MAHATMA MONTESSORI SCHOOL

(Affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi)

Name : Geography Sec :
Std : VI MCQs Date :
Ch - 3 : Motions of the Earth
I. Multiple Choice Questions
1. Motion of the earth on its axis in about 24 hours is called _________
a) revolution b) rotation
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these
2. Motion of the Earth around the sun is known as ___________
a) revolution b) rotation
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these
3. What is orbital plane?
a) Plane formed by the axis b) Plane formed by the orbit
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these
4. Which one of the following is the source of light on the earth?
a) The moon b) The sun c) The satellite d) The space
5. The circle that divides the globe into day and night is called __________
a) circle of darkness b) circle of day and night
c) circle of illumination d)none of these
6. The period of one rotation of the Earth is known as
a) the sun day b) the moon day c) The Earth day d) none of these
7. What would have happened if the Earth did not rotate?
a) Cold conditions on Earth’s half portion
b) Warm conditions on Earth’s another half portion
c) No life possible in such extreme conditions
d) All of these
8. A year with 366 days is called _________
a) leap year b) normal year
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these
9. Why do seasons change on the earth?
a) Due to change in the position of the earth around the sun
b) Due to no change in the earth’s position
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
 10.When do the longest day and the shortest night occur in the northern
hemisphere?
a) June 21 b) September 23 c) December 22 d) March 21
11.In which season Christmas is celebrated in Australia?
a ) Winter season b) Summer season
c) Autumn season d) Spring season
12.When do equinoxes occur on the earth?
a) March 21 b) September 23
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these
13.Days and nights occur on earth due to
a) rotation b) revolution
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these
14.Change of seasons occurs on earth due to
a) rotation b) revolution
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these
Ch - 4 Maps
I. Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is a Map?
a) A Globe
b) A drawing of the earth’s surface on a flat paper according to scale
c) A Projection
d) None of these
2. What is Physical Map?
a) Showing natural features of the earth
b) Showing cities, towns and villages with boundaries
c) Showing rainfall, distribution of forests etc.
d) None of the above
3. Which map gives more information?
a) Small scale map b) Large scale map
c) Ordinary map d) None of these
4. The blue colour is used for showing
a) Mountains b) Plants and trees
c) Water d) none of these
5. A scale is compulsory for a ________
a) Map b) Sketch c) Symbol d) All of these
6. For what purpose Magnetic Compass is used?
 a) For measuring distance b) For showing symbols
c) For finding the directions d) For all of these
7. Plan is a drawing of
a) small area on a large scale b) large area on a small scale
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these
8. Yellow colour is used for showing
a) Plateaus b) Water Bodies c) Mountains d) Plants
9. Maps showing the distribution of forests are
a) Physical map b) Thematic Map c) Political Map d) All of these
10.A Compass is used to ___________
a) show symbols b) find the main direction
c) measure the distance d) none of these
11.A Scale is necessary for a __________
a) Map b) Sketch c) Symbols d) None of these
12.Which of the following is a representation or a drawing of the earth’s surface
or a part of it drawn on a flat surface according to a scale?
a) Map b) Globe c) Sketch d) Atlas
13.When many maps are put together, what do we get?
a) Map b) Globe c) Sketch d) Atlas
14.Maps showing natural features of the earth are called?
a) Physical Maps b) Political Maps
c) Thematic Maps d) All of these
15.Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Rivers, Oceans, etc. are shown in which type of
Maps?
a) Physical Maps b) Relief Maps
c) Both a & b d) Political Maps
16.Maps showing cities, towns and villages, and different countries and states
of the world with their boundaries are called?
a) Physical Maps b) Political Maps
c) Thematic Maps d) Relief Maps

History
Ch - 7 : From a Kingdom to an Empire
I. Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which are the animals shown in our national Emblem?
a) Goats b) Lions c) Bulls d) None of these
2. How many lions are shown in our national Emblem?
a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Five
3. What was name of grandfather of Ashoka?
a) Krishna b) Mahavira
c) Sidhartha d) Chandragupta Maurya
4. In which book were Chanakya’s ideas written?
a) Ramayana b) Mahabharata c) Arthashastra d) None of these
5. Who was supported by a wise man named Chanakya?
a) Ashoka b) Bindusar c) Chandragupta d) All of these
6. Who was Bindusar’s son?
a) Chandragupta b) Sidhartha
c) Ashoka d) Ram Krishna Paramhans
7. From which area was Taxila and Ujjain ruled?
a) Pataliputra b) Bihar c) Delhi d) Agra
8. In which language were the Ashoka’s inscriptions written?
a) Dev Nagari b) Sanskrit c) Tamil d) Brahmi Script
9. What is the meaning of word Dhamma?
a) Environment b) Dharma c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these
10.How many towers supported the massive wall of Pataliputra?
a) 670 b) 870 c) 570 d) 470
11.How many people were killed in the war of Kalinga?
a) More than 20,000 b) More than 40,000
c) More than 60,000 d) More than one Lakh
12.Which is the other animal on Mauryan Pillar?
a) Lion b) Cat c) Dog d) Bull

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