NCERT Class 6 Chapter 4 Social Science History What Books and Burials Tell Us MCQ

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1. Inamgaon is situated on the river Ghod which is tributary of:

A. Bhima

B. Ravi

C. Vias

D. Ganga

2. Which of the following is the oldest Veda?

A. Samaveda

B. Yajurveda

C. Rigveda

D. Atharvaveda

3. The Aryans had divided themselves into tribes known as

A. Ashtajana

B. Panchajana

C. Chaturthjana

D. Saptchajana

4. Stone circles or boulders on the surface were used to cover the

A. All of these

B. Burial places

C. House

D. Port holes

5. Who is the ‘god of fire’ according to Rigveda?

A. Agni

B. Indra

C. Soma

D. None of these

6. In which language is ‘The Rigveda’ written?

A. Vedic Sanskrit

B. Vedic Hindi

C. Vedic Tamil

D. None of these

7. Where was the head of the dead laid at the burials found at Inamgaon?

A. East

B. West

C. North

D. South

8. Which of the two rivers are studied in the Rigveda?

A. Ganga and Yamuna

B. Beas and Sutlej

C. Saraswati and Brahmaputra

D. All of these

9. Who were the Priests in the ancient time?

A. Brahmins

B. Sikhs

C. Muslims

D. None of these

10. 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

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11. When was the Rigveda written?

A. About 3500 years ago

B. About 1000 years ago

C. About 500 years ago

D. About 1500 years ago

12. When was the Rigveda composed?

A. About 3500 years ago

B. About 1000 years ago

C. About 500 years ago

D. About 1500 years ago

13. Where Inamgaon is at present?

A. Punjab

B. Kashmir

C. Gujarat

D. Maharashtra

14. Vessels found at Inamgaon site, contained:

A. Food and water

B. Ornaments

C. Clothes

D. None

15. Where is birch bark found? In.

A. Maharashtra

B. Pune

C. Delhi

D. Kashmir

16. One of the dialogues in the Rig Veda is between rivers Beas &Satlujand

A. Vaish

B. Vyas

C. Vishwamitra

D. Vashist

17. The Aryans had divided themselves into tribes known as

A. Ashtajana

B. Panchajana

C. Chaturthjana

D. Saptchajana

18. The Vedic people are generally referred to as the

A. Dasyu

B. Brahman

C. Vaishyas

D. Aryans

19. The language of the Veda is:

A. Hindi

B. Sanskrit

C. Vedic Sanskrit

D. Tamil

20. Which were the two words used to describe the people or the community as a whole?

A. Jana and Vish

B. Aryas and Dasas

C. Both (a) and (b)

D. None of these

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21. In which region was the Rigveda composed?

A. North-east

B. North-west

C. North-south

D. Western-east

22. _____ is the assembly of selected persons of a tribe

A. Sudha

B. Samiti

C. Somveda

D. Sabha

23. Sanskrit is part of a family of languages which is known as

A. Indo-European

B. Indo-China

C. Indo-Russian

D. Indo-Dravin

24. When the dead body was buried with gold beads it means that the dead man was Fill in the blank with suitable word chosen from the following:

A. rich man

B. poor man

C. chief

D. follower

25. Which of these does not comes under the Veda?

A. Rig

B. Atharva

C. Sam

D. Puran