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Class 6 Social Science India Cultural Roots MCQ

 

 

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What does the word “Veda” mean in Sanskrit?

a) Truth

b) Knowledge

c) Wisdom

d) Scripture

Answer: b) Knowledge

 

How many Vedas are there?

a) Two

b) Three

c) Four

d) Five

Answer: c) Four

 

In which region were the Vedic hymns composed?

a) Gangetic Plains

b) Deccan Plateau

c) Sapta Sindhava

d) Himalayan foothills

Answer: c) Sapta Sindhava

 

What did UNESCO recognize about Vedic chanting in 2008?

a) As the oldest written language

b) As a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritage of humanity

c) As the most complex linguistic system

d) As the foundation of all Indian languages

Answer: b) As a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritage of humanity

 

What is the concept of “ṛitam” in Vedic thought?

a) The cycle of rebirth

b) The supreme deity

c) Truth and order in human life and cosmos

d) The ultimate goal of life

Answer: c) Truth and order in human life and cosmos

 

Which text introduces concepts like rebirth and karma?

a) Rig Veda

b) Upanishads

c) Bhagavad Gita

d) Puranas

Answer: b) Upanishads

 

What does the Upanishadic concept of “ātman” refer to?

a) The physical body

b) The mind

c) The divine essence residing in every being

d) The soul after death

Answer: c) The divine essence residing in every being

 

Where was the Buddha born?

a) Bodh Gaya

b) Lumbini

c) Sarnath

d) Kushinagar

Answer: b) Lumbini

 

What does “Buddha” mean?

a) The wise one

b) The enlightened one

c) The peaceful one

d) The learned one

Answer: b) The enlightened one

 

What is the Buddhist concept of “ahimsa”?

a) Meditation

b) Enlightenment

c) Non-violence

d) Detachment

Answer: c) Non-violence

 

Who founded Jainism?

a) Mahavira

b) Buddha

c) Parsvanatha

d) Rishabhanatha

Answer: a) Mahavira

 

What does “anekantavada” in Jainism mean?

a) Non-violence

b) Non-possession

c) Many-sidedness of truth

d) Detachment from worldly affairs

Answer: c) Many-sidedness of truth

 

Which school of thought believed that only the material world exists?

a) Vedanta

b) Buddhism

c) Jainism

d) Charvaka

Answer: d) Charvaka

 

What are “Jataka tales”?

a) Stories of Buddha’s former births

b) Jain scriptures

c) Vedic hymns

d) Folk tales from South India

Answer: a) Stories of Buddha’s former births

 

How many tribes were there in India according to 2011 figures?

a) 305

b) 505

c) 605

d) 705

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