MCQ Questions for Class 6 History: Ch 12 Buildings, Paintings and Books
1. What is the pradakshina path?
(a) Place in temples where people could assemble
(b) Mound
(c) Circular path around the stupa
(d) Place where the image of the deity is installed
► (c) Circular path around the stupa
2. _____ are supposed to have been compiled by Vyasa
(a) Puranas and the Meghaduta
(b) Ramayana's and the Ramayana
(c) Puranas and the Ramayana
(d) Puranas and the Mahabharata
► (d) Puranas and the Mahabharata
3. Where is Amravati at present
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
► (b) Andhra Pradesh
3. Valmiki is recognised as the author of the
(a) English Ramayana
(b) Urdu Ramayana
(c) Hindi Ramayana
(d) Sanskrit Ramayana
► (d) Sanskrit Ramayana
4. What is relic casket?
(a) Box contains remains of shudras
(b) Box contains remains of animals
(c) Box contains remains of Buddha
(d) Pillar which was having unique design
► (c) Box contains remains of Buddha
5. What is a monolithic temple?
(a) Each of these was carved out of a huge, single piece of stone
(b) Each of these was carved out of a huge, two piece of stone
(c) Each of these was carved out of a huge, three piece of stone
(d) Each of these was carved out of a huge, many piece of stone
► (a) Each of these was carved out of a huge, single piece of stone
6. A Jaina monastery is at
(a) Orissa
(b) Sanchi
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Mahabalipuram
► (a) Orissa
7. According to the Mahabharata, the war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas was fought to control which part?
(a) Mahabalipuram
(b) Aihole
(c) Hastinapur
(d) Sanchi
► (c) Hastinapur
8. Devotees walked around the stupa, in a
(a) straight direction
(b) semi clock wise direction
(c) clockwise direction
(d) anti clockwise direction
► (c) clockwise direction
9. What was the most important part of an ancient Hindu temple where the image of the chief deity was placed
(a) Shikhara
(b) Garbhagriha
(c) Madhyagriha
(d) Mundka
► (b) Garbhagriha
10. Which are two Tamil epics
(a) Sangam and Manimeka
(b) Cilappatikaram and Manimekalai
(c) Sangam and Manimekalai
(d) None of these
► (b) Cilappatikaram and Manimekalai
11. _____ are grand, long compositions, about heroic men and women, and include stories about gods.
(a) Vedas
(b) Books
(c) Inscriptions
(d) Epics
► (d) Epics
12. Who wrote the Aryabhatiyam
(a) Vyas
(b) Valmiki
(c) Aryabhata
(d) Banabhatta
► (c) Aryabhata
13. Who composed Manimekalai
(a) Sangam
(b) Sattanar
(c) Sarthalai
(d) Satnam
► (b) Sattanar
14. Most familiar star in universe is
(a) Sirius
(b) Sun
(c) Rigel
(d) Deneb
► (b) Sun
15. Silappadikaram is the story of a merchant named Kovalan, who lived in
(a) Pukar
(b) Puhar
(c) Pohar
(d) Pihar
► (b) Puhar
16. Mahabalipuram is famous for
(a) Garbhagriha
(b) Pillars
(c) Temples
(d) Carved statues
► (c) Temples
17. Ram wife Sita was abducted by the king of Lanka, named
(a) Laxman
(b) Bharat
(c) Kans
(d) Ravana
► (d) Ravana
18. Where is Bhitargaon is at present
(a) Gujarat
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Uttar Pradesh
► (d) Uttar Pradesh
19. The Puranas contain stories about gods and goddesses, such as
(a) Vishnu, Shiva, Durga or Parvati
(b) Ganesh, Shiva, Gurunanak dev or Parvati
(c) Ganesh, Shiva, Durga or Gurunanak dev
(d) Vishnu, Shiva, Durga or Ganesh
► (a) Vishnu, Shiva, Durga or Parvati
20. Purana literally mean
(a) Modern
(b) Old
(c) Civilised
(d) New
► (b) Old