MCQ Questions for Class 6 History: Ch 6 Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic
1. Who worked as a farmers in the agriculture field
(a) Dass, Landless people, Women
(b) King, Purohit, Women
(c) Dass, Shudras, Vaishyas
(d) Dass, Brahmins, Kshatriyas
â–º (a) Dass, Landless people, Women
2. Small states ruled by the tribals were called
(a) Village
(b) Mahajanapadas
(c) Maharuler
(d) Janapadas
â–º (d) Janapadas
3. The farmers gave one-sixth of their produce to the king which was called
(a) Bhaga
(b) Part
(c) Hissa
(d) Bhora
â–º (a) Bhaga
4. Who was son of Bimbisara
(a) Ashoka
(b) Ajatshatru
(c) Nanda
(d) Maurya
â–º (b) Ajatshatru
5. Who was the founder of Nanda Dynasty
(a) Mahanara Nanda
(b) Mahapadma Nanda
(c) Maha Nanda
(d) Padma Nanda
â–º (b) Mahapadma Nanda
6. Champa was a great port in
(a) Anga
(b) Magadha
(c) Kuru
(d) Malla
â–º (a) Anga
7. Who was the central figure in the Ashvamedha sacrifice
(a) Ministers
(b) Purohit
(c) King
(d) Soldiers
â–º (c) King
8. Which of the following is not a Mahajanapadas
(a) Magadha
(b) Inamgaon
(c) Avanti
(d) Kamboj
â–º (b) Inamgaon
9. Which among the following is not capital of big cities of that period
(a) Pawa
(b) Champa
(c) Rajgriha
(d) Anga
â–º (d) Anga
10. Who can not participate in horse sacrifice
(a) Shudras
(b) Vaishya
(c) Kshatriyas
(d) Brahmins
â–º (a) Shudras
11. ____ had a large deposits of iron-ore
(a) Malla
(b) Vajji
(c) Magadha
(d) Ujjayini
â–º (c) Magadha
12. A form of government in which the power is held by the people or a group of elected person or an elected chief is called
(a) Autocratic
(b) Oligopoly
(c) Republic
(d) Military
â–º (c) Republic
13. Magadha and ___ are examples of monarchical mahajanapadas
(a) Shakyas
(b) Lichchhavis
(c) Vajji
(d) Vatsa
â–º (d) Vatsa
14. Amatya means
(a) Purohits
(b) Kings
(c) Ministers
(d) Farmers
â–º (c) Ministers
15. ____ means unquestioned control over an area in which the royal horse move uninterrupted
(a) Shermedha
(b) Ashvamedha
(c) Singhmedha
(d) Shatriyas
â–º (b) Ashvamedha
16. Spices and precious stones came to Magadha from
(a) Texila
(b) Ujjayini
(c) South India
(d) Punjab
â–º (c) South India
17. Classification of society into four groups on the basis of their occupation is called
(a) Vajja
(b) Vista
(c) Varna
(d) Vedas
â–º (c) Varna
18. Chhotanagpur Plateau has been rich in
(a) Iron-ore
(b) Aluminium-ore
(c) Coal-ore
(d) Gold-ore
â–º (a) Iron-ore
19. How much of the produce was collected as tax
(a) one-third part
(b) one-fifth part
(c) one-sixth part
(d) half part
â–º (c) one-sixth part
20. Which of the following is not among the four varnas
(a) Shakti
(b) Brahmin
(c) Vaishyas
(d) Kshatriyas
â–º (a) Shakti