This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 6 > History > New Questions And Ideas > Class 6 History Chapter 7 New Questions And Ideas – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 History Chapter 7 New Questions And Ideas Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is not a doctrine of Jainism? A) Who wish to know the truth must leave his/her home. B) Jainas must follow the rules of ahimsa. C) Atman and Brahman are ultimately one. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atman and Brahman are ultimately one. 2. The universal soul has been referred as A) Karma. B) Nabeel. C) Brahma. D) Atma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahma. 3. Jainism was primarily supported by ..... A) Kings. B) Traders. C) Farmers. D) Herders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traders. 4. What was the early name of Buddha? A) Mahavira. B) Siddhartha. C) Gautama. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siddhartha. 5. Mahavira left his palace A) In search of truth. B) In search of gold. C) In search of friend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In search of truth. 6. Upanishadic thinkers believed that the atmanand brahman were ultimately one. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. In which of the following country Buddhism did not spread during later times? A) Myanmar. B) Germany. C) China. D) Srilanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 8. Who wrote Vaisheika? A) It's powder. B) Vyasa. C) Vedanta. D) Magazine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's powder. 9. As per Goutam Buddha, Our constant cravings could be removed by ..... A) Praying. B) Giving up everything. C) Following moderation in everything. D) Aspiring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Following moderation in everything. 10. Many of the ideas of the Upanishads were later developed by whom? A) Shukracharya. B) Dronacharya. C) Satyavan. D) Shankaracharya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shankaracharya. 11. Which of the following was not part of "Sangha" life? A) Leading simple life and Meditating most of the time. B) Begging for food and and teaching people. C) Writing about teachings of Buddha and composing poems describing their life in Sangha. D) Painting portraits of Gautam Buddha and other gurus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Painting portraits of Gautam Buddha and other gurus. 12. Who was the founder of Buddhism? A) Siddhartha. B) Mahavira. C) Brahmins. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddhartha. 13. Which Varna did Siddhartha belong to A) Brahmin. B) Kshatriya. C) Shudra. D) Vaishya. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kshatriya. 14. Women were allowed to study the vedas as well as to follow the ashramas they liked, 2500 years ago. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. What is the name of the place, where Buddha got enlightenment? A) Saranath. B) Bodhgaya. C) Kashi. D) Mathura. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bodhgaya. 16. Only Buddha and Mahavira were trying to understand the true meaning of life- A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. The people of which profession usually followed Jainism? A) Slaves. B) Ministers. C) Kings. D) Traders. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traders. 18. The teachings of Mahavira were written down for the first time about ..... years ago. A) 2500. B) 1500. C) 3500. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1500. 19. What did bhikkhus mean? A) Beggar. B) Achiever. C) Looser. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beggar. 20. Gautama Buddha was a ..... prince. A) Brahmin. B) Kshatriya. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kshatriya. 21. What was buddha early name A) Buddha. B) Gauthama. C) Mahavira. D) Siddhartha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Siddhartha. 22. Buddha believed 'tanha' could be removed by following moderation in everything. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Lord buddha was born in A) Saranath. B) Gone. C) Lumbini. D) Kusinara. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lumbini. 24. The monasteries built for monks were known as ..... A) Mansions. B) Vihar. C) Caves. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vihar. 25. What was the name of the woman who asked everyone to bring her son back to life? A) Kinsoogotim. B) Senegotami. C) Socialist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Socialist. 26. Buddha belonged to which Gana? A) Sakya wins. B) Jabalpur gana. C) Orisi gana. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sakya wins. 27. Mahavira was a ..... prince of the ..... A) Brahin, Lichwis. B) Shudra, Lichwis. C) Kshatriya, Lichhviis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kshatriya, Lichhviis. 28. Another name for Buddha? A) Calm One. B) Wise One. C) Enlighted One. D) Siddartha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wise One. 29. Men from which varna were expected to follow the system of ashramas? A) Kshyatria. B) Vaishya. C) Brahmin. D) All the given options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the given options are correct. 30. Men as well as women were allowed in a sangha and led simple lives. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. Buddha belonged to a small Gana known as the ..... A) Buddhist. B) Sakya. C) Vajji. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sakya. 32. Buddha passed away at A) Reluctant. B) Vision. C) If you use it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If you use it. 33. Sarnath is near- A) Bihar. B) Varanasi. C) Gujarat. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Varanasi. 34. Which of the following is not included in the system of ashramas? A) Heavenly. B) Brahmacharya. C) Mansion. D) Vanaprastha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavenly. 35. 'We are never satisfied with our desires and need more'. Buddha described it as ..... A) Hunger. B) Begging. C) Thirst or Tanha. D) Clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thirst or Tanha. 36. Buddhism was found by ..... A) Zoroaster. B) Mahavira. C) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 37. The Buddha used the word ..... for desire of worldly things. A) Atman. B) Karma. C) Tanha. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tanha. 38. Vardhaman Mahavira belonged to which clan? A) Lichchhavi. B) Sakya. C) Gupta. D) Nanda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lichchhavi. 39. The tree under which Buddha meditated for several days was a ..... tree. A) Mango. B) Ficus religiosa. C) Banyan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ficus religiosa. 40. Where did he attained enlightment A) Varanasi. B) Gone. C) Saranath. D) Kusinara. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gone. 41. According to Goutam Buddha, Why life is full of sufferings? A) Because we have cravings and desires. B) Because we don't have wealth. C) Because we have no relatives. D) Because we quarrel with each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because we have cravings and desires. 42. The monks and nuns stayed in shelters during A) Spring. B) Summer. C) Winter. D) Rains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rains. 43. What kind of toys has been found in the city of Harappa? A) Wood toys. B) Terracotta toys. C) Soft toys. D) Paper toys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terracotta toys. 44. Mention one women thinker. A) Long. B) Shaunaka. C) Panini. D) Rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long. 45. Did Buddha leave the comforts of his home? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 46. Why did scholars write Upanishads? A) They believed that something was permanent in the universe last ever after death. B) They wanted to preach people. C) They wanted to know that why sacrifice should be performed. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 47. Basic teachings of Zoroaster are contained in the maxim "good ghought, good word and good deeds" . A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. Buddha described the cravings and desires as ..... A) Tanha. B) Atman. C) Brahma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tanha. 49. Where did Buddha attain enlightenment A) Saranath. B) Kusinara. C) Gone. D) Seller. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gone. 50. Where Goutam Buddha taught for the first time? A) Sanchi. B) Kushinagar. C) Saranath. D) Lumbini. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saranath. 51. Who thought that people should be kind and respect others? A) Shiva. B) Gautam Buddha. C) Shiva. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gautam Buddha. 52. The name of Prakrit spoken in Magadha is known as A) Prakrit. B) Magadharit. C) Guards. D) Don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guards. 53. Who founded Buddhism A) Gautam Buddha. B) Kapil Muni. C) Shankaracharya. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gautam Buddha. 54. What was the early name of gautam buddha? A) Ashoka. B) Siddharth. C) Parsvnatha. D) Mahavira. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siddharth. 55. Who is the founder of Jainism? A) Jesus Chirst. B) Vardhman Mahavira. C) Shiva. D) Gautam Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vardhman Mahavira. 56. People of which ashrama had to live in theforest and meditate? A) Mansion. B) Venomous. C) Householder. D) Brahmacharya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Venomous. 57. What was the term from where the world Jain's came? A) Mina. B) Tina. C) Lina. D) Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Name. 58. When was Gautam Buddha born? A) About 2, 500 years ago. B) About 1, 000 years ago. C) About 1, 500 year ago. D) About 3, 000 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About 2, 500 years ago. 59. Monasteries were built for the permanent shelters of monks and nuns which is known as ..... A) Temples. B) Igloo. C) Caves. D) Vihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vihar. 60. What does the text of the upanishads contain? A) Conversations between men and animals. B) Conversations between god and human. C) Conversations between teachers and students. D) Conversations between parents and a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conversations between teachers and students. Next →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesClass 6 QuizzesClass 6 History Chapter 7 New Questions And Ideas Quiz 2Class 6 History Chapter 7 New Questions And Ideas Quiz 3Class 6 History Chapter 7 New Questions And Ideas Quiz 4Class 6 History Chapter 7 New Questions And Ideas Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books