Class: 6

Marks: 30

Date: Social Studies me: 30

minutes Name: _____s & Sec. _____Roll No. _____

Note: All the answers should be done on the question paper itself.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.

HISTORY

Marks: 12

1. What did the historians call, the people who came into the Indian subcontinent from the north – west, around the time the Indus civilization decline?
2. Shudras b) Brahmins c) Aryans d) Dravidians

1. What animal Aryans brought with them?
2. dog b) cow c) horse d) donkey

1. Name the first book of the Vedas.
2. Yajur Veda b) Samveda c) Rig Veda d) Mahabharata

1. Who was the chief of the tribe?
2. Purohit b) Rajan c) Vaishyas d) dasyus

1. What were the important occupations of Aryans?
2. Cattle rearing and agriculture b) Painting and sketching
3. Fishing and pot making d) Cooking and Cleaning

1. What was the eldest male member of the family called?
2. Pitamah b) Grahapati c) Swami d) Vatsya

1. In a Vedic society, a number of kula or families formed a _____
2. Grama b) Sabha d) Jana

1. To which Age, did the ancient settlement found at Inamgaon in Maharashra belong?.
2. Neolithic b) Vedic c) Chalcolithic d) Mesolithic

1. What were the powerful states that emerged after defeating the smaller states or janapadas came to be known as?
2. Republic b) Maghajanapadas c) Monarchies d) gana - sanghas

1. How many maghajanapadas were there around 600 BC, according to the Buddhist texts ?
2. 10 b) 16 d) 18

1. Who fought among themselves during 600 BC for control over land?
2. Senapatis b) Rajans c) kshatriyas d) dasyus

1. Who ruled janapadas?
2. Rajans d) grahapati

GEOGRAPHY

Marks: 10

1. What is a collection of maps called?
2. An atlas b) Charts c) Cartography d) Topographic maps

1. What do the physical maps show?
2. Cultural features b) Natural features c) Relief Maps d) States

1. What is the art of map making called?
2. Calligraphy b) Cartography c) Painting d) Cadastral Maps

1. What are the maps that show trees, fields, streams, temples, village school etc. called?
2. Political b) Physical c) Cadastrsal d) Thematic

1. What states the purpose or theme of the map?
2. Scale b) Title c) Distance d) Direction

1. What direction does the arrow depicting the cardinal point on the top of a map show?
2. Southern b) Eastern c) Northern d) Western

1. What is a rough map not drawn to scale called?
2. Plan b) Sketch c) Map d) Globe

1. What are the maps stored in a digital format, accessible on a computer called?
2. World map b) Digital map c) Physical maps d) Political maps