Class 6 Social Science Timeline and Sources of History MCQ
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Who said, “We can fully understand the present only in the light of the past.”?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) E.H. Carr
d) Karl Marx
Answer: c) E.H. Carr
Which of these professionals studies the physical features of the Earth?
a) Palaeontologists
b) Geologists
c) Anthropologists
d) Archaeologists
Answer: b) Geologists
What do palaeontologists study?
a) Human societies and cultures
b) Physical features of the Earth
c) Remains of plants, animals, and humans in the form of fossils
d) Ancient tools and artifacts
Answer: c) Remains of plants, animals, and humans in the form of fossils
Which calendar is commonly used worldwide?
a) Hindu calendar
b) Islamic calendar
c) Chinese calendar
d) Gregorian calendar
Answer: d) Gregorian calendar
What does ‘CE’ stand for in historical dating?
a) Christian Era
b) Common Era
c) Current Era
d) Calculated Era
Answer: b) Common Era
In the Gregorian calendar, what year immediately follows 1 BCE?
a) 0
b) 1 CE
c) 2 BCE
d) 2 CE
Answer: b) 1 CE
Approximately when was Gautama Buddha born?
a) 560 BCE
b) 560 CE
c) 1000 BCE
d) 1000 CE
Answer: a) 560 BCE
What is a timeline in historical context?
a) A list of important dates
b) A tool showing sequence of dates and events
c) A calendar
d) A historical document
Answer: b) A tool showing sequence of dates and events
How long is a century?
a) 10 years
b) 50 years
c) 100 years
d) 1000 years
Answer: c) 100 years
Which century are we currently in (as of 2024)?
a) 19th century CE
b) 20th century CE
c) 21st century CE
d) 22nd century CE
Answer: c) 21st century CE
How long is a millennium?
a) 100 years
b) 500 years
c) 1000 years
d) 10000 years
Answer: c) 1000 years
What is a pañchānga?
a) An ancient Indian weapon
b) A book of astronomical tables
c) A type of Indian calendar
d) A historical artifact
Answer: b) A book of astronomical tables
What are epigraphists?
a) People who study ancient inscriptions
b) People who write history books
c) People who collect ancient artifacts
d) People who study ancient languages
Answer: a) People who study ancient inscriptions
For how long have modern humans (Homo sapiens) walked the Earth?
a) About 30,000 years
b) About 300,000 years
c) About 3 million years
d) About 30 million years
Answer: b) About 300,000 years
What were early humans primarily in terms of food acquisition?
a) Farmers
b) Hunters and gatherers
c) Herders
d) Traders
Answer: b) Hunters and gatherers
What is an ‘Ice Age’?
a) A period when much of the Earth was covered with ice
b) A period of extreme heat
c) A period of frequent earthquakes
d) A period of volcanic eruptions
Answer: a) A period when much of the Earth was covered with ice
When did the last Ice Age end?
a) Around 120,000 years ago
b) Around 12,000 years ago
c) Around 1,200 years ago
d) Around 120 years ago
Answer: b) Around 12,000 years ago
What led to the growth of early human communities?
a) Development of writing
b) Invention of the wheel
c) Start of agriculture and animal domestication
d) Discovery of fire
Answer: c) Start of agriculture and animal domestication
What were some of the first metals used by early humans?
a) Gold and silver
b) Iron and steel
c) Copper and iron
d) Bronze and brass
Answer: c) Copper and iron
What is a hamlet?
a) A large city
b) A small settlement or village
c) A type of early human
d) A farming technique
Answer: b) A small settlement or village
What is the term for the belief in a life after death?
a) Reincarnation
b) Afterlife
c) Immortality
d) Resurrection
Answer: b) Afterlife
