RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 1 What, Where, How and When?

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 1 What, Where, How and When? Important Questions and Answers. 

RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 1 What, Where, How and When?

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. 
A group of people who collected roots, fruits, and other forest produce for their food was known as:
(a) Farmers 
(b) Merchants
(c) Gatherers 
(d) Patwari.
Answer:
(c) Gatherers 

 

Question 2. 
The places where rice was first grown are:
(a) To the north of the Vindhyas
(b) To the south of the Vindhyas
(c) In Kirthar Hills
(d) In the Eastern Ghats. 
Answer:
(a) To the north of the Vindhyas

Question 3. 
Which language was common in India in the past?
(a) Sanskrit 
(b) Tamil
(c) Brahmi 
(d) Prakrit.
Answer:
(d) Prakrit.

Question 4. 
People who collect and explore ancient objects, to study the past are called:
(a) Engineers 
(b) Archaeologists
(c) Fanners 
(d) Detectives.
Answer:
(b) Archaeologists

Question 5. 
Which is the earliest composition in Sanskrit?
(a) Vedang 
(b) Rigveda
(c) Upanishads 
(d) None of the above.
Answer:
(b) Rigveda

Question 6. 
In which direction is the Garo Hills located in India?
(a) South-east 
(b) North-west
(c) North-east 
(d) In the middle.
Answer: 
(c) North-east 

Fill in the blanks

Question 1. 
The Vindhya hills are situated in ............. 
Answer:
central India

Question 2. 
Throughout, people traveled from one part of the ............. to another.
Answer:
subcontinent

Question 3. 
The word India comes from the .............
Answer:
Indus

Question 4  
............. study the remains of buildings made of stone and brick, paintings and sculptures.
Answer:
Archaeologists

Question 5  
............. remains survive far more rarely.
Answer: 
Plants.

True/False 

Question 1. 
The earliest people were skilled entrepreneurs.
Answer:
False.

Question 2. 
Some people travel driven by a spirit of adventure, wanting to discover new and exciting places.
Answer:
True

Question 3. 
Rigveda, the earliest composition in Sanskrit dated to about 3500 years ago.
Answer:
True

Question 4. 
The public used to keep records of the victories earned in the battles.
Answer:
False.

 

Question 5. 
In the past, the lives of farmers were not different from those of kings and queens. 
Answer: 
False.

Match the column

I	II
(i) To the north of the Vindhyas	(a) Birch
(ii) Group of people living in the north-west	(b) 4700 years ago
(iii)Bark of a tree	(c) Firiiœfarming
(iv) Beginning of agriculture	(d) India
(v) The first cities on the Indus	(e) 8000 years ago

Answer:

I	II
(i) To the north of the Vindhyas	(c) Firiiœfarming
(ii) Group of people living in the north-west	(d) India
(iii)Bark of a tree	(a) Birch
(iv) Beginning of agriculture	(e) 8000 years ago
(v) The first cities on the Indus	(b) 4700 years ago

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
What items did gatherers collect?
Answer: 
Gatherers collected roots, fruits, and other forest produce for their food.

Question 2. 
Which crops were first cultivated?
Answer: 
Crops such as wheat and barley were first cultivated.

Question 3. 
What are the tributaries? Answer: Tributaries are smaller rivers that flow into a larger river.

Question 4. 
Name a large kingdom of ancient times.
Answer: 
Magadha.

Question 5. 
Magadha was now lying in which state?
Answer: 
Magadha was now lying in the state of Bihar.

Question 6. 
Why were journeys dangerous at times?
Answer: 
The hills and high mountains including the Himalayas, deserts, rivers and seas made journeys dangerous at times.

Question 7. 
Which countries are included in South Asia?
Answer: 
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka are included in South Asia.

Question 8. 
Where does the word India come from? What does it called in Sanskrit?
Answer: 
The word India comes from the Indus, called Sindhu in Sanskrit. .

Question 9. 
What are manuscripts?
Answer: 
Manuscripts are books written by hand,
10. 
Where is the manuscript obtained?
Answer: 
Manuscripts are often preserved in temples and monasteries.

Question 11. 
What are inscriptions? 
Answer: 
Inscriptions are writings on relatively hard surfaces such as stone or metal.

 

Question 12. 
Who are archaeologists?
Answer: 
Those persons who study the objects that were made and used in the past are known as archaeologists.

Question 13. 
Who are Historians?
Answer: 
Historians are scholars who study the past.
Question 14.
When is the year calculated?
Answer: 
The years are counted from the date generally assigned to the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1, 
Describe any three characte¬ristics of gatherers. 
Answer: 

1. Gatherers knew about the vast wealth of plants in the surrounding forests.
2. They collected roots, fruits and other forest produce for their food.
3. Skilled gatherers also hunted animals.

Question 2. 
Describe life in the area of Sulaiman and Kirthar hills.
Answer: 
Some of the areas where women and men first began to grow crops such as wheat and barley about 8000 years ago are located here. People also began rearing animals like sheep, goat, and cattle, and lived in villages.

Question 3. 
Why South Asia is called a subcontinent?
Answer:
South Asia is often called a subcontinent because although it is smaller than a continent, it is very large, and is separated from the rest of Asia by seas, hills and mountains.

Question 4. 
Give a brief description of the kingdom of Magadha.
Or
Which region was known as Magadha?
Answer: 
In ancient times the area along the Ganga and its tributary called the Son to the south of the Ganga was known as Magadha. Its rulers were very powerful and set up a large kingdom.

Question 5. 
Describe the history of our country’s name.
Answer: 
Two of the words we often use for our country are India and Bharat. The word India comes from the Indus, called Sindhu in Sanskrit. The Iranians and the Greeks who came through the northwest about 2500 years ago and were familiar with the Indus, called it the Hindus or the Indos, and the land to the east of the river was called India. The name Bharata was used for a group of people who lived in the northwest. Later it was used for the country.

Question 6. 
Explain the meaning of the term ‘manuscript’.
Answer: Handwritten books are called manuscripts. In English, the word ‘manuscript’ comes from the Latin word ‘manu’, meaning hand. These were usually written on palm leaf, or on the specially prepared bark of a tree known as the birch, which grows in the Himalayas.

Question 7.
What is the difference between the way people in Andaman Islands and cities receive food?
Answer: 
The Andaman Islands get their own food by fishing, hunting, and collecting forest produce. By contrast, most people living in cities depend on others for supplies of food.

Question 8. 
What is the meaning of BC and AD?
Answer: 
BC stands for ‘Before Christ’. All dates before the birth of Jesus Christ is known as BC (Before Christ). Similarly, AD stands for two Latin words, ‘Anno Domini’, meaning in the year of the Lord (i.e. Christ).

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
What can we know about the past?
Answer: 
We can know a lot about the past as

1. What people ate, the kind of clothes they wore, the houses in which they lived.
2. We can find out about the lives of hunters, herders, farmers, rulers, merchants, priests, craftspersons, artists, musicians, and scientists.
3. We can also find out about the games children played, the stories they heard, the plays they saw, and the songs they sang.
4. We can know about the religious beliefs and practices, the lives of kings, medicine and science, etc.
5. We know a great deal about kings and the battles they fought and their victories. 

 

Question 2. 
Why do people travel in the past? Describe.
Answer: 
People travel in the past due to following reasons

1. Sometimes, men and women moved in search of livelihood, as also to escape from natural disasters like floods or droughts.
2. Sometimes men marched in armies, conquering others’ lands.
3. Besides, merchants traveled with caravans or ships, carrying valuable goods from place to place.
4. Religious teachers walked from village to village, town to town, stopping to offer instruction and advice on the way.
5. Some people perhaps travel driven by a spirit of adventure, wanting to discover new and exciting places. All these led to the sharing of ideas between people.

Question 3. 
Who is an archaeologist? What does he do? 
Answer: 
Archaeologist-The person who studies the objects that were made and used in the past is known as an archaeologist. Work

1.  Archaeologists study the remains of buildings made of stone and brick, paintings, and sculptures.
2. They also explore and excavate (dig under the surface of the earth) to find tools, weapons, pots, pans, ornaments, and coins. Some of these objects may be made of stone, others of bone, baked clay, or metal. Objects that are made of hard, imperishable substances usually survive for a long time.
3. Archaeologists also look for bones of animals, birds, and fish to find out what people ate in the past.
4. Archaeologists are like detectives, who use all these sources like clues to find out about our pasts.