Class 6 Social Science History MCQ Traders, Kings and Pilgrims

Question : The rulers who ruled over central Asia and north-west India around 2000 years ago were

(a) Pandyas
(b) Cholas
(c) Kushanas
(d) Cheras

Question : What was found in South India which referred about Roman traders?

(a) Gold coins
(b) Iron coins
(c) Brass coins
(d) Paper coins

Question : Madurai was the capital of

(a) Cheras
(b) Cholas
(c) Chora
(d) Pandyas

Question : When did Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas become powerful in South India?

(a) About 1,300 years ago
(b) About 2,300 years ago
(c) About 3,300 years ago
(d)About 4,300 years ago

Question : Which river valley is the most fertile?

(a) Kaveri River Valley
(b) Yamuna River Valley
(c) Brahmaputra River Valley
(d) None of these

Question : Across the ________, where sailors took advantage of the monsoon winds to cross the seas more quickly

(a) Suez Canal and the Panama Nahar
(b) Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal
(c) Suez Canal and the Bay of Bengal
(d) Arabian Sea and the Suez Canal

Question : Bhakti comes from the

(a) Urdu term
(b) Sanskrit term
(c) English term
(d) Pali term

Question : For what was the south India famous for?

(a) Gold
(b) Spices
(c) Stones
(d) All of these

Question : South India was famous for

(a) Spices
(b) Gold
(c) Precious Stones
(d) All of the above

Question : How did Fa Xian return to China?

(a) Foot
(b) Sea
(c) Cart
(d) All of the above

Question : Single minded devotion to one god

(a) Prarthana
(b) Bhajan
(c) Bhakti
(d) Pray

Question : Who controlled the river valleys?

(a) Chiefs and kings
(b) Poor men
(c) Ordinary people
(d) None of these

Question : Which is called Black Gold in Roman

(a) Black Pepper
(b) Black Silk
(c) Black Stone
(d) Black Coal

Question : Which of the following pilgrims did not come to sub-continent to visit places associated with the life of the Buddha

(a) I-quing
(b) Xuan Zang
(c) Fa Xian
(d) Yen-Qean

Question : Who was the most powerful ruler of Satavahanas?

(a) Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni
(b) Krishna
(c) Sidhartha
(d) All of these

Question : Term Muvender was used for which 3 rulers ?

(a) the Cholas, Cheras, and Rashtrakutas
(b) the Cholas, cheras, and Pandys
(c) the Chaluyas, Cheras, and Pandyas
(d) the Pallavas, Cheras, and Pandays

Question : Who invented the making of silk?

(a) China
(b) India
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Pakistan

Question : In which part of India did Satavahanas rule?

(a) Eastern
(b) Western
(c) Southern
(d) Northern

Question : The Chinese Buddhist pilgrims who visited India 1400 years ago

(a) I-Qing
(b) Quan-Qing
(c) Fa Xian
(d) Xuan Zang

Question : When did Fa Xian come to the Indian subcontinent?

(a) 2500 years ago
(b) 1300 years ago
(c) 1600 years ago
(d) 200 years ago

Question : Which item was known as black gold?

(a) Silver
(b) Precious Stones
(c) Pepper
(d) Gold

Question : Wearing ____ became the fashion amongst rulers and rich people in Rome

(a) Silk
(b) Jute
(c) Cotton
(d) Woollen

Question : Kanishka was the most famous ruler of the

(a) Satvahanas
(b) Pandyas
(c) Kushanas
(d) Mauryas

Question : Some people carried with them the silk , they followed the path that came to be known as

(a) Silk Coastal path
(b) Silk Route
(c) Silk Roadways
(d) Silk Railways

Question : Puhar was an important port on the

(a) West coast
(b) East coast
(c) Malabar coast
(d) None of the above

Question : When did Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas become powerful in South India?

(a) About 1,300 years ago
(b) About 2,300 years ago
(c) About 3,300 years ago
(d)About 4,300 years ago

Question : Which tree was shown in the sculptures?

(a) Neem
(b) Tulsi
(c) Peepal
(d) Mango

Question : From where did the term ‘India’ derive?

(a) River Indus
(b) River Ganga
(c) River Yamuna
(d) River Mahanadi

Question : A Buddihist council was organized by the ruler

(a) Kanishka
(b) Cholas
(c) Pandaya
(d) Ashok