Class 6 Social Science History MCQ What Books and Burials Tell Us

Question : Which of the following is not the earliest cities in the sub-continents

(a) Sotkakoh
(b) Dholavira
(c) Mehrgarh
(d) Lothal

Question : Harappans also made pots with beautiful

(a) Green designs
(b) Black designs
(c) Blue designs
(d) Yellow designs

Question : Cities, such as Kalibangan and Lothal had found

(a) Special tools
(b) Fire altars
(c) Store houses
(d) Great bath

Question : Cities which had elaborates store houses

(a) Harappa, Kalibangan and Lothal
(b) Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa and Lothal
(c) Surkotada, Harappa and Lothal
(d) Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa and Kalibangan

Question : How did the Harappans irrigate their fields and grow plants? Through

(a) rainfall
(b) stored water
(c) streams
(d) rivers

Question : A _ is a person who is trained to do only one kind of work

(a) Specialist
(b) Practitioners
(c) Medicines
(d) Trainer

Question : Where was the head of the dead laid at the burials found at Inamgaon?

(a) East
(b) West
(c) North
(d) South

Question : Vessels found at Inamgaon site, contained:

(a) Food and water
(b) Ornaments
(c) Clothes
(d) None

Question : The Rigveda was written on the bark of:

(a) Palm
(b) Peepal
(c) Birch
(d) Neem

Question : The Rigveda was written:

(a) About 1500 yeas ago
(b) About 2000 years ago
(c) About 2500 years ago
(d) About 3500 years ago

Question : Where was the birch bark found on which hymns of the Rigveda were written?

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kashmir
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Question : Where was the first evidence of writing found around 3500 years ago?

(a) In China
(b) In Pakistan
(c) In India
(d) None of these

Question : The Vedic people are generally referred to as the

(a) Dasyu
(b) Brahman
(c) Vaishyas
(d) Aryans

Question : Which of the following was not the currency used during the later Vedic age

(a) Rupee
(b) Nishka
(c) Krishmane
(d) Satamana

Question : Stone circles or boulders on the surface were used to cover the

(a) All of these
(b) Burial places
(c) House
(d) Port holes

Question : Agriculture and __________ were the main occupations of Aryans

(a) Jewellery making
(b) Cattle-rearing
(c) Metal-work
(d) Pottery making

Question : Which Veda is the oldest one?

(a) Rig Veda
(b) Atharva Veda
(c) Yajur Veda
(d) Sam Veda

Question : A popular drink ______________ was prepared from milk and juice of a rare plant that grew on the mountains

(a) Butter
(b) Soma
(c) Sura
(d) Ghee

Question : The Aryans had divided themselves into tribes known as

(a) Ashtajana
(b) Panchajana
(c) Chaturthjana
(d) Saptchajana

Question : Sanskrit is part of a family of languages which is known as

(a) Indo-European
(b) Indo-China
(c) Indo-Russian
(d) Indo-Dravin

Question : How many types of Vedas are there

(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 4
(d) 2

Question : Later Vedic period is known as

(a) Hymns age
(b) Yajna age
(c) Epic age
(d) Songs age

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Question : ______________ or ______________ performed various rituals.

Question : In ______________, people met and discussed.

Question : Hymns are also called ______________ .

Question : ‘Vaishya’ has come from the word ______________ .

Question : God Indra is known as ______________.

Question : Most of the hymns were composed, taught and learnt by ______________ . A few were composed by ……………………… .

Question : Leaders were often ______________ and ______________ .

Question : ______________ is called god of fire.

Question : Hymns were composed by ______________ .

Question : About ______________ years ago Charaka wrote a book named ‘Charaka Samhita’.

Question : The book ‘Charaka Samhita’ is related to ______________ .