Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (SSC) · History-Civics (इतिहास-नागरिकशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 6 — Chapter 6: Janapadas and Mahajanapadas
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What were Janapadas? [1]
(A) Early territorial units or kingdoms
(B) Modern cities
(C) Types of coins
(D) Types of temples
2. How many major Mahajanapadas emerged? [1]
(A) Sixteen
(B) Five
(C) Fifty
(D) Two
3. When did Mahajanapadas emerge? [1]
(A) Around the 6th century BCE
(B) Around 1000 CE
(C) Around 500 CE
(D) Around 3000 BCE
4. What government forms did Mahajanapadas have? [1]
(A) Monarchies and republics
(B) Only monarchies
(C) Only republics
(D) Only democracies
5. What is a monarchy? [1]
(A) Government ruled by a king
(B) Government ruled by an assembly
(C) No government at all
(D) Rule by multiple kings equally
6. What is a republic in this context? [1]
(A) Government ruled by an assembly
(B) Government ruled by a single king
(C) No government at all
(D) A type of coin
7. What did the rise of Mahajanapadas lead to? [1]
(A) Larger, more organised political entities
(B) Smaller villages only
(C) No political change
(D) Chaos
8. Why learn about Janapadas and Mahajanapadas? [1]
(A) To understand ancient India's political development
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What were Janapadas? [1]
(A) Early territorial units or kingdoms
(B) Modern cities
(C) Types of coins
(D) Types of temples
10. How many major Mahajanapadas emerged? [1]
(A) Sixteen
(B) Five
(C) Fifty
(D) Two
11. When did Mahajanapadas emerge? [1]
(A) Around the 6th century BCE
(B) Around 1000 CE
(C) Around 500 CE
(D) Around 3000 BCE
12. What government forms did Mahajanapadas have? [1]
(A) Monarchies and republics
(B) Only monarchies
(C) Only republics
(D) Only democracies
13. What is a monarchy? [1]
(A) Government ruled by a king
(B) Government ruled by an assembly
(C) No government at all
(D) Rule by multiple kings equally
14. What is a republic in this context? [1]
(A) Government ruled by an assembly
(B) Government ruled by a single king
(C) No government at all
(D) A type of coin
15. What did the rise of Mahajanapadas lead to? [1]
(A) Larger, more organised political entities
(B) Smaller villages only
(C) No political change
(D) Chaos
16. Why learn about Janapadas and Mahajanapadas? [1]
(A) To understand ancient India's political development
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests