GRADE: VI SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE

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ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, AHMEDNAGAR Question Bank (2020-21)

GRADE: VI SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CH 1 – WHAT, WHERE, HOW & WHEN?

Q.1 MATCH THE FOLLOWING:

(a) Hills and Mountains Skilled Gatherer

(b) Vindhyas Natural Frontiers

(c) Sulaiman & Kirhar Hills Rice

(d) Narmada Wheat & Barley

Q.2 The word India comes from the word Indus called ___________ in Sanskrit.

Q.3 CORRECT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AND REWRITE:

Hindios or the Indis and the land to the East of the river was called India.

Q.4 _____ are scripts which are written by hand.

Q.5 _______ are writings on hard surfaces such as stone or metal.

(a) Books (b) Inscriptions (c) Carvings (d) Manuscripts

Q.6 CHOOSE THE INCORRECT OPTION:

(a) The ancient epics, poems, plays were written in Sanskrit.

(b) The ancient epics, poems plays were read and not written.

(c) The books dealt with all kinds of subjects, religious beliefs and practices.

Q.7 Coding and Decoding of languages is known as ________.

(a) Translation (b) Typing (c) decipherment (d) Printing

Q.8 . Identify the picture:

What can you not infer from the picture: Put a tick mark

(a) It is an ancient pot.

(b) It has been used to store grains.

(c) It is made of stone.

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Q.9. Magadha is in current state of ______

(a) Orissa (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Bihar

Q. 10 In Rosetta _______ was found.

(a) Blackware (b) Jadedite stone (c) Inscribed stone.

CH 2 - FROM HUNTING GATHERING TO GROWING FOOD

Q1. Match the columns of A with column B:

(a) Neolithic 12,000 years ago

(b) palaeolithic handles of bone or wood

(c) Mesolithic 10,000 years ago

(d) Microlithic 2 million years ago

Q2. Mention two palaeolithic sites?

Q3. Which one of the following is not an use of the stone tool?

(a) to cut wood (b) to hunt (c) to write

Q4. Correct the sentence and rewrite:

The earliest domesticated animals include dog and pig.

Q5. Identify the picture:

(a) To which age these belong to?

(b) Why were these tools used for?

(c) What are they made of?

Q6. Several burial sites have been found at _________

(a) Burzahom (b) Deojali Hading (c) Mehrgarh

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Q7. Choose the incorrect option:

(a) Mehrgarh include remains of square or rectangular houses.

(b) Wheat and Barley were cultivated in Mehrgarh.

(c) The houses in Mehrgarh had huge rooms with no compartments.

Q8. The first animal to be tamed was the wild ancestor of the ______

(a) horse (b) Sheep (c) dog

Q9. In Burzahom people built _________

(a) rectangular houses (b) Pithouses (c) pucca houses

Q10. Match the columns:

(a) Cowries Syria

(b) flint Mediterranean sea

(c) shells Red Sea.

CH 3- IN THE EARLIEST CITIES

Q1. Match the following:

(a) Citadel gum

(b) fire altars higher ground

(c) faience sacrifices

Q2. Correct the statement and rewrite:

A specialist is a person who is trained to do all kind of work.

Q3. Gold was imported from

(a) Gujarat (b) Karnataka (c) Afghanistan

Q4. Tick the incorrect statement:

(a) Unlike some of the other Harappan cities, which were divided into two parts,

Dholavira was divided into four parts.

(b) Unlike some of the other Harappan cities, which were divided into two parts,

Dholavira was divided into three parts.

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Q5 Identify the picture and the answer the questions given below:

(a) Identify the picture?

(i) City Wall (ii) the granary (iii) the Great Bath

(b) To which city does it belong to?

(c) Write any one feature about it?

Q 6. What are Mummies?

(a) Dummy bodies (b) Fake bodies (c) Preserved bodies

Q7. Which of the following is false with relation to the Harappan civilization?

(a) Banwali was a Harappan city.

(b) The plough was a recent advancement for the Harappans.

(c) The city of Mohenjadaro was situated on the banks of the river Ganges

Q8. The Indus valley civilization belonged to the ________ age.

(a) Palaeolithic (b) Neolithic (c) Chalcolithic

Q. 9 The ________ in a Harappan city knew how to write and help prepare seals.

Q10. Tick the correct statement:

(a) Harappans moved to new settlement to the east and the south.

(b) Harappans moved to new settlement to the east and the west.

(c) Harappans moved to new settlement to the east and the north.

CH 4 - WHAT BOOKS AND BURIALS TELLS US

Q1. Match the columns.

(a) Rigveda plant

(b) Slaves stone boulders

(c) Megaliths 3500 years ago

(d) Soma Dasas

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Q2. Puru Jana and Bharata Jana are

(a) Names of Vedic communities (b) Names of great warriors (c) Archaeological sites

Q3. Tick the correct answer:

(a) The Gramvadi administered Justice

(b) The Vishapati administered justice

(c) The Gramani administered Justice.

Q4. Which among the following is not a common subject on whom the prayers in the

Rigveda were based?

(a) Horses (b) Manuscripts (c) Cooking (d) Cattle

Q5. Correct the statement and rewrite:

Soma is a grain from which a special drink was prepared.

Q6. Identify the picture and answer the following questions:

(a) Identify the Picture

(i) Palaeolithic site (ii) Stone building (iii) A Megalith

(b) Where were these found?

(i) Delhi (ii) Deccan (iii) Dehradun

(c) Write any two features about the image?

Q7. The word “Veda” means ________

(a) Power (b) Position (c) Knowledge (d) land

Q8. The job of a Kshatriya was to _________

(a) Perform religious ceremonies

(b) Provide food and goods for all

(c) Protect the tribe from outside.

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Q9. Which of the following are the purposes of fighting battles?

(a) To capture people

(b) To capture horses

(c) To gain control over land and water

(d) To make enemies.

Q10. __________ bones are used to predict the future.

CH 5 KINGDOMS, KINGS AND AN EARLY REPUBLIC

Q1. Match the following:

(a) Aswamedha landless laborers

(b) Tax association

(c) Sanghas bhaga

(d) Kammakaras horse sacrifice

Q2. How did men become Rajas around 3000 years ago?

(a) By performing big sacrifices

(b) By killing people

(c) By giving money to people

(d) By forcing the people to vote for him

Q3. Tick the incorrect statement:

(a) Priests performed the rituals including the sprinkling of sacred water on the king.

(b) The ordinary people brought gifts to the Rajas

(c) Shudras participated in the religious ceremonies and were invited to see the rituals.

Q4. The ________ chanted tales of the Rajas glory during the ritual for Aswamedha.

Q5. A farmer who lives in Magadha paid ________ as tax to the king.

(a) 1/10th of produce (b) 1/6th of produce (c) ¼ of produce (d) ½ of produce

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Q6. Identify the picture:

(a) Identify the Picture: (a) Painted steel ware (b) Bronze vessels (c) Painted Grey ware

(b) What are its uses (i) Used for important people (ii) Used on important occasions

(iii) Used to serve food (iv) All of the above

Q7. Correct the following statement and rewrite the correct statement:

Plates and bowls are the most common vessels made out of Painted Red Ware.

Q8. Which among the following are the crops grown in Janapadas?

(a) Rice (b) Wheat (c) Pulses (d) Barley

Q9. ________ became the most important Mahajanapadas in about two hundred years.

Q10. Who are the people who are not usually present in rituals?

(a) Brahmins (b) Kshatriyas (c) Vaishyas (d) Shudras.

CIVICS

CHAPTER 1 : UNDERSTANDING DIVERSITY

Q1. Match the following:

(a) Vasco da Gama - Kerala

(b) Pashmina wool - Amritsar

(c) Cardamoms - Portuguese

(d) Ladakh - Sheep

(e) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre - Desert

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Q2. Multiple choice questions

(a) Onam is celebrated in_________ .

(i) Punjab (ii) Kerala (iii) Assam (iv) Bihar

(b) Regions become diverse because of their ____________

(i) People (ii) Histories (iii) Language (iv) Food

(c) Dzos are ________.

(i) Yak-cows (ii) Goats (iii) Shawls (iv) Sheep

Q3. Which of the following best illustrates the idea “Unity in Diversity”?

Q4. One word answer:

(a) People of Kashmir wear________.

(b) “Unity in Diversity” is coined by________.

(c) Kerala women wear_________.

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Q5. A song on the Jallianwala Bagh incident in 1919 was composed by IPTA (Indian

People‟s Theatre Association), which of the following lines from that song reflects

India‟s essential unity?

(a) Having fallen to bullets, we slept in Jallianwala Bagh

(b) The blood of Hindus and Muslims flows together today

(c) Do light a lamp on this lonely grave

(d) The hunter has torn away every single flower

Q6.. We are travelling in which Indian state when we see lots of spices like pepper,

cardamoms are available on hills?

(a) Jammu and Kashmir

(b) Ladakh

(c) Kerala

(d) Tamil Nadu

Q7. Which of the following are the correct differences between Kerala and Ladakh, due to

which their people lead totally different lives?

(a) Location, culture and climate

(b) Geography, culture and location

(c) Geography, location and climate

(d) None of the above

Q8.. Who among the following national leaders coined the phrase „Unity in diversity‟ to

describe the Indian as Nation-state?

(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Q9. Based on reading of the passage given below. Answer the question by selecting the

most appropriate option.

The influence of diversity culture is not merely a thing of past. Our present lives are

all about moving from place to place for work and with each move our cultural

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traditions and way of life slowly become part of the new place we are in. Similarly, in

our neighborhood we live close to people from several communities. Our daily lives

are about the ways in which we do things together and her stories about each other‟s

lives, customs and traditions.

Which of the following is true about the cultural tradition followed in our Society?

(a) Our daily lives are about the ways in which we do things together and here stories

about each other lives, customs and traditions

(b) The people eat meat and milk products like cheese and butter

(c) People keep sheep and in the region of Ladakh and produce special Pashmina wool

(d) Both (a) and (b) are correct

Q10. True or False.

(a) Diversities have posed problems in India.

(b) Christianity came to India via Ladakh.

CHAPTER 2: DIVERSITY AND DISCRIMINATION

Q.1 Fill in the blanks.

(a) __________________ is seen as a crime and has been abolished by law.

(b) _____________ is seen as a crime and has been abolished by law.

(c) When someone sees people negatively and see them as inferior is called as

________________.

Q2 When any people describe people in their neighborhood with their skin colour, form of

hair then which diversity is he talking about?

a. Religious diversity c. Caste diversity

b. Linguistic diversity d. Racial diversity

Q3 To pre-conceived any unfavorable judgement towards the people or person on the

basis of gender, belief and ethnicity. Which type of discrimination is he making?

a. Stereotype b. Mistreatment c. Prejudice d. Individualism

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Q4 Watching her granddaughter arguing with her father for going on a school trip, the

grandmother says, “why can‟t you be obedient like a good girl? Who will marry you if

you behave like a boy?”

This statement reflects which of the following?

a. Gender stereotypes about attributes of girls and boys

b. Gender constancy

c. Improper gender Identification of the girl

d. Difficulties faced by families in child-rearing

Q5 Which one of the following was not one of the achievements of Dr. Bhimrao

Ambedkar?

(a) He was the father of the India Constitution

(b) He managed to send his son to Britain to study engineering

(c) He was the first person from his caste who completed his college education and went

to England to become a lawyer

(d) He led many efforts of Dalits to gain entry into temples

Q6 Consider the following statements

A.. Caste rule were set which did not allow the so-called „untouchable‟

B. A common stereotype about Muslim is that they are not interested in educating girls.

Which of the statements given above is are correct?

a. Only A b. Only B c. Both A and B d. Neither A and B

Q.8. Identify the person who wrote the constitution.

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Q. 7.MCQ

1. We judge people negatively and see them as inferior is called as _____________.

(a) Discrimination (b) Stereotype (c) Prejudice (d) Inequality

2. People of particular religion seen as stingy, lazy and criminal___________.

(a) Inequality (b) Discrimination (c) Opportunities (d) Movement

3. It happens when people act according to their prejudices or stereotypes

(a) Inequality (b) Discrimination (c) Opportunities (d) Movement

Q.8. State whether True or False.

1. The lower caste saw themselves as superiors.

2. B.R. Ambedkar belonged to the Mahar community.

3. The secular aspect of India strengthens our nation.

Q.9. MATCH THE COLUMNS IN A WAY THAT CHALLENGES STEREOTYPES.

a. One of the fastest athletes in the world- to become an astronaut which she did.

b. She was not that well off but had a dream – suffers from chronic asthma.

CHAPTER 3: WHAT IS GOVERNMENT

1. The government also works at local level. Here local level means

(a) Village (b) Town (c) Locality (d) All the above.

2. The court can intervene if……………..

(a) Any law passed by the government is not followed.

(b) Anyone does not study well.

(c) A child tells a lie

(d) Both (a) and (b).

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3. American women got the right to vote in the year…………………..

(a) 1928 (b) 1925

(c) 1920 (d) 1919.

4. The term suffrage means ……………….

(a) Right to vote

(b) Right to go anywhere in the country

(c) Right to livelihood

(d) None of the above.

5. The two types of government mentioned the chapter are:

(a) Democracy (b) Monarchy

(c) Dictatorship (d) (a) and (b).

6. Which of the following is a decision belonging to the “Local” level of government?

(a) Introduction of a new express train between two state capitals

(b) Construction of a water tank in the harijan basti of a town

(c) adding two lanes to the state highway between two cities in the state

(d) Setting up more IIT‟s in the states which do not have one

7. The type of government which has a king, but who is limited in law by a formal

constitution, is called

(a) Authoritarian government

(b) Constitutional monarchy

(c) Absolute monarchy

(d) Anarchy

8. A type of system of government where people of that country elect its representative

to rule on behalf of them are

(a) Democracy (b) Monarchy (c) Oligarchy (d) Aristocracy

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9. Any issue related to the diplomacy or foreign relation is the responsibility of

(a) State Government

(b) National Government

(c) Local Government

(d) None of the above

10. What are the three levels of government arranged in order to from the highest to the

lowest?

(a) Local, State, National

(b) Federal, State, Area

(c) National, State, Local

(d) Central, Province,Local

CHAPTER 4: KEY ELEMENTS OF A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT

Based on reading of the passage given below, answer the question by selecting the most

appropriate option.

Democratic governments in our times are usually referred to as representative democracies.

In democracies people do not participate directly but, instead choose their representatives

through an election process. These representative meets and make decision for the entire

population. These days a government cannot call itself democratic unless it allows what is

known as Universal Adult Franchise this means that all adults in the country are allowed to

vote.

1. Which of the following statement is true in the representative democracies?

a. Only a small minority is allowed to vote and choose their representative.

b. In representative democracies people choose their representatives through an election

process.

c. In democracies, people participate directly to govern their country

d. Both (a) and (b)

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2. For how many years the government is elected in India.

a.6 b. 7 c. 5 d.8

3. Name the South Africa leader who fought against apartheid

a. Nelson Mandela b. Sadaam Hussain c. Aung San Suu Kyi d. Gandhi

4. Mettur Dam is located in which state

a. Tamil Nadu b. Kerala c. Karnataka d. Madhya Pradesh

5. Equality and justice are ____________________.

a. Separate b. Inseparable c. Togetherness d.Harmony

6. Mention the year in which South Africa became a democratic country

a. 1998 b. 1997 c. 1999 d. 1994

Q.7. Identify the “Supreme Court” from the following picture:

Q.8. Match the following:

i. King and Queen - Frames Law

ii. Government - Monarch

iii. Local Government - Village, towns

iv. Court - Administers justice

Q.9 True or False

i. Democracy in India was established by the British.

ii. People do not directly rule in a country.

iii. Universal Adult Franchise is based on the discrimination on the basis of sex,

religion, caste, etc.

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Q.10. When number of political parties join to form a government, it is called:

i. Coalition government

ii. Majority government

iii. Minority government

iv. Opposition government

CHAPTER NO. 1. THE EARTH IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Q1. Match the following.

Column A Column B

1.Earth‟s twin 1.Circular

2. Third planet from the Sun 2.Mars and Jupiter

3.All the planets move in an 3.Elongated path

4. Asteroids are found between 4. Earth

5. Venus

Q2. What is a cluster of millions of stars , shining in the night sky called as ?

a) Stars b) Planets c) Milky Way d) Satellites

Q3. Which of the following best illustrates the picture?

Q4. What makes the Universe?

Q5. Meteoroids are made up of

a) Dust b) pieces of rocks c) gases d) none of these

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Q6. Complete the following table.

PLANETS STARS

1. They do not have their own______

and _________.

1. They have their own __________ and

________.

2. It reflects the light received from the

_____________.

2.They are very __________________ from

us.

Q7. I am a sailor on a ship. I have lost my way. There is only water and sky I see. I don‟t

have a magnetic compass. Then how do I find my direction ?

Q8. Correct and rewrite .

The moon revolves around the Earth in 365 days.

Q9. Which of the following best signifies the cartoon .

a) Milky way

b) Solar system

c) Galaxy

d) Constellations

Q 10. Unscramble the given words.

1. IATORTON

2. NEVLITUORO.

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CHP. 2. LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES

Q1. Match the following.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. Globe 1. imaginary lines joining the north and the

south pole

2. Axis 2. divides the earth into two equal halves

3. Equator 3. movement of a body on its own axis

4. Rotation 4. three dimensional model of the earth

5. movement of the body around the sun

Q2. A needle is fixed though the globe in a tilted manner

a) orbit b) axis c) latitude d) longitude

Q3. Which of the following best illustrates the picture

a) Lines of latitude

b) Lines of longitude

c) Time zones of the world

d) Solar system

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Q4. Which of the following is called the Prime Meridian

a) 23 0 30 N

b) 23030 S

c)82030 E

d)00

longitude

Q5. The frigid zone lies near the ______________________.

Q6. Complete the table.

1. Imaginary lines running parallel to the

Equator are called

___________________________.

1. Imaginary semicircles running from North

to South are called

__________________________.

2. Their number is ______________-. 2. Their number is _________________.

Q7. Suppose it is 2 pm noon in London, so the time in India will be ________________.

Hint:- India is located 82 1/2 0 E of London. India is 5 and 1/2 hour ahead of London.

Q8. Correct and rewrite.

Grid is a network of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

Q9. Look at the picture and answer the following

1) The equator is at ____________. 2) The Prime Meridian is at __________________.

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CH 3MOTIONS OF THE EARTH

Q1. Match the following :-

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1.Earth's axis 1. circle which separates day and night

2. Circle of illumination 2. 366 days

3.Leap year 3. elliptical

4. The orbit of the Earth 4. tilted to 23 1/2 0E

Q2. What is an orbital plane ?

a) plane formed by the axis

b) plane formed by the orbit

c) both a & b

d) none of these

Q3. Which of the following best illustrates the following:-

a) Rotation

b) Revolution

c)Inclination

d)Circle of illumination

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Q4. When do Equinoxes occur ?

a) March 21

b )September 23

c) Both a & b

d) none of these

Q5. The period of one rotation is called an __________________________.

Q6. Complete the following table.

1.The spinning of the earth on its own axis

is called _______________________.

1. The annual motion of the earth around

the sun is called

_____________________.

2. The time taken for one motion is

___________________.

2. The time taken for one motion is

________________.

Q7. If my birthday falls on 29 February , then it would come once in four years. I had

celebrated it in the year 2020 , then it would come in ___________.

Q8. Correct and rewrite :-

1. The ancient Indian astronomer Galileo had stated that the Earth is round and rotates on

its own axis.

Q9. Look at the picture and answer the question.

The revolution of the earth around the Sun causes ______________________________.

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Q10. In which season does Australia celebrates Christmas ?

a) Winter

b) Summer

c) Autumn

d) Spring

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