CBSE Class 6 Social Science Sample Paper Set 4

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 SECTION – A

Q.1 Choose the correct option :

i) Water in liquid form is found only on -

(a) Mars (b) Moon

(c) Earth (d) Pluto

ii) The world is divided into 24 time zones, each of

(a) 1 hour (b) 4 minutes

(c) 15 minutes (d) 2 hours

iii) Which of these is an ancient language ?

(a) Brahmi (b) Heptahindu

(c) Prakrit (d) Saptasindhu

iv) Palaeolithic man’s life span was about -

(a) 20-25 years (b) 50-60 years

(c) 70-75 years (d) 100 years

v) Neolithic man used the wheel -

(a) in transportation (b) in pot-making

(c) in spinning thread (d) possibly in all these processes

vi) Which of these is not a harvest festival?

(a) Onam (b) Diwali

(c) Bihu (d) Baisakhi

vii) People have the power to govern themselves in a –

(a) democracy (b) monarchy

(c) dictatorship (d) none of these

Q.2 Fill in the blanks. 

i) The only star in the solar system is the __________.

ii) The line of 00 longitude is called the __________.

iii) Writings on walls and rocks are called __________.

iv) Most of the palaeolithic tools found at Hunsgi are made of __________.

v) Baked vessels were necessary for storing __________.

vi) In a matrilineal family, property passes from __________ to __________.

vii) India has abolished the practice of __________ to stop caste discrimination.

Q.3 Match the following. (1×6=6)

i) Shows the details of a small area a) Mesopotamia on a large scale

ii) The largest parallel of latitude b) Kashmir

iii) A religious literature c) Parliament

iv) Indus people had overseas trade d) Plan connections with

v) Pashmina shawls are made in e) Equator

vi) India’s central legislature f) Vedas

Q.4 Name the following. (1×5=5)

a) The path of a planet around the sun.

b) A rough drawing showing only some features of an area, drawn without using any scale.

c) First animal to be domesticated by man.

d) The Early Vedic Aryan tribe was called by this name.

e) A group of people managing the affairs of a country.

Q.5 Define the following (any five). (1×5=5)

i) Constellation ii) Prime Meridian

iii) Chronology iv) Megaliths

v) Diversity vi) Prejudices

Q.6 On the outline map of India, mark the following. (1×5=5)

a) Harappa b) Burzahom c) Mehrgarh

d) Bhimbetka e) Lothal

SECTION – B

Q.8 Give reasons. (2×3=6)

a) 82 ½° E Meridian in India is important.

b) Palaeolithic man is called a hunter gatherer.

c) Representative democracy is a good form of government.

Q.9 Distinguish between (any three) (2×3=6)

a) Parallels and Meridians

b) Religious and Secular literature

c) Core and Flake tools

d) Monarchy and Dictatorship

Q.10 Short answer questions. (3×8=24)

a) How can you recognize the planets Venus, Mars and Saturn in the sky?

b) Why is line of longitude called a meridian?

c) What are artefacts ? Of what importance are artefacts in understanding the man’s past?

d) What do Mesolithic paintings usually depict? What information do they give us?

e) What do you know about the Great Bath at Mohenjodaro?

f) How did the people of Inamgaon dispose of their dead?

g) What is a family? Name the two main types of families based on the number of members.

h) At what levels do we have government in India?

SECTION – C

Q.11 Long answer questions. (5)

Why do we need a government?

OR

Give examples to show that different people do the same thing differently.

Q.12 Long answer questions.(any two) (2×5=10)

a) Why did palaeolithic man form groups? Describe life within such a group.

b) Briefly describe a typical house of the Indus civilization.

c) Draw a Time-Line and mark the following dates on it –

i) AD 300 ii) 600 BC iii) AD 900

iv) 1200 BC v) 900 BC

Q.13 Long answer questions.(any two) (2×5=10)

a) Explain the types of motions of planets.

b) How are maps more useful than globes?

c) What is standard time? How is it useful?

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