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HISTORY CLASS 6

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In ancient times kingdoms emerged along the banks of this river.
a)
Ganga
b)
Godavari
2.
The word India comes from the word Indus also called Sindhu in
a)
Sanskrit
b)
German
3.
Books that were written along time ago are called manuscripts because they were 
a)
printed
b)
written by hand
4.

People who study about objects of the past are known as

a)

Archaeologists

b)

Historians

c)

Manuscripts

d)

Inscriptions

5.

Why hunter-gatherers moved from place to place ?

a)

search of food

b)

animals moved from place to place

c)

different seasons

d)

All of the above

6.

In the past,lives of herders or farmers were different from those of Kings and Queens.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

The scholars who study the past

a)

Detectives

b)

Historians

c)

Preachers

8.

In which part historians have divided Indian history?

a)

Medieval, Modern, Colonial

b)

Ancient, Medieval, Colonial

c)

Ancient, Medieval, Modern

d)

None of these

9.

The objects that humans made in the past; –pottery, tools and ornaments are called:

a)

A. monuments

b)

B. coins

c)

C. inscriptions

d)

D. artefacts

10.

Ancient people moved from places to places, because of _________ .

a)

Seasonal changes

b)

Day and Night changes

c)

New Moon / Full Moon

11.

Who were the earliest humans?

a)

Hunter gatherers

b)

Farmers

c)

Cobblers

d)

Bakers

12.

Bhimbetka is in present day________.

a)

Bihar

b)

Madhya Pradesh

c)

New Delhi

13.

" Palaeo " means _________ and " Lithos " means_____

a)

Old , Stone

b)

New , Stone

c)

Middle , wood

14.

_______ is the process of growing plants and look after animals.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Invention

c)

Domestication

15.

In Burzahom, present-day Kashmir, people built ______

a)

Pit-houses

b)

Flat-houses

c)

Roof-houses

16.

(i) The first animal to be tamed was ………………..

a)

the goat as we know today

b)

the dog as we know today

c)

the dog’s wild ancestor

d)

the goat’s wild ancestor.

17.

Which of these Is the correct order of what early man did?

a)

hunter—>gatherers skilled—>gatherers -> herders

b)

herders —> skilled—>gatherers —> hunter—>gatherers

c)

skilled-gatherers —> herders —> hunter—>gatherers

d)

skilled-gatherers —> hunter—>gatherers —> herders.

18.

Grains like wheat and barley have been found in ……………………

a)

Koldihwa

b)

Mahagara

c)

Mehrgarh

d)

Hallur

19.
What faith did Asoka adopt during his rule?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
20.

How did Ashoka spread Dhamma?

a)

By setting up pillar and rock edicts

b)

By appointing dhamma mahamatras

c)

By setting up speakers throughout the empire

d)

By taking people's lives if they didn't follow dhamma

21.
What did Asoka do after the war in Kalinga was over?
a)
Asoka stopped wars of aggression and felt guilty about his actions.
b)
He continued wars of aggression in Southern India and conquered all of the forest tribes.
c)
Asoka allowed the Kalingans to rule over themselves as long as they paid taxes.
d)
Asoka forced the remaining Kalingans to be slaves in the Mauryan Empire.
22.

What are Edicts?

a)

Writing carved into hot dogs.

b)

Official messages carved into stones or pillars.

c)

Messages to the future carved in a rock.

d)

The rains down in Africa.

23.

Who was Chandragupta's grandson?

a)

King Ashoka

b)

The Buddha

c)

Jason Bourne

d)

Chandragupta III

24.

What is the capital of the Mauryan empire?

a)

Pataliputra

b)

Ujjain

c)

Taxila

25.

Ashoka's inscriptions were in _____ and in _____ script

a)

Sanskrit,brahmi

b)

Brahmi,Prakrit

c)

Sanskrit,prakrit

d)

Prakrit,Brahmi

26.

Ashoka sent messengers to spread his idea about dhamma to _________&,_______

a)

CHINA,MALAYSIA

b)

SYRIA,EGYPT

c)

RUSSIA,AMERICA

d)

PAKISTAN,AFGHANISTAN

27.

Chandragupta was influenced by Jainism and Ashoka was influenced by Budhism

a)

True

b)

False

28.

When members of the same family become rulers one after another, the family is often called -

a)

An empire

b)

A dynasty

c)

A kingdom

d)

Descendants

29.

Ashoka Wanted Slaves To Be Treated Like Normal People.

a)

False

b)

True