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AP State Syllabus 6th Class Social Bits 6th Lesson Early Civilisations with Answers
Question 1.
When were railway lines being laid down for the first time in Punjab?
A) About 80 years ago
B) About 150 years ago
C) About 50 years ago
D) About 100 years ago
Answer:
B) About 150 years ago
Question 2.
When was the first city of Harappa discovered by the archaeologists?
A) About 80 years ago
B) About 150 years ago
C) About 50 years ago
D) About 100 years ago
Answer:
D) About 100 years ago
Question 3.
How old Harappa civilisation is?
A) About 4000 years ago
B) About 3000 years ago
C) About 4700 years ago
D) About 3500 years ago
Answer:
C) About 4700 years ago
Question 4.
The people who knew how to write were known as
A) writers
B) scribes
C) editors
D) readers
Answer:
B) scribes
Question 5.
The Great Bath is a part of
A) Mohenjodaro
B) Lothal
C) Dholavira
D) Egypt
Answer:
A) Mohenjodaro
Question 6.
Where was the cotton grown about 7000 years ago?
A) Lothal
B) Kalibangan
C) Mehrgarh
D) Dholavira
Answer:
D) Dholavira
Question 7.
The city of Lothal was located on the bank of a tributary of which river?
A) Ganga
B) Yamuna
C) Saraswati
D) Sabarmati
Answer:
D) Sabarmati
Question 8.
The Rigveda is composed in the form of
A) poetry
B) hymns
C) dialogues
D) Essay
Answer:
B) hymns
Question 9.
Which of the following is not a Veda.
A) Rigveda
B) Sama veda
C) Ayurveda
D) Atharva Veda
Answer:
C) Ayurveda
Question 10.
The Vedic people are generally referred to as the …………
A) Brahmans
B) Aryans
C) Dasyus
D) Rajan
Answer:
B) Aryans
Question 11.
The language in which the Rigveda composed
A) Telugu
B) Vedic Sanskrit
C) Tamil
D) Kannada
Answer:
B) Vedic Sanskrit
Question 12.
The oldest of die Vedas is
A) Rigveda
B) Sama Veda
C) Atharva Veda
D) Yazur Veda
Answer:
A) Rigveda
Question 13.
The Rigveda was composed about how many years.
A) 3000 years
B) 3500 years
C) 2500 years
D) 2000 years
Answer:
B) 3500 years
Question 14.
The ‘Great Bath’ has been discovered in
A) Lothal
B) Kalibangan
C) Mohenjodaro
D) Egypt
Answer:
C) Mohenjodaro
Question 15.
The other name of the Indus valley civilization
A) Harappan
B) Early Vedic period
C) Later Vedic period
D) Mesopotamia
Answer:
A) Harappan
Question 16.
Which of these is not the name of the Veda?
A) Rigveda
B) Sama veda
C) Bhagavadgeeta
D) Atharva
Answer:
C) Bhagavadgeeta
Question 17.
A: Indus Valley civilization developed between 2500-1700 BC.
B: Aryan civilization developed between 1700-500 BC
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
A) Only A is correct
Question 18.
A: Most historians thought that Indian History began with the Vedic period.
B: But historians found an excellent and advanced civilization earlier to the Vedic period.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct
Question 19.
A: Indus valley civilization developed along the Indian Ocean.
B: Thetracesof this civilization comes to know by the excavation of the Indian Ocean.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
D) Both A & B are wrong
Question 20.
A: In Mohenjo-daro ‘the Great Bath’.was found.
B: Lothal was a popular harbor in those days.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct
Question 21.
A: Indus people worshipped lord Vishnu.
B: Peepal and neem trees are worshipped.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
B) Only B is correct
Question 22.
A: Vedic culture flourished on the plains of rivers Indus and Saraswathi.
B: The Samaveda mentioned the river Saraswathi many times
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
A) Only A is correct
Question 23.
A: Rigveda: Is a collection of Vedic hymns.
B: Yajurveda: The origin of Indian music is traced to it.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
A) Only A is correct
Question 24.
A: Aryankas: Details of rules to be followed during sacrifices.
B: Upanishads: Deals with mysticism, rites and rituals.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
D) Both A & B are wrong
Question 25.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Early vedic age A) 1000-600 BC
2) Later vedic age B) Vedas in Sanskrit
3) Harappan civilisation C) Srutis
4) Vedas D) 1500-1000 BC
5) Superior knowledge E) 2500-1700 BC
A) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – C, 4 – E, 5 – B
B) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – E, 4 – C, 5 – B
C) 1 – D, 2 – C, 3 – A, 4 – E, 5 – B
D) 1 – D, 2 – B, 3 – E, 4 – B, 5 – C
Answer:
B) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – E, 4 – C, 5 – B
Question 26.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Ghaggar – Hakra river A) Valmiki
2) Ramayana B) Mahabharata
3) Mahabharata C) Ramayana
4) Adikavya D) Ancient river Saraswathi
5) Victory of Dharma over Adharma E) Vedavyasa
A) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – E, 4 – C, 5 – B
B) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – E, 4 – B, 5 – C
C) 1 – D, 2 – C, 3 – E, 4 – B, 5 – A
D) 1 – D, 2 – E, 3 – A, 4 – B, 5 – C
Answer:
A) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – E, 4 – C, 5 – B
Question 27.
Choose the wrong statement.
1) Harappan civilisation – Flourished between 2500-1700 BC
2) Mohenjo-doro – The Great Bath
3) Harappan people – Built houses with bricks made with cement
4) Harappan people – Credited for growing cotton for the first time
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer:
C) 3
Question 28.
Choose the wrong statement.
1) Ammatalli idol – Made of Bronze
2) Swamy Dayanarida Saraswathi – Go back to the Vedas
3) Weights and Measurements of Indus people – Moved to Persia and Central Asia
4) Beard man – Made of stone
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer:
A) 1
Question 29.
To which civilization the given picture belongs
A) Aryan Civilisation
B) China Civilisation
C) Indus valley Civilisation
D) Egypt Civilisation
Answer:
C) Indus valley Civilisation
Question 30.
Below shown bullock cart toy belongs to which civilization
A) Aryan Civilisation
B) China Civilisation
C) Indus valley Civilisation
D) Egypt Civilisation
Answer:
C) Indus valley Civilisation
Question 31.
Which god was shown in the below picture?
A) Vishnu
B) Brahma
C) Indra
D) Pashupati
Answer:
D) Pashupati
Fill in the blanks.
1. Excavations of Mohenjodaro and Harappa took place in ………………
Answer:
1920
2. The civilization found in 1920 excavations is ………………
Answer:
Indus valley civilisation
3. The other name of Indus valley civilization is ………………
Answer:
Harappan civilisation
4. Indus valley civilization developed along the Rivers ………………
Answer:
Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra
5. The Harappan civilization flourished between ………………
Answer:
2500-1700BC
6. The Great Bath was found in the cities of ………………
Answer:
Harappan civilisation
7. The Harappan people built their houses with ………………
Answer:
dried or baked bricks
8. Harappan people were credited for growing ……………… for the first time.
Answer:
cotton
9. Harappan people carried out trade activities through the port ………………
Answer:
Lothal
10. the Main occupation of Harappan people was ………………
Answer:
Agriculture
11. Major entertainment of Harappan people was ………………
Answer:
Bullfighting
12. Excellent artifacts of Harappan people were the statues of ………………
Answer:
dancing girl and beard man
13. Harappan people worshipped ………………
Answer:
Siva and mother Goddess
14. Standardised weights and measures system was developed by ………………
Answer:
Harappans
15. Vedic culture flourished on the plains of rivers ………………
Answer:
Indus and Saraswati
16. The period in which the Vedic literature was formed is called ………………
Answer:
the Vedic period
17. Thar desert is located in ………………
Answer:
Rajasthan
18. The river Ghaggar – Hakra disappeared in ………………
Answer:
the Thar desert of Rajasthan
19. The other name given to the river Ghaggar – Hakra is ………………
Answer:
Saraswati
20. Veda means ………………
Answer:
superior knowledge
21. Vedas are called ………………
Answer:
Srutis
22. The call was given by Swamy Dayananda Saraswathi in the modern period ………………
Answer:
Go back to the Vedas
23. Early Vedic Period is also known as ………………
Answer:
Rig Vedic Period
24. Chief of the clan was called ………………
Answer:
Rajan
25. Child marriage and sati started during ……………… period.
Answer:
later Vedic period
26. Two great epics of the later Vedic period are ………………
Answer:
Ramayana and Mahabharatha
27. The other name of Ramayana is ………………
Answer:
Adikavya
28. Ramayana was written by ………………
Answer:
Maharshi Valmiki
29. Mahabharata was written by ………………
Answer:
Sage Vedavyasa
30. Both Mahabharata and Ramayana were written in ………………
Answer:
Sanskrit