AGGARWAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, SECTOR 3, FARIDABAD

Session – 2022-23
Half Yearly Examination
Class: - VI
Subject: - Social Studies

Q.1 Choose the correct answer: (1x10=10)

1. Which of the following is the oldest Veda?

(a) Samaveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Rigveda
(d) Atharvaveda

2. When was the Rigveda written?

(a) About 3500 years ago
(b) About 1000 years ago
(c) About 500 years ago
(d) About 1500 years ago

3. From where did the Harappans get copper?

(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Kerala
(d) Rajasthan

4. The Harappans also made seals out of stone. These are generally
(a) Square
(b) Triangular
(c) Circular
(d) Rectangular

5. What would have happened if the earth did not rotate?

(a) Cold conditions on earth’s half portion
(b) Warm conditions on earth’s another half portion
(c) No life possible in such extreme conditions
(d) All of these

6. Why do seasons change on the earth?

(a) Due to change in the position of the earth around the sun
(b) Due to no change in the earth’s position
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
 7. Where is more than 97% of water found on the earth?
(a) In rivers
(b) In wells
(c) In ocean
(d) None of these

8. At which level does a government work?

(a) Local level
(b) National level
(c) State level
(d) All of these

9. Which type of government is chosen by the people?

(a) Democratic Government
(b) Dictatorship
(c) Monarchy Government
(d) None of these

10. Who was the leader of African National Congress?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Nelson Mandela
(c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Bill Cli

Q.2 Fill in the blanks: (1x5=5)

1. The Ghoda is a tributary of the ______________
2. The deepest point on the earth is _____________ in the Pacific Ocean.
3. The earth's orbit around the sun is __________ in shape.
4. The suffragettes demanded the right to vote for all_____________.
5. The earlier practice of untouchability is now banned by__________.

Q.3 State the following statements are true or false: (1x5=5)

1. In 1984 South Africa became a democratic country
2. Men without property have no right to vote in a country like the India.
3. Slaves were women and men who were often captured in war.
4. We are not sure about what caused the end of the Harappancivilisation.
5. When there is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is spring in the Southern Hemisphere.

Q.4 Define the following terms: (1x5=5)

1. Democracy
2. Biosphere
3. Apartheid Law
4. Aryas
5. Leap year
Q.5 Name them: (1x5=5)
1. Movement of the earth on its axis _____________.
2. The highest mountain peak on the earth ___________.
3. In India elections are held after ______________.
4. Cotton was probably grown at ______________.
5. Inamgaon is located on ______________.

Q.6 Very short questions and answers: (1x6=6)

1. Name the language in which Rigveda was written?

2. What was the citadel?
3. At which three levels does the government work?
4. Name the party that fought against the system of apartheid.
5. In which Hemisphere does Australia lie?
6. What are the four major domains of the earth?

Q.7 Short questions and answers: (2x12=24)

1. Name the major continents of the earth.
2. What is revolution and rotation?
3. Name two essential features of ademocratic government.
4. Name the various races that live in South Africa.
5. What were the groups of people in terms of their work?
6. Make a list of what the Harappan’s ate.
7. How do archaeologists know that cloth was used in the Harappan civilization?
8. What were megalithic?
9. Why is biosphere important for living organisms?
10. What is equinox?
11. What is universal adult franchise?
12. Write the two essential features of democratic government.

Q.8 Long question and answers. (3x5=15)

1. Why were metals, writing, the wheel and the plough important for the Harappan’s?
2. Write a short note on Rigveda
3. Write the difference between the summer solstice and winter solstice with diagram.
4. How would Maya’s life be different in South Africa today?
5. What do you understand by the word ‘government’? List five ways in which you think the
government effects your daily life.

Q.9 Map Work: (1x5=5)

1. Mark the following places on Indian map.

a. Lothal
b. Harappa

2. Mark the following on world map

a. Asia
b. Pacific Ocean
c. Isthmus