CBSE Class 6 Social Science Sample Paper Set G

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1 Define the term domestication.

Ans: It is the process in which people grow plants and look after animals.

2 Animals that are reared can be used as a ‘store of food’. How?

Ans: Animals provide milk which is an important source of food and meat whenever required

3 A workshop for making beads has been found in which Harappan city?

Ans: Lothal

4 Define the term ‘Stereotypes’

Ans: The process of fixing people into a bad image is called stereotyped.

5 He is the father of the Indian constitution. Who is being referred here?

Ans: Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar is known as the father of the Indian Constitution and the best known leader of the Dalit

6 In which type of government do the common people have the right to participate in the decision making process of the government?

Ans: Democratic Government

7 Name the latitude which runs from east to West at 23½° South.

Ans: Tropic of Capricorn 

8 Define the term “Biosphere”

Ans: The Biosphere is the narrow zone where we find land, water and air together, which contains all forms of life.

9 What is the latitudinal value of Antarctic Circle?

Ans: The Antarctic Circle lies at 66 ½°South of the equator. 

10 Highlight the important features of the Frigid Zone.

Ans: Areas lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole in the Northern Hemisphere and the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere are very cold. It is because here the sun does not rise much above the horizon. Therefore, its rays are always slanting. These are, therefore, called Frigid Zones.

11 “climbers experience problems in breathing at height” Justify the statement.

Ans: i. The density of the atmosphere varies with height. It is maximum at the sea level and decreases rapidly as we go up. iii. The climbers experience problems in breathing at height due to decrease in the density of air.

12 Explain Summer Solstice by giving three suitable points.

Ans: i. On 21st June, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun. The rays of the sun fall directly on the Tropic of Cancer and the North Pole is also inclined towards the sun. ii. Since a large portion of the Northern Hemisphere is getting light from the sun, it is summer in the regions north of the equator. iii. The longest day and the shortest night at these places occur on 21st June. This position of the earth is called the Summer Solstice.

13 Discuss the distinctive features of the Harappan Drainage System.

Ans: i Many of the Harappan cities had covered drains which were laid out, in straight lines. ii.Each drain had a gentle slope so that water could flow through it. iii, Very often, drains in houses were connected to those on the streets and smaller drains led into bigger ones. iv.As the drains were covered, inspection holes were provided at intervals to clean them.

14 Describe the pit houses found in Burzahom.

Ans: In Burzahom people built pit houses.

ii. Houses were dug into the ground with steps leading to it.

iii. These may have provided shelter in cold weather.

iv. Cooking hearths were found inside and outside of the houses.

15 “Archaeologists think that people living in Mehargarh were practicing agriculture, rearing animals and had a settled life.” Critically analyze the statement.

Ans:i. .Remains of teeth and bones of the animals proved that they were rearing animals.

ii. They found remains of wheat and Barley.

iii.They also found remains of remains of square and rectangular houses.

16 Explain the techniques which were used by early humans to make stone tools.

Ans: Stone to stone: In this technique, the pebble from which the tool was to be made (called as core) was held in one hand. Another stone used as hammer was held in the other hand.

The second stone was used to strike off flakes from the first, till the required shape was obtained. Pressure Flaking: Here the core was placed on a firm surface. The hammer stone was used on a piece of bone or stone that was placed on the core to remove flakes in order to obtain required flakes 1.5+1.5=3

17 “India has a federal form of Government.” Support this statement.

Ans: Distribution of power between the central and state government.

ii. Laws passed by the Central Government are applicable to all over the country.

iii. Laws passed the state Government are applicable to a specific state

18 Justify India as a country of diversities.

Ans: India is having rich cultural heritage due to its historical and geographical

features. We have different religions, variety of food, we speak different languages etc. and all this adds new things and colours to our lives. This makes our country “Land of Colours”. It means having or belonging to different religions, culture, having variety of food habits, celebrating different festivals, speaking different languages, beliefs etc.

19 Discuss the various ways by which the so called untouchables were getting discriminated in the society.

Ans Untouchables were discriminated in the following ways.

i. They were forced to pick garbage and remove dead animals from the village.

ii. They were not allowed to enter the homes of the upper castes.

iii. They were not allowed to take water from village well.

iv. They were not allowed to enter temples.

v.They could not sit next to upper caste people.

20 a. Define ‘Equality.

b.Discuss how to promote equality in the society by giving two suitable examples .

Ans: Treating everyone equally in the society without any discrimination on the basis of caste, colour, sex, place of birth etc. Two significant elements/ parameters on the basis of which one can ensure equality in society are as follows:

1. Respecting Diversity. 2. Granting freedom to people to follow their religion, speak their language, celebrate their festivals and express themselves freely.1+2=3

21 “India's diversity has always been recognized as a source of its strength.” Justify the statement by giving any three suitable points.

Ans: India's diversity has always been recognized as a source of its strength. i. When the British ruled India, women and men from different cultural, religious and regional backgrounds came together to oppose them. ii.India's freedom movement had thousands of people of different backgrounds in it. iii.They worked together to decide joint actions. iv.They went to jail together, and they found different ways to oppose the British. v. The people showed how they could be different and yet united in their battle against the British.

22 “Every country needs a government”. Critically analyze the statement by giving five suitable points.

Ans: i. The Government takes decisions where to build roads and schools.

ii. Controls the price of food items when they get too expensive

iii. It ensures ways to increase the supply of electricity or water.

iv.The government also takes action on many social issues, for example it has several programmes to help the poor.

v. It runs postal and railway services.

vi. It protects the boundaries of the country and maintaining peaceful relations with other countries.

vii. It is responsible for ensuring that all its citizens have enough to eat and have good health facilities. viii. When there are natural disasters like the tsunami or an earthquake it is the government that mainly organizes aid and assistance for the affected people. ix

. If there is a dispute or if someone has committed a crime courts take the appropriate action. Courts are also part of the government.

23 Describe Ladakh on the following heads.

Location, Climate, Vegetation, Occupation and Eating Habits.

Ans: Location- Ladakh is a desert in the mountains in the eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir. Climate- Region does not receive any rain and is covered in snow for a large part of the year. Vegetation- There are very few trees that can grow in the region as there is no rainfall in the region. Occupation- People here keep sheep to produce Pashmina wool. Eating Habits- The people eat meat and milk products like cheese and butter.

24 Discuss the important characteristics of Africa.

Ans: i. Africa is the second largest continent after Asia. ii. The Equator or 0 Latitude runs almost through the middle of the continent. iii. A large part of Africa lies in the Northern Hemisphere.

iv. It is the only continent through which the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass.

v. The Sahara Desert, the world’s largest hot desert, is located in Africa. vi. The continent is bound on all sides by oceans and seas. The world’s longest river the Nile flows through Africa.

25 a. Define the term “Rotation”.

b. what would happen if the Earth did not rotate?

c. Mention any two effect of Rotation.

Ans: Rotation is the movement of the earth on its axis. The portion of the earth facing the sun would always experience day, thus bringing continuous warmth to the region.

The other half would remain in darkness and be freezing cold all the time. Life will not be possible in such extreme conditions. Two effects of Rotation are

a. It gives us a day of 24 hrs.

b. It gives us the concept of direction based on sunrise and sunset.

26 . Which line of latitude is known as great circle? Discuss any four features of lines of latitudes.

Ans: lines of latitudes are also called parallels.

I. These circles run parallel to the Equator and never meet each other.

ii.The longest latitude is the Equator.

iii.There are 90 parallels in the Northern Hemisphere and 90 parallels in the Southern Hemisphere.

iv.The length of the parallels get decreased as they move from equator to north and south pole.

27 With reference to the Mesolithic Age answer the following questions.

a. Mention the time period.

b. What were microliths.

c. What were factory sites.

Ans.10,000BC to 8,000 BC.

b.Stone tools found during Mesolithic are called microliths.

These were very tiny.

c.Places where natural stone was found and people made tools are known as factory sites.

Habitation cum factory sites:Places where people wrer living and making stone tools.

28 Examine the possible factors which brought about the end of the Harappan civilization.

Ans: i) Some scholars suggest that the rivers dried up. ii)Others suggest that there was deforestation. This could have happened because fuel was required for baking bricks, and for smelting copper ores. iii)Besides, grazing by large herds of cattle, sheep and goat may have destroyed the green cover. iv) In some areas there were floods. But none of these reasons can explain the end of all the cities. vi) It appears as if the rulers lost control New cities emerged about 1400 years later.v.It could be a massacre

29 Analyze the reasons that led the hunter-gatherers to a nomadic life.

Ans: The hunter gatherers travelled from place to place for the following reasons: 1.

To search for food once the available plant and animal resources had exhausted. 2.

Animals move from one place to another, hunters and gatherers also move from place to place while hunting them. 3. Plants bear fruits in different seasons. They might move from place to place in search of these plants and fruits. 4. Some rivers and lakes are seasonal. People living near to these regions move to other places when these areas dried up. Nowadays, people travel for different reasons. They might travel for picnics, business purpose, meet their friends and relatives and visit places for leisure

30 On the Political map of India locate the capital of the following states.

a. Himachal Pradesh b. Jharkhand c. Kerala

31 On the same political map of India locate the following important cities of Harappan Civilization.

a. Dholavira b. Kalibangan

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