Question: Who was Chanakya? Answer: Chanakya (or Kauṭilya) was a wise man who served Chandragupta Maurya. Question: Who lived in the Mauryan cities? Answer: Merchants, officials and crafts persons lived in Mauryan cities. Question: Giue one point of difference between empires and kingdoms. Answer: Empires need more resources than kingdoms …
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Question: What was the atm of the thinkers in the society? Answer: The thinkers wanted to understand the ongoing changes in the society and try to find out the true meaning of life. Question: What did the Buddha do after his enlightenment? Answer: The Buddha went to Sarnath and taught …
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Question: Name the four Vedas. Answer: The four Vedas are: Rigveda Samaveda Yajurveda Atharvaveda Question: In what language has the Rigveda been composed? Answer: The Rigveda is in Vedic Sanskrit. Question: What were the various purposes of fighting battles as depicted by the Rigveda? Answer: Battles were fought for cattle, …
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Question: Name a ritual used to recognize someone as a ‘raja’. Answer: ‘Ashvamedha’ was one ritual used to recognize kings. Question: Which category of people was excluded from the rituals? Answer: The ‘shudras’ were excluded from rituals. Question: Name two ‘janapadas’ in North India. Answer: Hastinapura and Atranjikhera Question: How …
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Question: When and how was the site of Harappa first encountered? Answer: Around a hundred and fifty years ago, when railway lines were being laid in Punjab, engineers stumbled upon the site of Harappa. Question: How old are Harappa cities believed to be? Answer: Harappa and other such cities are …
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Question: Why do farmers grow some crops in some areas and not in other areas? Answer: Farmers do this because different plants grow in different conditions. Question: Which was the first animal to he tamed? Answer: The first animal to be tamed was the wild ancestor of the dog. Question: Which …
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Question: What did hunter-gatherers do to sustain themselves? Answer: They hunted wild animals, caught fish and birds, gathered fruits, roots, nuts, seeds, leaves, stalks and eggs, in order to sustain themselves. Question: Why was hunting animals difficult for the people? Answer: Hunting animals was difficult because there were several animals …
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Question: What do you know about the location of the Sulaiman and Kirthar hills? Or Where are the Sulaiman and Kirthar hills located? Answer: The Sulaiman and Kirthar hills are located In the modem day Pakistan. Question: Name any two animals which the people of the Sulaiman and Kirthar hills …
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Question: Name the continents in increasing order of their size. Answer: Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents. Ordered from largest in size to smallest, they are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Question: Name the oceans …
Read More »NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: India – Climatic Conditions
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 …
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