Std: 6

SSSV

CHAPTER 1
STUDY MATERIAL

SOCIAL SCIENCE SEM 1

PURVESH SIR (Ph): 9429976149

Q 1 Blanks/MCQ:
1). People who study excavated objects are known as .................................................................................
2). Most ancient books in the South were written in ..................................................................
3). The term used for the order in which a series of events happened is ..................................................
4). The French scholar JeanFrancois Champollion deciphered the hieroglyphic script in
..........................................................
5). Before paper, books were written on ............................................................ leaves.
6). In 2500 BC, cities in ......................................................................... were already flourishing.
7). To arrange historical events, historians refer to ......................................................................
8). The period for which we do not have written records is known as ...................................................
9). Literary sources refer to .................................................................. accounts.
10). Meghadootam was written by ..................................................................................
11). Indica was written by the Greek author ........................................................................................
12). Arthashastra was written by ...............................................................................
13). The planet that has the four largest satellites in the solar system is ...............................................
14). Halleys comet visit our solar system once in every ................................................ years.
15). The planet that travels fastest in its axis ............................................................
16). The largest asteroid with a diameter of 700 km is ................................................................
17). The planet that is known as the Morning or Evening Star is ..........................................................
18). .................................................................... is the planet nearest to the sun with the shortest orbit.
19). A day is of shorter duration on planet .............................................................................
20). ............................................................................... are known as shooting stars.
21). Comet ................................................................... visits the solar system once in every eleven years.
22). .................................................................. is the only star in our solar system.
23). Planet smallest in size. .................................................................
24). Third largest planet. ...................................................................
25) Galaxy to which our earth belongs. .....................................................................
26). Largest planet. ........................................................................
27). Ringed planet. .....................................................................
28). Unit to measure distances in space. .............................................................................
29). Which planet is fastest in rotation? ........................................................
30). Which planet is the farthest from the sun? ...................................................................
31). Identify the planet that takes longer to rotate than to complete one revolution. ...........................
32). Which planet has more satellites? ..................................................................
33). Every region in India celebrates the ............................................................. festival in its own style.
34). ............................................................................................................... coined the phrase, Unity in Diversity.
35). In south of India, the origin of most language is from ......................................................
36). Differences in race, religion, caste, etc is termed as ....................................................................

Q 2 Identify the states:

1). Tamali was wearing a beautiful mekhla. .....................................................................
2). The snake boat races here are very famous. ....................................................................
3). A temple dedicated to Lord Brahma. .........................................................................................
4). Mani enjoys the dosa and rice idlis that his mother prepares. ......................................................
5). Makar Sankranti is celebrated here. ....................................................................
Q 3 States & Capital
Jammu & Kashmir
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh

Nagaland
Madhya Pradesh

Q 4 True Or False:
1). Comet klemola visits the solar system little over 3 years or so. ...................................................
2). The gravity of the earth keeps all the planets in their orbits. .......................................................
3). All planets revolve on their axis from west to east except Uranus & Venus. ...................................
4). The four inner planets namely Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are the rocky or terrestrial
planets. ...............................................................
5). Ganymede is also known as Akash Ganga. .......................................................
6). Life is possible on earth because of suitable air, water and temperature. .........................................