Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (SSC) · History-Civics (इतिहास-नागरिकशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 9 — Chapter 9: Ancient Kingdoms of the South
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What are the three main ancient South Indian kingdoms? [1]
(A) Chola, Chera, Pandya
(B) Maurya, Gupta, Mughal
(C) Delhi, Agra, Jaipur
(D) Shunga, Kushana, Indo-Greek
2. What are these three kingdoms collectively called? [1]
(A) The three crowned kings
(B) The three empires
(C) The three republics
(D) The three invaders
3. What were these kingdoms known for? [1]
(A) Extensive maritime trade
(B) No trade at all
(C) Only farming
(D) Only warfare
4. Who did these kingdoms trade with? [1]
(A) Rome and Southeast Asia
(B) No one
(C) Only each other
(D) Only northern India
5. What is Sangam literature? [1]
(A) Ancient Tamil literature from this period
(B) Modern poetry
(C) A type of coin
(D) A type of building
6. What does Sangam literature provide insights into? [1]
(A) Society, culture, and values
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only warfare
(D) Only trade routes
7. What did southern kingdoms develop? [1]
(A) Distinct art and architecture
(B) Nothing distinct
(C) Only military tactics
(D) Only farming techniques
8. Why learn about ancient South Indian kingdoms? [1]
(A) To understand South Indian heritage
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What are the three main ancient South Indian kingdoms? [1]
(A) Chola, Chera, Pandya
(B) Maurya, Gupta, Mughal
(C) Delhi, Agra, Jaipur
(D) Shunga, Kushana, Indo-Greek
10. What are these three kingdoms collectively called? [1]
(A) The three crowned kings
(B) The three empires
(C) The three republics
(D) The three invaders
11. What were these kingdoms known for? [1]
(A) Extensive maritime trade
(B) No trade at all
(C) Only farming
(D) Only warfare
12. Who did these kingdoms trade with? [1]
(A) Rome and Southeast Asia
(B) No one
(C) Only each other
(D) Only northern India
13. What is Sangam literature? [1]
(A) Ancient Tamil literature from this period
(B) Modern poetry
(C) A type of coin
(D) A type of building
14. What does Sangam literature provide insights into? [1]
(A) Society, culture, and values
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only warfare
(D) Only trade routes
15. What did southern kingdoms develop? [1]
(A) Distinct art and architecture
(B) Nothing distinct
(C) Only military tactics
(D) Only farming techniques
16. Why learn about ancient South Indian kingdoms? [1]
(A) To understand South Indian heritage
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests