COMMON APEEJAY ANNUAL EXAMINATION, 2020-2021

SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS- VI
Time Allowed: 2 Hrs Maximum marks: 40
General Instructions:
1. The question paper is distributed in two sections:
Section A: Objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
Section B: Subjective type questions carrying 2, 3 and 5 marks respectively.
2. Attempt the questions in the given serial order only.

SECTION- A
1. Choose the correct option and write the answer for the following: (1×5=5)
(i) The longest river flowing through Africa
(a) The Ganga
(b) The Nile
(c) The Yangtze
(d) None of these
(ii) Areas rich in mineral deposits in India
(a) Plains
(b) Plateaus
(c) Rivers
(d) Hills
(iii) The rivers Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri drain into
(a) Western Ghats
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Bay of Bengal
(d) Arabian Sea
(iv) The court poet of Harshavardhana
(a) Harishena
(b) Banabhatta
(c) Chanakya
(d) Ravikirti
(v) Organisation in a big city that takes care of the water supply, garbage
collection etc
(a) Municipal Council
(b) Municipal Corporation
(c) Administrative Staff
(d) Sanitation Engineer
2. Fill in the blanks: (1×5=5)
(i) Corals are skeletons of tiny marine animals called ____.
(ii) Monsoon is taken from the Arabic word______.
(iii) Each village panchayat is divided into _____.
(iv) The priests divided people into four groups called _____.
(v) ‘Approaching and Sitting near’ is the literal meaning of the term______.
3. Give one word answer for the following statements: (1×5=5)
(a) The founder of the Mauryan dynasty.
(b) The group of islands in the Arabian Sea.
(c) The subdivision of a district.
(d) Ambassador sent to the court of Chandragupta by the Greek ruler of West Asia
(e) The best known Chalukya ruler.
SECTION- B
4. Name the ‘S’ shaped ocean and why it is called the busiest ocean of the world from
the point of view of commerce? (2)
5. Why mountains are thinly populated? (2)
6. State any two sources of funds for gram panchayat. (2)
7. Give two reasons why rulers of Mahajanapadas fortified their cities? (2)
OR
Write a brief note on painted gray ware.
8. Explain two functions of a Patwari. (2)
9. What were the teachings of Mahavira? (2)
10. Distinguish between the way Samudragupta treated ruler’s of Aryavarta and
Dakshinapatha. (2)
11. Why are forests necessary for us? (3)
12. How does the Municipal Corporation earn the money to do its work? (3)
13. On a political map of India, mark the following: (1×5=5)
(i) Island group of India lying in the Bay of Bengal
(ii) A neighbouring country in the North-West.
(iii) Patliputra
(iv) Taxila
(v) Ujjain