RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 6 New Questions and Ideas

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 6 New Questions and Ideas Important Questions and Answers. 

RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 6 New Questions and Ideas

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. 
The language which was used by Buddha:
(a) English 
(b) Hindi
(c) Prakrit 
(d) Sanskrit.
Answer: 
(c) Prakrit 

 

Question 2. 
Mahavira was Tirthankara.
(a) 18 
(b) 20
(c) 23 
(d) 24.
Answer: 
(d) 24.

Question 3. 
Who is known as the founder of Buddhism?
(a) Gautama 
(b) Panini
(c) Mahavira 
(d) Shankaracharya.
Answer: 
(a) Gautama 

Question 4. 
Buddha taught for the first time at 
(a) Sarnath 
(b) Jaipur
(c) Bihar 
(d) Madurai.
Answer: 
(a) Sarnath 

Question 5 
was a woman Upanishad thinker.
(a) Satyakama Jabala
(b) Gargi
(c) Mahavira
(d) Kautilya. 
Answer: 
(b) Gargi

Question 6. 
The teaching of Mahavira were written down at 
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan.
Answer: 
(a) Gujarat

Fill in the blanks

Question 1. 
The term ‘Jina’ means ................
Answer: 
conqueror

Question 2. 
Followers of Mahavira were known as ................
Answer: 
Jainas

Question 3. 
A desire to get more things is known as ................
Answer:
tanha

Question 4 
 ................prepared a grammar for Sanskrit.
Answer:
Panini

Question 5.   
 ................ is a Buddhist text which has rules for the people of the Sangha.
Answer: 
Vinaya Pitaka

True/False

Question 1.
Buddha found enlightenment under a peepal tree.
Answer:
True

Question 2. 
Rich merchants and rulers did not help to build viharas.
Answer:
False

Question 3. 
Buddha taught iii Sanskrit language.
Answer:
False

Question 4. 
Buddha’s real name was Vardhamana.
Answer:
False

Question 5. 
Viharas were places to live for kings and rulers.
Answer: 
False

 

Match the column

I	II
1. Death of Buddha	(a) Sage konada
2. Sitting near the Guru	(b) Kusinara Guru
3. Vaishesika	(c) Mahavira
4. Vajji Sangha	(d) Viharas
5. Monasteries of monks and nuns	(e) Upanishad

Answer:

I	II
1. Death of Buddha	(b) Kusinara Guru
2. Sitting near the Guru	(e) Upanishad
3. Vaishesika	(a) Sage Canada
4. Vajji Sangha	(c) Mahavira
5. Monasteries of monks and nuns	(d) Viharas

Very Short Answer Type Questions 

Question 1 
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Answer: 
Buddhism was founded by Gautam Buddha.

Question 2. 
What was Lord Buddha’s birth name?
Answer: 
His birth name was Siddhartha Gautama.

Question 3. 
Why did Buddha leave the comforts of his home?
Answer: 
He left the comforts of his home in search of knowledge.

Question 4. 
What name is given to Buddha’s teachings?
Answer: 
The teachings of Buddha are known as Buddhism.

Question 5. 
Mention the name of the place inhere Siddhartha attained enligh¬tenment?
Answer: 
Siddhartha got the true knowledge or attained enlightenment under a peepal tree at Bodh Gaya in Bihar.

Question 6. 
Name the place where Buddha gave his first sermon.
Answer: 
Buddha gave his first sermon in Sarnath. His first disciples were Kaundinya, Bhadrika, Vashpa, Mahanaman, and Ashvajit.

Question 7.
Explain the word ‘Karma’ as described by Buddha.
Answer: 
According to Buddha, the results of our actions (called karma), whether good or bad, affect Us both in this life and the next.

Question 8. 
What does ‘Upanishad’ means?
Answer: 
The word ‘Upanishad’ means ‘approaching and sitting near’. It contains the texts of conversation between teachers and students.

Question 9. 
Who was Gargi?
Answer:
Gargi was the woman Upanishadic thinker who was famous for her learning and participated in debates held in royal courts.

Question 10. 
Who was ‘Satyakama Jabala’?
Answer: 
He was son of a poor slave woman named Jabali. Satyakama had desire to learn about reality of life. A Brahmin teacher named Gautama taught him.

Question 11. 
Explain the terms Atman and Brahman.
Answer: 
Atman is the individual’s soul and Brahman is the universal soul. Both atman and Brahman are one and permanent in the universe which lasts even after the death.

Question 12. 
Who were Jainas? How was the lifestyle of Jainas?
Answer: 
Followers of Mahavira were known as jainas. They had to lead very simple lives while begging for food.

 

Question 13. 
When were the teachings of Mahavira written for the first time?
Answer: 
The teachings of Mahavira were written about 1500 years ago for the first time.

Question 14. 
Define sangha.
Answer: 
The people who had left their homes to gain true knowledge stayed together in the groups or associations called as sangha.

Question 15. 
List some groups who joined sangha.
Answer: 
Brahmins, kshatriyas, merchants, labourers, barbers, courtesans and slaves were the people who joined sangha.

Question 16. 
What do you understand by a ‘Vihara’?
Answer: 
Jain and Buddhist monks used to travel from one place to another but during the rainy season they could not travel, so they stayed at a place for a long time which was known as Vihara.

Question 17. 
What are the basic teachings of Zoroaster?
Answer: 
The basic teachings of Zoroaster are contained in the maxim “Good thoughts, Good Words and Good Deeds.”

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Mention some situations around the later Vedic age that were responsible for the origin and growth of many new ideas and religions.
Answer: 
Later Vedic Period was a time of rapid change in the lives of people.

1. People were against the domination of the priests, rituals and sacrifices.
2. The caste system was rigid and divided the society into lower and upper caste.
3. Consequently, some thinkers were trying to understand positive and negative effects of change in society.
4. Thinkers spent a big part of their lives in teaching people how to live better life.
5. These circumstances gave birth to new ideas and new religions.

Question 2. 
Describe the main teachings of Mahavira. 
Answer: 

1. The principal teachings of Mahavira are the ahimsa, anekantavada, syadavada and aparigraha.
2. No living being should be harmed. This means not killing living beings, not even insects or plants as ‘AH beings Long to live.
3. He said to his followers to take five

vows: 
(a) Not to injure life, 
(b) Not to steal, 
(c) Not to tell a lie, 
(d) Not to own property, 
(e) Not to lead an impure life.

Question 3. 
Mention the ways by which the teachings of Mahavira were spread.
Or
Write a note on the spread of Jainism.
Answer: 

1. Mahavira and his followers used Prakrit language so that ordinary people could understand his teachings easily.
2. Teachings were transmitted orally for several centuries.
3. They were written down and now presently available at a place called Valabhi, in Gujarat.
4. Jainism was supported mainly by traders. Jainism spread to different parts of north India to Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Question 4. 
What were the reasons for the less popularity of Jainism?
Or
Write some strict practices followed by the followers of Mahavira.
Answer: 
Reasons for the less popularity of Jainism were due to strict practices such as:

1. Men had to give up everything, including their clothes.
2. They had to five simple lives, begging for food. 
3. It was very difficult for most men and women to follow these strict rules.
4. Jainism was supported mainly by traders. Farmers, who had to kill insects to protect their crops, found it more difficult to follow the rules.

Question 5. 
Write the name of the book which gives the rules of the Buddhist sangha. What does it say about it?
Or
Describe the conditions necessary to join the Buddhist sangha.
Answer: 
The book which gives the rules of the Buddhist Sangha is ‘Vinaya Pitaka’. According to the book—

1. There were separate branches for men and women.
2. All men could join the sangha.
3. Children had to get permission from their parents and slaves from their masters.
4. Those who worked for the king had to take his permission and debtors afford to take permission from creditors.
5. Women had to get permission from their husbands.

 

Question 6. 
How did Buddha get enlightenment?
Or
Why did the Buddha leave his home? Explain briefly.
Answer:
From his childhood, Siddhartha had been provided all the comforts. Even as a child, he was not interested in the comforts of life, he spent his time in thinking and meditation. When Buddha was a young man, he left his house and luxurious life for search of knowledge. He wandered for several years, meeting and holding discussions with other thinkers. He finally decided to find his own path to realization and meditated for days under a peepal tree at Bodh Gaya in Bihar. Finally, the attained enlightenment there and became famous with the name ‘Buddha’ which means the wise one’ or the enlighted one’.

Question 7. 
Write a short note on Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism.
Answer: 
Zoroaster was an Iranian prophet. His teachings are contained in a book called the Avesta. The language of the Avesta and the practices described in it are very similar to those of the Vedas, the basic teachings of Zoroaster are contained in the maxim “Good thoughts, Good Words and Good Deeds.” Here is a verse from the Zend Avesta. For more than a thousand years, Zoroastrianism was a major religion in Iran. Later, some Zoroastrians migrated from Iran and settled down in the coastal towns of Gujarat and Maharashtra. They were the ancestors of today's Parsis.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Write the main teachings of Lord Buddha.
Or
What were the teachings of Buddha?
Answer: 
1.Buddha’s teachings are based on the following four truths:
(a) The world is full of sufferings and- unhappiness due to humans cravings and unfulfilled desires.
(b) Misery and sorrow can be killed by killing the desires.
(c) If we get what we want, we are not satisfied and we need more, it is known as ‘tanha’ or ‘thirst’. So one should take ‘the middle path, means one should lead a balanced and moderate life.
(d) Buddha said that unhappiness and suffering can end if we are kind to others good in thought, speech and action.

• Buddha was against animal sacrifices. He said that people should be kind to animals. 
• The results of karmas will affect our present and future.
• He laid stress on moral values like honesty, non-violence, kindness, respect to all, etc.
• He said people to think for themselves rather than to simply accept what he said.

Question 2. 
Mention some features of Viharas.
Answer: 
Viharas were generally built by merchants, kings and rich people to support the bhikkhus and bhikkhunis. These were made of wood and later bricks were used.
The viharas were also made in caves by digging out in hills. Needs of food, clothes, medicines were fulfilled by the local people.

1. Brahmacharya-During this stage of life, Brahmin, Kshatriya and Vaishya men were expected to lead simple lives and study the Vedas during the early years of their life.
2. Grihastha-During this stage, they had to marry and live as householders.
3. Vanaprastha-During this stage, they had to live in the forest and meditate.
4. Samanyasa-Finally, they had to give up everything and become sannyasins.

The system of ashramas allowed men to spend some part of their lives in meditation. Generally, women were not allowed to study the Vedas, and they had to follow the ashramas chosen by their husbands.

Question 3. 
What does Upanishad mean? How did the ideas give in the Upanishads develop?
Answer: 
Upanishad literally means ‘approaching and sitting near’.
Development of ideas in Upanishads: In Upanishads the texts contain conversations between teachers and students. Ideas have developed in this through various discussions. Most Upanishadic thinkers were men, especially brahmins and rajas. Occasionally, there is mention of women thinkers, such as Gargi, who was famous for her learning and participated in debates held in royal courts. Poor people rarely took part in these discussions. A poor named- Satyakama Jabala, was a famous thinker of this time who used to participate in these discussions. He was the student of a brahmin teacher named Gautama. Many of the ideas of the Upanishads were later developed by the famous thinker Shankaracharya.

Question 4. 
How did Jainism spread in the country? 
Answer: 

1. For the propagation of Jainism Mahavira Swami gave his education in Prakrit language so that even ordinary people can understand them easily. Mahavira Swami and his followers roamed around the country.
2. The rules of Jainism were very strict. It was very difficult for most men and women to follow these strict rules. Nevertheless, thousands left their homes to learn and teach this new way of life.
3. Many more remained behind and supported those who became monks and nuns, providing them with food.
4. Jainism was supported mainly by traders. Farmers, who had to kill inserts to protect their crops, found it more difficult to follow the rules.
5. Over hundreds of years, Jainism spread to different parts of north India, and to Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

 

Question 5. 
Describe the sangha and life of Buddhism.
Answer: 
The sangha of Buddhism:

1. According to Buddhism those who left their homes, could gain true knowledge. They arranged for them to stay together in the sangha, an association of those who left their homes.
2. From the Vinaya Pitaka we know that there were separate branches for men and women.
3. All men could join the sangha. However, children had to take the permission of their parents and slaves that of their masters. Those who worked for the king had to take his permission and debtors that of creditors. Women had to take their husbands’ permission. 

Life in Buddhist Sangha:

1. Men and women who joined the sangha led simple lives.
2. They meditated for most of the time.
3. They went to cities and villages to beg for food during fixed hours.
4. They taught others and helped one another.
5. They also held meetings to settle any quarrels that took place within the sangha.
6. Many monks and MMS also composed works.

Many of them wrote down the teachings of the Buddha and some of them also composed beautiful poems, describing their life in the sangha.

Question 6. 
Explain the Schools of Indian Philosophy.
Answer: 
The Schools of Indian Philosophy  Over centuries, India’s intellectual exploration of truth has come to be represented by six systems of philosophy. These are

1. Vaishesika, 
2. Nyaya, 
3. Samkhya, 
4. Yoga, 
5. Purva Mimansa and
6. Vedanta or Uttara Mimansa.

These six systems of philosophy are said to have been founded by sages Konada, Gotama, Kapila, Patanjali, Jaimini and Vyasa, respectively. These philosophies still guide scholarly discourse in the country. German-born British Indologist, Friedrich Max Muller, has observed that the six systems of philosophy were developed over many generations with contributions made by individual thinkers. However, today, we find an underlying harmony in their understanding of truth, although they seem distinct from each other.

 

Question 7. 
Briefly describe the system of ashramas.
Answer: 
The system of ashramas:
Around the time when Jainism and Buddhism were becoming popular, brahmins developed the system of ashramas. Meaning of Ashrama Here, the word ashrama does not mean a place where people live and meditate. It is used instead for a stage of life. 
Types: The system of ashrama was divided into four parts

1. Brahmacharya, 
2. Grihastha, 
3. Vanaprastha, and 
4. Samnyasa.

1. In brahmacharya ashrama, Brahmin, Kshatriya and vaishya men were expected to lead simple lives and study the Vedas during the early years of their life. In brahmacharya ashrama.

2. In grihastha ashrama then they had to marry and live as householders.

3. In vanaprastha ashrama then they had to live in the forest and meditate.

4. Finally, they had to give up everything and become samnyasins. The system of ashramas allowed men to spend some part of their lives in meditation. Generally, women were not allowed to study the Vedas, and they had to follow the ashramas chosen by their husbands.