MCQ Class 6 Social Science Chapter 5 India, That Is Bharat Advertisement 1. How many years ago is the Rig Veda considered to be written?2,000 years agoSeveral thousand years ago500 years ago1,000 years agoQuestion 1 of 182. What was the motivation for many foreign travelers to visit India in ancient times?Military conquestTrade, learning, and spiritual pursuitsEntertainmentNone of the aboveQuestion 2 of 183. According to Tamil literature, from which two points was a king's name known?The Himalayas and the Indian OceanThe eastern sea and the western seaCape Kumari and the great mountain in the northThe Ganga and Yamuna riversQuestion 3 of 184. What language did the ancient Greeks use when referring to India as ‘Indoi’?GreekLatinPersianChineseQuestion 4 of 185. Which river's name led to the formation of the terms 'Hindu' and 'Hindustān'?GangaYamunaSindhuNarmadaQuestion 5 of 186. Which of the following names for India originated from the ancient Chinese?YinduHindBharatIndikaQuestion 6 of 187. The phrase ‘Bhārata’ is most commonly used in which region of India today?Northern IndiaSouthern IndiaEastern IndiaWestern IndiaQuestion 7 of 188. In which ancient text is the description, "The country that lies north of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains," found?MahābhārataRig VedaViṣhṇu PurāṇaRamayanaQuestion 8 of 189. What was the primary purpose of ancient travelers coming to India, as stated in Chapter 5?Religious reasonsEconomic and trade exchangesMilitary conquestLearning and cultural exchangeQuestion 9 of 1810. Which of the following was not an ancient foreign term used for India?HindBharatamIndikaJambudvīpaQuestion 10 of 1811. How did the Persian term 'Hindu' come into being?From the Sanskrit term 'Bharata'From the Indus River (Sindhu)From the Tamil literatureFrom the Chinese name 'Yindu'Question 11 of 1812. Which inscription in India first used the term ‘Hindustān’?A Greek inscriptionA Chinese textA Persian inscriptionA Roman manuscriptQuestion 12 of 1813. How did the Greeks refer to India, according to Chapter 5?SindhuHindustānIndoiJambudvīpaQuestion 13 of 1814. Which ancient emperor left behind inscriptions using the name Jambudvīpa?Chandragupta MauryaSamudraguptaAshokaHarshavardhanaQuestion 14 of 1815. The Persian word ‘Hind’ was an adaptation of which Indian river name?GangaYamunaSindhuSarasvatiQuestion 15 of 1816. Which foreign traveler is known for translating Indian manuscripts from Sanskrit into Chinese?MegasthenesHiuen Tsang (Xuanzang)Fa-HienIbn BattutaQuestion 16 of 1817. What was the Chinese term for India that also implied ‘heavenly master’?YinduTianzhuHindJambudvīpaQuestion 17 of 1818. What tree's fruit is associated with the name ‘Jambudvīpa’?MangoJamunNeemPeepalQuestion 18 of 18 Loading...
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