CBSE Class 6 Social Science Kingdoms Kings And Early Republic Worksheet

Fill in the Blanks: 

Question. ________ is a country that has people of several races.
Answer: S.Africa

Question. ____________ is the languages of African people.
Answer: Zulu 

Question. South Africa became a democratic country in ________________.
Answer: 1994 

Question. _________ was the most well known leader of African National Congress.
Answer: Nelson Mandela

Question. In India governments are elected for ______________ years.
Answer: Five 

Question. ______was the organization which struggled against apartheid problem in S. Africa.
Answer: African National Congress 

Question. ___________ and ______are inseparable.
Answer: Equality , Justice 

Question. The earlier practice of _______ is now banned by law.
Answer: Untouchability 

Question. Elections are usually held once in ______________years.
Answer: Five 

Question. ___________means separation on the basis of race.
Define Apartheid.
Answer: Apartheid 

Chapter 2 – What is Government ?

Question. The government in our country works at ________different levels.
Answer: Three 

Question. India has ______ democracy as people participate in the governing process through their representatives.
Answer: Representative

Question. ______________ is a type of government in which the king or queen is the head of the state.
Answer: Monarchy 

Question. The government at the national level is called the _____________________ government.
Answer: Central 

Question. In a ___________ government is run by representatives of the people.
Answer: Democracy 

Question. The term ___________means the right to vote.
Answer: Suffrage 

Question. American woman got the right to vote in ________________.
Answer: 1920 

Question. ________ means that all adults in the country are allowed to vote.
Answer: Universal Adult Franchise 

Question. _________________ are also parts of the government.
Answer: Courts

FILL IN THE BLANKS:-

1. Buddha. a famous Buddhist book which contains some of the speeches of

2. in Bihar, was the capital of Magadha for several years.

3. years. became the most important Mahajanapadh in about two hundred

4. who lived in Macedonia in Europe wanted to become a world conqueror.

5. 1/6th was the fixed tax of what was produced was known as

6. One special type of pottery found at janapads sites known as

7. means that huge walls of wood, brick or stone were built around them.

8. Payments were probably made using

9. Magadha had two very powerful rulers and

10. The priests divided people into four groups called

11. is the earliest veda.

12. The priests divided people into four groups called

13. means horse sacrifice..

14. The literally means the land where the jana set its foot

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:-

1. What are Varnas?

2. What were Janapadas?

3. What was the source of income of Raja of Janapadas?

4. Name the rivers flowing through Magadha.

5. Which two major changes came in the agriculture during Mahajanapadas?

6. Who all were not allowed to be part of assemblies in Sangha?

7. Why were forts build around Mahajanapadas?

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1.What is meant by Janapadas?
(A) The land where the jana set its foot and settled down.
(B) The land of shudras
(C) The land of historical monuments
(D) Museums

2.What was the form of government which ruled Magadha?
(A) Dictatorship
(B) Democratic
(C) Gana
(D) Both 'b' and 'c'

3.Who conquered the last Ganas or sanghas?
(A) Pallava rulers
(B) Alexander
(C) Maurya rulers
(D) Gupta rulers

4.Who chose the Rajas?
(A) People
(B) Politicians
(C) Council of members
(D) None of them

5.What is meant by Ashvamedha?
(A) Teacher
(B) Horse Sacrifice
(C) Raja
(D) People

6.Who used to be Raja's companion in the battle field?
(A) Charioteer
(B) Guard
(C) Slave
(D) Jana

7.Later Vedic books were composed by
(A) Priests
(B) Kshatriya
(C) Vaishyas
(D) Shudras

8.Which classwas excluded from many rituals?
(A) Brahmins
(B) Kshatriyas
(C) Shudras
(D) All of them

9.Match the following :
      Column I                               Column II
(A) Varna                         (i) Landless Agricultural Laborers
(B) Janapadas                (ii) Brahmin
(C) River                        (iii) Purana Qila in Delhi
(D) Kammakaras           (iv) Ganga
(A) A-(ii); B-(iii); C-(iv); D-(i)
(B) A-(i); B-(ii); C-(iii); D-(iv)
(C) A-(iv); B-(iii); C-(ii); D-(i)
(D) A-(ii); B-(i); C-(iv); D-(iii)

10.What books are called as the Later Vedic litereture?
(A) Sama Veda
(B) Yajur Veda
(C) Atharva Veda
(D) All of them

11.Later Vedic society was divided into how many groups?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five

12. Name the special type of pottery found at Janapadas?

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. _____________is the earliest veda.

2. The priests divided people into four groups called ____________.

3. ________________ means horse sacrifice.

4. The _____________ literally means the land where the jana set its foot.

5. One special type of pottery found in janapadas is known as _____________________.

6. __________________ was the ruler of Maeedonia in Europe.

7. __________________ was the capital of Vajji.

8. __________________means organization or association.

9. __________________ means a group that has many members.

10. ________________ in Bihar was the capital of Magadha