Std: 6 CHAPTER 1 SOCIAL SCIENCE SEM 1

SSSV HISTORY PURVESH SIR (Ph): 9429976149

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 writing3). _______________________________________________________ is an archaeological source.(A) Inscription (B) Notebook (C) Book (D) Puzzle4). 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 past5). 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

1RamayanaaRemains of plants and animals

2SamudraguptabAshoka

3FossilscReligious literature

4Sanchi StupadNorthern Plains

5Uttar PradesheAllahabad Inscriptions