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GROUP OF SCHOOLS, CHENNAI & RANIPET

COMMON YEARLY EXAMINATION - 2020-2021

CLASS: VI SOCIAL SCIENCE TIME: 2 ½ HOURS

DATE: 19.04.2021 MARKS: 80

General Instructions :

i. Question paper comprises of five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 32 questions in

the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
ii. Section A – Question no. 1 to 16 are Objective Type Questions of 1 mark each.
iii. Section B – Question no. 17 to 22 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 80 words.
iv. Section C – Question no. 23 to 26 are source-based questions, carrying 4 marks each.
v. Section D – Question no. 27 to 31 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
vi. Section E – Question no. 32 is map based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 32.1 from
History (2 marks) and 32.2 from Geography (3 marks).
vii. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been
provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to be
attempted.
viii. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question,
wherever necessary. Please follow them.

SECTION A (1x16=16)

1) What was the reason for the decline of the Harappan Civilization? 1
a) flooding
b) rulers lost control
c) deforestation
d) probably all of the above.

2) Who was the court poet of Harshavardhana? 1

a) Harishena
b) Ravikriti
c) Banabhatta
d) Kalidasa

3) The weights made in Harappan cities were made of ___________. 1

a) Faience
b) Carnelian
c) Chert
d) Bronze

4) The time taken by the Earth to rotate from one degree longitude to the next is
____ minutes. 1
(OR)

The Earth has been divided into ______ time zones of one hour each.

5) Which one of the following is not a key element of a Democratic Government ? 1

a) Equality
b) Resolution of conflict
c) People‟s participation
d) Injustice

6) Name the journal in which Gandhiji wrote about the voting practice in India before
Independence. 1
(OR)
The decision of introducing a 2000-rupee note should have been taken by which level of
Government?

7) Identify the Mauryan sculpture associated with finely polished stone sculpture found in
Bihar that has been placed in Rashtrapati Bhavan. 1
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8) According to Arthasastra, the north-west was important for __________. 1

a) gold
b) precious stones
c) blankets
d) Both a) and b)

9) Define “Ur”. 1
(OR)
Define “Sabha”.

10) Cotton was probably grown about 7000 years ago at ______________. 1
a) Kalibangan
b) Lothal
c) Ropar
d) Mehrgarh

11) The National Anthem is composed in (i) ________language with many common
(ii) _________ words. (½+ ½)
a) (i) Bangla (ii) Sanskrit
b) (i) Hindi (ii) Sanskrit
c) (i) Sanskrit (ii) Bangla
d) (i) Hindi (ii) Marathi

12) Who among the following were sent as Governors to other provinces in the
Mauryan empire? 1
a) Spies
b) Messengers
c) Royal princes
d) Senior Ministers

13) What is the difference between the words „Utkala‟ and „Uchchala‟ in our National
Anthem? (½+ ½)

14) How long should the playing time be when the National Anthem is sung? 1

15) In the medieval European society, only the _______ were given the right to vote. 1
a) Rich
b) Women
c) Poor
d) Uneducated

16) In the following question below, there are two statements marked Assertion (A) and
Reason(R). Read the statements and choose the correct options. 1
Assertion (A): India is a Democratic country.
Reason (R): India has adopted Universal Adult Franchise as one of the key elements
of its Constitution.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.

SECTION - B (3 x 6 = 18)

17) a) What do you understand by the term “Government”? (1+2)

b) What is representative Democracy?
(OR)
How did the unfair stereotyping of women change during the First World War?

18) Explain the incident that made Baba Amte take up leprosy work. 3

19) Mention any three features of Temperate Zone. 3

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20) Which physical division of India is the most populated and why? 3
(OR)
Examine the locational extent of India

21) Write the opening verse of our National Anthem and its meaning. (1 ½+1 ½)

22) What is Sub-Contracting ? Mention any two disadvantages. (2+1)

SECTION - C (4 x 4 = 16)

23. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow: 4

The city is divided into different wards and ward councillors get elected. The complicated
decisions that affect the entire city, are taken by groups of councillors who form committees,
to decide and debate issues.It is these committees that decide on the work to be done. While
the committees decide on the issues the commissioner and administrative staff implement
them. All of the councillors meet and they make a budget and the money is spent according to
this. The councillors try and ensure that the particular demands of their wards are placed
before the entire council. These decisions are then implemented by the administrative staff.

Answer the following by choosing the most appropriate option.

23.1)How does the Municipal Corporation get money to do its work? 1

a) Property tax
b) Water tax
c) Entertainment tax
d) All of the above

23.2) Which one of the following is NOT a job of the Municipal Corporation? 1
a) It keeps the streets and market clean
b) It makes gardens and maintains them
c) It builds hotels for the tourists.
d) It runs schools and hospitals.

23.3) Who makes decisions on the location of a park or a hospital in an area? 1

a) MLA of that area
b) people of that area.
c) Ward councilor
d) None of these.

23.4) The Municipal Council is in charge of __________. 1

a) Big cities
b) Small towns
c) Villages
d) Metropolitan cities.

24) Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow: 4

Megasthenes wrote an account on what he saw. Here is a part of his description: The
occasions on which the emperor appears in public are celebrated with grand royal
processions. He is carried in a golden palanquin. His guards ride elephants decorated with
gold and silver. Some of the guards carry trees on which live birds including a flock of
trainedparrots,circle about the head of the emperor. The king is normally surrounded by
armed women. He is afraid that someone might try to kill him. He has special servants to taste
the food before he eats. He never sleeps in the same bed room for two nights.

Answer the following by choosing the most appropriate option.

24.1) Who was Megasthenes? 1

a) A King
b) Trader
c) Chinese traveller
d) An ambassador
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24.2) Identify the Emperor who is being discussed in the given passage. 1
a) Bindsara
b) Ashoka
c) Samudragupta
d) Chandragupta

24.3) Which of the following is the capital city of the Emperor? 1

a) Pataliputra
b) Taxila
c) Ujjain
d) Sarnath

24.4) People living in the forest regions were expected to provide ________ as tribute to
the Emperor. 1
a) Wax
b) Honey
c) Both a) and b)
d) None of these

25) Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow: 4

To fix the position of a place, it is necessary to know something more than the latitude of that
place. In order to locate the places precisely we must find out how far east or west east
places from a given line of reference running from the North pole to South pole. These lines of
references are called the meridians of longitude and the distance between them are
measured in degrees of longitude. It was difficult to number the meridians. So, all countries
decided that the count should begin from the meridian that passes through Greenwich, where
the British Royal Observatory is located.

Answer the following by choosing the most appropriate option.

25.1) The time of places east of Greenwich will be _________ of Greenwich time.
a) Behind 1
b) Ahead
c) Same
d) None of these.

25.2) What are the degrees of latitudes and longitudes further divided into? 1
a) angles and minutes
b) minutes and seconds
c) degrees and hours
d) angles and hours

25.3) The __________ meridians are on the same line. 1

a) 90°N and 90°S
b) 90°E and 90°W
c) 180°N and 180°S
d) 180°E and 180°W

25.4) Why have some countries adopted more than one standard time? 1
a) Due to their longitudinal extent
b) Due to their latitudinal extent
c) As they are in the polar regions
d) As they are island countries.

26) Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow: 4

Baba Amte became aware of the miseries that the leprosy patients were subjected to. People
believe that leprosy was contagious and thus the patients were treated as outcasts. They led
a life full of despair, abandoned by their families, begging for arms on the streets. Wanting to
do something not just to help leprosy patients, but to enable them to live a life of self-respect
and dignity, he founded and institution called „Maharogi Sewa Samiti‟.
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Answer the following by choosing the most appropriate option.

26.1) What does „Maharogi Sewa Samiti‟ mean? 1

a) Committee for the downtrodden
b) Committee for the underprivileged.
c) Committee for serving the most diseased.
d) All of the above.

26.2) Which of the following is true about the life of Baba Amte? 1
a) He was a defence lawyer
b) He gave all the proceeds from his awards to his Ashram.
c) He took up leprosy work to overcome his fear.
d) All of the above

26.3) How did Gandhiji refer to Baba Amte? 1

a) Muralidhar
b) Leprosy man
c) Anandwan
d) Abhaysadhak

26.4) The community in his Ashram was primarily dependent on _______. 1

a) Donations
b) Proceeds from Baba‟s awards.
c) Agriculture
d) Government funds.

SECTION - D (5 x 5 = 25)

27) Describe the structure of the Great Bath. 5

(OR)
The drainage system of the Harappan cities was well planned - Justify the statement.

28) Sharing of river water between states is becoming an issue of conflict-Explain with
an example. 5

29) Describe any five messages that Ashoka gave to his subjects. 5

30) What are the functions of the Government? 5

(OR)
a) Explain about the women‟s suffrage movement. (2+3)
b) When and how did the women in America and UK succeed in this movement ?

31) Mention the important latitudes and their latitudinal values. 5

SECTION – E (2+3=5)

MAP BASED QUESTIONS

32.1 Two places A and B have been marked on the given political map of India. 2
Identify them and write their correct names in your answer sheet.

A. City with fire altars

B. Important centre of Gupta rulers

32.2 On a political map of India, locate and label any THREE of the following: 3

C. Indian Standard Meridian along with its degree

D. Punjab
E. Jharkhand
F. Nagaland
G. Goa

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