WBBSE Class 6 English Medium History Chapter 1 The Idea Of History MCQ Questions
( I ) Choose the best answer
( 1 ) The occurrence of past events in relation with the social , political , economic and cultural life of a man is clearly reflected in the domain of
a ) Geography b ) History
c ) Sociology d ) Physiology
Answer : b ) History
( 2 ) The process of gradual transformation that enabled a country to advance towards the path of progress is known as
a ) Stagnation b ) Inflation
c ) Evolution d ) Recession
Answer : c ) Evolution
( 3 ) The mode of one’s understanding of the ancient time period are rightly labelled as the
a ) Sources of history b ) Medium of history
c ) Record of history d ) Realm of History
Answer : a ) Sources of history
( 4 ) Ancient relics and ancient literature constitutes two of the essential categories of the
a ) Spectrum of History b ) Sphere of History
c ) Series of History d ) Sources of History
Answer : d ) Sources of History
( 5 ) Any material remains that have been discovered by undertaking the process of excavations , are known as
a ) Modern relics b ) Post modern relics
c ) Ancient relics d ) Transitional relics
Answer : c ) Ancient relics
( 6 ) A form of historical writingsthat are inscribed on stone or metal are known by the name of
- a) Inscriptions b ) Prescriptions
c ) Subscriptions d ) Descriptions
Answer : a ) Inscriptions
( 7 ) Epigraphy primarily helps in providing a detailed explanation of
a ) Deceptions b )Deceleration
c ) Evolutions d ) Inscriptions
Answer : d ) Inscriptions
( 8 ) Awritten account that was created in order to express approval to the kings are appropriately termed as
a ) Prashastis b ) Pragastis
c ) Panegynics d ) Paregynics
Answer : a ) Prashastis
( 9 ) Harisen played a very important role in presenting a well known prashastis about
a )Chitragupta b ) Chandragupta
c ) Harishgupta d ) Samudragupta
Answer : d ) Samudragupta
( 10 ) As , it helps in providing immense knowledge about the ancient time period , due to this reason coins are regarded as one of the most fundamental
a ) Sources of history b ) Relics of history
c ) Artifact of history d ) Remnant of history
Answer : a ) Sources of history
( 11 ) The economic advancement of a kingdom was clearly reflected with the help of
a ) Silver coins b ) Gold coins
c ) Copper coins d ) Bronze coins
Answer : b ) Gold coins
( 12 ) Pillars and tombs refers to those ancient buildings or structures that were constructed in order to memorialize an eminent figure or incident. Such memorial structures are called
a )Monuments b ) Artifacts
c ) Ennoblements d ) Abasements
Answer : a ) Monuments
( 13 ) Give two relevant examples of ancient monuments .
a ) The Ashoka pillar and the Sarnath pillar
b ) The Crystal Palace and Shanghai Tower
c ) Flatiron Building and Willis Tower
d ) None of the above
Answer : a ) The Ashoka pillar and the Sarnath pillar
( 14 ) The age of ancient relics can be determined with the help of a scientific method , that is known by the name of
a ) Zircon dating b ) Uranium dating
c ) Radiocarbon dating d ) Potassium dating
Answer : c ) Radiocarbon dating
( 15 ) Prior to the use of printing , all the books of the ancient period were written entirely by hand . Such books are termed as
a ) Archives b ) Manuscripts
c ) Typescripts d ) Transcripts
Answer : b ) Manuscripts
( 16 ) The literary sources may be classified into two major segments namely
a ) Indian literature and Foreign literature
b ) Foreign literature and Non – Indian literary sources
c ) Non – Indian literary sources and Primitive literature
d ) Modern literature and Primitive literature
Answer : a ) Indian literature and Foreign literature
( 17 ) Vedas , Puranas and Smritis represents some of the most prominent examples of
a ) Foreign literary sources b ) Indian literary sources
c ) Modern literary sources d ) Post modern literary sources
Answer : b ) Indian literary sources
( 18 ) Name the two great epics that acted as a prime source in the field of ancient Indian literature
a ) Ramayana and Mahabharata b ) Tripitaka and Ramayana c ) Mahabharata and Dipavamsa d ) Mamaivamso and Mahabharata
Answer : a ) Ramayana and Mahabharata
( 19 ) On the ground of foreign account , Magasthenes made a tremendous contribution in the sphere of presenting
a ) Arthashastra b ) Harshacharita
c ) Indica d ) Ramacharita
Answer : c ) Indica
( 20 ) Point out the three distinct periods of the stone age .
a ) Paleolithic age , Mesolithic age , Exolithic age
b ) Mesolithic age , Neolithic age , Monolithic age
c ) Microlithic age , Mesolithic age , Neolithic age
d ) Paleolithic age , Mesolithic age , Neolithic age
Answer :d ) Paleolithic age , Mesolithic age , Neolithic age