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QN0021946

Evidence of warfare between neighbouring mahājanapadas suggests that iron technology may have:

(A) Strengthened military capability
(B) Reduced all conflicts
(C) Ended territorial rule
(D) Eliminated armies

Correct Answer: A

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Question (32)

QN0021947

Why did coins begin to be used in India during this period?

(A) Growing trade required easier exchange
(B) Kings banned barter immediately
(C) Assemblies demanded it
(D) Agriculture disappeared

Correct Answer: A

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Question (33)

QN0021948

If trade expands across many regions, which innovation becomes most useful?

(A) Moats
(B) Coins
(C) Fort walls
(D) Thrones

Correct Answer: B

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Question (34)

QN0021949

The term “Second Urbanisation” refers to:

(A) Growth of cities in the 1st millennium BCE
(B) Decline of villages
(C) Arrival of foreign rulers
(D) Construction of forts only

Correct Answer: A

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Question (35)

QN0021950

Which sources mainly help historians know about the Second Urbanisation?

(A) Archaeological excavations and ancient literature
(B) Satellite images and newspapers
(C) Coins only
(D) Oral stories only

Correct Answer: A

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Question (36)

QN0021951

If a historian finds references to cities in Buddhist and Jain literature and also discovers their remains through excavation, the evidence becomes:

(A) Contradictory
(B) Unsupported
(C) Corroborated by multiple sources
(D) Irrelevant

Correct Answer: C

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Question (37)

QN0021952

By about 300 BCE, the mahājanapadas had:

(A) Expanded into Europe
(B) Ceased to exist as political units
(C) Become villages
(D) Replaced all kingdoms

Correct Answer: B

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Question (38)

QN0021953

Which statement best explains why trade networks encouraged the rise of larger states?

(A) Trade connected regions and increased interaction
(B) Trade reduced movement of people
(C) Trade eliminated agriculture
(D) Trade weakened settlements

Correct Answer: A

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Question (39)

QN0021954

A state where assemblies choose rulers and major decisions are taken collectively is most likely a:

(A) Hereditary monarchy
(B) Gana or Sangha
(C) Fortified capital
(D) Janapada ruled by one family only

Correct Answer: B

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Question (40)

QN0021955

If fertile land, iron resources and trade routes are available in one region, that region is most likely to:

(A) Remain isolated
(B) Support the growth of powerful states
(C) Lose population rapidly
(D) Avoid urbanisation

Correct Answer: B

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Fertility, resources and trade together encourage settlement growth and state formation.

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Question (31)

Evidence of warfare between neighbouring mahājanapadas suggests that iron technology may have:

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Question (32)

Why did coins begin to be used in India during this period?

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Question (33)

If trade expands across many regions, which innovation becomes most useful?

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Question (34)

The term “Second Urbanisation” refers to:

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Question (35)

Which sources mainly help historians know about the Second Urbanisation?

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Question (36)

If a historian finds references to cities in Buddhist and Jain literature and also discovers their remains through excavation, the evidence becomes:

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Question (37)

By about 300 BCE, the mahājanapadas had:

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Question (38)

Which statement best explains why trade networks encouraged the rise of larger states?

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Question (39)

A state where assemblies choose rulers and major decisions are taken collectively is most likely a:

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Question (40)

If fertile land, iron resources and trade routes are available in one region, that region is most likely to:

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