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Class 6, Chapter 1 - What, where, how and when? | NCERT
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When did people start to grow crops on the hills of Sulaiman and Kirthar?
about 4500 years ago
about 12000 years ago
about 6000 years ago
about 8000 years ago
First place where rice was grown was:
north of the Vindhyas
south of the Himalayas
west of the Khasi Hills
east of the Sulaimans
Smaller rivers that flow into larger river are called:
tributaries
When did the first cities on the Indus emerge?
2800 years ago
1600 years ago
5500 years ago
4700 years ago
When did the first cities along sea coasts emerge?
about 3800 years ago
about 3200 years ago
about 1200 years ago
about 2500 years ago
Match the following:
Rigveda
earliest composition in Sanskrit
manuscript
book written by hand
Ashoka
ruler of the Maurya Empire
cartouche
frame enclosing ancient Egypt ruler name
Magadha
area located south of the Ganga river
Select two crops that people started growing at the earliest.
Where did people live in prehistoric India?
River Gandak
Vindhyas
Garo Hills
River Ganga and River Son
Sulaiman and Kirthar Hills
River Thamirabarani
River Narmada banks
River Indus and its tributaries
Vindhyas
Garo Hills
River Ganga and River Son
Sulaiman and Kirthar Hills
River Narmada banks
River Indus and its tributaries
Who were nomadic people?
people that settled around river banks
people that lived in desert regions
people that did not live in permanent settlements
people that planted crops
people that did not live in permanent settlements
What is the most significant Ganga tributary where people settled about 2500 years ago?
Son
How did people living in north-west of India called their land?
Bharat
Dihing
Zanskar
Sindhu
Travelers from which countries gave the country name India?
Which statements are correct?
1. Name Bharat comes from Bharatha.
2. Coins can be a source of historic information.
3. The early manuscripts were carved in stone slabs.
1. Name Bharat comes from Bharatha.
2. Coins can be a source of historic information.
Which type of historical information is more durable?
Select three languages that were most often used to write manuscripts and inscriptions in ancient times.
Prakrit
Tamil
Telugu
Sanskrit
Meitei
