SUBJECT-SOCIAL SCIENCE

CLASS –VI
REVISION
Name: _________________________ Sub date: 22.02.23
QI. Choose the correct answer:

1. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization were possibly the first ones to grow ___________.
a. wheat
b. cotton
c. rice
d. herbs

2. Under _______________, the Mauryan Empire spread across the whole of the Indian
subcontinent, except for Kalinga and few kingdoms in the south.
a. Ajatashatru
b. Ashoka
c. Kautilya
d. Bindusara

3. Arthashastra consists of ______________ of Kautilya.

a. cultural ideas
b. political ideas
c. religious ideas
d. scientific ideas

4. Where were the deposits of Hakra ware discovered for the first time in independent India?
a. Bhirrana
b. Dholavira
c. Kalibangan
d. Lothal

5. . In Mauryan times, tax on water was called ________________.

a. bali
b. shat bhaga
c. revenue
d. udaka bhaga
QII. Fill in the blanks:
a. The governors of provinces under Chandragupta Maurya were known as _________.
b. Full form of NABARD is ____________________________.
c. A _______________ is a machine which separates husk from the grains.
d. Harappan seals were made up of __ ___.
e. __ __is an agreement under which a person borrows money against something valuable
such as land or gold and if the borrower is unable to repay, the lender has the right to take
possession of the valuables pledged.
QIII. Read the extracts given below and answer the following questions:

a. Ashoka was the first ruler to communicate to his subjects through edicts. To spread his ideas,
Ashoka got his messages inscribed on stone pillars so that people read them.

i. What are edicts? And what did they conveyed?

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ii. Describe the stone pillar of Ashoka.
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b. Kangana is a landless farmer who works on Ram Prasad’s land along with 10 other
villagers. She works only when Ram Prasad calls her during sowing, harvesting or weeding
seasons. For the rest of the year, she does other jobs such as weaving baskets and making
garlands to earn some money. She migrates to Mumbai where she gets a temporary job in a
garment factory. She works for all seven days of the week and is paid on hourly basis. On the
other hand Raghav works in an automobile factory and gets a fixed salary every month. He gets
Sunday as a holiday and is able to save a part of his monthly income in Provident Fund scheme
for his future.

i. Why do workers migrate from rural to urban areas?

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ii. Why working in organised sector is better than working in unorganised sector?

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