ODM PUBLIC SCHOOL, BHUBANESWAR

SAMPLE PAPER, 2023-24

STD - VI
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks: 80

SECTION A (1 MARKS)

Q. Choose the correct option:

1. After the coming of Aryans and the spread of the Vedic culture, Northern India came
to be known as ___________.

a. Hindustan
b. Sapta Sindhu
c. Aryavarta
d. Bharatavarsha
2. Sindhu was the Sanskrit name for the Indus. The earliest reference to this name is in
the ___________.

a. Indu
b. Sapta Sindhu
c. Indica
d. Zend Avesta
3. According to Shankaracharya, the world was full of ___________.

a. Maya
b. Devotion
c. Moksh
d. Bhakti
4. The Chronicle of the Emperor, The Padshahnama was written by ___________.

a. Mirza Ghalib
b. Shah Mohammad Shahabad
c. Abul Fazl
d. Abdul Hamid Lahori
5. After Aurangzeb’s death, his three sons fought for the throne and finally _________
took it.
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 a. Nadir Shah
b. Bahadur Shah
c. Muhammad Azam
d. Kam Baksh
6. After Emperor Ahmad Shah making Safdarjung, a wazir, he took on the title of
___________.

a. Peshwa
b. Nizam ul Mulk
c. Nawab
d. Saadat Khan
7. A political system that protects liberty and believes in equality and the rule of law is
known as ___________.

a. Democracy
b. Monarchy
c. Oligarchy
d. Republicanism
8. During the American and French revolution, the writers used __________ to express
their thoughts and rouse the public.

a. Electronic media
b. Print media
c. Rallies
d. Strikes
9. Advertisers use celebrities to endorse their products in _____________.

a. Social advertising
b. Political advertising
c. Commercial advertising
d. Popular advertising
10. __________ sell goods in small lots from fixed locations such as shops, directly to
consumer.

a. Shopkeepers
b. Retailers
c. Customers
d. Wholesalers

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11. To increase the profit, retailers add their costs to the price of the goods. This concept
is known as __________.

a. Cost-plus pricing
b. Cost-cut pricing
c. Profit-plus pricing
d. Profit-cut pricing
12. The narrow zone of contact between the atmosphere, the lithosphere, and the
hydrosphere, where life forms exist is called the

a. Biosphere
b. Lithosphere
c. Atmosphere
d. Hydrosphere
13. Which of the places do you think would have almost the same temperature
throughout the year??

a. Delhi
b. Jodhpur
c. Vishakhapatnam
d. Nagpur
14. The transfer of heat through the rising of warm air and the sinking of cold air is called

a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Radiation
d. Advection
15. Which of these factors does not help determine the height of a wave?

a. Depth of the water

b. The length of time for which the wind has blown over the waters.
c. Distance of open water over which the wind has blown
d. Wind speed.
16. Water bearing layers of rock under the ground are called

a. Water table
b. Aquifer
c. Underground water
d. Igneous rocks

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17. Equatorial forests are found in the

a. Amazon Basin of South America

b. Northern part of Australia
c. Countries bordering the Mediterranean
d. Mexico
SECTION B (2 MARKS)

18. What are Prashastis? Why are they not always authentic?

19. State the differences between Alvars and Nayanmars.

20. Write a short note on the language Tamil.

21. Who were known as the kingmakers during the reign of the Later Mughals? Why?

22. Define Oligarchy. Give some examples of it.

23. Mention any two characteristic features of Commercial advertising.

24. How do human adapt themselves to the environment? Give examples.

25. mention any two characteristics of the equatorial low-pressure belt.

26. Mention any two factors by which the height of a wave is determined.

27. There is large-scale depletion of temperate deciduous forests. Give reasons.

SECTION C (3 MARKS)

28. Write a brief note on the medieval period of Indian history.

29. What are gharanas in Hindustani music?

30. Write a note on the history of democracy.

31. Mention the basic features of the RTI Act.

32. Mention the basic reasons for advertising.

33. Explain the factors influencing the atmospheric pressure.

34. Mention the basic features of the Tropical Thorn Forests and Scrubs.

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 SECTION D (4 MARKS)

35. ‘Social advertising is a powerful tool capable of reaching and motivating large groups
of people. Many national celebrities lend their names to social advertising.’

i. State any two advantages of social advertising.

ii. National celebrities can influence a very large group of population. It can change
the though process of the people. Express your thoughts.
SECTION E (5 MARKS)

36. (a). Name the two distinct schools of music of North and South India? How did they
develop in medieval India?

OR

36. (b). Write a note on medieval Bengali architecture.

37. (a). Mention any five factors that affects the temperature.

OR

37. (b). Mention the reasons of the increase in atmospheric temperature.

MAP WORK

38. Locate and label the following sites on the Indian map provided. (1x3=3)

i. Any one of the two: a. Chandernagore b. Baroda

ii. Any one of the following sites: a. Mysore b. Hyderabad

iii. Any one of the following sites: a. Raigarh b. Surat

39. Locate and label any one of the two on the World map provided. (1)

a. Brazil current, b. Labrador current.

40. Locate and label the following sites on the Indian map provided. (1x2=2)

i. (a). Tropical Evergreen Forest, (b). Tropical Deciduous Forest

ii. (a). Temperate Grassland, (b). Tropical Grassland.

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