CBSE Class 6 Social Science History What Where How And When MCQs

Question. How did merchants travel?
(a) With Caravans
(b) Ships
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Where did the manuscripts keep safe?
(a) In temples and monastaries
(b) In museums
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Which river’s bank did the people live along in the ancient time?
(a) Ganga
(b) Narmada
(c) Satluj
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. The Iranians and the Greeks came through the
(a) Southeast
(b) Northeast
(c) Southwest
(d) Northwest

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following hills are located in North-east
(a) Vindhya Hill
(b) Garo hills
(c) Narmada Hills
(d) Satpura Hills

Answer : B

Question. When did agriculture start?
(a) 4700 years ago
(b) 2500 years ago
(c) 8000 years ago
(d) 5500 years ago

Answer : C

Question. The art of making pictures and symbols by carving on stone is known as:
(a) Sculpture
(b) Architect
(c) Musician
(d) Farmers

Answer : A

Question. Period for which we have no written records is known as:
(a) History
(b) Herodotus
(c) Pre-History
(d) None of the above

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following does NOT form the natural frontier of the subcontinent
(a) Mountains
(b) Seas
(c) Buildings
(d) Hills

Answer : C

Question. Where are Garo hills located?
(a) North-west
(b) South-east
(c) South-west
(d) North-east

Answer : D

Question. The places where rice was first grown
(a) Kirthar
(b) Garo Hills
(c) Sulaiman
(d) Vindhyas Hills

Answer : D

Question. This inscription dates to about 2250 years ago, and was found in Kandahar, present-day Afghanistan. It was written on the orders of a ruler named
(a) Akbar
(b) Ashoka
(c) Ajatshatru
(d) Bimbisara

Answer : B

Question. Name the crops which were first grown by men and women
(a) Sugar and Barley
(b) Wheat and sugar
(c) Wheat and Barley
(d) Rice and Barley

Answer : C

Question. Who are called the India Hindos or Indos?
(a) The Iranians and the Chinese
(b) The Iranians and the Turkish
(c) The Americans and the Greeks
(d) The Iranians and the Greeks

Answer : A

Question. Pages of the manuscript books were made of
(a) Palm leave
(b) Peeple Leave
(c) Tulsi Leave
(d) Neem Leave

Answer : A

Question. Prakrit language was used by
(a) Poor people
(b) Common people
(c) King only
(d) Rich people

Answer : B

Question. From where did the Iranians and the Greek come?
(a) North south
(b) North east
(e) North west
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. How did the people of Andaman Islands get their food?
(a) By fishing
(b) By hunting
(c) By collecting the forest products
(d) All of these

Answer : D

Question. Jesus was founder of
(a) Hinduism
(b) Christianity
(c) Jews
(d) Muslims

Answer : B

Question. The place where rice was first grown is located in
(a) Yangtze River valley
(b) Sulaiman hills
(c) On the banks of Ganga
(d) the Gaxo hills

Answer : A

Question. Years after the birth of Jesus Christ are counted
(a) Forward
(b) Backward
(c) Upward
(d) Downward

Answer : A

Question. How many years ago were the first cities of the Indus civilization made?
(a) 8000 years ago
(b) 4700 years ago
(c) 2500 years ago
(d) 2000 years ago

Answer : B

Question. What a person called who studied about ancient objects?
(a) Archaeologist
(b) writer
(c) Farmer
(d) Christian

Answer : A

Question. The word India comes from the Indus, called ____ in Sanskrit
(a) Bharat
(b) Indica
(c) Sindhu
(d) Indira

Answer : C

Question. They study about the remains of buildings made of stone and brick, paintings and sculpture. They explore to find tools, weapons, ornaments, and coins
(a) Archaeologist
(b) Historians
(c) Information officers
(d) Geologist

Answer : A

Question. Records of the past are arranged in which order?
(a) Mathematical
(b) Chronological
(c) Geometrical
(d) None of the above

Answer : B

Question. From which word is the word ‘India’ derived?
(a) Indus
(b) Bharata
(c) from India
(d) Atlas

Answer : A

Question. On which river’s bank were the cities developed about 2500 years ago?
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Narmada
(d) All of these

Answer : A

Question. In what ways was the ancient coin different from the ones we use
(a) Made of stones
(b) Made of baked clay
(c) Made of bones
(d) All of these

Answer : D

Question. In ancident times the area along the south of Ganga was called ______
(a) Mgadha
(b) Burzahom
(c) Chamba
(d) Mehrgarh

Answer : C

Question. In which language were the manuscripts written?
(a) Sanskritcorrect
(b) English
(c) Hindi
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Garo hills are located in:
(a) North-East of India
(b) South of India
(c) Central India
(d) West of India

Answer : A