This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 6 > 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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The word manuscripts is derived from ..... language. A) Sanskrit. B) Latin. C) Greek. D) Irani. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latin. 2. Which of the following does not form the natural Frontier of the Indian subcontinent A) Seas. B) Buildings. C) Mountains. D) Deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Saraswati. D) Sindhu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Tamil. B) Prakrit. C) Hindi. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) On the banks of the Indus. B) In the south of the Vindhyas. C) In the area along Ganga's tributaries in the south of Ganga. D) In the Garo hills region. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the area along Ganga's tributaries in the south of Ganga. 12. The name 'Bharat' comes from the A) Tribe. B) Place. C) River. D) Name of a King. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Indus. B) Whitlez. C) Ganga. D) Yamuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) 200 years. D) 1000 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) Hunters. B) Skilled gatherers. C) Farmers. D) Merchants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skilled gatherers. 19. One of the important rivers of the southern empire was A) Kaveri. B) Godavari. C) Narmada. D) Tapi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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. 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