residence of the Lord

Options:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)

B. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
C. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
D. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

39. Assertion (A): By the early fourteenth century. Europe’s economic expansion slowed
down and trade was hit by seer shortage of metal money.
Reason (R): New silver mines were discovered in Austria and Serbia.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false

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 (d) A is false, but R is true
40. Which of these factors was responsible for the 14th century crisis?
a) Policy changes
b) Environmental changes
c) Growth of innovative ideas
d) Both (a) and (c)
41. Consider the following statement (s).
I. Free peasants held their farms as tenants of the lord.
II. The men had to render military service.
III. They were also required to do other paid labour services like digging ditches, building
fences, and repairing roads and buildings.
Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct about free peasants of European
society?

a) Only I
b) Only II
c) I & II
d) I, II & III
42. Assertion (A): The user of the slave labour had to turn either to slave breeding or to
cheaper substitutes such as wage labour.
Reason (R): The warfare became less widespread with the establishment of peace in the
first century.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
43. Consider the following statement (s):
I. The Romans had a paid professional army where soldiers had to put in a minimum of 25
years of services.
II. The senate and army had very cordial relationship.
III. The success of the emperors depended on their control of the army.
Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct about Roman Empire.

a) Only I
b) Only II
c) I, II &III
d) I & III
44. Which of the following is Not a correct option:
a) After Muhammad’s death in 632, no one could legitimately claim to be the next
prophet of Islam.

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 b) Following Muhammad’s death, man tribes broke away from Islamic state.
c) Within a decade of death of Muhammad, the Arab Islamic state lost control over
the vast territory between the Nile and Oxus.
d) Political expansion and unification did not come easily to the Arab tribe
members.
45. Read the following pairs associated with administrative position in Central Islamic Land.
They were appointed by state in each city and locality, often acted as an arbitrator in
disputes, rather than as a strict enforcer of Sharia.

a) Ulamas
b) Qazi
c) Sufis
d) Tujjar
46. Match the following:
Books Themes

a) Kalila wa Dimna (i) History of Prophets and Kings

b) Kitab al-Bukhala (ii) History of India
c) Tarikh al-Rasul wal Muluk (iii) The Pahlvai Panchatantra
d) Tahqiq ma lil-Hind (iv) Book of Misers

Options:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

B. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
C. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
D. (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
SECTION – C

Case Based Questions

This Section contains 12 questions in total. Attempt any 10 questions. The first attempted 20
questions would be evaluated.

A. Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs by choosing the
most appropriate option.

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In Benedictine monasteries, there was a manuscript with 73 chapters of rules which were
followed by monks for many centuries. Here are some of the rules thy had to follow:

Chapter 6: Permission to speak should rarely be granted to monks.

Chapter 7: humility means obedience

Chapter 33: No monk should own private property.

Chapter 47: Idleness is the enemy of the soul, so friars and sisters would be occupied at certain
times in manual labour and at fixed hours in sacred reading.

Chapter 48: the monastery should be laid out in such a way that all necessities be found within
it bounds: water, mill, garden, workshops.

47. Who were expected to follow the above-mentioned rules?

a) Priests
b) Lords
c) Popes
d) Monks
48. Which permission was rarely granted to monks?
a) To sleep at day time
b) For manual labour
c) To speak
d) Sacred reading
49. How do you think friars and sisters were expected to spend their free time?
a) By doing manual labour
b) By doing religious reading
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
50. Monks should abstain from:
a) Living in abbeys
b) Manual labour
c) Chanting
d) Owning private property
51. What is the meaning of friars?
a) Fairies
b) Monk moving from place to place
c) Nuns
d) Citizens
52. Read the following statements about the monasteries and select the appropriate option
I. Monks and nuns had to follow certain rules in monasteries
II. Residents of the monastery had to travel long distance to fetch thing for daily use.

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 III. All the necessities were found in the vicinity of monastery.
IV. The monks and nuns were expected to be humble.
Options:

a) I, II & III
b) I, III & IV
c) II, III & IV
d) I, II, III & IV
B. Read the following source carefully and answer the following MCQs by choosing the
most appropriate option.
In India, early stone seals were stamped. In Mesopotamia until the end of the first millennium
BCE, cylindrical stone seals, pierced down the center, were fitted with the stick and rolled over
wet clay so that a continuous picture was created. They were carved by very skilled craftsmen,
and sometimes carry writing: the name of the owner, his god, his official position, etc. A seal
could be rolled on clay covering the string knot of the cloth package or the mouth of the pot,
keeping the contents safe. When rolled on a letter written on a clay tablet, it became a mark of
authenticity. So, the seal was a mark of city dweller’s role in public life.

53. What were seals used for?

a) For keeping content safe
b) For identification
c) For communication
d) All the above
54. What kinds of seals were popular in Mesopotamia?
a) Cylindrical
b) Spherical
c) Round
d) Rectangular
55. Which sources do you think were being used for writing in Mesopotamia?
a) Paper
b) Clay tables
c) Seals
d) Papyrus
56. According to source what kind of information does seals carried?
a) Name of owner
b) Senders' god
c) His official position
d) All the above
57. Seal depicts……
a) Mark of dwellers role in public life.
b) Status of the dweller

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 c) Financial condition of the dweller
d) None of these
58. The meaning of dweller is….
a) Transient
b) Immigrant
c) Resident
d) Foreigner
SECTION –D

MAP BASED QUESTION

 On the given outline map of India identify the location with the help of the specified
information.

59. A province of the Roman Empire, where the Germanic tribe “franks" gave their name.
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) Gaul
d) Spain
60. The place where the head of the Western Church lived.
a) France
b) Germany
c) Britain
d) Rome

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