Std: 6

SCIENCE SEM 1
SSSV

CHAPTER 1

SOCIAL
HISTORY

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Q 1 Blanks:
1). Historians divide the past into
___________________________________________________________ periods.
(A) prehistory and history
(B) prehistory, protohistory and history
(C) post history, prehistory and history
(D) pro history and history
2). Prehistory refers to
_________________________________________________________________________
(A) the period after the invention of writing
(B) the period of digging into the earth
(C) the period before the invention of printing
(D) the period before the invention of writing
3). _______________________________________________________ is an archaeological
source.
(A) Inscription
(B) Notebook
(C) Book
(D) Puzzle
4). Manuscripts are
________________________________________________________________
(A) hand written records of the past
(B) oral records of the past
(C) printed records of the past
(D) musical records of the past
5). Vishnu Purana is an example of
_________________________________________________________ literature.
6). In north India, religious texts were mostly written in
______________________________ language.
7). Indica was written by
______________________________________________________________________
8). Sanchi Stupa was built during the period of
________________________________________________
9). Inscriptions are
_______________________________________________________________ records.
10). ________________________________________________ wrote Arthashashtra.
Q 2 True Or False:
1). The inscriptions of the Mauryan King Ashoka are the earliest inscriptions in
India. __________

2). Literary sources are of two types religious and secular.

_________________________________
3). BCE stands for Before Christian Era.
___________________________________________________
4). Kautilya wrote the Arthashastra.
________________________________________________
5). The Vedas and the Puranas are classified as sacred or religious literary
sources. ____________
Q 3 Match the following:
Answers
1 Ramayana
2
3
4
5

Samudragupta
Fossils
Sanchi Stupa
Uttar Pradesh

a Remains of plants and

animals
b Ashoka
c Religious literature
d Northern Plains
e Allahabad Inscriptions