Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 6 — Chapter 6: Mahavira and Buddha
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Who founded Jainism? [1]
(A) Mahavira
(B) Buddha
(C) Ashoka
(D) Chanakya
2. What did Mahavira teach? [1]
(A) Non-violence, truth and self-discipline
(B) Only warfare
(C) Only trade
(D) Only farming
3. Who founded Buddhism? [1]
(A) Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
(B) Mahavira
(C) Ashoka
(D) Chanakya
4. What did Buddha teach? [1]
(A) The Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
(B) Only warfare
(C) Only trade
(D) Only farming
5. When did both live? [1]
(A) Around the 6th century BCE
(B) Around the 20th century CE
(C) Around 1000 CE
(D) Around 100 CE
6. What did they both reject? [1]
(A) Some existing religious practices
(B) All religion completely
(C) Only farming
(D) Only trade
7. What did they seek instead? [1]
(A) Simpler spiritual paths
(B) More complex rituals
(C) Only wealth
(D) Only power
8. What did Jainism and Buddhism do over time? [1]
(A) Spread across India and Asia
(B) Disappear immediately
(C) Remain in one village
(D) Have no influence
9. Who founded Jainism? [1]
(A) Mahavira
(B) Buddha
(C) Ashoka
(D) Chanakya
10. What did Mahavira teach? [1]
(A) Non-violence, truth and self-discipline
(B) Only warfare
(C) Only trade
(D) Only farming
11. Who founded Buddhism? [1]
(A) Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
(B) Mahavira
(C) Ashoka
(D) Chanakya
12. What did Buddha teach? [1]
(A) The Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
(B) Only warfare
(C) Only trade
(D) Only farming
13. When did both live? [1]
(A) Around the 6th century BCE
(B) Around the 20th century CE
(C) Around 1000 CE
(D) Around 100 CE
14. What did they both reject? [1]
(A) Some existing religious practices
(B) All religion completely
(C) Only farming
(D) Only trade
15. What did they seek instead? [1]
(A) Simpler spiritual paths
(B) More complex rituals
(C) Only wealth
(D) Only power
16. What did Jainism and Buddhism do over time? [1]
(A) Spread across India and Asia
(B) Disappear immediately
(C) Remain in one village
(D) Have no influence