Cuneiform Script Objective Questions
Cuneiform Script – Class 11 Objective Questions with Answers & Explanations
Class: 11
Subject: History
Section: Writing and City Life
Topic: Cuneiform Script Objective Questions
Board: CBSE Board Examinations
These MCQs are strictly based on the NCERT syllabus and designed for CBSE Class 11 board exam preparation.
Subject: History
Section: Writing and City Life
Topic: Cuneiform Script Objective Questions
Board: CBSE Board Examinations
These MCQs are strictly based on the NCERT syllabus and designed for CBSE Class 11 board exam preparation.
Q1. Cuneiform script originated in:
Answer: B.
Cuneiform developed in Mesopotamia, the earliest urban civilization.
Cuneiform developed in Mesopotamia, the earliest urban civilization.
Q2. The word “Cuneiform” means:
Answer: B.
It comes from the Latin word “cuneus” meaning wedge.
It comes from the Latin word “cuneus” meaning wedge.
Q3. Cuneiform was written on:
Answer: C.
Soft clay tablets were inscribed and later dried.
Soft clay tablets were inscribed and later dried.
Q4. Writing tool used was:
Answer: C.
A reed stylus created wedge impressions.
A reed stylus created wedge impressions.
Q5. Cuneiform was first used for:
Answer: B.
It recorded goods, taxes, and accounts.
It recorded goods, taxes, and accounts.
Q6. Writers of cuneiform were:
Answer: B. Professionally trained.
Q7. Cuneiform had:
Answer: D. Multifunctional system.
Q8. Epic of Gilgamesh was written in:
Answer: B. Famous Mesopotamian text.
Q9. Writing enabled:
Answer: D. Civilizational growth.
Q10. Tablets were baked to:
Answer: B. Increase durability.
Q11. Cuneiform began as:
Answer: B. Pictographic origins.
Q12. Writing spread due to:
Answer: D. Urban complexity.
Q13. Cuneiform deciphered in:
Answer: B. By scholars like Rawlinson.
Q14. Used for recording:
Answer: D. Multi-purpose script.
Q15. Hammurabi’s Code written in:
Answer: C. Legal inscriptions.
Q16. Writing symbolized:
Answer: D. Civilization complexity.
Q17. Script direction:
Answer: A. Horizontal rows.
Q18. Scribes trained in:
Answer: D. Institutional training.
Q19. Writing preserved:
Answer: D. Historical memory.
Q20. Cuneiform declined due to:
Answer: A. Simpler alphabets replaced it.
