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MCQ of Class 6th Indian History for Students

Quick Quiz

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

(d) Sadasiva Raya

Option b – Devaraya II

Hampi is situated on the northern bank of :

(a) Tungabhadra

(b) Godavari

(d) Krishna

Option a – Tungabhadra

Who was the founder of Qutb Shahi dynasty?

(a) Adil Shah

(b) Ibrahim Adil Shah II

(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

(d) Sadasiva Raya

Option c – Krishna Deva Raya

The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was :

(a) Warangal

(b) Devagiri

(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

(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

(d) Vira Narasimha

Option b – Krishna Deva Raya

Who built Char Minar?

(a) Ibrahim Qutb Shah

(b) Quli Qutb Shah

(d) Ibrahim Adil Shah II

Option b – Quli Qutb Shah

Krishnadeva Raya wrote a famous work, namely Amuktamalyada, in :

(a) Telugu

(b) Kannada

(d) Malayalam

Option a – Telugu

The rules for congregational worship (Sangat) involving collective recitation were organized by

(a) Guru Nanak

(b) Guru Angad

(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

(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

(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

(d) Eastern Iraq

Option b – Central Afghanistan

The biography of Shaikh Muinuddin Chishti, authored by Jahanara, is known as

(a) Munis al Arwah

(b) Fawaidul Fuwad

(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

(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

(d) Shaikh Nizamuddin – Multan Auliya

Option d – Shaikh Nizamuddin – Multan Auliya

Kabir was the disciple of :

(a) Chaitanya

(b) Shankaracharya

(d) Vallabhacharya

Option c – Ramananda

In which region of India was the Firdausi order of Sufism popular?

(a) Sindh

(b) In and around Delhi

(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

(d) Around Ajmer

Option c – Punjab and Sindh

The Bhakti Movement was first organized by :

(a) Ramanuja

(b) Kabir

(d) Nanak

Option a – Ramanuja

The oldest compositions in Punjabi are devotional compositions by :

(a) Guru Arjun Dev

(b) Guru Nanak

(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

(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

(d) the name of a place

Option b – a type of garment

Who among the following saints wrote ‘Bijak’?

(a) Ramdas

(b) Tulsidas

(d) Kabir

Option d – Kabir

Who among the following was not an exponent of the Bhakti movement?

(a) Ramananda

(b) Kabir

(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

(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

(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

(d) Philosophers

Option b – Playwrights

Sandhyakar Nandi was the court poet of the

(a) Mauryas

(b) Senas

(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

(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

(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

(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.

(d) Sufi saints and Arab travelers.

Option c – Arab merchants of the Malabar coast

Which king founded the Vikramasila University?

(a) Dharmapala

(b) Dhruva

(d) Ballal Sen

Option a – Dharmapala

‘Prithivyah Pratham Veer’ was the title of:

(a) Samudragupta

(b) Rajendra I

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(d) Varanasi

Option b – Murshidabad

Who built the famous Dilwara temple at Mount Abu in Rajasthan in the 13th century?

(a) Mahendrapala

(b) Mahipala

(d) Tejapala

Option d – Tejapala

Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the:

(a) Ramayana

(b) Mahabharata

(d) Upanishads

Option c – Jatakas

The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was:

(a) Bimbisara

(b) Prasenajit

(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

(d) Shishunaga

Option c – Udayin

Which of the following transferred his capital from Patliputra to Vaishali?

(a) Bimbisara

(b) Ajatsatru

(d) Shishunaga

Option d – Shishunaga

Porus was defeated by Alexander in the Battle of:

(a) Buxar

(b) Heart

(d) Hydaspes

Option d – Hydaspes

King Kharvela of Kalinga belonged to which dynasty?

(a) Chedi

(b) Kadamba

(d) Kalinga

Option a – Chedi

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(a) Parsvanath-Jnatrika

(b) Bindusara – Shakya

(d) Chetak – Lichchhawi

Option d – Chetak – Lichchhawi

Buddha died in which Mahajanpada?

(a) Mall

(b) Chedi

(d) Avanti

Option a – Mall

In early ancient India, the largest urban center was: ( Indian history quiz for class 6 )

(a) Pataliputra

(b) Taxila

(d) Kannauj

Option a – Pataliputra

Who, among these, was the Nanda ruler at the time of Alexander’s invasion?

(a) Kalasoka

(b) Mahapadma

(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

(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

(d) Beas

Option a – Jhelum

Alexander died at:

(a) Patala

(b) Taxila

(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

(d) Magadha

Option d – Magadha

Sculptures of the Gandhara school reflect the influence of the:

(a) Greeks

(b) Chinese

(d) Persians

Option a – Greeks

Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?

(a) Mahapadma Nanda

(b) Dhana 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

(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

(d) Mayurasarman

Option c – Kharavela

Tradition has it that Ajatasatru was instigated to murder his father by:

(a) Devadatta

(b) Chellana

(d) Durmukha

Option a – Devadatta

Shishunaga dynasty is credited to have destroyed which Mahajanapada? ( Indian history quiz for class 6 )

(a) Vaishali

(b) Avanti

(d) Madra

Option b – Avanti

Bimbisara had friendly relations with all of these, except:

(a) Anga

(b) Kosala

(d) Madra

Option a – Anga

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