Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (SSC) · History-Civics (इतिहास-नागरिकशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 5 — Chapter 5: Religious Trends in Ancient India
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Who founded Buddhism? [1]
(A) Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
(B) Mahavira
(C) Ashoka
(D) Chandragupta
2. What does Buddhism teach? [1]
(A) The Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
(B) Only rituals
(C) Only the varna system
(D) Nothing specific
3. Who is Jainism associated with? [1]
(A) Mahavira
(B) Buddha
(C) Ashoka
(D) Chandragupta
4. What does Jainism emphasise? [1]
(A) Non-violence (ahimsa)
(B) Violence
(C) Rigid rituals only
(D) Wealth accumulation
5. What did these movements react against? [1]
(A) Rigid rituals and the varna system
(B) Nothing specific
(C) Only foreign invasions
(D) Only trade practices
6. What did Buddhism and Jainism offer? [1]
(A) Alternative paths to spiritual understanding
(B) No alternatives
(C) Only more rituals
(D) Only wealth
7. Where did Buddhism spread? [1]
(A) Many parts of Asia
(B) Only India
(C) Nowhere else
(D) Only Europe
8. Why learn about ancient India's religious trends? [1]
(A) To understand influences on Indian culture
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. Who founded Buddhism? [1]
(A) Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
(B) Mahavira
(C) Ashoka
(D) Chandragupta
10. What does Buddhism teach? [1]
(A) The Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
(B) Only rituals
(C) Only the varna system
(D) Nothing specific
11. Who is Jainism associated with? [1]
(A) Mahavira
(B) Buddha
(C) Ashoka
(D) Chandragupta
12. What does Jainism emphasise? [1]
(A) Non-violence (ahimsa)
(B) Violence
(C) Rigid rituals only
(D) Wealth accumulation
13. What did these movements react against? [1]
(A) Rigid rituals and the varna system
(B) Nothing specific
(C) Only foreign invasions
(D) Only trade practices
14. What did Buddhism and Jainism offer? [1]
(A) Alternative paths to spiritual understanding
(B) No alternatives
(C) Only more rituals
(D) Only wealth
15. Where did Buddhism spread? [1]
(A) Many parts of Asia
(B) Only India
(C) Nowhere else
(D) Only Europe
16. Why learn about ancient India's religious trends? [1]
(A) To understand influences on Indian culture
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests