CBSE Class 6 Social Science What Books And Burials Tell Us Worksheet

Q-1 Define the following terms – jana or vish , sukta , megaliths,signposts.

Q-2 Name the 4 Vedas?

Q-3What was the Rigveda explain?

Q-4When and where was the manuscript of the Rigveda found?

Q-5Why were the battles fought during the Rigvedic period?

Q-6What was the wealth obtained in battles used for?

Q-7 Who composed the vedic hymns?

Q-8 Name the important gods of vedic period .

Q-9What was the importance of gods of Agni, Indra and Soma?

Q-10How were the territories governed during the Rigvedic period?

Q-11Which are the two social groups who are described in terms of their work in the Rigveda?

Q-12How was a yojna performed ?

Q-13Why were the battles fought in the vedic period ?

Q-14What are the Megaliths? When did the practice of eracting Megaliths begin: Where are these Megalith structures found?

Q-15Name the main crops of megalithic period.

Q-16 List the archaeological evidences available of the megalithic period ?

Q-17How were the bodies of those who died later put in the family graves?

Q-18 where is inamgaon situated ? Describe the burial at Inamgaon.

Q-19What was the work of vedic period assembly.

Q-20Who were the Aryas and Dasas or Dasyus ?

1.Match the followings:

Column I             Column II

(A) Sukta             (i) Sacrifice

(B) Chariots        (ii) Well said

(C) Yajna            (iii) Used in battle

(D) Dasa             (iv) Slave

(A) A-(ii); B-(iii); C-(i); D-(iv) (B) A-(i); B-(ii); C-(iii); D-(iv)

(C) A-(ii); B-(iv); C-(iii); D-(i) (D) A-(iii); B-(iv); C-(ii); D-(i)

2.Which Veda is the oldest one?

(A) Rig Veda (B) Sam Veda (C) Yajur Veda (D) Atharva Veda

3.When was the Rig Veda composed?

(A) 3,500 yrs ago (B) 4,000 yrs ago (C) 3,000 yrs ago (D) 4,500 yrs ago

4.What do you understand by Megaliths?

(A) Burial places (B) Big stones (C) Mile stones (D) None of them

5.The Rig Veda is composed in form of.

(A) hymns (B) dialogues (C) poetry (D) All of them

6.One of the dialogues inthe Rig Veda is between rivers Beas & Satluj and

(A) Vishwamitra (B) Vashist (C) Vyas (D) None of them

7.Sanskrit is part of a family of languages which is known as

(A) Indo - China (B) Indo-Russian (C) Indo - European (D) None of them

8.Where was the page from the manuscript of the Rig Veda found?

(A) Punjab (B) Gujarat (C) Kashmir (D) Maharashtra

9.How many Vedas are there?

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 1

10.In ancient time, the dead were buried along with their __________

(A) Belongings (B) Distinctive pots (C) Tools & weapons of iron (D) All of them

11.How were the Megaliths of a particular family recognized?

(A) By stone circles (B) By boulders placed on the surface of the Megaliths