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MCQ of Class 6th Indian History for Students
Tansen was a great musician at Akbar’s court. His original name was :
1. Haridas
2. Ramatanu Pande
3. Makaranda Pandey
4. Tansen
Option 2 – Ramatanu Pande
The great of Akbar who historian of the reign wrote Akbarnamah and Ain-i-Akbari was :
1. Faizi
2. Badauni
3. Abul Fazl
4. Shaikh Mubarak
Option 3 – Abul Fazl
Who founded the Mansabdari System?
1. Ala-ud-din
2. Sher Shah Suri
3. Babur
4. Akbar
Option 4 – Akbar
The Buland Darwaza, made of marble and sand stone, commemorates Akbar’s conquest of :
1. Chitoor
2. Mewar
3. Deccan
4. Gujarat
Option 4 – Gujarat
Where do you find this inscription “If on earth be paradise of bliss, it is this, it is this, none a but this”
1. Taj Mahal at Agra
2. Red Fort at Agra
3. Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri
4. Diwan-i-Khas at Delhi
Option 4 – Diwan-i-Khas at Delhi
Which of the following was not built in Shah jahan’s period?
1. Panch Mahal
2. Moti Masjid at Agra
3. Jama Masjid at Agra
4. Mausoleum of Jahangir at Lahore
Option 1 – Panch Mahal
The art of painting reached its zenith under :
1. Akbar
2. Jahangir
3. Shah Jahan
4. None of these
Option 2 – Jahangir
Which Mughal emperor was a great musician and was popularly known as ‘Rangila’
1. Adil Shah
2. Bahadur Shah I
3. Bahadur Shah II
4. Muhammad Shah
Option 4 – Muhammad Shah
The famous Peacock throne originally belonged to :
1. Humayun
2. Shah Jahan
3. Akbar
4. Nadir Shah
Option 2 – Shah Jahan
The official language of the Mughal empire was :
1. Urdu
2. Persian
3. Persian and the local language
4. Turkish
Option 2 – Persian
In whose reign did Tulsidas compose Rama charitmanas?
1. Humayun
2. Jahangir
3. Akbar
4. Aurangzeb
Option 3 – Akbar
The ‘Chain of Justice’ is associated with :
1. Shah Jain
2. Akbar
3. Jahangir
4. Babur
Option 3 – Jahangir
Who was the master architect under whose guidance Taj Mahal was designed and completed?
1. Ustad Mansoor
2. Ustad Isa
3. Ustad Haroon
4. Ustad Rahman
Option 2 – Ustad Isa
The Shalimar garden at Srinagar was raised by :
1. Aurangzeb
2. Shah Jahan
3. Akbar
4. Jahangir
Option 4 – Jahangir
The Portuguese sailors landed first at …….. in the year :
1. Surat, 1490
2. Calicut, 1498
3. Cochin, 1500
4. Daman, 1492
Option 2 – Calicut, 1498
The Sikh Guru who was put death by the order of Aurangzeb was :
1. Guru Har Rai
2. Guru har Kishan
3. Guru Tej Bahadur
4. Guru Gobind Singh
Option 3 – Guru Tej Bahadur
Sher Shah Suri is renowned mostly for :
1. His ruthless dealings with enemies.
2. His administrative skill
3. His military skill
4. All the above
Option 2 – His administrative skill
Akbar built at Fatehpur Sikri a building called Ibadat Khana where :
1. He prayed
2. Religious discussion among various sects took place
3. The emperor heard complaints from the common people
4. Discussions on political matters took place
Option 2 – Religious discussion among various sects took place
Todar Mal is associated with the revenue system known as :
1. Nasaq
2. Ghalla Bakshi
3. Zabti
4. Kankut
Option 3 – Zabti
When Abdur Razzak from Persia visited Hampi, who was the ruler of Vijayanagar in South India?
(a) Achyuta Devaraya
(b) Devaraya II
(c) Krishnadeva Raya
(d) Sadasiva Raya
Option b – Devaraya II
Hampi is situated on the northern bank of :
(a) Tungabhadra
(b) Godavari
(c) Cauvery
(d) Krishna
Option a – Tungabhadra
Who was the founder of Qutb Shahi dynasty?
(a) Adil Shah
(b) Ibrahim Adil Shah II
(c) Ibrahim Qutb Shah
(d) Quli Qutb Shah
Option d – Quli Qutb Shah
When Babur invaded India, who was the ruler of Vijayanagara empire in South India?
(a) Saluva Narasimha
(b) Devaraya II
(c) Krishna Deva Raya
(d) Sadasiva Raya
Option c – Krishna Deva Raya
The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was :
(a) Warangal
(b) Devagiri
(c) Ellichpur
(d) Gulbarga
Option d – Gulbarga
The Portuguese traveller, Nuniz visited Vijayanagar during the reign of which one of the following?
(a) Vira Narasimha
(b) Deva Raya-l
(c) Achyuta Raya
(d) Sadasiva Raya
Option c – Achyuta Raya
Whose permission was solicited by Albuquerque, the Portuguese governor, to build a fort at Bhatkal?
(a) Achyuta Raya.
(b) Krishna Deva Raya
(c) Saluva Narasimha
(d) Vira Narasimha
Option b – Krishna Deva Raya
Who built Char Minar?
(a) Ibrahim Qutb Shah
(b) Quli Qutb Shah
(c) Ali Adil Shah
(d) Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Option b – Quli Qutb Shah
Krishnadeva Raya wrote a famous work, namely Amuktamalyada, in :
(a) Telugu
(b) Kannada
(c) Tamil
(d) Malayalam
Option a – Telugu
The rules for congregational worship (Sangat) involving collective recitation were organized by
(a) Guru Nanak
(b) Guru Angad
(c) Guru Arjun
(d) Guru Govind Singh
Option a – Guru Nanak
Which one of the following is the correct meaning of ziyarat?
(a) Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints
(b) The practice of revenue farming
(c) The death anniversary of a Sufi Shaikh
(d) A form of Islamic divorce
Option a – Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints
Who among the following was considered to be the preceptor of Mirabai?
(a) Dadu
(b) Raidas
(c) Ramanand
(d) Surdas
Option b – Raidas
The town of Chisht, from which the Sufi Chishti Silsila derives its name, is located in
(a) Western Turkey
(b) Central Afghanistan
(c) Eastern Iran
(d) Eastern Iraq
Option b – Central Afghanistan
(a) Munis al Arwah
(b) Fawaidul Fuwad
(c) Siratul Auliya
(d) Muraqqa-e Dehli
Option a – Munis al Arwah
Which one of the following statements about the Bhakti Movement in South India is not correct?
(a) The Nalayira Divyaprabandham was also known as the Tamil Veda
(b) Andal was an Alvar
(c) Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of Vishnu
(d) Metal images of the saints Appar and Sundarar were made and then consecrated in a Shiva temple
Option c – Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of Vishnu
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(a) Shaikh Muinuddin – Ajmer Chishti
(b) Shaikh Burhanuddin – Daulatabad Gharib
(c) Shaikh Mohammad – Gulbarga Hussaini
(d) Shaikh Nizamuddin – Multan Auliya
Option d – Shaikh Nizamuddin – Multan Auliya
Kabir was the disciple of :
(a) Chaitanya
(b) Shankaracharya
(c) Ramananda
(d) Vallabhacharya
Option c – Ramananda
In which region of India was the Firdausi order of Sufism popular?
(a) Sindh
(b) In and around Delhi
(c) Deccan
(d) Bihar
Option d – Bihar
In which region of India was the Suharawadi order of Sufism popular?
(a) Delhi and Bihar
(b) Delhi and Doab region
(c) Punjab and Sindh
(d) Around Ajmer
Option c – Punjab and Sindh
The Bhakti Movement was first organized by :
(a) Ramanuja
(b) Kabir
(c) Ramananda
(d) Nanak
Option a – Ramanuja
The oldest compositions in Punjabi are devotional compositions by :
(a) Guru Arjun Dev
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Baba Farid
(d) Vidyapati
Option c – Baba Farid
Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Maratha saints of the Bhakti movement?
(a) Namdev-Tukaram-Eknath-Ramdas
(b) Ramdas-Eknath-Tukaram-Namdev
(c) Namdev-Eknath-Tukaram-Ramdas
(d) Ramdas-Tukaram-Eknath-Namdev
Option c – Namdev-Eknath-Tukaram-Ramdas
The term ‘Sufi’ is derived from :
(a) a type of poetry
(b) a type of garment
(c) a language
(d) the name of a place
Option b – a type of garment
Who among the following saints wrote ‘Bijak’?
(a) Ramdas
(b) Tulsidas
(c) Guru Arjun
(d) Kabir
Option d – Kabir
Who among the following was not an exponent of the Bhakti movement?
(a) Ramananda
(b) Kabir
(c) Shankaracharya
(d) Nanak
Option c – Shankaracharya
Which of the following rulers were identified through matronymics (names derived from that of the mother)?
(a) Mallas of Pava
(b) Videhas of Mithila
(c) Yaudheyas
(d) Satavahanas
Option d – Satavahanas
Which of the following phrases defines the nature of the ‘Hundi’ generally referred to in the sources of the post-Harsha period?
(a) An advisory issued by the king to his subordinates
(b) A diary to be maintained for daily accounts
(c) A bill of exchange
(d) An order from the feudal lord to his subordinates
Option c – A bill of exchange
With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhutti, Hastimalla, and Kshemeshwara were famous
(a) Jain monks
(b) Playwrights
(c) Temple architects
(d) Philosophers
Option b – Playwrights
Sandhyakar Nandi was the court poet of the
(a) Mauryas
(b) Senas
(c) Hussain Shahis
(d) Palas
Option d – Palas
The location of the ancient city of Taxila (Takshshila), mentioned in ancient Indian texts, was identified by
(a) Alexander Cunningham
(b) R. D. Banerji
(c) John Marshall
(d) Daya Ram Sahni
Option a – Alexander Cunningham
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Kuddapah-kar: Rocky wastelands
(b) Nancai: Wet fields
(c) Puncai: Dry fields
(d) Tottakal: Garden lands
Option a – Kuddapah-kar: Rocky wastelands
Who were the participants in the tripartite struggle in northern India from the 8th to the 10th Century?
(a) Palas, Cholas, Pallavas
(b) Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas
(c) Cholas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas
(d) Palas, Cholas, Rashtrakutas
Option b – Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas
India’s earliest contact with Islam came through:
(a) Arab invasion of Sindh in the seventh century.
(b) Turkish invasions of the eleventh-twelfth centuries.
(c) Arab merchants of the Malabar coast.
(d) Sufi saints and Arab travelers.
Option c – Arab merchants of the Malabar coast
Which king founded the Vikramasila University?
(a) Dharmapala
(b) Dhruva
(c) Devapala
(d) Ballal Sen
Option a – Dharmapala
‘Prithivyah Pratham Veer’ was the title of:
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Rajendra I
(c) Amoghavarsha
(d) Gautamiputra Shatkarni
Option a – Samudragupta
With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was the earliest?
(a) Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar
(b) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli
(c) Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram
(d) Varaha Image at Udayagiri
Option b – Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli
Who built the Konark’s Sun Temple? ( Indian history quiz for class 6 )
(a) Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva
(b) Narasimhadeva I
(c) Kapilendra Deva
(d) Purushottam Dev
Option b – Narasimhadeva I
The queen with the title Didda ruled which part of India between 980 and 1003?
(a) Avadh
(b) Kashmir
(c) Sindh
(d) Bengal
Option b – Kashmir
The Tomara Rajputs were defeated in the middle of the twelfth century by the Chauhans of:
(a) Ayodhya
(b) Ajmer
(c) Dwarka
(d) Gwalior
Option b – Ajmer
Which one of the following rulers began the construction of the famous Kailasa rock-cut temple at Ellora?
(a) Dantivarman-I
(b) Nandivarman-III
(c) Krishna-I
(d) Srimara Srivallabha
Option c – Krishna-I
The practice of image worship began among the followers of Brahmanism with the emergence of:
(a) Shaivism
(b) Ajivikas
(c) Bhagavatism
(d) Atharvaveda
Option c – Bhagavatism
Which of the following was the most important factor in transforming ancient Indian society into feudal society?
(a) Decline of trade
(b) Practice of land grants
(c) Proliferation of castes
(d) None of these
Option b – Practice of land grants
Sayana, the famous commentator of the Vedas, flourished under the rule of
(a) Bahmani
(b) Golkonda
(c) Gajapati
(d) Vijaynagar
Option d – Vijaynagar
Which one among the following cities was the best producer of silk cloth under Gupta reign?
(a) Pataliputra
(b) Murshidabad
(c) Ghazipur
(d) Varanasi
Option b – Murshidabad
Who built the famous Dilwara temple at Mount Abu in Rajasthan in the 13th century?
(a) Mahendrapala
(b) Mahipala
(c) Rajyapala
(d) Tejapala
Option d – Tejapala
Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the:
(a) Ramayana
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Jatakas
(d) Upanishads
Option c – Jatakas
The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was:
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Prasenajit
(c) Ajatashatru
(d) Jarasandha
Option a – Bimbisara
Which of the following transferred his capital from Rajgir to Pataliputra? ( Indian history quiz for class 6 )
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Ajatsatru
(c) Udayin
(d) Shishunaga
Option c – Udayin
Which of the following transferred his capital from Patliputra to Vaishali?
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Ajatsatru
(c) Udayin
(d) Shishunaga
Option d – Shishunaga
Porus was defeated by Alexander in the Battle of:
(a) Buxar
(b) Heart
(c) Kabul
(d) Hydaspes
Option d – Hydaspes
King Kharvela of Kalinga belonged to which dynasty?
(a) Chedi
(b) Kadamba
(c) Haryanka
(d) Kalinga
Option a – Chedi
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Parsvanath-Jnatrika
(b) Bindusara – Shakya
(c) Skandagupta – Maurya
(d) Chetak – Lichchhawi
Option d – Chetak – Lichchhawi
Buddha died in which Mahajanpada?
(a) Mall
(b) Chedi
(c) Magadh
(d) Avanti
Option a – Mall
In early ancient India, the largest urban center was: ( Indian history quiz for class 6 )
(a) Pataliputra
(b) Taxila
(c) Kaushambi
(d) Kannauj
Option a – Pataliputra
Who, among these, was the Nanda ruler at the time of Alexander’s invasion?
(a) Kalasoka
(b) Mahapadma
(c) Dhana Nanda
(d) Nagadasaka
Option c – Dhana Nanda
Which, among the following ancient Indian Kings claimed ekarat (the sole sovereign) or the first Imperial ruler of India?
(a) Mahapadma Nanda
(b) Ajatsatru
(c) Udayin
(d) Dhana Nanda
Option a – Mahapadma Nanda
On the banks of which river were Alexander and Porus involved in a grim battle?
(a) Jhelum
(b) Ravi
(c) Chenab
(d) Beas
Option a – Jhelum
Alexander died at:
(a) Patala
(b) Taxila
(c) Babylon
(d) Gedrosia
Option c – Babylon
Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city-state of India in the 6th century B.C.? ( Indian history quiz for class 6 )
(a) Gandhara
(b) Kamboj
(c) Kashi
(d) Magadha
Option d – Magadha
Sculptures of the Gandhara school reflect the influence of the:
(a) Greeks
(b) Chinese
(c) Romans
(d) Persians
Option a – Greeks
Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?
(a) Mahapadma Nanda
(b) Dhana Nanda
(c) Ashoka Nanda
(d) None of these
Option a – Mahapadma Nanda
What was the main cause for the rise of large states during and after the sixth century B.C.?
(a) Widespread use of iron in parts of the U.P. and Bihar
(b) The tribal society gave way to a more settled life
(c) There was a great increase in trade and commerce
(d) None of the above
Option a – Widespread use of iron in parts of the U.P. and Bihar
Who among the following was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?
(a) Ajatasatru
(b) Bindusara
(c) Kharavela
(d) Mayurasarman
Option c – Kharavela
Tradition has it that Ajatasatru was instigated to murder his father by:
(a) Devadatta
(b) Chellana
(c) Chetaka
(d) Durmukha
Option a – Devadatta
Shishunaga dynasty is credited to have destroyed which Mahajanapada? ( Indian history quiz for class 6 )
(a) Vaishali
(b) Avanti
(c) Kosala
(d) Madra
Option b – Avanti
Bimbisara had friendly relations with all of these, except:
(a) Anga
(b) Kosala
(c) Vaishali
(d) Madra
Option a – Anga
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