DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL-BOPAL, AHMEDABAD

CLASS: VI ASSIGNMENT CYCLE-15

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
CHAPTER 11(H) BUILDINGS, PAINTINGS AND BOOK

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

(1) Bhitargaon, where an early temple is found is situated in which state?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Bihar

(2) Where Durga temple around 1400 years ago is located?

A. Sarnath
B. Mathura
C. Mahabalipuram
D. Aihole

(3) Monolithic temples are found at?

A. Sarnath
B. Mathura
C. Mahabalipuram
D. Aihole

(4) Subject of an epic the Silappadikaram is?

A. A story of a Kovalan and Madhavi

B. A story of Ram and Sita
C. A story of Pandavas
D. A story of Krishn
 (5) An epic Bhagwat Geeta is related to?

A. A story of a Kovalan and Madhavi

B. A story of Ram and Sita
C. A story of Pandavas
D. A story of Krishna and Arjuna.

(6) Match the following -choose the correct option:

a) Stupa 1. Place where the image of the deity is installed.

b) Shikhara5 2. Mound.

c) Mandapa 3. Circular path around the stupa.

d) Garbhagriha 4. Place in temples where people could assemble.

e) Pradakshina Patha 5. Tower.

A. a)-2 b)- 5 c) -4 d)- 1 e)- 3

B. . a)-3 b)- 4 c) -5 d)- 1 e)- 2

C. a)-2 b)- 5 c) -3 d)- 4 e)- 1

D. . a)-2 b)- 3 c) -4 d)- 1 e)- 4

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. __________ at Mehrauli is a remarkable example of the skills of Indian crafts.
 2. At Amravati, a magnificent __________was built.
3. Priests performed religious rituals in__________.
4. The Iron Pillar was made about _______years.
5. _________and________could hear the stories of the Puranas.
6. Sanskrit Ramayana is written by_____________.
7. The small box placed at the centre of the stupa contains bodily remains of
the_________and his followers.

1. ASSERTION-REASON:

Assertion: The famous Iron Pillar at Mehrauli in Delhi is a remarkable example of the skill
and art of the Indian crafts people.

Reason: The pillar was made about 1500 years ago.

Option:

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

c) A is true but R is false

d) A is false but R is true

2. ASSERTION-REASON:

Assertion: Stupas are Buddhist religious buildings made of brick and stone

Reason: There is a small box known as a relic casket, placed at the centre or heart of the
stupa.

Option:

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

c) A is true but R is false

d) A is false but R is true

3. ASSERTION-REASON:

Assertion: Madurai is one of the cities in Tamil Nadu known for its temples. In this
city.

Reason: Tamil Sangam (Assembly) emerged and contributed for the development of
Tamil literature and it was the first Sangam assembly in the sequence of the three
Sangam held in Madurai.

Option:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

c) A is true but R is false

d) A is false but R is true

IDENTIFY THE IMAGE:

1.

___________________________________________________________________________

2.

3.

___________________________________________________________________________

CASE STUDY 1
The skills of our crafts persons are also apparent in the buildings that have
survived, such as stupas. The word stupa means a mound. While there are
several kinds of stupas, round and tall, big, and small, these have certain
common features. Generally, there is a small box placed at the centre or heart of
the stupa. This may contain bodily remains (such as teeth, bone, or ashes) of the
Buddha or his followers, or things they used, as well as precious stones, and
coins. This box, known as a relic casket, was covered with earth. Later, a layer
of mud brick or baked brick was added on top. And then, the dome like structure
was sometimes. covered with carved stone slabs. Some of the famous Stupas are
Sarnath Stupa, near Varanasi, Sanchi Stupa, near Bhopal.

Q1. What did you mean by the word ‘Stupa’?

Q2. What are the common features of Stupa?

Q3. What type of bricks were used to build Stupa?

Q4. What is relic casket?

Q5. Name some of the famous Stupa exist today.

CASE STUDY 2

Some of the best–known epics were written during this period. Epics are grand,
long compositions, about heroic men, and women, and include stories about
gods. A famous Tamil epic, the Silappadikaram, was composed by a poet named
Ilango, around 1800 years ago. It is the story of a merchant named Kovalan,
who lived in Puhar and fell in love with a courtesan named Madhavi, neglecting
his wife Kannagi. Later, he and Kannagi left Puhar and went to Madurai, where
he was wrongly accused of theft by the court jeweller of the Pandya king. The
king sentenced Kovalan to death. Kannagi, who still loved him, was full of grief
and anger at this injustice, and destroyed the entire city of Madurai.

Q1. Name one of the famous epics written in Tamil.

Q2. Name the famous poet who wrote Tamil epic.

Q3. Name important character of this epic.

Q4. Name the two places that have been mentioned in this epic.

Q5. Who destroyed the city Madurai and why she did like this?