CBSE Class 6 Social Science History New Questions and Ideas MCQs

Question. Who was the founder of Buddhism?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Siddhartha Gautama
(d) Mahavira

Answer : C

Question. Some Zoroastrians migrated from Iran and settled down in the coastal towns
(a) Gujarat and Rajasthan
(b) of Gujarat and Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan and Maharashtra
(d) Punjab and Gujarat

Answer : B

Question. A woman Upanishadic thinker was
(a) Jabali
(b) Satyakama Jabala
(c) Urmila
(d) Gargi

Answer : D

Question. Who thought that people should be kind and respect others?
(a) Gautam Buddha
(b) Bheronath
(c) Shiva
(d) Barhama

Answer : A

Question. When was Gautam Buddha born?
(a) About 3,000 years ago
(b) About 2,500 years ago
(c) About 1,500 years ago
(d) About 1,000 years ago

Answer : C

Question. What was Mahavira’s teaching?
(a) Live and let live
(b) Neither live nor to be lived
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. _______was an association of those who left their homes
(a) Angha
(b) Sang
(c) Sangha
(d) Gana

Answer : C

Question. Mahavira was ____ prince
(a) Shudras
(b) Vaishya
(c) Brahmins
(d) Kshtriyas

Answer : D

Question. Where did Buddha decide to find his own path to realisation?
(a) Gaziabad in UP
(b) Bodh Gaya in Bihar
(c) Kurukshetra in Haryana
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Who is famous tirthankara of Jains?
(a) Lord Krishna
(b) Lord Shiva
(c) Lord Mahavira
(d) Lord Mahesh

Answer : C

Question. Buddha belonged to a small Gana known as the __________.
(a) Thirteen
(b) Sakya gana
(c) Eleven
(d) Fourteen

Answer : B

Question. The basic teachings of Zoroaster are contained in the maxim? Good _____, Good ____ and Good ____
(a) Work, Words, Speech
(b) Thoughts, Words, Deeds
(c) Thoughts, Speech, Deeds
(d) Work, Words, Deeds

Answer : B

Question. How many ashrams were recognised
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 6

Answer : B

Question. In which tree did Buddha gain enlightenment?
(a) Burgad tree
(b) Tulsi tree
(c) Peepal tree
(d) Neem tree

Answer : C

Question. Who went to Gautam Buddha for saving life of her son?
(a) Ahiliya
(b) Mahavira
(c) Kisagotami
(d) Sita

Answer : C

Question. Where did Buddha give his first teaching?
(a) Kurukshetra
(b) Lumbini
(c) Samath
(d) Kusinara

Answer : C

Question. Where did Buddha go to teach first time?
(a) Ringas
(b) Sikar
(c) Sarnath
(d) All of these

Answer : C

Question. Where did nuns and monks live?
(a) In caves
(b) In houses
(c) In huts
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. The basic teachings of Zoroaster are contained in the maxim ?Good _____ , Good ____ and Good ____
(a) Work, Words, Speech
(b) Thoughts, Words, Deeds
(c) Thoughts, Speech, Deeds
(d) Work, Words, Deeds

Answer : B

Question. Who went door to door to find out whether anybody died there?
(a) Kisagotami
(b) Rajula
(c) Sita
(d) Ahiliya

Answer : A

Question. Gautam Buddha’s father was the chief of _____________ clan
(a) Jnatrika
(b) Kamboja
(c) Lichchhavi
(d) Shakya

Answer : D

Question. Which means approaching and sitting near
(a) Upanishads
(b) Bhuddhism
(c) Vedas
(d) Aryans

Answer : A

Question. How many paths have been suggested by Buddha
(a) Two fold path
(b) Eight fold path
(c) Four fold path
(d) Three fold path

Answer : B

Question. Where did Buddha teach for the first time
(a) Humrotia
(b) Both Gaya
(c) Sarnath
(d) Birdopu

Answer : C

Question. Mahavira was the prime of:
(a) Magadha
(b) Kalinga
(c) Lichchhavi
(d) Kusinara

Answer : C

Question. State of being unmarried is known as:
(a) Celibacy
(b) Calibaccy
(c) Calligraphy
(d) Calimobacy

Answer : A

Question. Zoroaster teaching are contained in the books called
(a) Geeta
(b) Bible
(c) Avesta
(d) Quran

Answer : C

Question. At what age did Mahavira leave his home and go to live in a forest?
(a) At 15 years
(b) At 30 years
(c) At 40 years
(d) At 45 years

Answer : B

Question. Jainism was founded by ……….
(a) Mahavira
(b) Buddha
(c) Zoroaster
(d) Tao

Answer : A

Question. Where did nuns and monks live?
(a) In caves
(b) In houses
(c) In huts
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. What did Buddha teach?
(a) Life is full of joys
(b) Life is full of suffering and Unhappiness
(c) Life is full of suffering and happiness
(d) None of them

Answer : B

Question. The word Jaina comes from the term
(a) Jana
(b) Jinaya
(c) Jina
(d) Jain

Answer : C