CBSE Class 6 Social Science Advanced What, Where, How and When MCQs Set 01

Answer: (a) Common Era

Explanation:
1. BCE means Before Common Era, and CE is its partner for the years that follow.
2. So CE stands for Common Era.

Teacher's Note:
1. BCE and CE are the neutral versions of BC and AD.
2. Both use the same year numbers, so 100 CE is the same year as 100 AD.

Answer: (c) Anno Domini

Explanation:
1. AD comes from Latin words.
2. 'Anno Domini' means 'in the year of the Lord'.
3. So AD stands for Anno Domini.

Teacher's Note:
1. AD is not an English abbreviation, so 'After Date' sounds right but is wrong.
2. It is used for years counted after the birth of Christ.

Answer: (a) Writing on hard surfaces

Explanation:
1. Inscriptions are messages engraved on stone, metal, rocks or pillars.
2. So an inscription is a method of writing on hard surfaces.

Teacher's Note:
1. Think of the rock edicts of Ashoka carved on stone.
2. Reading or studying is done by scholars; the inscription itself is the writing.

Answer: (d) Hindi

Explanation:
1. Sanskrit, Prakrit and Tamil were all used in ancient India.
2. Hindi took its modern form much later, so it was not used in the Ancient Period.

Teacher's Note:
1. Look for the language that grew later, in medieval times.
2. Tamil is one of the oldest living languages of India.

Answer: (a) The Rigveda

Explanation:
1. The earliest mention of the name Bharata is in the Rigveda, the oldest Sanskrit work, about 3500 years old.
2. So the answer is The Rigveda.

Teacher's Note:
1. The Rigveda is the earliest source of the name.
2. Remember: Bharata first meant a group of people, then the whole country.

Answer: (a) Hindos and Indos

Explanation:
1. Iranians and Greeks pronounced Sindhu as 'Hindos' or 'Indos'.
2. So they called it Hindos and Indos.

Teacher's Note:
1. Beas and Ravi are other rivers of the Punjab, not names for the Indus.
2. The word India grew out of this name.

Answer: (d) Sindhu

Explanation:
1. The river Indus is called Sindhu in Sanskrit.
2. So the Sanskrit word for Indus is Sindhu.

Teacher's Note:
1. Sindhu became Hindos or Indos in other languages.
2. The land east of the Indus was called India.

Answer: (d) Sanskrit.

Explanation:
1. Most ancient handwritten books of India were in Sanskrit (some were in Prakrit, Pali and Tamil).
2. So the answer is Sanskrit.

Teacher's Note:
1. Many religious and scientific texts were composed in Sanskrit.
2. Remember that manuscripts are handwritten accounts.

Answer: (a) Sanskrit.

Explanation:
1. The Rigveda is the oldest work in Sanskrit.
2. So it is written in Sanskrit.

Teacher's Note:
1. Awadhi and Hindi are much later languages.
2. Prakrit was the everyday speech of ordinary people.

Answer: (d) Magadha.

Explanation:
1. Magadha, in the Ganga plain (present Bihar), grew into a powerful kingdom.
2. Its capital later was Pataliputra, so the answer is Magadha.

Teacher's Note:
1. Pataliputra, capital of Mauryas and Guptas, lay in Magadha.
2. Iron ore nearby helped its rulers become strong.

Answer: (c) i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c

Explanation:
1. (i) Meghadootam was written by the poet Kalidasa, so i-b.
2. (ii) The Sumerians used a pictographic script, so ii-a.
3. (iii) Indica was written by Megasthenes, so iii-d.
4. (iv) Archaeology is the study of the past by digging up remains, so iv-c.
5. The correct combination is i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c.

Teacher's Note:
1. Match the sure pairs first (Kalidasa, Megasthenes), then check options.
2. Only one option has all four pairs right.