IndraprasthaWORLD SCHOOL
PaschimVihar, New Delhi-110063.
SESSION 2017-18
Periodic –11
Subject- Social Science (Set-A)
Class VI
Answer Key
Q.1. 5x1=5
a. 15 crore km
b. thematic
c. separation of powers
d.five
e. coalition
Q.2 5x1=5
a.21 June
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. sketch
d. British
e. Karnataka and Kerala
Q.3
a.Harappa and Mohanjodaro 5x1=5
b. Zero
c. North, South, East ,West
d. Legislative, Executive, Judiciary
e. convicted criminals or mentally ill
Q.4 5x1=5
a.Citadel was that part of the city which was built on raised ground.It had high walls made up of bricks.
b. Monarchies- Ruled by monarchial mahajanapadas. The king was very powerful. He had a large army and many sources of revenue. Kingship was hereditary.
C. when sun rays fall on equator, days and nights are of equal duration throughout the world.
d. The distance between any two places on the ground is called the ground distance.
e. When all the powers are in the hands of central government ,states have not been given their due share, such type of government is called unitary government.
Q.5 10x3=30
a.A rectangular structure with a resemblance of swimming pool,made up of baked bricksand has been made watertight with a layer of bitumen or tar.
b.Our main source of information about this period are the vedictexts,such as the Brahamanas and the Upnishads and Buddhist texts such as jataka tales.
C.Perihelion – when the position of the earth is nearest to the sun i.e. on 4 January
Aphelion-When the position of the earth is farthest from the Sun i.e.on 4 July.
d. India is in northern hemisphere and Australia is in southern hemisphere. When sun rays fall vertical on the tropic of cancer,the region around it experiences summer , at that time is reverse in the southern hemisphere which experiences winter.
e. It is easy to carry a map, details of the geographical features can be shown easily,a map can be made of the part of the earth.
f. Political and Physical maps-
Political maps- show boundaries between different countries and boundaries of different political units within the country. These are base maps that show –cultural, historical and economic activities.
Physical maps- showthe relief features present on the earth’s surface like mountains hills, plateaus.
g. Government- is a political system by which a country or a state is administered.
Parliamentary form of government—when executive is a part of legislature and there is fusion of powers. e.gGreat Britain.
Presidential form of Government--- The legislative and executive are separate,there is separation of powerse.g-USA
h.Archeological sources- They are direct evidences. Theycannot be changed by human beings. They are of four types. 1.Inscriptions- Written records engraved on cave walls, metal pillars, and walls of temples, copper and clay tablets and rocks.
2.Coins- They tell us about the reigning period of kings ,the economy of the kingdom, the extent of kings empire and about trade with other regions.
I .History is the study of the past.It is generally divided into three periods.
1. Prehistory –The period when writing had not been invented.
2. Proto history-The period when we have very less written records.
3. History- the time period after the invention of writing is known as history.
.j. India is a large country .Different parts of the country have different customs ,languages, dress and food habbits .Holi, Diwali, Eid, Gurupurab are the different festivals celebrated here.
k.Back waters-The Backwaters a peculiar feature of the state.They are the network of canals and lakes and are fed by as many as 38 rivers.
Gompas-A complex of temples and prayer halls in Ladakh.
Q.6.5X4= 20
a. People followed different occupations. There were farmers weavers, potters, jewelers, metal-workers ,toymakers ,stone cutters ,seal-makers etc.
2. Crafts men made things of stone, shell and metaleither in their homes or at workshops.
3. people living in villages reared cattle and grew crops,
4. Pottery making had reached an advanced stage.
B People were grouped into four varnas. They were four varnas.
1. Brahmins- They were expected to teach vedas and perform religious sacrifices.
2. Kshatriyas were warriors and fought wars.
3. Vaishyas –They were involved in trade and agricultuire.
4. Shudras-They were supposed to do menial tasks.
c. The scaleon a map can be shown in different ways.
1 .By a statement
2. By a numerical Fraction
3. By a graphic or linear scale.
d. There are many agencies that help people in forming their opinion.
1. Newspaper
2. Radio, Television, Cinema
3. Religion
4. Schools and colleges
5. Political parties
6. Voluntary associations.
7. 5x1=5
1.It causes the bulging of the earth on the equator and flattening at the poles.
2.It causes days and nights on earth.
3 .It gives a day of 24 hours.
4. It causes tides twice a day. Diagram as given in the book. Fig 3.2
Q.8.Map work as given in the book. 5x1=5