ANC | MCQs

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The earliest coins in the subcontinent, known as punch-marked coins, were primarily made of silver.

These coins date back to around the 6th century BCE during ancient Indian kingdoms.

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The Aryans migrated and settled in the North-Western regions of the Indian subcontinent around 1500 BCE.

This area includes present-day Pakistan and northwestern India, where the early Vedic civilization developed.

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Passage for Reading Comprehension: The most important features of the Indus Valley civilization are town planning and architecture. The cities of Indus Valley Civilization were very well planned. Each city was planned in a grid-like pattern, formed by straight roads running from North to South and East to West. This divided the city into blocks. The main streets were ten (10) meters wide, so two bullock carts could pass by each other. The houses were built of thick walls of baked bricks. The bricks were joined together with mud, gypsum, and lime mortar. The architecture of the Indus civilization was very advanced. There were well-designed dockyards, well-built granaries, large warehouses, well-aligned brick platforms, and impenetrable protective walls. The massive walls of Indus cities most likely protected them from floods and invaders.

1. The similar meaning of the word 'architecture' is ______?

Infrastructure means فن تعمیر

Architecture means فن تعمیر

2. The similar meaning of the word 'bake' is _______?

Cook means پکانا

Bake means پکانا

3. The similar meaning of the word 'advance' is ______?

Progress means پیشرفت

Advance means پیش قدمی

4. The opposite meaning of the word 'protect' is _____?

Attack means حملہ

Protect means حفاظت

5. The opposite meaning of the word 'flood' is _______?

Empty means خالی

Flood means سیلاب ۔ چڑھاؤ

6. The opposite meaning of the word 'invader' is _______?

Defender means محافظ

Invader means حملہ آور

7. The most important features of the Indus Valley civilization are town planning and _______?

Architecture

8. Each city was planned in a pattern of _______?

Grid

9. The grid had straight roads, running from North to South and _______?

East to West

10. The main streets were ten (10) meters wide enough to pass by ______?

Two bullock carts

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The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought between Alexander the Great and Porous in May of 326 BC.

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• Taxila was the cultural center of the ancient Gandhara civilization.
• It is a major city and center of learning, art, and culture.

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The pyramids, especially the famous ones at Giza, were built by the ancient Egyptians as tombs for their pharaohs.

They are architectural wonders that reflect the engineering skills and religious beliefs of ancient Egypt.

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Temple of Artemis, a temple at Ephesus, now in western Turkey,

It was one of the Seven Wonders of the World

The great temple was built by Croesus, king of Lydia, about 550 bce 

The seven traditional wonders are:

1. The Great Pyramid of Giza: Giza Necropolis, Egypt
2. The Colossus of Rhodes, located in Rhodes
3. The Lighthouse of Alexandria, located in Alexandria, Egypt
4. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus is located in Bodrum, Turkey
5. The Temple of Artemis is located Near Selçuk, Turkey
6. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, located in Olympia, Greece
7. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are located in Hillah or Nineveh, Iraq 

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The Kushan tribe originally settled in Northwest China.

They were part of the Yuezhi confederation, a group of tribes.

The Yuezhi migrated from the Chinese borderlands, specifically modern Gansu and Xinjiang.

After their migration, they established the Kushan Empire in regions including Northwest India, Afghanistan, and parts of Central Asia.

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The Arabian Peninsula is dominated by vast deserts, including the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter) and the Nafud Desert.

It has an arid climate with limited vegetation, except for oases and coastal areas.