Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) इयत्ता ६ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Social Science

Very Short Answer Type Question:

How do we know that cotton was grown in Mohenjodaro?

Very Short Answer Type Question:

Who was a ‘specialist’ in the Harappan context?

Very Short Answer Type Question:

Give one point of difference between Dholavira and other Harappan cities.

Very Short Answer Type Question:

Where did people move to from Sind?

Short Answer Type Question:

Describe the two parts of a typical Harappan city.

Match the Columns

Complete the sentence:
Slaves were used for _____________.

Complete the sentence:
Port holes were used for ___________.

In what ways do you think that the life of a raja was different from that of a dasa or dasi?

Very Short Answer Type Question:
What were the groups of people in terms of their work?

Short Answer Type Question:
Describe in brief about how the Rigveda depicts cattle, horses, chariots, and battles.

State whether true or false:
Many cities in mahajanapadas were fortified

Fill in the chart given below with the terms hunter-gatherers, farmers, traders, craftspersons, and herders.

Why did the rajas of mahajanapadas build forts?

Long Answer Type Question:
What was an important feature of capital cities of ‘mahajanapadas’? Why were they fortified? How were they fortified?

Map Skills
On an outline physical map of India, mark these ‘janapadas’ or ‘mahajanapadas’.
(i) Gandhara
(ii) Kuru
(iii) Panchala
(iv) Kosala
(v) Avanti
(vi) Magadha
(vii) Anga
(viii) Vajji.

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word to complete sentence.

The __________ at Aihole was built about 1400 years ago

The ______ were recited in temples by priests and people came to listen to them.

State whether the sentence is true (T) or false (F).

Most temples of this period had a hall like structure known as the mandapa.

State whether the sentence is true (T) or false (F).

Mahabalipuram and Aihole are known for the finest stone temples.