Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (SSC) · History-Civics (इतिहास-नागरिकशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 1 — Chapter 1: The Indian Subcontinent and History
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What mountains border the Indian subcontinent in the north? [1]
(A) The Himalayas
(B) The Alps
(C) The Andes
(D) The Rockies
2. What did the Himalayas provide? [1]
(A) Natural protection and climate influence
(B) No influence at all
(C) Only obstacles
(D) Nothing significant
3. What major rivers supported ancient civilizations? [1]
(A) Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra
(B) Only the Nile
(C) Only the Amazon
(D) Only the Mississippi
4. What did these rivers provide? [1]
(A) Fertile land for agriculture
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only obstacles
(D) Only cold water
5. What did coastlines facilitate? [1]
(A) Maritime trade
(B) No trade at all
(C) Only isolation
(D) Only conflict
6. Who did the subcontinent trade with via sea routes? [1]
(A) Southeast Asia, Middle East, Africa
(B) No one
(C) Only itself
(D) Only Europe
7. How did geography influence history? [1]
(A) It shaped civilization development and trade
(B) It had no influence
(C) It only caused problems
(D) It prevented all development
8. Why learn about the subcontinent's geography and history? [1]
(A) To understand how geography shapes civilizations
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What mountains border the Indian subcontinent in the north? [1]
(A) The Himalayas
(B) The Alps
(C) The Andes
(D) The Rockies
10. What did the Himalayas provide? [1]
(A) Natural protection and climate influence
(B) No influence at all
(C) Only obstacles
(D) Nothing significant
11. What major rivers supported ancient civilizations? [1]
(A) Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra
(B) Only the Nile
(C) Only the Amazon
(D) Only the Mississippi
12. What did these rivers provide? [1]
(A) Fertile land for agriculture
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only obstacles
(D) Only cold water
13. What did coastlines facilitate? [1]
(A) Maritime trade
(B) No trade at all
(C) Only isolation
(D) Only conflict
14. Who did the subcontinent trade with via sea routes? [1]
(A) Southeast Asia, Middle East, Africa
(B) No one
(C) Only itself
(D) Only Europe
15. How did geography influence history? [1]
(A) It shaped civilization development and trade
(B) It had no influence
(C) It only caused problems
(D) It prevented all development
16. Why learn about the subcontinent's geography and history? [1]
(A) To understand how geography shapes civilizations
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests