Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (SSC) · History-Civics (इतिहास-नागरिकशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 8 — Chapter 8: States After the Maurya Empire
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. When did the Maurya Empire decline? [1]
(A) Around 185 BCE
(B) Around 1000 CE
(C) Around 500 CE
(D) Around 3000 BCE
2. What rose instead of one central power? [1]
(A) Several regional kingdoms
(B) A single stronger empire
(C) No political entities
(D) Chaos with no structure
3. What dynasty rose in the north after the Mauryas? [1]
(A) Shunga dynasty
(B) Gupta dynasty
(C) Mughal dynasty
(D) British dynasty
4. What foreign groups established kingdoms in NW India? [1]
(A) Indo-Greeks, Shakas, Kushanas
(B) Only the British
(C) Only the Portuguese
(D) No foreign groups
5. What did this period of regional kingdoms lead to? [1]
(A) Diverse cultural developments
(B) No cultural development
(C) Only conflict
(D) Complete isolation
6. What else developed during this period? [1]
(A) Trade connections and art
(B) Nothing developed
(C) Only warfare
(D) Only poverty
7. Why is this period significant? [1]
(A) It shows India's political and cultural diversity
(B) It has no significance
(C) It was a period of decline only
(D) Nothing happened
8. Why learn about post-Maurya states? [1]
(A) To understand India's regional political history
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. When did the Maurya Empire decline? [1]
(A) Around 185 BCE
(B) Around 1000 CE
(C) Around 500 CE
(D) Around 3000 BCE
10. What rose instead of one central power? [1]
(A) Several regional kingdoms
(B) A single stronger empire
(C) No political entities
(D) Chaos with no structure
11. What dynasty rose in the north after the Mauryas? [1]
(A) Shunga dynasty
(B) Gupta dynasty
(C) Mughal dynasty
(D) British dynasty
12. What foreign groups established kingdoms in NW India? [1]
(A) Indo-Greeks, Shakas, Kushanas
(B) Only the British
(C) Only the Portuguese
(D) No foreign groups
13. What did this period of regional kingdoms lead to? [1]
(A) Diverse cultural developments
(B) No cultural development
(C) Only conflict
(D) Complete isolation
14. What else developed during this period? [1]
(A) Trade connections and art
(B) Nothing developed
(C) Only warfare
(D) Only poverty
15. Why is this period significant? [1]
(A) It shows India's political and cultural diversity
(B) It has no significance
(C) It was a period of decline only
(D) Nothing happened
16. Why learn about post-Maurya states? [1]
(A) To understand India's regional political history
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests