English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1021. The word 'Mesopotamia' is:
A a Greek word meaning 'between rivers'
B an Akkadian term meaning 'fertile plains'
C a Hebraic word meaning 'human civilisation'
D a Greek term for mountains
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Correct answer: a Greek word meaning 'between rivers'
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1022. Mesopotamia is located in:
A South-western Asia
B North-east Asia
C North-west Asia
D North Asia
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Correct answer: South-western Asia
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1023. Mesopotamia is the region where:
A religion originated
B the world's earliest civilisation developed
C river transport was crucial
D human settlements first origanated
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Correct answer: the world's earliest civilisation developed
English NVS PGT 2022 (History) 16/12/2022 shift-II
Q1024. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below : List - I List - II
A Northeast region (i) Undulating of Mesopotamia green plains
B Northern (ii) Steppe Mesopotamia
C Southern (iii) Persian Gulf Mesopotamia
D Southeastern (iv) Desert Mesopotamia Code (a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (b) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) (c) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) (d) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
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Correct answer: Southern (iii) Persian Gulf Mesopotamia
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History
Q1025. The clearest sign of Mesopotamian urbanisation can be seen at:
A Nippur
B Eridu
C Uruk and Kish
D Uruk Levels VI to IV
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Correct answer: Uruk Levels VI to IV
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History
Q1026. Later Mesopotamian urbanisation showed:
A Presence of camels
B Drainage canals
C Small settlements
D An almost explosive increase in the size of the buildings
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Correct answer: An almost explosive increase in the size of the buildings
English KVS (LDCE) PGT 2022 (History)
Q1027. Which of the following raw material was not imported by the Mesopotamian people?
A Gold
B Poplar wood
C Silver
D Copper
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Correct answer: Poplar wood
English NVS PGT 15-12-2022 Set - Evening
Q1028. Which of the following was not imported in ancient Mesopotamia ?
A Copper
B Tin
C Textile
D Wood
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Correct answer: Textile
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (27/07/2018 Shift-I Female) History
Q1029. Who invented the 'Cuneiform' system of writing?
A Babylonians
B Sumerians
C Assyrians
D Greeks
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Correct answer: Sumerians
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History
Q1030. A system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia is known as:
A Cuneiform
B Cuneiformal
C Apsidal
D Cueniform
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Correct answer: Cuneiform
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History
Q1031. The raw material that epitomises Mesopotamian civilisation is:
A Stone
B Clay
C Palm leaf
D Wood
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Correct answer: Clay
English KVS PGT (18-02-2023 Shift-I) History
Q1032. Mesopotamian language and script was adopted by several regions after 2000 BCE but one of the following was not among them. Identify it :
A Turkey
B Egypt
C Northern Syria
D Turkmenia
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Correct answer: Turkmenia
English NVS PGT 15-12-2022 Set - Evening
Q1033. Identify among the following the kind of geographical area where the first urbanization was developed :
A Wet areas
B Moist areas
C Arid areas
D Semi-Arid areas
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Correct answer: Semi-Arid areas
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History
Q1034. Mesopotamian temples were:
A Rectangular building, covering areas as large as 275 by 175 feet
B Round in shape
C Hexagonal in shape
D Square in shape
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Correct answer: Rectangular building, covering areas as large as 275 by 175 feet
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History
Q1035. The earliest cities of southern Mesopotamia were:
A Uruk and Kish
B Eridu and Babylonia
C Eridu, Uruk, Bad-tibira, Nippur and Kish
D Nippur and Kish
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Correct answer: Eridu, Uruk, Bad-tibira, Nippur and Kish
English NVS PGT 15-12-2022 Set - Evening
Q1036. Human habitations began in southern Mesopotamia some time around :
A 6000 B.C.E.
B 5000 B.C.E.
C 4500 B.C.E.
D 4000 B.C.E.
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Correct answer: 5000 B.C.E.
English BSPC TRE 2.0 Exam-2023 (11-12)
Q1037. What was the unique feature of cylindrical stone seals found in Mesopotamian civilization?
A It could be easily stored
B It could create continuous picture
C It was used solely by the rulers
D More than one of the above
E None of the above
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Correct answer: It could create continuous picture
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History
Q1038. The surveys of Robert McCormick Adams and Hans Nissen showed:
A Mesopotamian settlements gradually shifted to urban conglomerates
B How the relative size and number of Mesopotamian settlements gradually shifted: the number of small or very small settlements was reduced overall, whereas the number of large places grew.
C Small or very small settlements grew fast
D Small settlements suddenly died out
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Correct answer: How the relative size and number of Mesopotamian settlements gradually shifted: the number of small or very small settlements was reduced overall, whereas the number of large places grew.
English NVS PGT 15-12-2022 Set - Evening
Q1039. Epic of Gilgamesh was very famous in Sumera. That Gilgamesh was the king of :
A Uruk
B Sippar
C Nippur
D Lagash
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Correct answer: Uruk
Q1040. Nineveh was a city of ancient Assyria is located on the :
A Eastern bank of Euphrates River
B Western bank of Euphrates River
C Eastern bank of Tigris River
D Western bank of Tigris River
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Correct answer: Eastern bank of Tigris River