Question 1

How many blocks were there in the Great Pyramid at Giza?&#10;A)2, 30,000&#10;B)23,00,000&#10;C)32, 00,000&#10;D)3,20,000

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The Great Pyramid at Giza is estimated to have been constructed with approximately 2.3 million blocks of stone.

Question 2

The finest scientific achievement of the Egyptians lay in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Agriculture&#10;B)Dam construction&#10;C)Voyage&#10;D)Medicine

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The finest scientific achievement of the Egyptians is widely recognized to be in the field of medicine. Ancient Egyptians made significant advancements in medical knowledge, including understanding various ailments, surgical techniques, and medicinal treatments derived from natural resources. Their medical practices were documented in texts like the Ebers Papyrus, showcasing a sophisticated understanding of the human body and diseases for their time.

Question 3

The large cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro belong to the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. civilization.&#10;A)Indus Valley&#10;B)Egyptian&#10;C)Babylonian&#10;D)Mesopotamian

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The large cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are key archaeological sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, which flourished around 2500 BCE in what is now Pakistan and northwest India.

Question 4

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; was home to the earliest inhabitation in China&#10;A)Nile Valley&#10;B)Indus Valley&#10;C)Yellow River valley&#10;D)Tigris-Euphrates valley

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The Yellow River valley is recognized as the cradle of Chinese civilization, where the earliest forms of Chinese culture and habitation developed.

Question 5

The Yellow River Valley culture is named after&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)YangTse&#10;B)Yangshao&#10;C)Yangshi&#10;D)None of these

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The Yellow River Valley culture is named after Yangshao, which is an archaeological culture that existed along the Yellow River in China.

Question 6

The Yangshao culture is well known for its&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Dance&#10;B)Painted pottery&#10;C)Weaving&#10;D)None of these

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The Yangshao culture, which flourished in the Yellow River valley of China from around 5000 to 3000 BCE, is particularly renowned for its finely made and beautifully decorated pottery.

Question 7

The documented history of China extends continuously to nearly &#8230;&#8230;..&#8230; BC.&#10;A)1600&#10;B)1200&#10;C)2500&#10;D)1500

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The documented history of China extends continuously to nearly 1600 BC, which marks the beginning of the Shang Dynasty, the earliest dynasty for which there is both documentary and archaeological evidence.

Question 8

Shadow clocks, the forerunners of the sundial, first appeared in China about &#8230;&#8230; years ago.&#10;A)2500&#10;B)2000&#10;C)3500&#10;D)4000

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Shadow clocks, considered the precursors to the sundial, first appeared in China about 4000 years ago. This ancient timekeeping method utilized the position of the sun's shadow to indicate the time of day.

Question 9

Abacus was invented in China sometime between &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)350-1000 BC&#10;B)1000-200 BC&#10;C)1000-500 BC&#10;D)750-1000 AD

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Question 10

The most ancient verifiable eclipse in the history of any people was recorded by the Chinese in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)1241 BC&#10;B)1311 AD&#10;C)1361 BC&#10;D)1221 BC

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The most ancient verifiable eclipse recorded by the Chinese occurred in 1361 BC. This event is significant as it provides a fixed point in the chronology of the ancient world, allowing historians to align historical events across different cultures and regions.

Question 11

Which is the earliest written text of the Chinese medical practices?&#10;A)A compendium of medical practices&#10;B)Yellow Emperor's classic of Internal Medicine&#10;C)Chinese Medical practices&#10;D)None of these

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Question 12

Accurate records of celestial events were associated with&#8230;&#8230;. Civilization&#10;A)Chinese&#10;B)Egyptians&#10;C)Mesopotamian&#10;D)The Indus Valley

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Question 13

Who was the first and the foremost of the Greek natural philosophers?&#10;A)Anaximander&#10;B)Thales&#10;C)Empedocles&#10;D)Anaxagoras

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Question 14

Who identified Thales as the first person to investigate the basic principles of nature and considered him to be founder of natural philosophy.&#10;A)Aryabhata&#10;B)Empedocles&#10;C)Aristotle&#10;D)Theophrastus

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Question 15

Thales founded the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Ionian school of philosophy&#10;B)Julian Calendar&#10;C)Pythagorean school&#10;D)None of these

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Question 16

Which one of following propositions does not belong to Thales credit?&#10;A)Any diameter of the circle divides it into equal parts&#10;B)The angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal&#10;C)When two straight lines cross, the opposite angles are equal.&#10;D)Algebraic methods to solve equations of the first and second degree

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The answer of Which one of following propositions does not...

Question 17

Name the fourth element which Anaximander added to the existing three elements?&#10;A)Solids&#10;B)Gases&#10;C)Fire&#10;D)Liquids

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Question 18

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. is the continuous medium which filled all space.&#10;A)Ether&#10;B)Sodium&#10;C)Methane&#10;D)None of these

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Question 19

Who said that &#34;Living creatures rose from the moist element, as it was evaporated by the Sun&#34;?&#10;A)Pythagoras&#10;B)Anaximander&#10;C)Aristotle&#10;D)None of these

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Question 20

In practical affairs, the Pythagoreans aimed at a &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Of society&#10;A)Scientific Upliftment&#10;B)Technological development&#10;C)Moral reformation&#10;D)All the above

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Question 21

The Pythagoreans gave much attention to &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Equilateral triangle&#10;B)Solar system&#10;C)Chemicals&#10;D)Regular solids

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Question 22

Who conceived the idea that the Universe began as a chaotic mixture of the four elements?&#10;A)Hippasos of Metaportion&#10;B)Empedocles of Agrigentum&#10;C)Pythagoras&#10;D)Hippocrates of Cos

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Question 23

According to Empedocles, the heavens were formed from air and the sun from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Fire&#10;B)Other elements&#10;C)Air&#10;D)Light

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Question 24

Among the choices given below, which one is the most valuable contribution of Empedocles?&#10;A)The discovery of the property possessed by right-angled triangles&#10;B)The thought that the universe began as a chaotic mixture of the four elements.&#10;C)Hypothesis that light travels through space at a finite speed.&#10;D)None of these

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Question 25

What was the Pythagorean concept of the earth?&#10;A)The earth was spherical in shape&#10;B)The earth was a planet&#10;C)The earth revolves round the sun.&#10;D)Our earth is the only living planet

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Deck 10: Ancient Civilizations and Scientific Achievements