FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT III QUESTION BANK
STD VI
SOCIAL SCIENCE
I ANSWER IN A WORD
1. What was the early name of Gautama Buddha?
2. Where did Buddha attain enlightenment?
3. Who is the famous tirthankara of Jainas?
4. Which is the largest continent?
5. Name the two continents that lie entirely in the southern hemisphere.
6. Name the mountain range that separates Europe from Asia.
7. Name the ocean named after a country.
8. Name the highest peak on the earth.
9. Name the deepest point on the earth.
10.The continent of Europe and Asia together are known as __
11.What are the major landforms?
12.Which area is the most useful for human habitation?
13.Which is the important mountain range of Europe?
14.Who is incharge of all the police station in a district?
15.Name the new law which benefits the women.
16.Who does the work of measuring land and keeping land record?
17.In a Panchayat the elected members are called ______.
18.The city is divided in to several ________.
19.Who is the Municipal Councillor? Write the name of your ward councilor?
20.Who is the head of the District?
II ANSWER IN BRIEF.
21.What were the teachings of Mahavira?
22.Describe the ways in which the Buddha tried to spread his message to the
people.
23.Who was Buddha? Write three sentences about him.
24. What are the four major domains of the earth.
25.Why is the Biosphere important for living organisms?
26.Name the major continents of the earth.
27.List any three difference between Mountain and a Plateau.
28.What are the different types of Mountains?
30.What is the work of the Police?
31.List three things that the work of a Patwari includes.
32.What is the work of a tehsildar?
33.How does the Municipal Corporation earn the money to do its work?
34.What are the major features of the City?
III ANSWER IN DETAIL
36.What were the main teachings of the Buddha?
37.Discuss Jainism in brief.
38.Explain the following terms and give an example for each.
i) Isthumus
ii) Strait
39.Describe the major oceans of the earth.
40.How are mountains useful to man?
41.List five ways in which the work of the Municipal corporation affects the
life of a city dweller.
IV MAP WORK
On the outline map of world mark the continents, Oceans and Ranges.
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