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Class 5 SST Question Answers - The World of Growing Knowledge

Q1: What did early humans use to communicate before spoken language?
Ans: 
Sounds


Q2: What did early humans draw on cave walls to convey their ideas?
Ans:
Symbolic drawings


Q3: What writing system involved using pictures to represent words?
Ans:
Hieroglyphics


Q4: Which civilization used Cuneiform writing on clay tablets?
Ans:
Sumerians


Q5: What numeric system introduced the concept of zero and the decimal system?
Ans:
Hindu-Arabic numerals


Q6: What plant did the Egyptians use to make paper?
Ans:
Papyrus


Q7: Who invented the printing press in 1455?
Ans:
Johann Gutenberg


Q8: What script uses raised dots on thick paper for the visually impaired?
Ans:
Braille


Q9: Name one of the world's first universities mentioned in the text.
Ans:
Nalanda University


Q10: What campaign aims to promote education in India by having people teach one another?
Ans:
"Each One Teach One"


Q11: Which government initiative has established over 160,000 new schools in India?
Ans:
District Primary Education Programme


Q12: What program provides meals to attract children to schools in India?
Ans:
Mid-day Meals Programme


Q13: What phrase is used to describe the numbers we commonly use today?
Ans:
Hindu-Arabic numerals


Q14: What did early humans use to count animals before they had numbers?
Ans:
Pebbles, sticks, or fingers


Q15: What was the first book printed using Johann Gutenberg's printing press?
Ans:
Gutenberg Bible

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