Class 06 SST History In The Earliest Cities CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 6 · SST History In The Earliest Cities

This is Social Science class 06 SST history in the Earliest Cities CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Which was the centre of foreign trade in India at the time of Indus Valley Civilisation
  • A
    Pakistan
  • B
    Gujarat
    Correct
  • C
    Rajasthan
  • D
    Uttar Pradesh
2
New cities emerged about
  • A
    1800 years later
  • B
    1400 years later
    Correct
  • C
    1600 years later
  • D
    2000 years later
3
A building that was found _______ was probably a workshop for making beads: pieces of stone, half made beads, tools for bead making, and finished beads
  • A
    Lothal
    Correct
  • B
    Chanudaro
  • C
    Kalibanga
  • D
    Dholavira
4
Ancient civilisation flourished along river valley because :(I) River fertile for agriculture(II) Arrange water for generating electricity(III) River was cheapest means of transportations Options are as follows
  • A
    I,II,III
  • B
    I,III
    Correct
  • C
    II,III
  • D
    I,II
5
Rivers around which Indus Valley civilisation flourished
  • A
    Indus and Ghaggar rivers
    Correct
  • B
    Indus and Godavari rivers
  • C
    Indus and Tapi rivers
  • D
    Indus and Brahmaputra rivers
6
How was the art of writing of Harappans
  • A
    Not developed
  • B
    Pictographic and characters
  • C
    Used Characters
  • D
    Pictographic
    Correct
7
What symbolize the end of the civilisation
  • A
    Writing, seals and weights were no longer used
    Correct
  • B
    People stopped living in many of the cities
  • C
    Raw materials brought from long distances became rare
  • D
    garbage piled up on the streets, the drainage system broke down
8
Which of the following is not the cities of Mohan-jo-daro
  • A
    Mehrgarh
    Correct
  • B
    Lothal
  • C
    Chanudaro
  • D
    Ropar
9
A gum was used to shape sand or powdered quartz into an object. The objects were then glazed, resulting in a shiny, glassy surface. The colours of the glaze were usually blue or sea green. Then the material made was known as
  • A
    Bricks
  • B
    Stones
  • C
    Faience
    Correct
  • D
    Shell
10
City of Lothal for had following features except
  • A
    Situated close to the Rann of Kutch
    Correct
  • B
    Centre for making objects out of stone
  • C
    None of these
  • D
    Situated where raw materials were easily available
11
How was the houses of Indus Valley Civilisation
  • A
    Made huts
  • B
    Made of baked bricks and had two or more storey
    Correct
  • C
    Live on trees
  • D
    Live in the forest
12
A very special tank, which archaeologists call the
  • A
    Tank Bath
  • B
    Great Bath
    Correct
  • C
    Special Tank
  • D
    Great Tank
13
Stone weights were shaped. These were made of
  • A
    Chart
  • B
    Chert
    Correct
  • C
    Chant
  • D
    Charm
14
Which of the following is false regarding the arrangement of bricks in the construction of buildings in the Harappan cities?
  • A
    Brick were built around the citadel and the lower town.
  • B
    Braked bricks were used
  • C
    The bricks were laid in an interlocking pattern and that made the walls strong.
  • D
    The bricks were so not well made that they have lasted for few moths only
    Correct
15
Faience means
  • A
    It is the fine silver-glazed pottery on a delicate pale buff earthenware body
  • B
    It is the fine gold-glazed pottery on a delicate pale buff earthenware body
  • C
    It is the fine tin-glazed pottery on a delicate pale buff earthenware body
    Correct
  • D
    It is the fine iron-glazed pottery on a delicate pale buff earthenware body