Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 5 — Chapter 5: The Vedic Civilisation
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What are the Vedas? [1]
(A) Ancient sacred texts
(B) Modern law books
(C) A type of pyramid
(D) A type of currency
2. What language were the Vedas composed in? [1]
(A) Sanskrit
(B) English
(C) Hindi only
(D) Tamil
3. What did the Vedas contain? [1]
(A) Hymns, rituals and philosophy
(B) Only maths problems
(C) Only maps
(D) Only pictures
4. How was Vedic society organised? [1]
(A) Based on occupation
(B) Randomly, with no structure
(C) Only by age
(D) Only by location
5. What did the Vedic social system develop into? [1]
(A) The caste system
(B) A democracy
(C) A monarchy only
(D) No lasting system
6. What economic activities were important in Vedic times? [1]
(A) Agriculture, cattle rearing and trade
(B) Only fishing
(C) Only mining
(D) Nothing significant
7. What else was performed during the Vedic period? [1]
(A) Religious rituals
(B) Only sports
(C) Only warfare
(D) Nothing
8. What did the Vedic period influence? [1]
(A) Later Indian religion and philosophy
(B) Nothing lasting
(C) Only modern technology
(D) Only Western culture
9. What are the Vedas? [1]
(A) Ancient sacred texts
(B) Modern law books
(C) A type of pyramid
(D) A type of currency
10. What language were the Vedas composed in? [1]
(A) Sanskrit
(B) English
(C) Hindi only
(D) Tamil
11. What did the Vedas contain? [1]
(A) Hymns, rituals and philosophy
(B) Only maths problems
(C) Only maps
(D) Only pictures
12. How was Vedic society organised? [1]
(A) Based on occupation
(B) Randomly, with no structure
(C) Only by age
(D) Only by location
13. What did the Vedic social system develop into? [1]
(A) The caste system
(B) A democracy
(C) A monarchy only
(D) No lasting system
14. What economic activities were important in Vedic times? [1]
(A) Agriculture, cattle rearing and trade
(B) Only fishing
(C) Only mining
(D) Nothing significant
15. What else was performed during the Vedic period? [1]
(A) Religious rituals
(B) Only sports
(C) Only warfare
(D) Nothing
16. What did the Vedic period influence? [1]
(A) Later Indian religion and philosophy
(B) Nothing lasting
(C) Only modern technology
(D) Only Western culture