MCQ on India That is Bharat Class 6
Class 6 Social Science Chapter 5 MCQ India That is Bharat
Multiple Choice Questions :
Question 1.
What does the term ‘Sapta Sindhava’ refer to?
(a) Land of seven cities
(b) Land of seven rivers
(c) Land of seven mountains
(d) Land of seven oceans
Answer:
(b) Land of seven rivers
Question 2.
Which ancient text mentions the region ‘Kashmira’?
(a) Rig Veda
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Vishnu Purana
(d) Upanishads
Answer:
(b) Mahabharata
Question 3.
Which name was used by Emperor Ashoka to describe the entire Indian Subcontinent?
(a) Bharat
(b) Hindustan
(c) Jambudvipa
(d) Yindu
Answer:
(c) Jambudvipa
Question 4.
What does the term ‘Bharata’ mean in the context of the Vishnu Purana?
(a) Country of the Bharatas
(b) Land of the seven rivers
(c) Island of the jamun tree
(d) Heavenly master
Answer:
(a) Country of the Bharatas
Question 5.
The first foreigners to mention India were from which country?
(a) Greece
(b) China
(c) Persia
(d) Egypt
Answer:
(c) Persia
Question 6.
What name did the ancient Greeks use to refer to the region of India?
(a) Indoi
(b) Yintu
(c) Hind
(d) Bharat
Answer:
(a) Indoi
Question 7.
Who is the Chinese traveler mentioned in the text who traveled to India in the 7th century CE?
(a) Confucius
(b) Xuanzang
(c) Laozi
(d) Mencius
Answer:
(b) Xuanzang
Question 8.
What is the meaning of the term ‘Jambudvipa’?
(a) Land of the Bharatas
(b) Island of the fruit of the jamun tree
(c) Land of seven rivers
(d) Heavenly master
Answer:
(b) Island of the fruit of the jamun tree
Question 9.
Which ancient text uses the term ‘Bharatavarsha’?
(a) Rig Veda
(b) Vishnu Purana
(c) Mahäbharata
(d) Upanishads
Answer:
(c) Mahäbharata
Question 10.
What does the Persian term ‘Hind’ refer to?
(a) A religion
(b) A river
(c) A geographical region
(d) A city
Answer:
(a) A religion
Question 11.
By what name is the northwest region of the Indian subcontinent referred to in the Rig Veda?
(a) Jambudvipa
(b) Bharatavarsha
(c) Sapta Sindhava
(d) Hindustan
Answer:
Option (c) is correct
Explanation:
In the Rig Veda the northwest region of the Indian subcontinent is referred to as ‘Sapta Sindhava/ meaning ‘land of the seven rivers.
Question 12.
Who were the first foreigners to refer to India as ‘Hind’?
(a) Greeks
(b) Chinese
(c) Persians
(d) Arabs
Answer:
Option (c) is correct.
Explanation:
The Persians were the first foreigners to refer to India as ‘Hind’, derived from ‘Sindhu .
Question 13.
Which of the following words was NOT used by the Chinese lo refer to India?
(a) Tianzhu
(b) sindhu
(c) Yintu
(d) Yindu
Answer:
Option (b) is correct.
Explanation:
The Chinese refer to India as ‘Yinlu’ or ‘Yindu’ and Tianz.hu’ in several lexis.
Question 14.
Which emperor is known to have used the term ‘Jambudvipa’ in inscriptions?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta
(c) Harsha
(d) Arjuna
Answer:
Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
‘Jambudvipa’ was used by the great Mauryan king Ashoka to represent Ins realm in the third BCE.
Question 15.
Which part of the Indian Constitution mentions the phrase ‘India, that is Bharat’?
(a) The preamble
(b) The first article
(c) The appendix
(d) The second article
Answer:
Option (b) is correct.
Explanation:
The Indian Constitution uses the phrase ‘India, that is Bharat’ right at the beginning.
Question 16.
Xuanzang was a /an scholar.
(a) Indian
(b) Persian
(c) Greek
(d) Chinese
Answer:
Option (d) is correct
Explanation:
Xuanzang was a Chinese scholar, who visited India in 7th century CE.
Question 17.
When was the term ‘Hindustan’ first used in a Persian inscription?
(a) 1,800 years ago
(b) 2,500 years ago
(c) 500 years ago
(d) 1,000 years ago
Answer:
Option (a) is correct
Explanation:
The term ‘Hindustan’ was first used in a Persian inscription about 1,800 years ago.
Assertion-Reason Type Questions :
I. There are two statements in each question marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose your answer as per the options given below:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Question 1.
Assertion (A): The term ‘Bharata’ is used tö describe the entire Indian Subcontinent in the Vishsu Purana.
Reason (R): ‘Bharata’ refers to the land north of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains.
Answer:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Question 2.
Assertion (A): The term ‘Hindu’ was originally a geographical term in ancient Persian.
Reason (R): The ancient Persians adapted the term ‘Sindhu’ to ‘Hindu’ to refer to the Indus River region.
Answer:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Question 3.
Assertion (A): The Mahäbharata uses the term ‘Jambudvipa’ to refer to a specific region in India.
Reason (R): ‘Jambudvipa’ means ‘the island of the fruit of the jamun tree’.
Answer:
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Question 4.
Assertion (A): Xuanzang visited India in the 7th century CE.
Reason (R):He traveled to India to collect Buddhist texts and meet scholars.
Answer:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Question 5.
Assertion (A): The term ‘Hindustän’ was first used about 1,800 years ago.
Reason (R):It was used by most invaders of India to describe the Indian Subcontinent.
Answer:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
II. Questions 1 to 2 are assertion and reason -based questions.
Following options should be used for these questions.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
Question 1.
Assertion: The name ‘Bharat’ is of recent origin.
Reason: In South India, India is referred to as ‘Bharatam’.
Answer:
Option (d) is correct.
Explanation:
The word Bharat has been derived from the term ‘Bharata’, that first appeared in Rig Veda several years ago.
Question 2.
Assertion: Emperor Ashoka used the name ‘Jambudvipa’ to describe the whole of India.
Reason: ‘Jambudvipa’ was used to describe present-day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, as well as parts of Afghanistan.
Answer:
Option (b) is correct.
Explanation:
The name ‘Jambudvipa’ was used to describe a vast region that included present-day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan and the name was popularised by Emperor Ashoka.
Question 3.
Assertion: Chinese speakers refer to India as ‘Yintu’ or’Yindu’.
Reason: The Chinese name for India ‘Yintu’ or ‘Yindu’ is derived from the word ‘Sindhu’.
Answer:
Option (b) is correct.
Explanation:
The Chinese name for India ‘Yintu’ or ‘Yindu’ is derived from the word ‘Sindhu’, in the following way:
Sindhu – Hindhu – Indu – Yindu
Fill in the blanks :
1. The Rig Veda gives the northwest region of the Subcontinent the name ________
Answer:
Sapta Sindhava
2. The Mahabharata uses the terms ‘Bharatavarşha’ and ________ to describe the Indian Subcontinent.
Answer:
Jambudvipa
3. The term ‘Jambudvipa’ means ________.
Answer:
the island of the fruit of the jamun tree
4. The Indian Constitution mentions ‘India, that is ________.
Answer:
Bharat
5. The ancient Greeks named the region ________ or ‘Indike’.
Answer:
Indoi
6. The first foreigners to mention India were the ________.
Answer:
Persians
7. ‘Bharata’ is mentioned in an ancient text called the ________.
Answer:
Vishsu Purana
8. Xuanzang travelled from China to India in the ________ century CE.
Answer:
7th
9. The term ‘Hindustan’ was first used in a Persian inscription some ________ years ago.
Answer:
1,800
10. The word ‘Sindhava’ comes from ‘Sindhu’, which refers to the ________
Answer:
Indus River
11. Sindhu refers to the _________ river.
Answer:
Indus
12. The ancient Greeks referred to India as ‘_________’ or ‘In dike’
Answer:
Indoi
13. The _________ uses the phrase ‘India, that is Bharat’ right at the beginning.
Answer:
Indian Constitution
14. The name ‘Hindustan’ was first used in a _________ inscription.
Answer:
Persian
15. Xuanzang returned to China from India after _________ years.
Answer:
17
True or False :
1. The term ‘Bharata’ was first used in the Rig Veda.
Answer:
True
2. Xuanzang traveled from China to India in the 6 th century CE.
Answer:
False
3. ‘Hindustan’ was first used in a Persian inscription about 1,800 years ago.
Answer:
True
4. ‘Jambudvipa’ means ‘the land of the seven rivers’.
Answer:
False
5. The Persians referred țo India as ‘Hind’, ‘Hidu’, or ‘Hindu’.
Answer:
True
6. The Mahabharata was written from a few centuries BCE onward.
Answer:
True
7. ‘Yintu’ and ‘Yindu’ are terms used by-the ancient Chinese to refer to India.
Answer:
True
8. The Rig Veda refers to ‘Bharatavarsha’ as the land of the Bharatas.
Answer:
False
9. The term ‘Bharat’ is used in the Indian Constitution.
Answer:
True
10. ‘Tianzhu’ was a term used by the ancient Chinese that could also be understood as ‘heavenly master’.
Answer:
True
11. The Rig Veda was written in medieval period.
Answer:
False
12. The term ‘Bharatavarsha’ is used to describe only the southern part of India.
Answer:
False
13. ‘Bharata’ in the frig Veda refers to one of the main Vedic groups of people.
Answer:
True
14. Persians mention India as ‘Yintu’ or ‘Yindu’ in several texts.
Answer:
False
15. Hiuen Tsang travelled from China to India in the 7th century CE.
Answer:
True
Match the following :
Question 1.
Match the ancient names with their corresponding regions:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Kāshmīra | (a) Parts of Bengal |
| 2. Kurukshetra | (b) More or less today’s Kashmir |
| 3. Vanga | (c) Roughly today’s Assam |
| 4. Prāgjyotişha | (d) Parts of Haryana today |
Answer:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Kāshmīra | (b) More or less today’s Kashmir |
| 2. Kurukshetra | (d) Parts of Haryana today |
| 3. Vanga | (a) Parts of Bengal |
| 4. Prāgjyotişha | (c) Roughly today’s Assam |
Question 2.
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Sapta Sindhava | (i) Island of the fruit of the Jamun tree |
| (2) Bharatavarsha | (ii) Land of the seven rivers |
| (3) Jambudvipa | (iii) The Indian subcontinent |
| (4) Hind | (iv) Persian name for India |
| (8) Tlanzhu | (v) Chinese name for India |
| (6) Yindu | (vi) Heavenly master |
Answer:
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Sapta Sindhava | (ii) Land of the seven rivers |
| (2) Bharatavarsha | (iii) The Indian subcontinent |
| (3) Jambudvipa | (i) Island of the fruit of the Jamun tree |
| (4) Hind | (iv) Persian name for India |
| (8) Tlanzhu | (vi) Heavenly master |
| (6) Yindu | (v) Chinese name for India |
Passage Based Questions
I. Read the following source and answer the following questions:
It is interesting to note that different parts of the country adopted a similar definition for India. For instance, a poem of ancient Tamil literature, from about 2,000 years ago, praises a king whose name Is known “from [Cape] Kumari in the south, from the great mountain in the north, from the oceans on the east and on the west..” You can now recognise The great mountain in the north’, and it should not be difficult to identify ‘Cape Kumari’. It looks like ancient Indians knew their geography well!
Question 1.
Why was the poem mentioned in the above passage written?
(a) To specify the boundaries of the Indian
(d) None of the above
Answer:
Option (b) is correct.
Explanation:
The Tamil poem mentioned in the passage is about 2,000 years old and was written to praise a king.
Question 2.
Which geographical feature is referred to as ‘the great mountain in the north’, in the Tamil Poem?
(a) The Himalayas
(b) The Vindhya Range
(c) The Satpura
(d) The Karakoram
Answer:
Option (a) is correct
Explanation:
“The great mountain in the north” refers to the Himalayas, which is the highest mountain range in the world and is a significant geographical feature of northern India.
Question 3.
What does ‘Cape Kumari’ refer to in the Tamil poem?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Coimbatore
(d) Kanyakumari
Answer:
Option (d) is correct
Explanation:
‘Cape Kumari’ refers to Cape Comorin, which is commonly known as Kanyakumari. It is the southernmost tip of India.
Question 4.
‘Ocean on the east’ most likely refers to which of the following?
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Bay of Bengal
(c) Arabian Sea
(d) Mediterranean Sea
Answer:
Option (b) is correct
Explanation:
Bay of Bengal is to the east of India, Arabian Sea to the west and the Indian Ocean is to the south.
Question 5.
What can be inferred from the ancient Tamil poem mentioned in the passage?
(a) It solely mentions religious sentiments.
(b) It demonstrates the grammar of Tamil literature.
(c) It highlights a clear understanding of India’s vast geography in the past.
(d) It tells about the ruling dynasties of South India.
Answer:
Option (c) is correct.
Explanation:
The Tamil poem in the passage is an ancient piece of literature as it was written some 2,000 years ago. The poem clearly reflects geographical awareness of that time.
II. Read the following source and answer the following questions:
The most popular reference to a geographical area being described as Bharat is in the Vishnu Purana- “Uttaram yat samudrasya, Himadreschaiva dakshinam, varsham tad Bharatam nama Bharati yatra santatih”, meaning, the country that lies to the north of the ocean and to the south of the snowy mountains is called Bharata as there dwell the descendants of Bharat. In Hindu scriptures Bharatvarsha is identified as part of a larger geographical entity called Jambudweepa.
Bharata, whose descendants were said to be living in a particular area in Vishnu Purana, is commonly thought to be King Bharata, the son of Dushyant and Shakuntala, and an ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas. That also explains the name of the ‘Mahabharata’ which chronicles the war between Bharata’s descendants. In the Vedas, Bharata is the name of a tribe. King Sudasa of the Bharata tribe fights a war against the Puru tribe of which the Bharta tribe was a part. Later, Kuru dynasty emerged from the Bharata lineage in which King Bharata was born. Source: The Economic Times
Question 1.
What is the geographical location of Bharat, according to the Vishnu Purana?
(a) North of the snowy mountains and south of the ocean.
(b) North of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains.
(c) East of the snowy mountains and west of the ocean.
(d) West of the snowy mountains and east of the ocean.
Answer:
Option (b) is correct.
Explanation:
The Vishnu Purana describes Bharat as lying to the north of the ocean and to the south of the snowy mountains.
Question 2.
The term ‘Bharatavarsha’ was mentioned in which ancient text?
(a) Rig Veda
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Vishnu Purana
(d) None of these
Answer:
Option (b) is correct.
Explanation:
‘Bharatvarsha’ was mentioned in the Mahabharata to describe the entire Indian subcontinent.
Question 3.
In Hindu scriptures, Bharatvarsha is identified as a part of which larger geographical entity?
(a) Jambudweepa
(b) Aryavarta
(c) Indraprastha
(d) Bharata
Answer:
Option (a) is correct
Explanation:
Bharatvarsha is identified as a part of the larger geographical entity called Jambudweepa in Hindu scriptures.
Question 4.
In Vishnu Puaran, who is commonly thought to be the ‘Bharata’?
(a) A Vedic sage
(b) An ancient tribe
(c) A king from the Kuril dynasty
(d) The son of Dushyant and Shakuntala
Answer:
Option (d) is correct.
Explanation:
In Vishnu Purana, ‘Bharata’ is commonly thought to be the son of Dushyant and Shakuntala and an ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas.
Question 5.
According to the Vedas, which dynasty emerged from the Bharata Uncage?
(a) Gupta dynasty
(b) Chola dynasty
(c) Kuril dynasty
(d) Maurya dynasty
Answer:
Option (c) is correct.
Explanation:
According to the Vedas, Kuru dynasty emerged from the Bharata lineage in which King Bharata was born.
Self-Assessment :
Question 1.
What does the term ‘Bharatavarşha’ mean’?
(a) The land of the Indus River
(b) The country of the Bharatas
(c) The island of the jamun tree
(d) The land of seven rivers
Question 2.
Which ancient text refers to the entire Indian Subcontinent as ‘Jambudvipa’?
(a) The Rig Veda
(b) The Mahabharata
(c) The Vishnu Purăna
(d) The Upanishads
Question 3.
What term did the ancient Greeks use to refer to the Indian Subcontinent?
(a) Indike
(b) Hindustan
(c) Yindu
(d) Bharatavarsha
Question 4.
There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose your answer as per the options given below:
Assertion (A): ‘Bharatavarsha’ means ‘the country of the Bharatas’.
Reason (R): The second term, ‘Jambudvipa’, means ‘jamun tree’.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Question 5.
What does the term ‘Tianzhu’ reflect about the ancient Chinese view’ of India?
(a) A land of rivers
(b) A region of spice trade
(c) A land of yeavenly master
(d) A land of scholarly wisdom
Question 6.
What is the meaning of the term ‘Jambudvipa’?
Question 7.
What is the primary ancient text that mentions the northwest region of the Subcontinent as ‘Sapta Sindhava’?
Question 8.
Which name became generally used for the Indian Subcontinent a few centuries after Ashoka?
Question 9.
What does the term ‘Sindhu’ refer to in ancient texts?
Question 10.
What name did the ancient Greeks use to refer to the Indian Subcontinent?
Question 11.
How did the ancient Chinese refer to India?
Question 12.
What does the term ‘Bhäratavarşha’ mean in the context of ancient Indian texts?
Question 13.
What role did the Rig Veda play in describing India’s geography?
Question 14.
Explain the historical significance of the term ‘Bhäratavarsha’ and its usage in ancient texts.
Question 15.
Describe the evolution of the name ‘India’ from ancient Persian and Greek sources.
Question 16.
How did the term ‘Bharata’ become widely used for the Indian Subcontinent, and what does this reveal about India’s historical identity?