RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 4 What Books and Burials Tell Us

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 4 What Books and Burials Tell Us Important Questions and Answers. 

RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 4 What Books and Burials Tell Us

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. 
Which one of the following is the oldest Veda?
(a) Samveda 
(b) Rigveda
(c) Yajurveda 
(d) Atharvaveda.
Answer:
(b) Rigveda

 

Question 2. 
The hymns were composed by 
(a) sages 
(b) rajas
(c) dasa 
(d) dasi.
Answer:
(a) sages 

Question 3. 
Megaliths are 
(a) small stones
(b) big stones
(c) pieces of wood
(d) iron pieces.
Answer:
(b) big stones

Question 4. 
In ancient times, the people who performed rituals were 
(a) Sikhs 
(b) Muslims
(c) brahmins 
(d) none of these.
Answer:
(c) brahmins 

Question 5. 
Agni is the god of 
(a) water 
(b) war
(c) air 
(d) fire.
Answer: 
(d) fire.

Fill in the blanks

Question 1 
were used to mark burial sites. 
Answer:
Megaliths

Question 2. 
Vedas are the most ancient scripts written in 
Answer:
Sanskrit

Question 3. 
Seeds of , and   have been found during excavation at Inamgaon.
Answer:
Wheat, barley, rice

Question 4. 
Opponents of Aryas were known as
Answer:  
dasas, dasyus

Question 5. 
Some of the hymns in the Rigveda are in the form of 
Answer: 
dialogues.

True/False

Question 1. 
Some of the hymns in the Rigveda are in the form of dialogues.
Answer:
True

Question 2. 
The Ganga and Yamuna are named repeatedly in Rigveda.
Answer:
False.

Question 3. 
Generally, sons automatically succeed fathers as rajas.
Answer:
False.

 

Question 4. 
God is a tributary of the Bhima.
Answer:
True

Question 5. 
According to modern anatomy, there are 360 bones in the human body.
Answer: 
False.

Match the column

I	II
1. Indra	(a) Ghod
2. Brahmagiri	(b) about 3000 years ago
3. Inamgaon	(c) a warrior god
4. Char aka	(d) about 2000 years ago
5. Beginning of megaliths	(e) 33 gold beads

Answer:

I	II
1. Indra	(c) a warrior god
2. Brahmagiri	(e) 33 gold beads
3. Inamgaon	(a) God
4. Char aka	(d) about 2000 years ago
5. Beginning of megaliths	(b) about 3000 years ago

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
How many Vedas are there?
Answer: 
There are four Vedas.

Question 2. 
What are the hymns of the Rigveda called?
Answer: 
The hymns of the Rigveda are called‘Sukta’.

Question 3. 
Who composed the Vedic hymns? 
Answer: 
These hymns were composed by sages (rishis). A few were composed by women.

Question 4. 
Sanskrit is a part of which family?
Answer: 
Sanskrit is part of a family of languages known as Indo-European.

Question 5. 
Where was the manuscript of the Rigveda, on birch bark, found?
Answer: 
The manuscript of the Rigveda, on birch bark, was found in Kashmir.

Question 6. 
To whom are the rivers in the Rigveda compared?
Answer: 
The rivers in Rigveda are compared to horses and cows.

Question 7. 
What is the difference between historians and archaeologists from the perspective of collecting information about the past?
Answer: 
Archaeologists use physical remains to collect information about the past, while historians use written sources in addition to physical remains.

 
 
Question 8. 
Which gods are mainly praised in Rigveda?
Answer: 
The Rigveda mainly praises the three gods

1. Agni 
2. Indra 
3. Soma.

Question 9. 
On what basis have people been classified?
Answer: 
People have been classified in terms of work, language, place, their family, their community and cultural practices.

Question 10. 
Name two groups of the Rigvedic period classified on the basis of work.
Answer: 

1. Priests or brahmins, 
2. Rajas.

Question 11. 
What was the work of the priests?
Answer: 
The priests used to perform various types of yajna and rituals.

Question 12. 
Whom did the Aryas call Dasyus?
Answer: 
The Aryas called their opponents Dasas or Dasyus.

Question 13. 
What is megaliths?
Answer: 
The large rocks which were neatly planted to cover or mark the tombs are called megaliths.

Question 14. 
Where was the practice of erecting megaliths prevalent?
Answer: 
The practice of erecting megaliths was prevalent throughout the Deccan, south India, in the north-east and Kashmir.

Question 15. 
Where was Inamgaon located?
Answer: 
Inamgaon was located on the river Ghod, a tributary of the Bhima.

Question 16. 
How many years ago did people live in Inamgaon?
Answer: 
People live in Inamgaon between 3600 and 2700 years ago.

Question 17. 
Name the book written by Char aka on medicine.
Answer: 
Char aka Samhita.

Question 18. 
According to Char aka, how many bones are there in the human body?
Answer: 
According to Charaka, there are 360 bones in the human body.

Question 19. 
What crops did the Inamgaon cultivate?
Answer: 
Inamgaon cultivated wheat, barley, rice, pulses, millets, peas, and sesame etc. 

Question 20. 
What does ‘sukta’ mean?
Answer: 
Sukta means ‘well-said’.

Question 21.
In Rigveda, many prayers have been done to attain what?
Answer: 
In Rigveda, many prayers have been done to attain cattle, children (especially sons), and horses.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Name the four books of Vedas.
Answer:
 The Vedas are a set of 4 books named:
(a) The Rigveda,
(b) The Yajurveda,
(c) The Samaveda,
(d) The Atharvaveda.

 

Question 2. 
Define hymn. Who composed the hymns of Rigveda?
Answer: 
A hymn is a type of song which was written for the purpose of prayer or praise of various Gods and Goddesses. Sages (rishis) composed the hymns of Rigveda in old Sanskrit hymns are also known as suttas or well said.

Question 3. 
Mention the names of three important Gods praised in Rigveda.
Answer: 

1. Agni-The god of fire
2. Indra-A warrior god
3. Soma-A plant from which a special drink was prepared.

Question 4. 
Write a note on the oldest Veda.
Answer: 
Rigveda is the oldest Veda that was composed about 3500 years ago. It includes more than a thousand hymns that express gratitude to God. These were composed by sages. It is written in Vedic Sanskrit. The hymns are in praise of various gods and goddesses. It describes the occupation, language, inhabited area, social structures as well as cultural practices. Rigveda was recited and heard rather than read. It was written down several centuries after it was first composed and printed less than 200 years ago.

Question 5. 
What is the format of composition of hymns in Rigveda?
Answer: Some of the hymns of the Rigveda are in the form of dialogues. Like one such hymn is a dialogue between a sage named
Vishvamitra, and two rivers Beas and Sutlej.

Question 6. 
How was the manuscript of Rigveda used?
Answer: 
It was used to prepare one of the earliest printed texts of the Rigveda, as well as its English translation.

Question 7. 
What does the Rigveda tell us about the reasons for battles?
Or
Explain why wars took place in the Rigvedic period.
Answer: 
According to the Rigveda, battles were fought:

1. To capture cattle.
2. For land which was important for grazing cattle, and for growing staple crops.
3. For water.
4. To capture people.

Question 8. 
For what reason did the Rigvedic people pray for cattle and horses?
Answer: 
Horses and cattle were the prime assets of people in Rigveda. Like horses were yoked to chariots and used for battles for capturing cattle. Even there were yajnas like Ashvamedha performed with horses. And the cattle served the purpose of pasturing and transportation.

Question 9.
 List the uses of wealth which was obtained in battles.
Answer: 

1. Some of the wealth was kept by the leaders.
2. Some were given to the priests.
3. The rest was distributed amongst the people.
4. Some wealth was used for the performance of sacrifices.

Question 10. 
Give different criteria in which people are described in the Rigveda?
Answer: 
There were many ways to describe people:

1. In terms of work they do.
2. The language they speak.
3. The place they belong to.
4. Their family backgrounds.
5. The community they belong to.
6. The cultural practices they followed.

Question 11.
Write a short note on Dasas or Dasyus.
Answer: 
Dasas were original inhabitants of India and opponents of the early Aryas. The word ‘Dasa’ or ‘Dasi’ meant slave. They spoke different languages. They did not perform sacrifices. They were controlled by their owners.

Question 12. 
Rigveda gives an insight into the human society in ancient India. Justify.
Answer: 
Rigveda includes information about kings and their administration systems. It tells about the system followed in the society including the caste system. It focused on the lives of ordinary people, their languages, occupations, family structures, etc. The prevalent practices like burials and offerings are mentioned in the Rigveda. Thus, it is a very significant source of information about human lives in the Vedic era.

 

Question 13. 
Give the common features of burials.
Or
What were the key features of the burials?
Answer: 

1. The deads were buried with some materials like—pots, ornaments, baskets, tools and weapons, skeleton of horses and goat, etc.
2. Megaliths were used to mark burial sites.
3. The dead was buried with distinctive pots that are called Black and Red ware.

Question 14. 
What arei megalithic burials and why are they important source of history?
Answer: 
When a large stone was erected to mark a burial place then it was called a megalithic burial. Importance of burials in history:
(a) Burials are found with many objects like pots, baskets, utensils, ornaments, tools and weapons, etc. which shows that people believed in after-life. This tells that these animals were domesticated. 
(b) Some skeletons of horses and goats have been found in the burials.
(c) The. things found in the burials help us to know the status of the people in the society.

Question 15. 
“Burials are an important source to show social difference”. Analyse by giving an example.
Or
How do megaliths show that there were social differences.
Answer: 
Megalithic burial sites have been found at many places such as Brahmagiri in Karnataka, north and east Kashmir, etc. Some sites show that some people were buried with a lot of valuable objects while some people were buried with some pots. It shows that rich people were buried with valuable objects while poors were not. Like at Brahmagiri site, a skeleton was found with many gold beads, copper bangles and one conch shell.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
What do you know about the Rigveda? Describe.
Answer: 

1. The oldest Veda is the Rigveda, composed about 3500 years ago.
2. The Rigveda includes more than a thousand hymns, called sukta.
3. These hymns are in praise of various gods and goddesses. There gods are especially important: Agni, the god of fire; Indra, a warrior god; and Soma, a plant from which a special drink was prepared.
4. These hymns were composed by sages (rishis). A few were composed by women.
5. Priests taught students to recite and memorise each syllable, word, and sentence, bit by bit, with great care.
6. The Rigveda is in old or Vedic Sanskrit, which is different from the Sanskrit we learn in school these days.
7. The Rigveda was recited and heard rather than read.
8. It was written down several centuries after it was first composed, and printed less than 200 years ago.

Question 2. 
Which family of languages are spoken in the subcontinent? Describe.
Answer: 
The following family of languages were spoken in the subcontinent:
(1) Indo-European family of language:
Sanskrit is part of a family of languages known as Indo-European. Some Indian languages such as Assamese, Gujarati, Hindi, Kashmiri and Sindhi; Asian languages such as Persian and many European languages such as English, French, German, Greek, Italian and Spanish belong to this family.

(2) Tibeto-Burman family:
The languages of this language family are spoken in the north-east regions.

(3) Dravidian family of language:
 Spoken in the South-Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam belong to the Dravidian family.

(4) Austro-Asiatic family of language:
The languages spoken in Jharkhand and parts of central India belong to the Austro-Asiatic family.

Question 3. 
Why were wars fought in the Rigvedic period? Explain the main things related to the war.
Answer: 
The main things related to the war/ battles that took place in the Rigvedic period:

1. Wars/Battles were caused for many reasons
   • In battles, cattle were brought to victory.
   • Battles were fought for land, which was for pasture, and for growing barley.
   • Some battles were fought for water, and to capture people. 
2. Horses were yoked to chariots that were used in battles.
3. Some of the wealth that was obtained was kept by the leaders, some was given to the priests and the rest was distributed amongst the people. Some wealth was used for the performance oiyajnas.
4. Most men took part in these wars.
5. There was no regular army, but there were assemblies where people met and discussed matters of war and peace.

 

Question 4. 
Describe the occupations of the people of Inamgaon.
Answer: 
People lived in Inamgaon from 3600 to 2400 years ago. They used to live their livelihood in many ways. Their main occupations were as follows
(1) Agriculture:
Archaeologists have found seeds of wheat, barley, rice, pulses, millets, peas and sesame. It is dear from this, that they used to grow all these crops.

(2) Hunting and animal husbandry:
Bones of a number of animals, many bearing cut marks that show they may have been used as food, have also been found. These include cattle, buffalo, goat, sheep, dog, horse, ass, pig, sambhar, spotted deer, blackbuck, antelope, hare, and mongoose, besides birds, crocodile, turtle, crab and fish.

(3) Storage:
Inamgaon also used to arrange food by collecting. Ber, amla, jamun, dates and a variety of berries were collected.