Important Questions Test: What, Where, How & When - Class 6 MCQ

Prakrit Language Usage

- Prakrit language was primarily used by common people in ancient India.
- It was a vernacular language that was spoken by the masses in everyday communication.
- Prakrit was simpler and more accessible than the classical Sanskrit language, making it easier for common people to understand and use.
- While Sanskrit was mainly used by the elite and scholars, Prakrit was the language of the common people, including farmers, traders, and artisans.
- Prakrit was also commonly used in early Buddhist and Jain texts, as these religions aimed to reach a wider audience beyond the privileged classes.

• Kandahar is a city located in Afghanistan. It is the capital of Kandahar Province and is located in the southern region of the country.
• It has a rich history and has been an important city for various empires and civilizations, including the Persian Empire, Alexander the Great, the Mauryan Empire, and the Islamic Empire.
• The city has also seen significant conflict in recent times due to the ongoing war in Afghanistan.

Crops First Grown by Men and Women

• Wheat: Wheat was one of the first crops to be cultivated by men and women. It is believed to have originated in the Middle East around 10,000 years ago. Wheat provided a reliable food source and played a crucial role in the development of agriculture and settled societies.


• Barley: Barley was another crop that was among the first to be cultivated by early farmers. It is believed to have been domesticated around the same time as wheat. Barley was used for food, as well as for making beer and other fermented beverages.

 

By cultivating wheat and barley, men and women were able to transition from a nomadic lifestyle to settled agricultural communities. These crops provided a stable food source and allowed for the development of more complex societies.

• Jesus is considered the founder of Christianity.
• He was born in Bethlehem in Judea (present-day Palestine) and began his public ministry around 30 CE, preaching and performing miracles.
• He attracted a following and his teachings spread throughout the region. Jesus was crucified by the Roman authorities, but his followers continued to spread his message, eventually leading to the development of Christianity as a major world religion.
• Christianity is based on the belief that Jesus is the son of God and that he died to save humanity from sin.
• His teachings are recorded in the New Testament of the Bible.

• BP stands for "Before Present" and is used as a time reference for events that occurred in the past.
• The term "Present" in this context refers to 1950, which was the date of a significant event in the history of radiocarbon dating.
• Therefore, BP refers to the number of years before the year 1950 CE. For example, an archaeological site that dates back to 5000 BP is 5000 years old, or approximately 3000 BCE.
• BP is commonly used in a variety of fields, including archaeology, geology, and paleontology, to provide a standardized way of referencing time in the past.

• Pages of the manuscript books were made of palm leaves.
• In ancient times, palm leaves were used as writing material.
• They were cut and cleaned, and then the letters were written on them with a stylus. After writing, the leaves were tied together with string or thread to make a book.
• Palm leaf manuscripts were common in India, Southeast Asia, and Sri Lanka, where they were used for religious texts, literature, and other important documents.
• The use of palm leaves as writing material declined with the advent of paper, but some manuscripts have survived to this day and are highly valued as cultural artifacts.

The Iranians and the Greeks originated from the North west.

Explanation:

• The Greeks lived in the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe and the Aegean Islands, which are located to the east of Greece.
• The Iranians are a group of Indo-European people who lived in the area that is now Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia.
• Both the Greeks and the Iranians are located to the west of the Indian subcontinent.

The correct answer is (C) BC.

Explanation:

• The dates before the birth of Christ are referred to as BC (Before Christ). The counting of years before Christ is referred to as the BC era, and it is calculated in descending order, with the highest number of years being the furthest away from the birth of Christ.
• For instance, 100 BC occurred 100 years before the birth of Christ, and 500 BC occurred 500 years before the birth of Christ.
• The counting of years after the birth of Christ is referred to as the AD (Anno Domini) era, which is Latin for "in the year of our Lord." The AD era calculates time in ascending order, with the birth of Christ considered as the year 1 AD.
• Therefore, dates before the birth of Christ are counted backwards and usually have the letters BC.

The Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription, also known as the Kandahar Edict of Ashoka, is an inscription written on the orders of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. The inscription dates back to 260 BCE and is written in Greek and Aramaic. It was discovered in 1958 on the mountainside of the Chil Zena outcrop on the western side of Kandahar

• CE stands for "Common Era" and is used in place of AD (Anno Domini) to refer to the years after the birth of Jesus Christ.
• It is a secular alternative to the religiously-biased AD, and is used to indicate the same time period as AD.
• CE and AD are interchangeable, and represent the same dates on the Gregorian calendar.

• Years after the birth of Jesus Christ are counted forward and are usually denoted by the letters AD (Anno Domini), which is Latin for "in the year of our Lord".
• This system of counting years was introduced by the Christian monk Dionysius Exiguus in the 6th century.
• It is based on the traditional belief that Jesus was born in the year 1 AD, although this date is now thought to be slightly earlier.
• The years before the birth of Jesus Christ are counted backward and are denoted by the letters BC (Before Christ).

• Historians, that is, scholars who study the past, often use the word source to refer to the information found from manuscripts, inscriptions and archaeology.
• Once sources are found, learning about the past becomes an adventure, as we reconstruct it bit by bit.
• So historians and archaeologists are like detectives, who use all these sources like clues to find out about our pasts.

• Archaeologists study the human past through the examination of physical remains left behind by past societies.
• They explore and excavate sites to find artifacts such as tools, weapons, pottery, jewelry, and coins.
• They also study the remains of buildings, temples, and other structures made of stone and brick, as well as paintings and sculptures.
• By analyzing and dating these artifacts and structures, archaeologists can determine how people lived in the past, what they ate, how they traded, and how they interacted with each other.
• Archaeologists often work in collaboration with historians, anthropologists, and other specialists to gain a deeper understanding of the past.

As mentioned in Rigveda, Bharata term was used for a group of people who lived in the north-west about 3500 years ago.The name Bharat came because of the term ‘Bharatha’.

• The word India is derived from the Indus River, which was called "Sindhu" in Sanskrit.
• Over time, the Persians altered the pronunciation of "Sindhu" to "Hindu," and the Greeks further changed it to "Indus."
• From the Greek term "Indus," the name "India" was eventually formed and used to refer to the region.
• Therefore, the word "India" has its roots in the Sanskrit word "Sindhu," which means river.

The Garo Hills is located in Meghalaya state and part of Garo-Khasi range,The region is known as one of the wettest places on earth. Garo Hills highest peak is known as Nokrek Peak and home to many places of interest such as cloud covered Tura peak, Imilchang Dar waterfall,Balpakram Wildlife Park,Naphak Lake and most famous limestone caves of Siju,one of the longest in Asia.

The natural frontier of a subcontinent refers to the geographical features that naturally demarcate its boundaries. These features are typically formed by natural elements such as landforms and bodies of water. Among the given options, the one that does NOT form the natural frontier of the subcontinent is Buildings (B).

The Narmada River was an important river along whose banks people lived in ancient times. Its agricultural benefits, availability of water, transportation opportunities, and access to natural resources made it an attractive location for human settlements.

The first step is to find the palm leaves.  The palm leaves are then cooked and dried. The leaves are then cut into pages. The writer then uses a stylus to inscribe letters. Natural colourings are applied to the surface so the ink will stick in the grooves. This process is similar to intaglio printing. Afterwards, a clean cloth is used to wipe out the excess ink and the leaf manuscript is done. And lastly the pages are tied to make the book.

Hence the correct answer is option (C).

Option A: The Vindhya Mountains are complex and discontinuous chains of ridges, hills, plateaus and highland cliffs in the Midwest of India, and today, the term mainly refers to a cliff that runs northward, almost parallel to the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh and the extension with its hills. Rice is said to have been cultivated in the North of Vindhyas first.

Option B: The Sulaiman Mountains are a range of mountains that rise from the eastern edge of the Iranian Plateau and the northeastern edge of the Balochistan Plateau.

Option C: Rice is the main crop grown in the Ganga-BrahmaPutra Basin due to its climate, and there is a fertile and abundant alluvial soil that is best suited for the growth of rice. Although it is a central crop in the Ganges region, it has long been thought that domestic rice cultivation did not reach South Asia until the end of the Indus era.

Option D: The Garo Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi range in Meghalaya. It is inhabited mainly by tribal peoples, most of whom are Garo people. The people who live in the Garo Hills are known as the Garos.

Therefore the correct answer is Option A: North of the Vindhyas.