CBSE History Class 6
Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic
Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
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Q1: What do you mean by The word "Janapadas"?
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land where the jana set its foot and settled down.
Q2: Janapada could be a republic or a ________.
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Q3: What do you mean by mahajanapadas?
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Some janapadas gained control over large areas and became mahajanapadas
Q4: List an important charactersistics of the Ganges civilisation of Northern India.
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Painted grey ware frequently decorated with simple designs in black or red paint, These were used on special occasions to serve special food.
Q5: What was the use of the Painted grey ware?
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These were used on special occasions to serve special food.
Q6: Who conquered the last of the ganas or sanghas?
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Q7: What is the meaning of term Ashvamedha ?
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Q8: Some kings were recognised as 'rajas' due to the big sacrifices they made. True/False
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Q9: Name the most important centre for making objects out of stone, shell and metal.
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Q10: Who composed later Vedic books?
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Q11: later Vedic books are named so e because they were composed after the ____________.
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Q12: Write the name of a new tool which was used to dig earth for turning the soil and planting trees.
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Q13: The Shudras had to serve the other three groups from the caste hierarchy. True/False
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Q14: Who where Kammakaras?
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Landless Agricultural labourers
Q15: List a work done by Kammakaras.
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The work of transplantation of paddy was a back breaking work.
Q16: Amongst the others, the later vedic literature generally included the _________.
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Q17: Into how many groups, the Later vedic society was divided?
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Q18: Name the four groups into which Later vedic society was divided.
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Brahmins, Kshaytriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras.
Q19: The special type of pottery found at Janapadas was _____________.
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Q20: Why did kings fortified their capital city?
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For protection and showing off their wealth
Q21: Soldiers of ancient period were paid regular salaries. True/False
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Q22: List one of the major changes that occurred in the field of agriculture.
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growing use of iron plough shares.
Q23: What led to the increase in the production?
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the introduction of iron plough shares
Q24: Name the group of people who were not allowed to participate in the assemblies of the ganas.
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women, dasas and kammakaras
Q25: Alexander lived in ______________.
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Macedonia, in Europe
Q26: Buddha and Mahavira belonged to which group ?
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Q27: What was the name of the minister of Ajatasatru?
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Q28: Ajatasattu wanted to attack the __________.
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Q29: Name a famous Buddhist book.
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Q30: What is the another name of famous Buddhist book 'Collection of Long Discources’?
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Q31: Why did Alexander’s soldiers refused to march further from the bank of river Beas?
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they were afraid of the Indian armies.
Q32: What did the forests provided to the people of Magadha?
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wood for building houses and chariots
Q33: Bimbisara and Ajatasatru were rulers of ____________.
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Q34: In Magadha elephants were captured and used in army. True/False
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Q35: Avanti had its capital at _____________.
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Q36: What was the most important source of revenue to the state?
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Q37: What was bhaga or a share?
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the tax was fixed at 1/6th of the crop produced. This was known as bhaga or a share.
Q38: Name the great religious leader who belonged to gana-sangha.
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Q39: Name the capital of the state of Vajji.
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Q40: The capital of Magadha shifted from _______to _______.
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Q41: List some important mahajanapadas.
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Among the important mahajanapadas were Kosala, Vatsa, Magadha, Vajji and Avanti
Q42: Name the capital of Magadha.
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Q43: A king of Macedonia who wanted to become the conqueror of the world.
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Q44: List the feature that contributed the most to the rise of mahajanapadas.
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expansion of territories by the janapadas
Q45: How many mahajanapadas was there?
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There were altogether 16 mahajanapadas.
Q46: TThe members of the Vajji gana enjoyed the title of ______________.
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Q47: Define bhaga.
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The collection of taxes on crops during the time of Mahajanapadas.
Q48: Name two most important rivers of the Magadha, which contributed in its development.
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Q49: Bimbisara and Ajatasattu were the kings of________.
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Q50: Who provided the first evidence of democratic form of government?
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