INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT
MIDDLE SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
REVISION WORKSHEEET FOR SAII
HISTORY -CIVICS
NAME: _______________________ CLASS VI SEC: __ ROLL NO: __DATE:
.02.2015
SECTION A- HISTORY
I. FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1. The group of Aryans who settled in _____________________ is known as the Indo-Aryans.
2. ______________________ consists of 1028 Sanskrit hymns.
3. The __________________ led the forces during the war.
4. Cattle were used to ____________________ and exchange of commodities.
5. _____________________ is a Chalcolithic settlement discovered near Pune in Maharashtra.
6. Chandragupta I married___________________ ______________ which enabled him to gain control
over Magadha.
7. Samudragupta celebrated his victory by performing the _____________________ ______________.
8. ______________________was the court poet of PulakeshinI.
9. Mahendravarman and Narasimhavarnan were two well known ___________________rulers.
10. The famous Chola king who had conquered Sri Lanka was ____________________ _____________.
11. The ______________ _____________ were the first rulers to issue coins bearing the portraits of kings.
12. The famous Sanskrit scholar _______________________ lived in the court of Kanishka.
13. The principal ruling chiefs of the three dynasties namely ____________, _______________ and
_____________________were called Muvendar or the “three crowned kings”
14. ____________________Art is Buddhist in theme but Greco- Roman in style.
15. The ________________ and the ________________ popularized the use of horses in India.
16. The Saka rulers were called ____________________.
17. The Sanskrit word Veda means __________________ or ____________________.
18. ________________________ ___________________ overthrew the Nandas and became the emperor
of Magadha.
19. ____________________ are royal orders or proclamations.
20. Ashoka is referred to as _____________________ meaning ‘blessed of the Gods’.
21. The Lion Capital is located at _______________________.
22. _____________________ was the son of Chandragupta Maurya.
23. ____________________ spread the message of Dhamma through his edicts.
24. Alexander defeated __________________ but returned the kingdom to him.
25. __________________ was the chief advisor to Chandragupta Maurya and planned the revolution to
overthrow the Nandas.
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II. NAME THE FOLLOWING:
1. He killed the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha. ____________________________
2. A single piece of stone standing by itself. __________________________
3. The Buddhist Monastery. __________________________
4. Alexander’s Greek governor who was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya._________________________
5. Council of Ministers who assisted the Mauryan ruler. ______________________________
6. Language spoken by the Aryans. _____________________________
7. The pottery found here was red in colour. _____________________________
8. The Veda consisting of hymns chanted during the performance of yagnas. ________________________
9. The system of education during the Vedic period. _________________________
10. Large stone graves where deads were buried during the Vedic Age._____________________________
11. The Gods of Earth, wind and Thunder. ___________________________________________
12. The chief port of the Cheras. ___________________________
13. Gautamiputra Satakarni was the most important ruler of this dynasty. ___________________________
14. The religion patronized by Kanishka. ______________________________
15. The most famous Saka ruler. ______________________________
16. The famous Buddhist scholar who lived in the court of Kanishka. ______________________________
17. Kanishka held the fourth Buddhist Council here. _______________________________
18. They were the first people to produce silk. ____________________________________
19. During the Pallava rule this was the common type of village. _____________________________
20. This belief advocated selfless devotion to God._________________________________
21. The great Sanskrit poet who was included in the Navaratnas. ____________________________
22. Harshavardhana’s court poet who wrote his biography. _______________________________
III. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ‘ONE’ POINT:
1. Give reason: Samudragupta did not annex the south Indian kingdoms even after defeating them’
2. How did Chandragupta I strengthen his position?
3. What is Dhamma?
4. What were the qualities that helped Chandragupta Maurya to become the emperor?
5. Mention the sources of our information about the Mauryan rule.
6. Name any two scripts in which Ashokan edicts are written.
7. How did the Vedic king strengthen his position?
8. What do you understand by the term Saptasindhu?
IV. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ‘TWO’ POINTS:
1. Write short notes on:
a. food habits of the Aryans
b. recreational activities of the Aryans
2. What do you know about the administration of the Guptas?
3. What were the reasons behind Ashoka’s conquest of Kalinga?
4. What does Indika tell us about Pataliputra?
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V. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ‘THREE’ POINTS:
1. Mention the different types of burial methods that existed during the Later Vedic Period.
2. Write about some of the principles of Ashoka’s Dhamma.
VI. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ‘FOUR’ POINTS:
1. How did the Kalinga war Change Ashoka?
2. Write a note on the administration of the Mauryans.
3. ‘Women enjoyed a better position during the early Vedic period’- justify.
4. Write a note on the four stages of life - Chaturashramas.
SECTION –B- CIVICS
I. FILL IN THE BLANKS:
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The gram panchayat is the local body of a village.
People protest and hold ________________ when they want the government to meet their demands.
The gram panchayat is the local body of a village.
The movement of labor from the village to the town is called ________________.
The head of the gram panchayat is the ________________.
The _____________________________ is formed in cities which have a population of more than
one million people.
7. The head of the gram panchayat is the_____________________________.
8. ________________work on land that belongs to other people.
II. NAME THE FOLLOWING:
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The head of the municipal corporation.___________________
The main occupation in the villages.___________________
The Bhoodan Movement was also known as.___________________
The first municipal corporation of India.______________________
A person who is elected to govern an area such as a city.__________________
III. ANSWER IN ONE POINT:
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Why do we pay taxes to the government?
What is a cottage Industry?
Why are local crafts important?
What do you mean by Gram Panchayat?
What are the sources of income of the Gram Panchayat?
Who are the ward councillors?
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IV. ANSWER IN TWO POINTS:
1. What is local self government?
2. How is Grama Panchayat formed?
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ANSWER IN THREE POINTS:
Write a note on E- governance.
What is the significance of the Bhoodan Movement
Why is the participation of women in the Panchayat raj system important?
VI. ANSWER IN FOUR POINTS:
1. What are some of the important functions of the municipal corporation?
2. What are the ways in which the citizens can express their grievances against the municipal bodies?
3. Write the functions of the local self – Government.
4. Write the importance of Gram Sabha?
5. Discuss the functions of the gram panchayat?
ALL THE BEST
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