MCQ Class 6 Social Science Chapter 4 Timeline and Sources of History Advertisement 1. What is history often described as?A list of past eventsAn unending dialogue between the present and the pastA set of ancient storiesA collection of mythsQuestion 1 of 202. Which museum is mentioned in the chapter as preserving objects from the past?The British MuseumNational Museum, New DelhiLouvre MuseumSmithsonian InstitutionQuestion 2 of 203. Which profession studies the physical features of the Earth, such as soil and mountains?AnthropologistsArchaeologistsGeologistsPalaeontologistsQuestion 3 of 204. What do palaeontologists study?Remains of plants, animals, and humans in the form of fossilsHuman societies and culturesPhysical features of the EarthAncient inscriptionsQuestion 4 of 205. How is time measured in history according to different cultures?Based on scientific inventionsBy the birth of important people or the start of a ruler’s reignBy wars and battlesBy religious events onlyQuestion 5 of 206. What calendar is widely used across the world today?Hindu calendarGregorian calendarJewish calendarChinese calendarQuestion 6 of 207. The birth of Jesus Christ is considered the starting point of which era?Common Era (CE)Before Common Era (BCE)Iron AgeIce AgeQuestion 7 of 208. In which era was Gautama Buddha born, approximately?560 CE1000 BCE560 BCE300 CEQuestion 8 of 209. Which of the following is NOT a source of history?InscriptionsManuscriptsFossilsModern technologyQuestion 9 of 2010. Which of the following terms refers to a period of 1,000 years?CenturyDecadeMillenniumEraQuestion 10 of 2011. What tool do historians use to understand the sequence of historical events?CalendarTimelineGenealogyFossilsQuestion 11 of 2012. What does the word 'auspicious' mean as used in the chapter?UnfavorableImportantBringing luckHistoricQuestion 12 of 2013. Who studies ancient inscriptions?ArchaeologistsEpigraphistsPalaeontologistsGeologistsQuestion 13 of 2014. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a challenge early humans faced?Hunting for foodSeeking shelterMaking stone toolsTrading with other villagesQuestion 14 of 2015. What is the 'Ice Age' referred to in the chapter?A time when most of Earth was covered with iceA period when Earth’s temperature was extremely highA period of global warmingThe first human civilizationQuestion 15 of 2016. Which of the following is an example of a primary source of history?History textbooksCoins from ancient timesTelevision documentariesNovels based on historical eventsQuestion 16 of 2017. What is a timeline used for in history?To understand cultural diversityTo display a sequence of events in chronological orderTo analyze future eventsTo compare different historical figuresQuestion 17 of 2018. Which of the following fields is NOT mentioned as helping to reconstruct history?ArchaeologyAnthropologyAstronomyGeneticsQuestion 18 of 2019. In which millennium are we currently living according to the Gregorian calendar?2nd millennium CE3rd millennium CE4th millennium BCE1st millennium CEQuestion 19 of 2020. Which object is NOT typically found in a museum to help us learn about history?Ancient toolsHistorical documentsArchaeological ruinsModern gadgetsQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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