CBSE Class 6 Social Science Sample Paper Set 10

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1 The sun is the ultimate and never ending source of heat and light for the entire solar system. What is the Sun made up of?

2 The grid of latitudes and longitudes help us locate a place on earth. How does the grid help to locate a place?

3 Torrid zone is the hottest zone of the earth. Between which two latitudes does the torrid zone lie?

4 Mention one advantage of globe over map. 

5 Map reading has become easy with the help of some symbols that were accepted internationally as conventional symbols. Draw the conventional symbol to depict a temple.

6 What is the science of exploring and excavating remains of the past known as? 

7 The Vedas are composed in the form of sacred hymns. Why were the hymns written in the Vedas?

8 In what ways are the books we read today different from the Rigveda? 

9 In spite of all our differences, we Indians are one nation community. Who had coined the term ‘Unity in Diversity’ for our nation?

10 Read the given statements and identify which level of government does this function belong to:

a. The decision of the Indian government to maintain peaceful relations with Russia.

b. The decision to build a common well in a village.

11 Sam is the only one from a different religious background in his class. His classmates do not talk to him much nor share lunch with him. Sam feels lonely in his own class. Mention and explain two values that the class should adopt to make him comfortable.

12 In a democratic country like India, the citizens must participate in the working of the government to keep up the democratic values. Mention two ways by which we can participate in the functioning of the government.

13 Differentiate between latitudes and longitudes in three major points. 3

14 Observe the image and answer the following questions:

(i) Which tropic is receiving vertical rays of the sun?

(ii) What season is it at place C?

(iii) Which pole is experiencing six months night?

15 What are the effects of rotation of the earth? 3

16 Oceans are large water bodies separated by continents. Read the following questions about oceans and answer them:

a. The deepest point on the earth ‘Mariana Trench’ lies in which ocean?

b. Name the busiest ocean of the earth.

c. Which ocean mostly remains frozen into ice sheets?

17 Observe the image and answer the following questions:

a. Which civilization does this statue belong to?

b. Which skill of the Harappan people is demonstrated by this image?

c. Which source of history does it belong to?

18 What are the two main sources of history? Make a flow chart to represent them. 3

19 Define the term domestication. How it helped early man? 1+2=3

20 What are the steps taken by our constitution to prevent discrimination? 3

21 List three points of difference between monarchial and democratic form of government.

22 What is the value of prime meridian? Where does it pass from? Explain the relationship between longitude and time.

23 How are seasons caused? Why do vertical rays of the Sun give more heat than the slanting rays?

24 Name the various classification of stone age. Differentiate between any two stone ages on the basis of time period, lifestyle of people, tools used and discoveries.

25 Citadel was one of the excellent features of the Harappan cities. Elaborate the statement by answering the following questions:

a. Where was the citadel located?

b. Why was it covered by high walls?

c. Which important buildings were a part of citadel?

d. Who inhabited the Citadel?

26 Mention five functions of the government. 5

27 Draw a well labeled diagram to represent earth’s inclined axis and important latitudes. 5

28 Draw a neat timeline to represent Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic stone age.

OR

Draw a neat timeline to represent beginning and end of Indus valley civilization along with the present year

29. Observe the given map carefully. Identify the present day regions of the sites encircled on the map.

30 On the world map represent the following:

a. The frozen continent.

b. One continent from which tropic of cancer passes.

c. Pacific Ocean.

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