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MPSC Maharashtra Defence & Modern India — practice questions — page 2

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Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: term with meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Order the reasoning: why the Citadel stands higherRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: evidence and interpretationRead the answer and worked solution →Built, or found?Read the answer and worked solution →Scale of the workRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reason: planningRead the answer and worked solution →Order the opening events of the revoltRead the answer and worked solution →Dates and placesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: how the revolt beganRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every target the rebels struck at MeerutRead the answer and worked solution →Meerut or Delhi?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the opening of the revoltRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: detail with its place in the storyRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: the spread of the revoltRead the answer and worked solution →Who took part?Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the chapterRead the answer and worked solution →Order the spread within MeerutRead the answer and worked solution →

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Assertion and reason

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Questions
  1. Reason
    The chapter calculates the effort in cubic metres of earth moved per worker.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    Building the platforms required enormous labour.
  2. Reason
    Its buildings were constructed on raised mud brick platforms.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    The Citadel stands higher than the Lower Town.
  3. Reason
    The Citadel was physically separated from the Lower Town.
    Verdict
    The assertion is false and the reason is true.
    Assertion
    Only the Citadel was walled.
The reason must genuinely explain the assertion. Source: syllabus History, Themes in Indian History I, Harappan Civilisation.

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Two are true, one is not

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Questions
  1. False statement
    The Lower Town is the higher part
    Statements
    1. The Citadel is the higher part
    2. The Lower Town is the lower part
    3. The Lower Town is the higher part
  2. False statement
    Only the Lower Town was walled
    Statements
    1. Only the Lower Town was walled
    2. Both parts were walled
    3. Platforms were of mud brick
  3. False statement
    Drainage was left to chance
    Statements
    1. Drainage was carefully planned
    2. Drainage was left to chance
    3. Mohenjodaro is a Harappan site
The false line reverses the two parts. Source: syllabus History, Themes in Indian History I, Harappan Civilisation.

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Flip and pair: term with meaning

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    Citadel
    B
    the raised, walled part
  2. A
    Lower Town
    B
    the lower, also walled part
  3. A
    Mud brick platforms
    B
    what gave the Citadel its height
  4. A
    Mohenjodaro
    B
    a major Harappan site
  5. A
    Seals
    B
    a common Harappan find
The chapter's vocabulary. Source: syllabus History, Themes in Indian History I, Harappan Civilisation.

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