Class 6 Social Science Chapter 4 MCQ Timeline and Sources of History
MCQ Questions for Class 6 Social Science SST Chapter 4 Timeline and Sources of History
1. Choose the correct option in the following questions:
Question 1.
Over long ages, the Earth’s climate has gone through many changes. At certain times, it is very cold and much of the Earth was covered with ice, this is called an _________.
(a) Cold age
(b) Ice Age
(c) Both of the above
(d) None of the above.
Answer:
(b) Ice Age
Question 2.
How is time measured in history?
(a) By counting the number of days.
(b) By counting the number of years.
(c) By counting the number of hours
(d) By counting the number of minutes.
Answer:
(b) By counting the number of years.
Question 3.
What is a millennium?
(a) A period of 10 years
(b) A period of 100 years
(c) A period of 1,000 years
(d) A period of 1 million years.
Answer:
(c) A period of 1,000 years
Question 4.
What do anthropologists study?
(a) Physical features of the Earth
(b) Human societies and cultures
(c) Remains of plants and animals
(d) The past by digging up remains
Answer:
(b) Human societies and cultures
Question 5.
What is a century?
(a) A period of 10 years
(b) A period of 100 years
(c) A period of 1,000 years
(d) A period of 1 million years.
Answer:
(b) A period of 100 years
Question 6.
Who studies the remains of plants, animals, and humans from millions of years ago?
(a) Archaeologists
(b) Geologists
(c) Paleontologists
(d) Anthropologists
Answer:
(b) Geologists
Question 7.
As communities grew, so did their social complexity and were responsible for the well-being of the people, and everyone collectively worked towards the community’s welfare.
(a) everyone
(b) no one
(c) leaders and ‘chieftains’
(d) all of the above
Answer:
(c) leaders and ‘chieftains’
Question 8.
Modem humans also known as _________ have walked the planet for about 300,000 (three lakh) years.
(a) Human beings
(b) Homo sapiens
(c) Human Sapiens
(d) Homo Beings.
Answer:
(b) Homo sapiens
Question 9.
Who contributes to all the sources of history?
(a) Historians
(b) Archaeologists,
(c) Epigraphists and Anthropologists
(d) All of the above.
Answer:
(d) All of the above.
Question 10.
Who study the physical features of the Earth, like the soil, stones, hills, mountains rivers, seas, oceans and other such parts of the Earth?
(a) Archaeologists
(b) Geologists
(c) Paleontologists
(d) Anthropologists.
Answer:
(b) Geologists
Question 11.
Which discipline is primarily concerned with the study of human societies and cultures?
(a) Geology
(b) Anthropology
(c) Archaeology
(d) Paleontology
Answer:
(b) Anthropology
Question 12.
Why is it important to use multiple sources when studying history?
(a) To confuse the reader
(b) To gather a comprehensive understanding and verify facts
(c) To limit the information available
(d) To focus on a single perspective
Answer:
(b) To gather a comprehensive understanding and verify facts
Question 13.
The significance of the Gregorian calendar in historical time measurement is that it
(a) is based solely on lunar cycles.
(b) is used worldwide for organising dates.
(c) only counts years in the common era.
(d) was established in ancient Rome.
Answer:
(b) is used worldwide for organising dates.
Question 14.
Artifacts such as tools and pottery contribute to our understanding of history by
(a) providing entertainment for historians.
(b) offering insights into the daily lives and cultures of past societies.
(c) serving as decorative items in museums.
(d) confusing the timeline of events.
Answer:
(b) offering insights into the daily lives and cultures of past societies.
Question 15.
When considering the evolution of human societies, one can conclude that
(a) all early humans were nomadic throughout history.
(b) the development of agriculture led to permanent settlements.
(c) technology had no impact on social structures.
(d) humans have always lived in large cities.
Answer:
(b) the development of agriculture led to permanent settlements.
Question 16.
In the context of historical studies, the term “BCE” is used to indicate
(a) years after the birth of Jesus Christ.
(b) years before the common era.
(c) the beginning of the ice age.
(d) a specific calendar used in Europe.
Answer:
(b) years before the common era.
Question 17.
The role of historians in studying the past can best be described as
(a) collecting artifacts without analysis.
(b) engaging in a dialogue between the present and the past.
(c) focusing solely on written documents.
(d) ignoring oral histories and traditions.
Answer:
(b) engaging in a dialogue between the present and the past.
Question 18.
The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture primarily resulted in
(a) a decrease in population.
(b) increased social complexity and community organisation.
(c) a return to nomadic lifestyles.
(d) the extinction of various animal species.
Answer:
(b) increased social complexity and community organisation.
Question 19.
In the study of history, timelines are particularly useful for
(a) memorising historical dates without context.
(b) visualising the sequence and relationships between events.
(c) focusing only on significant figures.
(d) ignoring less important events.
Answer:
(b) visualising the sequence and relationships between events.
Question 20.
The emergence of chleftains in early societies indicates that
(a) leadership was unnecessary in small communities.
(b) social structures became more complex as populations grew.
(c) all individuals had equal roles and responsibilities.
(d) communities relied solely on trade for survival.
Answer:
(b) social structures became more complex as populations grew.
Question 21.
Palaeontologists primarily focus on
(a) the study of ancient human cultures.
(b) the analysis of fossils to understand past life forms.
(c) the exploration of historical texts.
(d) the examination of geological features.
Answer:
(b) the analysis of fossils to understand past life forms.
Question 22.
The concept of “millennium” refers to a period of
(a) 100 years
(b) 500 years
(c) 1,000 years
(d) 10 years
Answer:
(c) 1,000 years
Question 23.
Consider the following statements.
I. The last ice age lasted from over 100,000 years ago to around 12,000 years ago.
II. Early civilisations settled around rivers only because of water availability.
III. Leaders or ‘chieftains’ were responsible for the wellbeing of people in the community.
Which of these statements is/are true?
(a) I only
(b) I and II
(c) I and III
(d) II and III
Answer:
(c) I and III
Assertion-Reason Questions :
1. Assertion (A) Archaeologists play a crucial role in reconstructing the history of human societies.
Reason (R) Archaeologists study fossils to understand the physical characteristics of ancient humans.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Answer:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Assertion (A) Palaeontologists help us understand the evolution of life on Earth.
Reason (R) Palaeontologists excavate and study artifacts from ancient civilisations.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A .
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Answer:
(c) A is true, but R is false
3. Assertion (A) The Gregorian calendar does not have a year zero.
Reason (R) Years in the Gregorian calendar are counted from 1 BCE directly to 1 CE.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Answer:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
4. Assertion (A): Historians can be compared to detectives for several reasons including their Investigative Approach, their way of analysing evidence.
Reason (R): Historians examine primary and secondary sources, such as letters, diaries, official records, artifacts, and other documents, to piece together an accurate picture of past events.
(a) Both (A) knd (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer:
(a) Both (A) knd (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
5. Assertion (A): Sometimes CE is used instead of AD and BC.
Reason (R): The letters CE stands for ‘common era’ because the Christian era is now used in most countries.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
6. Assertion (A): Archaeologists contributes to various sources of history.
Reason (R): They study the physical features of the Earth, like the soil, stones, hills, mountains rivers, seas, oceans and other such parts of the Earth.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer:
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
5. Assertion (A): We use the term A.D after any date to signify the year.
Reason (R): AD refers to the years counted from the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity. The Latin term for AD is Anno Domini.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer:
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
2. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
1. _________ is a period of 100 years.
Answer:
Century
2. The birth of is used as its starting point by Gregorian calendar.
Answer:
Jesus Christ
3. The year 1857 CE can also be written as _________.
Answer:
1857 AD
4. Abbreviation of Before Common Era is _________.
Answer:
BCE
5. The absence of a year zero in the Grdgorian calendar means that between 4 BCE and 4 CE, only _________ years have passed.
Answer:
7
6. In history, a period of 100 years is called a ________.
Answer:
century
7. The first examples of rock art in the world date back to around ________ BCE.
Answer:
40,000
8. Paleontologists study the remains of plants, animals and humans in the form of ________.
Answer:
fossils
9. The conventional year for Jesus Christ’s birth is taken as the starting point for the ________ calendar.
Answer:
Gregorian
10. Leaders or ________ were responsible for the well-being of the People.
Answer:
Chieftains
3. State whether the statements given below are True or False:
1. Paleontologists study the remains of plants, animals, and humans from millions of years ago.
Answer:
True
2. Archaeologists study the physical features of the Earth, like the soil, stones, hills, mountains rivers, seas, oceans and other such parts of the Earth.
Answer:
False
3. Anthropologists study the physical features of the Earth.
Answer:
False
4. The last Ice Age lasted from over 100,000 years ago to around 12,000 years ago.
Answer:
True
5. The Gregorian calendar has a year zero in its timeline.
Answer:
False
6. The Gregorian calendar is the only calendar that has ever been used to measure time.
Answer:
False
7. Historians can use sources other than written documents, such as oral traditions and artifacts, to study history.
Answer:
True
8. Geologists study human artifacts to understand past human behaviour.
Answer:
False
9. The Common Era (CE) follows immediately after 1 BCE in the Gregorian calendar.
Answer:
True
10. The examples of oral sources of history are paintings and sculptures.
Answer:
False
5. Match the following items given in Column A with that in Column B:
Question 1.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Anthropologists | (a) The conventional year for Jesus Christ’s birth has generally been taken to be the starting point for this calendar. |
| 2. Archaeologists | (b) They study human societies and cultures from the oldest times to the present |
| 3. Gregorian Calendar | (c) Before Common Era |
| 4. BCE | (d) 100 years |
| 5. Century | (e) They study the past by digging up remains that people, plants and animals left behind, such as tools, pots, beads, figurines, toys, bones and teeth of animals and humans, burnt grains, parts of houses or bricks, among others. |
Answer:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Anthropologists | (b) They study human societies and cultures from the oldest times to the present |
| 2. Archaeologists | (e) They study the past by digging up remains that people, plants and animals left behind, such as tools, pots, beads, figurines, toys, bones and teeth of animals and humans, burnt grains, parts of houses or bricks, among others. |
| 3. Gregorian Calendar | (a) The conventional year for Jesus Christ’s birth has generally been taken to be the starting point for this calendar. |
| 4. BCE | (c) Before Common Era |
| 5. Century | (d) 100 years |