MODAL TEST PAPER (2024-25)

NAME: ______________ CLASS: VI TIME: 3 hrs.

DATE: ______________ SOCIAL SCIENCE M.M.:80

General Instructions:
• All questions are compulsory. Some questions have internal choices. Marks are indicated
against each question. This question paper comprises six sections.
• The Question paper is divided into six sections – Section A, B, C, D, E and F.
• Section A: Question numbers 1 to 20 are objective type questions carrying 1 mark.
• Section B: Question numbers 21to 24 are Very Short Answer Type questions carrying 2
marks and should be answered within 20 to 30 words.
• Section C: Question numbers 25 to 29 are Short Answer Type questions carrying 3 marks
and should answered within 40 to 50 words.
• Section D: Question numbers 30 to 33 are Long Answer Type questions carrying 5 marks
and should answered within 60 to 70 words
• Section E : Question numbers 34 to 36 are case study questions . Each Case study has four
sub division.
• Section F : Question Number 37 is map work. Attach the map with the answer book.

SECTION A 1x20=2
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION 0
1. The longest latitude is 1
(a) Equator
(b) meridians
(c) latitude
(d) prime meridian
2. Dogs were found in Neolithic period 1
(a) true
(b) false

3. A depression or shell hole made due to impact and bombardment on a surface 1

(a) crater
(b) waxing
(c) mass
(d) waning

4. Life is possible on Earth due to suitable air, water and temperature. 1

(a) True
(b) False

5. Which of the following ancient Indian astronomer had stated that ‘the Earth is 1
round and rotates on its own axis?
a) Aryabhata
b) Ramanujan
c) Madhwacharya
d) Kalidasa

6. In Switzerland, women got the right to vote in______. 1

(a) 1919
(b) 1973
(c) 1945

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 (d) 1922
7 Flint tools were made during which period 1
(a) Chalcolithic
(b) Mesolithic
(c)Neolithic
(d) Palaeolithic

8. Atlas is a collection of maps 1

(a) true
(b) false

9. A person who makes map. 1

(a) Cartographer
(b) Geologist
(c) Historians
(d) Archaeologists

10 Early humans used ________ to paint the walls of caves. 1

. (a) tools
(b) cement
(c) charcoal
(d) clay

11 People who study excavated objects are known as ___________. 1

. (a) cartographers
(b) historians
(c) archaeologist
(d) none of the above

12 180th meridian is called ____________. 1

. (a) International Date Line
(b) Longitude
(c) Latitude
(d) Equator

13 The time of the place when the midday Sun is overhead 1

. (a) standard time
(b) local time
(c) STD time
(d) ISD time

14 Chronology is the order in which a series of event take place. 1

. (a) True
(b) False

15 Match the following : 1

.
[Link]. COLUMN I [Link]. COLUMN II
A Palaeolithic Age 1. New Stone Age
B Mesolithic Age 2. Old Stone Age
C Neolithic Age 3. Middle Stone Age

CODES
(a) A-3, B-2, C-1.
(b) A-1, B-2, C-3.
(c) A-2, B-3, C-1.

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 16 Where does North Temperate Zone lie? 1
.
(a) It lies between 66 ½°N and 23 ½°N.
(b) It lies between 66 ½°S and 26 ½ S
(c) It lies between 23 ½°N and 21½°S.
(d) None of the above.

17 Name the dominant religion in Magadha. 1

. (a) Hinduism
(b) Jainism
(c) Buddhism
(d) Brahmanism

18 The total number of meridians on the globe are 1

. (a) 180
(b) 90
(c) 360

19 Basalt was used to make. 1

. a) tools
b) caves
c) megaliths
d) all the above

20 Something that we receive from our ancestors is 1

. (a) name
(b) diversity
(c) heritage
(d) unity

SECTION B 2x4=8
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE
21 What is meant by grid. 2
. Grid is a network of parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitudes, it is used to
measure the accurate position of any place on the surface of the earth.

22 What are the duties of tehsildar? 2

. • Collecting land revenue.
• Providing caste certificates to the students.
• Keeping a track of the work done by the Patwari.
• Making sure that land records are kept safely.

23 Mention any two archaeological sources of ancient Indian History. 2

.
Coins- Gave us information about the economy.
Monuments- Gave information about art and architectural style.
Inscriptions- give detail record of battles.
Artefacts- gave information about the lifestyle of the people.
24 Mention two major changes in the life of early human during the Neolithic Age. 2
. During neolithic period humans started.
Cultivating plants
Using polished tools.
Domesticating animals.
Settling in villages.
SECTION-C 3x
SHORT ANSWER TYPE 5=15

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 25 What changes came about in economy with the introduction of coinage? 3
.

26 Explain the different category of Palaeolithic tools. 3

.

27 What are the advantages and disadvantages of a map? 3

.

28 Explain the heat zones of the Earth. 3

.

29 Why does conflict between people take place? How are these resolved. 3
.

SECTION-D 5x4=20

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 LONG ANSWER TYPE
30 (a) What are the different forms of government? Explain any two. 5
.

or
(b) Why is it necessary to have government at different levels?

31 (a) Explain the changes that the invention of agriculture brought about. 5
.

or
(b) How did the need for storing food resulted in development of Neolithic pottery.

32 (a) What are longitudes? Explain its importance features. 5

.

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 or
(b) What is International Date line? Explain its importance.

33 (a) Explain the religious belief of the people of Indus valley. 5

.

or
(b) Write a short note on the script used by the Indus people.

SECTION -E (12x1=
CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS 12
marks)
34 Case study-based questions : 4
. A) Read the given paragraph and answer the following questions :

Archaeologist and researchers have brought to light two distinct

Palaeolithic culture in the Indian subcontinent-the Soan culture and
the Acheulian culture. The Soan culture is found along the Soan river
valley in Pakistan. The tool used in the early phase were axes,
choppers, and crude cleavers. In the later phase, flint tools became
sharper and more refined.

According to scholars the area in which Acheulian culture flourished

became dry because of shortage of rainfall. The rivers may also have
changed their courses and affected human life as well as cultivation
and animal farming. People living in the Acheulian sites would have
been forced to move away to look for other sources of water. This
would have caused the end of Acheulian culture.

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 34.1 Name two distinct Palaeolithic culture in the Indian subcontinent.
Soan culture and Acheulian culture.
34.2 Give any two reasons that would have caused the end of Acheulian culture.
1. Shortage of rainfall
2. No food
34.3 Why did Acheulian culture became dry?
Due to shortage of rainfall.
34.4 Where is Soan culture found?
The Soan culture is found along the Soan river valley in Pakistan.

35 B) Read the given paragraph and answer the following questions : 4

.
Till recently, in many states of our country, Hindu women did not get a share
in their father’s or ancestor’s land. However, with a new law, called the Hindu
Succession amendment act passed in 2005, son, daughter and even their
mothers got an equal share in the agricultural land. The government has
ensured that this law is applicable in all the states and union territories of our
country.
For centuries, women who had worked along with their husbands and brothers
in fields, helping them with the cultivation, had been denied the right to inherit
a share in the property. Now under the new law, women have finally got their
due.

35.1 How does the new inheritance law empower women in our society?
women who had worked along with their husbands and brothers in fields, helping
them with the cultivation, had been denied the right to inherit a share in the property.
Now under the new law, women have finally got their due.
35.2 What is the significance of Hindu Succession amendment act?
, With a new law, called the Hindu Succession amendment act passed in 2005, son,
daughter and even their mothers got an equal share in the agricultural land.
35.3 When was Hindu Succession amendment act passed?
Hindu Succession amendment act passed in 2005.
35.4 What happened after the implementation of new law?
Women have finally got their right in property.

36 C) Read the given paragraph and answer the following questions : 4

.
The shape of Earth is spherical, which makes it difficult for us to locate the
places on it. To solve this problem, geographers have developed some tools
such as globes and maps which help us in locating places and understand the
shape and size of the earth. Both have their distinctive features and
advantages and disadvantages. Nevertheless both serve as an important tool
for us.
A globe shows the relative shape size and direction of oceans and continents.
Globes are useful in understanding how days and nights are caused. A map is
useful for navigators, town planners and engineers. They are also important
for defence and administrative purposes.

36.1 What is map and what is globe?

Map is a 2D model of Earth and globe is a 3D representation of earth.
36.2 How maps and different from globe?
A globe shows the relative shape size and direction of oceans and continents.
Globes are useful in understanding how days and nights are caused. A map is useful
for navigators, town planners and engineers. They are also important for defence
and administrative purposes.
36.3 What is a globe used for?

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 Globes are useful in understanding how days and nights are caused.
36.4 What is a map used for?
A map is useful for navigators, town planners and engineers.

SECTION -F (5x1=5
INDIA POLITICAL MAP marks)
37 Map Based question will come from Geography and History Both.

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