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    social studies

                                                                           New Beginnings:

                                     4                                    cities and states

                                               computational thinking quest

                    Tick ( ) the correct option.                          4.  What pattern is observed in the acceptance
                    AbsTrAcT Thinking                                        of punch-marked coins across different
                      1.  Which conclusion best explains why some            regions?
                         mah janapadas adopted republican systems                   (a)  Accepted only within one kingdom.
                         instead of monarchies?

                                (a)  Lack of military power.                        (b)  Used only for religious purposes.
                                (b)  Influence of foreign rulers.                   (c)  Widely accepted across regions
                                                                                       despite political differences.
                                (c)  Preference for collective decision-

                                   making through assemblies.                       (d)  Used only by kings.
                                (d)  Absence of trade routes.             5.  Observe the picture. What pattern can be
                      2.  Which abstract inference can be made about         identified in these coins?
                         the varna–jati system in early India?
                                (a)  It was rigid and unchangeable
                                   from the beginning.
                                (b)  It promoted equality among all
                                   groups.
                                (c)  It initially allowed flexibility but
                                   later became rigid.
                                (d)  It existed only in urban areas.
                                                                                    (a)  Each coin has identical engraved
                    PATTern recogniTion                                                portraits of kings.

                      3.  What pattern can be identified in the location
                                                                                    (b)  Coins display multiple punched
                         of major mah janapadas?
                                                                                       symbols representing cultural or
                                (a)  Mostly located in desert regions.
                                                                                       political meanings.
                                (b)  Concentrated around fertile river              (c)  Coins are blank and used only for
                                   plains.                                             barter.
                                (c)  Found only near coastal ports.
                                                                                    (d)  Coins are made only for
                                (d)  Randomly distributed without
                                                                                       decoration.
                                   geographical logic.

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