HIRANANDANI FOUNDATION SCHOOL, THANE

First Comprehensive Assessment – October, 2020

Subject – History and Civics

Std VI Time 2 hrs

Date: 13/10/2020 Max. Marks: 80
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Note: Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will NOT
be allowed to write during the first 10 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question
paper. This paper consists of three printed pages.
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SECTION A
(History – 60 marks)
Question 1.
Fill in the blanks: (Write only the answers) [10]
i. The first stage of human civilization is known as the ______________ Age
which extended from 500,000 to 10,000 BCE.
ii. The greatest inventions of the Neolithic man was invention of the __________.
iii. ___________ was a major port of the Indus Valley Civilisations.
iv. A number of seals of Indus origin have been found at various sites in
___________________.
v. The Egyptian script used pictures to represent words and such scripts were
known as ________________.
vi. ______________ plants grew almost exclusively in the region of the Nile delta.
vii. _______________ was the chief occupation in Mesopotamia.
viii. _____________ was the greatest ruler of Babylon.
xi. The _______________ is the oldest of the Vedas.
x. _____________ was the founder of the tradition of Vastu Shastra.

Question 2.
Name the following: (Write only the answers) [10]
i. God of rain and war during the Early Vedic Period.
ii. Two main occupations of Aryans during the Early Vedic Period.
iii. The God of mummification for the ancient Egyptians.
iv. The king who unified both Sumer and Akkad.
v. The script used by the people of Indus Valley which consisted of around 400
picture-like signs.
vi. A person who studies the physical evolution of human beings.
vii. The system to exchange goods, and other things with other groups.
viii. A pre-historic monument in Wiltshire.
ix. The social division which developed on the basis of division of labour during
the Vedic Period.
x. Metal used in the Chalcolithic Age.

Question 3.
Write whether the following statements are True or False. If false correct the
statements by changing the underlined word or words: [6]
i. Traces of ash been found in the Ajanta caves in India
ii. Excavations at Dholavira in the Rann of Kutch, in Punjab, unearthed a multi-
divisional cityscape of the Harappans.
iii. Horses were introduced in India by the Aryans.
iv. Hammurabi’s Code of Law has 300 articles engraved on a single stone column.
v. The village headman was called the kula.
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vi. The Greek historian, Socrates, called Egypt, ‘The Gift of Nile’.
vii. The Chalcolithic Age was very brief and its remains can be found in India in
the Chota Nagpur Plateau and in the Gangetic basin.

Question 4.
Answer the following questions:
i. What kind of clothes did early humans wear? [1]
ii. What is the meaning of the words ‘Veda’ and ‘Sruti’? [2]
iii. Why were the pyramids built? [2]
iv. How did early men discover fire? [3]
v. Why do you think the Sumerians built the Ziggurats? [4]
vi. What was the position of women during the early Vedic Period? [4]
vii. What are the causes of the decline of the Harappan Civilization? [Any 4 points] [4]
viii. How was early human society different from the later periods? [4]

Question 5.
Match the following: [5]
i. God of death a) Neolithic Age
ii. Shudras b) Yama
iii. The Hanging Gardens c) dasas
iv. Cuneiform d) King Nebuchadnezzar
v. Mesopotomia e) form of writing
vi. Temple at Abu Simbel f) Land between two rivers
vii. Pashupati g) Ramses II
viii. Mohenja daro h) Madhya Pradesh
ix. The Bhimbetka Caves i) Middle Stone Age.
x. Mesolithic Age j) ‘mound of the dead’
k) Lord Shiva

i, ____ ii, ____iii, ____iv, ____v,____vi,____vii, ____ viii,_____ix,_____x,______

Question 6.
Observe the picture carefully and answer the questions that follow:

i. Identify the event taking place. [1]

ii. Who is performing it? [1]
iii. What do you think was the purpose of this event? [1]
iv. Who takes part in this event and what do they offer? [2]

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 SECTION B
(Civics – 20 marks)

Question 7.
Fill in the blanks: (Write only the answers) [6]
i. Greek philosopher, ____________ said that ‘Man is a social animal’.
ii. A group of people living together is a _____________.
iii. Different states in India based on regional languages have formed distinct
____________ communities.
iv. ___________ is the smallest unit of a society.
v. Our country has been described as a land of ‘__________________’ due to the
presence of multiple diverse communities.
vi. India is a democratic and a _________ nation.

Question 8.
Answer the following questions:
i. Differentiate between ‘natural’ and ‘manmade’ environment. [2]
ii. Why should citizens pay taxes? [3]
iii. What are the skills that are developed in schools? [3]
iv. Explain the following terms:
(a) Community (b) Civics [2]

Question 9.
Observe the picture carefully and answer the questions that follow:

i. Identify the process shown above. [1]

ii. What is the minimum age of people who can come here? [1]
iii. What should one keep in mind when they visit this place? [2]

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