PRESIDIUM

FINAL EXAMINATION
SESSION (2023-24)
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS: VI Max. Marks: 80
Duration: 3 hrs

General Instructions:
1. Read the questions carefully and answer them accordingly.
2. It is compulsory to attempt all the questions.
3. This question paper has four sections, containing 27 questions.
4. Section A contains question no.1- 12. Each question carries 1 mark.
5. Section B contains question no 13-20. Each question carries 3 marks.
6. Section C contains question no 21-26. Each question carries 5 marks.
7. Section D contains question no 27 of Map work. Each question carries 1 mark. Fill the map and
attach it in between the answer sheet.

SECTION-A (1MX21=21)
Q1 Choose the correct option:
A. What do you mean by Sabha? 1

(a) It is a village. (b) It is a form of government.

(c) It is a meeting of all adult villagers. (d) None of these

B. What does BPL stand for? 1

(a) Below Proper Line (b) Below Poverty Line

(c) Below Property Line (d) None of these.

C. Name the author of the journal “Young India”. 1

(a) Bhagat Singh (b) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) None of these

D. Harshvardhan’s biography was written by _______________. 1

(a) Banabhatta (b) Kalidasa

(c) Ashoka (d) Xuan Zang

E. Identify the following symbol 1

(a) Temple (b) Church

(c) Police station (d) Statue

F. What is the meaning of the word ‘Dhamma’? 1

(a) Environment (b) Dharma

(c) Both a & b (d) None of these
G. Those who were not allowed to participate in the assemblies of Ganas. 1

(a) Dasas (b) Kammakaras

(c) Women (d) All of the above

H. Who wrote the famous play Abhijnana Shakuntalam? 1

(a) Banabhatta (b) Kalidasa

(c) Harishena (d) Ravikirti

I. Which one of the following is NOT an Intermediate direction? 1

(a) South-east (b) South-west

(c) North-east (d) East-west

J. Factory owners prefer casual workers because ___________________. 1

(a) they work for longer hours if required (b) they ask for high salary
(c) sometimes they are called on Sundays (d) Both (a) and (c)

Q2 Africa lies completely in the southern hemisphere. (State True/False) 1

Q3 Name the place where daily wage labourers assemble to be hired by an employer. 1
(Answer in one word)

Q4 Ashoka was greatly inspired by the teachings of the Megasthenes. (Correct the statement) 1

Q5 A ________ is an instrument used to find out main directions. (Fill in the blank) 1

Q6 Maitri is a popular Indian research station in the continent of __________. (Fill in the blank) 1

Q7 The iron ploughs were replaced by the wooden ploughs. (Correct the statement) 1

Q8 Railways, Bharat Petroleum and Steel Authority of India are some examples of the 1
institutions of the Government. (State True/False)
Q9 There were twelve rulers in Dakshinapatha. (State True/False) 1

Q10 __________ are drawn to make the maps easy to read. (Fill in the blank) 1

Q11 Mention any one work of Panchayat Secretary. 1

Q12 __________ is a sum of money that people pay to the government for the services the 1
government provides.

SECTION-B (3MX8=24)
Q13

a) What are conventional symbols? 1

How do symbols help in reading maps?
b) 2

Q14
a) Write a short note on Painted Gray Ware. 1

b) Why did Magadha come up as the most important Mahajanapada in about 200 years? 2
Q15 What is a Call Centre? Describe the set-up of a Call Centre? 3

Q16
a) Write a short note on Pulakeshin II? 1

b) 2
Write the names of any 2 rulers on whom Prashastis were written.

Q17 Observe the image given below and answer the following question:

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a) What do you see in the above image?
2.5
b) Label them in a proper sequence.
Q18
a) Why was Ashoka known as a unique ruler? 1

b) What were Ashoka’s messages for his subjects? 2

Q19
a) Why are the Panchs and the Gram Panchayat answerable to the Gram Sabha? 1

b) Write two differences between the Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat. 2

Q20 Describe three sources from where Municipal Corporation gets funds to carry out their 3
work.
SECTION-C (5MX5=25)
Q21
a) What do you know about the Ashvamedha sacrifice? 2

b) How were the taxes collected by the rulers of Mahajanapadas?

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Q22 2
(a) What is the government?
3
(b) How does the government affect your daily life? List any 3 ways.
Q23
a) 2
Who is the Municipal Councillor?
b) 3
How is Municipal Corporation different from Municipal Council?

Q24
a) What do you understand by the term environment? 2

b) Write any three negative impacts of pollution on the 3

environment?

Q25 Nirmala works as a tailor in an export garment unit. The factory where she works makes
summer clothes for people in foreign countries like the U.S.A., U.K., Germany and the
Netherlands. Workers like Nirmala have to work very long hours in the months from
December to April. A normal working day begins at 9 a.m. and finishes only by 10 p.m.,
sometimes even later. She works for six days a week. Jobs like Nirmala’s are not
permanent. If workers complain about their pay or working conditions they are asked to
leave. There is no job security or protection if there is ill treatment. They are also expected
to work very long hours.
1
a) To what countries are the clothes made by Nirmala sold?

b) How long is a normal working day for people like Nirmala? 1

c) How many days a week does Nirmala work? 1

d) Reflect upon the work environment where Nirmala works. 2

Q26
a) What is a map? How is a globe different from a map? 2

b) What are conventional symbols? 3

SECTION-D (1MX5=5)
Q27 Mark and label the following places on the political map of India: 5
a) Capital of Pallavas dynasty.
b) Ashokan pillar having Samudragupta’s Prashasti.
c) Important city between North and South India.
d) Mahajanapada having Ganas and Sangas .
e) Gandhara.