This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 6 > History > Social Science > Class 6 History Chapter 1 What, Where, How And When – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 History Chapter 1 What, Where, How And When Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The word manuscripts is derived from ..... language. A) Latin. B) Sanskrit. C) Greek. D) Irani. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latin. 2. Which of the following does not form the natural Frontier of the Indian subcontinent A) Mountains. B) Seas. C) Buildings. D) Deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buildings. 3. Manuscripts were generally written on ..... A) Bark of a tree. B) Palm leaf. C) Bark of Birch. D) Palm leaf and bark of birch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Palm leaf. 4. The places where rice was first grown are to the north of the ..... A) Kirthar Hills. B) Vindhyas. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vindhyas. 5. People lived far from rivers A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. The word India comes from the word Indus and the meaning of Indus in Sanskrit is A) Ganga. B) Yamuna. C) Sindhu. D) Saraswati. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sindhu. 7. What is the difference between manuscripts and inscripts? A) Manuscripts are handwritten on a document, whereas inscripts are written on hard surfaces. B) Manuscripts are written on hard surfaces, whereas inscripts are handwritten on a document. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manuscripts are handwritten on a document, whereas inscripts are written on hard surfaces. 8. The Rigveda is the earliest composition of which ancient language? A) Hindi. B) Tamil. C) Sanskrit. D) Prakrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanskrit. 9. Inscriptions were written on hard surfaces like ..... A) Manuscript. B) Palm leaf. C) Stone/Metal. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stone/Metal. 10. ..... ARE SMALLER RIVERS THAT FLOWS INTO A LARGER RIVER. A) TRIBUTARIES. B) PONDS. C) VALLEYS. D) DISTRIBUTARIES. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRIBUTARIES. 11. The kingdom of Magadha was located ..... A) In the south of the Vindhyas. B) In the area along Ganga's tributaries in the south of Ganga. C) On the banks of the Indus. D) In the Garo hills region. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the area along Ganga's tributaries in the south of Ganga. 12. The name 'Bharat' comes from the A) Place. B) Name of a King. C) Tribe. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tribe. 13. The first cities on the Indus were developed in the year A) 8000 years ago. B) 4700 years ago. C) 2500 years ago. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4700 years ago. 14. Some of the earliest cities developed on the banksof river ..... and its tributaries. A) Yamuna. B) Ganga. C) Whitlez. D) Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus. 15. What do archaeologists excavate? A) Weapons. B) Pots and pans. C) Coins and tools. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 16. How many years make a Century? A) 100 years. B) 150 years. C) 1000 years. D) 200 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100 years. 17. Anything in written form is a ..... type of source. A) Archaeological. B) Literary. C) Oral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literary. 18. People who gathered their food are called ..... A) Farmers. B) Hunters. C) Merchants. D) Skilled gatherers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skilled gatherers. 19. One of the important rivers of the southern empire was A) Narmada. B) Kaveri. C) Tapi. D) Godavari. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kaveri. 20. Jesus Christ was founder of A) Hinduism. B) Islam. C) Christianity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christianity. 21. From where did the Iranians and the Greek come? A) North west. B) North east. C) North south. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North west. 22. Archaeologists study these objects- A) Buildings of stone and brick, pots, pans. B) Paintings and sculpture. C) Tools, weapons, ornaments and coins. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 23. What are inscriptions? A) Writings on fabric and cloth. B) Writings on handmade paper. C) Writings on palm leaf. D) Writings on hard surfaces such as stone or metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Writings on hard surfaces such as stone or metal. 24. Magadha was one of the largest and the most powerful kingdom in ancient times A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. What does BC stand for? A) After Christ. B) Before present. C) Before Christ. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before Christ. 26. Around ..... years ago, some of the earliest cities flourished on the banks of the ..... river and its tributaries. A) 100, 000 yrs, Narmada. B) 4700, Indus. C) 2500, Ganga. D) 1000, Kaveri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4700, Indus. 27. Which city was established on the banks of Ganga? A) Magadha. B) Vindhyas. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magadha. 28. Magadha now lying in the state of A) Bihar. B) Kerela. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bihar. 29. When did cities develop on the banks of the river Ganga? A) 2500 years ago. B) 4700 years ago. C) 2700 years ago. D) 2000 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2500 years ago. 30. Name the language which was not used in the Ancient Period. A) Sanskrit. B) Prakrit. C) Hindi. D) Tamil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hindi. 31. The manuscripts are not preserved in temple and monasteries. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. Which is the biggest kingdom? A) Dacia kingdom. B) Ruthenia kingdom. C) NIRA Kingdom. D) Magadha kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Magadha kingdom. 33. History is the study of the past. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. The persons who studied about the things that were made and used in the past. A) Archaeologists. B) Preachers. C) Monks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archaeologists. 35. Old books are called manuscripts because they were- A) Written by hand. B) Old. C) Written in leaf. D) Written by man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written by hand. 36. THE WORD 'INDIA' COMES FROM WHICH SANSKRIT WORD? A) India. B) SINDHU. C) Hindos. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SINDHU. 37. Skilled gatherers were people who did the following A) Gathered ornaments. B) Gathered wood. C) Gathered food. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gathered food. 38. The places where rice was first grown are located in A) Sulaiman hills. B) On the banks of the Ganga. C) Garo hills. D) North of the Vindhyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North of the Vindhyas. 39. River Son is the tributary of A) Ganga. B) Yamuna. C) Brahmaputra. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganga. 40. River Indus was addressed as Indos or Hindos by A) Iranians. B) Greeks. C) By Both of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By Both of the above. 41. GREECE LOCATED IN A) EUROPE. B) ASIA. C) AUSTRALIA. D) AFRICA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EUROPE. 42. Where is magadha now lying A) China. B) Bihar. C) Korea. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bihar. 43. This language was not used in the old books A) Sanskrit. B) Prakrit. C) Hindi. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hindi. 44. ..... were books written by hand during ancient times. A) Manuscripts. B) Pages. C) Books. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 45. Which of these were written on relatively hard surfaces? A) Manuscripts. B) Inscriptions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inscriptions. 46. The cities developed on the gangetic plain A) About 3500 years ago. B) About 3000 years ago. C) About 2500 years ago. D) About 2000 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About 2500 years ago. 47. People not only ate fruits but they also hunted animals for food A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. People who study remains of objects of the past and explore and excavate are called ..... A) Historians. B) Architects. C) Geologists. D) Archaeologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archaeologists. 49. Birch trees grow in ..... A) Indus. B) Himalayas. C) Ganga. D) Sulaiman and Kithara hills. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 50. Prehistory is the study of modern events. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. In Ancient time the south of Ganga was known as ..... A) Garo. B) Magadha. C) Vindhyas. D) Sangam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magadha. 52. What do we call to the area along the river Ganga and its tributary rivers in the ancient time? A) Kandahar. B) Compensation. C) Kabul. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compensation. 53. Crops such as wheat and barley was first grown in A) Sulaiman and Kirthar hills. B) Garo hills. C) Vindhyas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulaiman and Kirthar hills. 54. Why do people travel? A) People travel in search of livelihood. B) People travel to conquer lands in armies. C) People travel to explore new lands. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 55. WHERE DID BIRCH TREE IS GROWN? A) SINDHU. B) HIMALAYAS. C) Himadri. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HIMALAYAS. 56. Choose the type of archaeological source- A) Monuments. B) Coins. C) Bones. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 57. The ways of finding about the past are- A) Books. B) Inscriptions. C) Books and Inscriptions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Books and Inscriptions. 58. The name India comes from the word, '' Indus" called ..... in Sanskrit. A) Sindhu. B) Bharat. C) India. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sindhu. 59. The bark of the birch tree was used to prepare ..... A) Inscriptions. B) Manuscript. C) Cave paintings. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manuscript. 60. Garo hills are located in A) North east of India. B) North west of India. C) North south of India. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North east of India. 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