Class- VI Subject- History/Civics
SECTION-A
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q1) Harappans used a ___________ script.
Q2) Chandragupta was succeeded by his son _________________.
Q3) Buddhism was formally divided into two sects __________ and ____________.
OR
___________ is the rule book of Buddhist Sangha.
Q4) What is the main job of the Superintendent of Police?
Q5) Define the term Civilisation.
OR
Name any sites of Indus Valley Civilisation.
Q6) What is a Prashasti?
Q7) When did Ashoka die and when did the Mauryan dynasty end?
Q8) Who is a Manufacturer?
Q9) Match the following items given in column A with those in column B. Choose the correct answer from the following options.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
a) Brahmacharya Taittiriya
b) Upanishads 2,300 years ago
c) Sangam literature lead a simple life
d) Sopara and Bharuch Trading centres
SECTION-B
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q10) Write a short note on the life at the sanghas.
Q11) What was the function of the dhamma mahamattas?
Q12) Who was Kanishka? Write what you know about him.
OR
Over which area did the Kushanas rule? Name their two major centres of power?
Q 13) List the source that give us information about the Gupta period.
Q14) Who runs the government in a democracy?
Q15) List some of the basic facilities provided by the district administration.
Q16) How did the businessperson set up his shop?
Q17) Explain the problems of landless labourers.
SECTION-C
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q18) What does Bhakti means? What does this system of worship emphasise upon? How is it included in the Mahabharata?
Q19) How was Ashoka’s empire divided for effective administration? Discuss the provincial and district administration of the Mauryan Empire.
Q20). Why are pavement dwellers regarded as a nuisance? Explain.
Q21) What is a Zila Parishad? Write about its functions.
Q22) Write a note on the election procedure of the Municipality.
OR
What is the role of sub-contractors in Municipal Corporations?
Q23) Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:
As we know, the Gupta inscriptions and coins give us a lot of information about the Gupta period. Similarly, we can find out about some rulers from their biographies. Harshavardhana, who ruled around 1,400 years ago, is one such ruler.
We can know more about Harshavardhana from two literary works, the first being his biography Harshacharita, written by his court poet Banabhatta. Written in Sanskrit, this book tell us about the genealogy of King Harsha and ends with his becoming a king. The Harshacharita is the first historical biography in Sanskrit.
a. Name the two sources from where we get information about the Gupta period.
b. Name the biography of Harshavardhana.
c. Who wrote the biography of Harshavardhana?
d. What does the book tell us about?
e. In which language the biography was written?
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