Part I: Multiple-choice questions [25 marks]

There are 25 questions. For each question, there are four possile ans!ers ",
#, $ or %. $hoose the one &ou consi'er correct an' recor' &our choice on the
"ns!er (heet.
1. The year 1213 CE can be placed in the ____century.
A. 12
th

B. 13
th

C. 14
th

D. 15
th

2. Objects such as tls and rna!ents le"t behind by the peple " the past are
called
A. !nu!ents.
B. "acts.
C. arte"acts.
D. treasures.
3. A syste! " rule #here $in%s "r! the sa!e "a!ily cntrl a cuntry is $n#n
as
A. !narchy.
B. de!cracy.
C. bureaucracy.
D. %&ern!ent.
4. 'hich " these is a secndary surce(
A. A !ap " ancient )ndia used by Chandra%upta *aurya
B. O""icial recrds "r! the +in Dynasty
C. A histry b$ published in 2,,1 abut ancient -utheast Asia
D. An eye#itness accunt " 'rld 'ar ))
5. 'hich ci&ilisatin used stne seals as a "r! " c!!unicatin(
A. )ndus .alley ci&ilisatin
B. -han% Dynasty
C. +in Dynasty
D. *ela$a -ultanate
/. The picture bel# sh#s a 15
th
century tin cin used by traders in *ela$a.
0se this in"r!atin t ans#er +uestins / and 1.
The cin is an e2a!ple "
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A. an arte"act.
B. ral e&idence.
C. #ritten e&idence.
D. pictrial e&idence.
1. One in"erence that yu can !a$e "r! this tin cin is that
A. -uth3east Asians #ere &ery rich.
B. there #as s!e "r! " trade in -utheast Asia.
C. 4ara!es#ara "r%ed a "riendship #ith )ndia.
D. The *ela$a -ultanate had a "r! " indirect rule.
5. One "eature " a %d %&ern!ent is
A. ha&in% the sa!e la#s "r the #hle cuntry.
B. ha&in% !e!bers " the sa!e "a!ily rulin% the #hle cuntry.
C. cn6uerin% ther cuntries t build an e!pire.
D. %i&in% special "a&urs t relati&es and "riends.
7. One di""erence bet#een a $in%d! and an e!pire is
A. a $in%d! has an e!perr but an e!pire des nt.
B. a $in%d! has a %&ern!ent8 but an e!pire des nt.
C. a $in%d! is #ealthier than an e!pire.
D. a $in%d! is s!aller than an e!pire.
1,. 'hich " the "ll#in% #as not a c!!n ccupatin a!n% the ancient
)ndus8 -han% and -utheast Asia ci&ilisatins(
A. 9ar!ers
B. 4riests
C. Dctrs
D. Cra"ts!en
11. The %&ern!ent " the *ela$a -ultanate did nt ha&e c!plete cntrl
&er the
A. capital city.
B. pr&inces.
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C. uter pr&inces.
D. &assal states.
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12. The study " bjects le"t behind by peple " the past is $n#n as
A. archael%y.
B. century.
C. cnsistency.
D. histry.
13. The peple in *henj : Dar built a___________ as a "r! " de"ence.
A -tupa
B Citadel
C ;ranary
D ;reat Bath
14. A syste! in #hich peple are %i&en psitins and re#ards based n their
abilities and nt their "a!ily status is $n#n as
A. archael%y
B. de!cracy.
C. !eritcracy.
D. !narchy.
15. T# #ell3planned ancient cities lcated in the )ndus .alley #ere
A. *henj Dar and <arrapa.
B. *ela$a and Oc3e.
C. 9unan and -ri .ijaya
D. 9unan and *ela$a.
1/. Oc3e #as the capital city " the ______$in%d! in ancient -uth3East Asia.
A. 4ale!ban%.
B. 9unan.
C. *ela$a.
D. -ri .ijaya.
11. The earliest dynasty in ancient China #as lcated aln% the ___ =i&er.
A. )ndus
B. ;an%es
C. *e$n%
D. >ell#
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15. Durin% the __ dynasty the )!perial Ci&il -er&ice E2a!inatin #as intrduced
in China
A. <an.
B. +in.
C. -han%.
D. *in%.
17. The prt ""icial in char%e " traders durin% the *ela$a -ultanate #as the
A. Bendahara.
B. ?a$sa!ana.
C. Bendahari.
D. -yahbandar.

2,. The $in%s in ancient )ndia and China #ere cnsidered di&ine because they
A. had supernatural p#ers.
B. had %reat #ealth and "a!e.
C. "u%ht !any #ars bra&ely.
D. #ere belie&ed t be representati&es " the %ds.
22. Ancient China %a&e the #rld ne " its !st ppular te2tile !aterials #hich is
A. bati$.
B. cttn.
C. linen.
D. sil$.
23. The "irst !echanical clc$ #as built in China durin% the ____ dynasty.
A. <an
B. *in%
C. -n%
D. Tan%
24. 'hich ne " the "ll#in% in&entins did not ri%inate "r! China(
A. c!pass
B. seis!%raph
C. %unp#der
D. @er
25. The A-ha$espeare " )ndiaB #h #rte Shakuntala is
A. Aryabhata.
B. Chandra%upta.
C. Calidasa.
D. =a&ana.
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