Social Studies - 6th

Q (1): Fill in the blanksPeople in forested regions provided the Mauryan officials with ..................... . (MCQ)
( a ) Tribute ( b ) Taxes ( c ) Tithes ( d ) Slaves

Q (2): Fill in the blanksAshoka's ..................... did not involve worship of god, or performance of a sacrifice. (MCQ)
( a ) Dhamma ( b ) Smriti ( c ) Snana ( d ) Tharushu

Q (3): Fill in the blanks............................. was a gateway to the Northwest. (MCQ)

( a ) Kanishka ( b ) Kalinga ( c ) Mathura ( d ) Taxila

Q (4): Fill in the blanksRoyal princes often went to the provinces as ................ . (MCQ)
( a ) Ministers ( b ) Officials ( c ) Governors ( d ) Kings

Q (5): Fill in the blanksOfficials collected .................... from the area under the direct control of the ruler. (MCQ)
( a ) Revenue ( b ) Grains ( c ) Penalties ( d ) Taxes

Q (6): Fill in the blanksThe Mauryan rulers tried to control ................... and .................... which were important for transport.
(MCQ)
( a ) Mountains , plateaus ( b ) Roads,rivers ( c ) Borders , rivers ( d ) Forests, plains

Q (7): Fill in the blanksChandragupta was supported by a wise man named ..................... . (MCQ)
( a ) Acharya ( b ) Paramahamsa ( c ) Chanakya ( d ) Dasaratha

Q (8): Fill in the blanksThe most famous ................... ruler was Ashoka. (MCQ)
( a ) Magadha ( b ) Mughal ( c ) Pallava ( d ) Mauryan

Q (9): Fill in the blanksThe empire that Ashoka ruled was founded by his grandfather ......................... more than 2300 years
ago. (MCQ)
( a ) Chandragupta Maurya ( b ) Samudragupta II ( c ) Bindusara ( d ) Samprati

Q (10): Fill in the blanksMany of Chanakya's ideas were written down in a book called the ...................... . (MCQ)
( a ) Manusmriti ( b ) Arthashastra ( c ) Aaranya Kaandam ( d ) Silappadikaram

Q (11): Fill in the blanksThe area around ...................... was under the direct control of the emperor. (MCQ)
( a ) Seringapatam ( b ) Pataliputra ( c ) Mathura ( d ) Taxila

Q (12): Fill in the blanks........................ is the ancient name of coastal Orissa. (MCQ)
( a ) Taxila ( b ) Kalinga ( c ) Burma ( d ) Kanishka

Q (13): Fill in the blanks.................... is the Prakrit word for the Sanskrit term Dharma. (MCQ)
( a ) Viraha ( b ) Guruna ( c ) Dhamma ( d ) Janaka

Q (14): Fill in the blanks:The raja was a ____ figure in the rituals. (MCQ)
( a ) Central ( b ) Divine ( c ) Partial ( d ) Minial

Q (15): Fill in the blanks:Taxes on ____ were the most important. (MCQ)
( a ) Tenants ( b ) Slaves ( c ) Land ( d ) Crops

Q (16): Fill in the blanks:As the rulers of the mahajanapadas were ____ and ____ they needed more resources. (MCQ)
( a ) Fighting wars, conquering ( b ) Building huge forts, ( c ) Building palaces, ( d ) Building temples,
neighbouring countries maintaining big armies extending farm lands conducting sacrifices

Q (17): Fill in the blanks:Many rivers such as the ____ and ____ flowed through Magadha. (MCQ)
( a ) Narmada, Yamuna ( b ) Ganga, Yamuna ( c ) Ganga, Son ( d ) Godavari, Kaveri

Q (18): Fill in the blanks:More than 2300 years ago, a ruler named ____ who lived in Macedonia in Europe, wanted to
become a world conqueror. (MCQ)
( a ) Tamerlane ( b ) Genghis Khan ( c ) Cyrus the Great ( d ) Alexander

Q (19): Fill in the blanks:About 2500 years ago, some Janapadas became more important than others and were known as
____. (MCQ)
( a ) Mahajanapadas ( b ) Rajagrihas ( c ) Mahasabhas ( d ) Maharajyas

Q (20): Fill in the blanks:The iron-ore mines in the region that could be tapped to make strong ____ and ____. (MCQ)
( a ) Bricks, pillars ( b ) Swords, knifes ( c ) Tools, weapons ( d ) Hammers, axes

Q (21): Fill in the blanks:Many people did not accept the system of varna laid down by the ____. (MCQ)
( a ) Vaishyas ( b ) Kings ( c ) Brahmins ( d ) Kshatriyas

Q (22): Fill in the blanks:____ (present day Rajgir) in Bihar was the capital of Magadha for several years. (MCQ)
( a ) Rajgir ( b ) Rajagriha ( c ) Rajagratha ( d ) Rajasthana

Q (23): Fill in the blanks:____ were also expected to pay taxes in the form of animals and animal produce. (MCQ)
( a ) Gatherers ( b ) Hunters ( c ) Herders ( d ) Farmers

Q (24): Fill in the blanks:Both the ____ and ____ belonged to ganas or sanghas. (MCQ)
( a ) Buddha, Mahavira ( b ) Krishna, Arjuna ( c ) Vyasa, Valmiki ( d ) Kautilya, Ashoka

Q (25): Fill in the blanks:According to priests, each ____ had a different set of functions. (MCQ)
( a ) Sangha ( b ) Gana ( c ) Gothra ( d ) Varna

Q (26): Fill in the blanks:The ____ or horse sacrifice was one such ritual. (MCQ)
( a ) Gajamedha ( b ) Ashvamedha ( c ) Pashumedha ( d ) Ajamedha

Q (27): Fill in the blanks:The ____ divided people into four groups. (MCQ)
( a ) Priests ( b ) Kings ( c ) Merchants ( d ) Nobles

Q (28): Fill in the blanks:Magadha became the most important ____ in about hundred years. (MCQ)
( a ) Mahajanapada ( b ) Sangha ( c ) Rajya ( d ) Rajagriha

Q (29): Fill in the blanks:The word ____ literally means the land where the jana set its foot and settled down. (MCQ)
( a ) Janaagraha ( b ) Janapada ( c ) Janasthana ( d ) Vanaprastha

Q (30): Fill in the blanks:Each ward elects a _______ , who is known as the _______ _______. (MCQ)
( a ) Panch, President ( b ) President, Panchayat ( c ) Representative, Ward ( d ) Ward member, Panchayat
Secretary member secretary

Q (31): Fill in the blanks:The Panchayat Samiti has many _______ under it. (MCQ)
( a ) Gram Panchayats ( b ) Gram Panchayats ( c ) Gram Sabhas ( d ) Zila Panchayats
 Q (32): Fill in the blanks:The _______ is a key factor in making the Gram Panchayat play its role and be responsible.
(MCQ)
( a ) Gram Panchayat ( b ) Gram Sabha ( c ) Zila Parishad ( d ) Zila Panchayat

Q (33): Fill in the blanks:The _______ actually makes development plans at the district level. (MCQ)
( a ) Zila Panchayat ( b ) Gram Sabha ( c ) Zila Parishad ( d ) Gram Panchayat

Q (34): Fill in the blanks:The _______ meets regularly and one its main tasks is to implement development programmes
for all villages that come under it. (MCQ)
( a ) Zila Parishad ( b ) Gram Panchayat ( c ) Gram Sabha ( d ) Zila Panchayat

Q (35): Fill in the blanks:With the help of _______ it also regulates the money distribution. (MCQ)
( a ) Zila Panchayats ( b ) Panchayat Samitis ( c ) Zila Parishads ( d ) Gram Sabhas

Q (36): Fill in the blanks:The Gram Sabha is a meeting of all _______ who live in the area covered by a _______. (MCQ)
( a ) Adults, Panchayats ( b ) Minors, Gram Sabhas ( c ) Senior citizens, Zila ( d ) Women, Gram
Parishad Panchayats

Q (37): Fill in the blanks:The Gram Panchayat is elected for: (MCQ)

( a ) Three years ( b ) Five years ( c ) Four years ( d ) Six years

Q (38): Fill in the blanks:The _______ prevents the Panchayat from doing wrong things like _______ or favouring
certain people. (MCQ)
( a ) Gram Panchayat, ( b ) Zila Parishad, Collecting ( c ) Zila Panchayat, Collecting ( d ) Gram Sabha, Misusing
Misusing money funds funds money

Q (39): Fill in the blanks:The Gram Sabha meeting being with the _______ and the members of the Panchayat
presenting a plan on repairing the road that connects the village to the main highway. (MCQ)
( a ) Chief Minister ( b ) Panchayat President ( c ) Prime minister ( d ) District Magistrate

Q (40): Fill in the blanks:The _______ ocean is named after a country. (MCQ)
( a ) Pacific ( b ) Indian ( c ) Arctic ( d ) Atlantic

Q (41): Fill in the blanks:The continents of Europe and Asia together are known as _______ (MCQ)
( a ) Europe-Asia ( b ) Europe & Asia ( c ) Eurasia ( d ) EA Ocean

Q (42): Fill in the blanks:The atmosphere contains oxygen, _______, carbon dioxide and other gases. (MCQ)
( a ) Helium ( b ) Nitrogen ( c ) Argon ( d ) Fluorine

Q (43): Fill in the blanks:The _______ is the narrow contact zone of land, water and air that supports life. (MCQ)
( a ) Biosphere ( b ) Hemisphere ( c ) Lithosphere ( d ) Hydrosphere

Q (44): Fill in the blanks:Increase in the amount of _______ leads to increase in global temperature. (MCQ)
( a ) Nitrogen ( b ) Oxygen ( c ) Carbon Dioxide ( d ) Argon

Q (45): Fill in the blanks:_______ is the smallest continent. (MCQ)

( a ) Australia ( b ) Antarctica ( c ) North America ( d ) South America

Q (46): Fill in the blanks:The three chief movements of the ocean water are the waves, the _______ and the ocean
currents. (MCQ)
( a ) Tides ( b ) Steam ( c ) Wind ( d ) Breeze
 Q (47): Fill in the blanks:_______ and Dakshin Gangotri are two research stations established by India in Antarctica.
(MCQ)
( a ) Esperanza base ( b ) Marambio base ( c ) Maitri ( d ) Orcadas

Q (48): Fill in the blanks:The highest mountain peak on the earth is _______ (MCQ)
( a ) Mt. Abu ( b ) Mt. Everest ( c ) Mt. Fuji ( d ) Mt. Kailash

Q (49): Fill in the blanks:The deepest point on earth is _______ in the Pacific Ocean. (MCQ)
( a ) Mariana Trench ( b ) South Sandwich Trench ( c ) Atacama Trench ( d ) Japan Trench