Social Science

Question: Name the main seasons in India and their duration in the year? Answer: The Cold Weather season starts from the middle of November and continues till the middle of March. The hot weather season starts from the middle of  March and continues till the end of May. The south-west …

Question: Write short note on Great Indian Desert & Central highlands. Answer: Great Indian Desert: The Rajasthan plain or the great Indian Desert covers the western part of Rajasthan. The area has a number of short seasonal streams which are no able to reach the sea. therefore, this is an area of …

NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Major Landforms of the Earth – Quiz 23 Multiple Choice Questions related to NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Major Landforms of the Earth – Quiz: Mountain is a huge landmass which rises more than 900 m above the mean sea level. Plateau id …

Question: Which two layers from the crust of the earth? Answer: The crust is made up of two layers the upper layer is called sail and the lower layer is called sima has rocks rich in silicon and magnesium. Question: What constitutes the hydrosphere? Answer: The hydrosphere oceans, seas, rivers and …

Question: Distinguish – (i) Tectonic and gradational forces, (ii) Erosion and deposition, (iii) Mountain range and mountain system. Answer: (i) Tectonic and gradational: Tectonic: Tectonic forces originate from within the earth. It create irregularities on the surface of the earth. Tectonic or the internal force is responsible for the upliftment and subsidence of the …

NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Maps and Map Reading – Quiz 19 Multiple Choice Questions related to NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Maps and Map Reading – Quiz: There are four direction: North, South, East, West. These are conditional points. Most maps have an arrow (or a line) …

NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Rotation and Revolution – Quiz 19 Multiple Choice Questions related to NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Rotation and Revolution – Quiz: It varies because of the change in seasons, during the summer, days are longer and nights are shorter and during winters, days …

Question: What is the importance of a scale on a map? Answer: Scale is defined as a relation or ratio of the distance between the same two place on the ground.  For example – if 10 km on the ground is shown by 1 cm on a map, the then the …

Question: What is a leap year? Answer: One revolution takes 365 1/4 days 1/4 day is equal to 6 hours. We take 365 days as a single year and the 1/4 day of four consecutive years is added to the month of February in the fourth year. Thus, every fourth …

Question: different local time and standard time. Answer: Local time and standard time: Local time: The time according to the longitude of a place is called the local time. Standard: A more or less central meridian passing through a country is selected to give the standard time of the country. Question: What …