l-7 religiom class6

Ex. A

1. The Vedic texts called the Upanishads record knowledge given by teachers to pupils sitting at their feet, often through questions and answers.
2. Brahma
3. Jabala
4. Gautama Buddha
5. Lumbani near Kapilavastu in 563BC.
6. He forbade lying, stealing, killing and drinking.
7. Vardhamana Mahavira
8. perfect knowledge
9. Prakrit

EX-B

1. Upanishad means to sit near somebody.
2. According to one of the Upanishads, Satyakama Jabala, a great thinker and philospher, was the son of a low-caste woman named Jabala. He was taught by Rishi Gautama, who being impressed by Satyakama's truthfullness about his low birth accepted him as a student.
3. To overcome desire, the Buddha advised his disciples to follow the middle path, that is, neither to give up all worldly possessions nor to live in luxury.
4. Mahavira's teachings were simple. He believed that a person's postion in life depends on karma(actions) of the previous life.
5. Jainism became popular in northern, western and southern india.
6. The Buddha and Mahavira set up organisations called sanghas for those who gave up worldly life and became monks in order to attain enlightment.

EX-C

1. new religious and philosophical ideas arose out of the dissatisfaction caused by the social and political conditions of the sixth century BC.
2. The Upanishads state that the atma can attain moksha ( ultimate freedom from the cycle of death and rebirth)when it unites with Brahma. This can be acheived through the complete understanding and continous awareness of Brahma.
3. The life of an upper caste man was divided into four stages called ashrams.These were
   a. brahmacharaya- student life
   b. garhastha – family life
   c. vanaprastha – retirment to the forest to meditate
   d. sanyasa- giving up everything
4. Buddhism and Jainism were similar in many respects
   a. Both religions were against caste system and ritualism.
   b. Both stressed on the equlity of all human beings and on ahimsa.
   c. Both spread by means of languages used by the common people.

EX-D

1. The monks and nuns led very simple life.
   a. They spent much of their time on religious studies and meditation.
   b. They wandered about to spread their faith among the people.
   c. they had to abide by the rules of their sanga. The rules of the Buddhist sanga are contained in a text called the Vinaya Pitaka.

History L-4 The first cities of the the indian subcontinent

Q1. Write about the street plan of typical indus city?

Ans.1 1. Cities were divided into rectangular blocks by wide roads cutting each other at right angles .

2. The cities probably had street lights because remains of lamps post have been discovered along the roads.

Q2. Mention some important crafts of the Harappans.

Ans 2. Some important crafts of the Harrapans were pot-making , making of toys and sculptures, Spinning and weaving , Metal casting , Seal making etc.

Q3. Why do we not understand the inscriptions on the Harrapan seals?

Ans3. We do not understand the inscriptions on the Harrapan seals because nobody has been able to decipher the Indus script.

Q4. What do you know about the weights and measures used by the Indus mechants?

Ans4. The indus merchants used uniform weights and measures.

Q5. Mention one purpose for which the Indus people used large urns.

Ans5. Indus people used large urns to bury their dead.

Q6. Write about one of Lothal's main industries.

Ans 6. The bead making industry was one of Lothal's main industry.

Q7. What possibly led to the decline of the Indus civilisation?

Ans 7. The decline of the Indus civilisation might have been due to earthquakes , floods or a change in the course of the Indus.

Q8. Why is the Indus civilisation also called the Harappan Civilisation

Ans 8. Since the remains found at these sites are very similar to those found at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, they are believed to have to belong to one civilisation. The Indus valley civilisation or Harappan civilisation.

Q9. What do you know about the great bath at Mohenjo-daro?

Ans 9. 1. The Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro shows how good the Indus people were at engineering and planning.

2. The inner walls were treated to prevent seepage.

3. Stairs decending into the bath were used for cleaning it.

Q10. Mention a few things depicted on the Indus seals.

Ans 10. 1. Most of the seals have short inscriptions and the impression of a bull, buffalo, tiger , goat,rhinoceros or 7an elephant.

2. Some seals show a male god.

Q11. Mention some important architectural features of Dholavira.

Ans 11. 1. The city has three parts- a citadel, a middle town and a lower town.

2. The Citadel and the Middle town are enclosed within the high walls provided with gateways.

3. Stone has been used in the construction of some buildings.

4. The lower town is not enclosed within the wall.

5. There is an open space , between the Citadel and the middle town, where public functions might have been held.

6. Several wells and large tanks for storing water have been found in the city.

class 6-civics l-2 revision

REVISION 3-L-2 CIVICS

I.Fill ups

1.When we fit all persons of a particular group into one fixed image we create a _______.

2.Separation by means of racial discrimination is _______.

3.The presence of wide range of qualities and features is called _______.

4.Difference in social and economic status is known as ________.

5.A set of rules by which a country is run is called its ___________.

6.______ were hierarchical.

7.________________ fought against apartheid.

8._______________ fought against caste discrimination in India.

9.___________ is abolished in India to stop caste discrimination.

10.______ and ______ are two sources of discrimination.

II.List four rights that our constitution has given us.

class 6 revision l-2 history

Revision L-2 History



Q1.Name the three periods onto which the stone age is divived?
Q2.Where do the Todas live?
Q3.Which tribe lived in the Andaman Islands?
Q4.What was the life span of a palaeolithic man?
Q5.Why do we say that the palaeolithicman was a nomad?
Q6.What were borers used for?
Q7.Where is Hunsgi situated?
Q8.What were the two basic types of stone tools that the palaeolithic man used?
Q9.Name two palaeolithic sites situated in Maharashtra.
Q10.Write the uses of fire.

class 6 revisin geo l-2

Revision L-2 Geography

Fill in the blanks:

1.The north,south,east and west are called _______ points.

2.The symbols used to represent the various features on the map are called ____________.

3.A rough drawing showing only some features of an area ,drawn without using any scale is called_________.

4.name the three tools used to read a map_______,________,__________.

5.-------- symbol represents ______ on a map.

6.The science of map-making is called _______.

7._______ first represented the world as a sphere.

8.A ____ is a model of the earth on a small scale.

9.Maps showing boundaries of countries are called ________ maps.

10.The maximum _______ is seen at the poles.

Revision - Geography L-1

I.Name the following:

1.The hottest planet-

2.The coldest planet

3.Red planet

4.Morning star

5.Fourth planet

6.Blue planet

7.Closest heavenly body to the earth

8.The star nearest to the sun

9.A constellation

10.A galaxy

11.Closest planet to the sun

12.Distance of the sun from the earth

13.A planet that has rings around it

14.An artificial satellite

15.A dwarf planet

16.A comet

17.First man to walk on the moon

18.brightest thing in the night sky

19.No. Of days the moon takes to complete one rotation around the earth

20.Other name for asteroids

II.Define the following:

1.Galaxy

2.Constellation

3.Asteroids

4.Rotation

5.Revolution

6.Solar System

7.Artificial satellite

8.Shooting stars

III.Answer the following questions:

1.Why were the pointers important to the navigators?

2.Explain the types of motions of planets.

3.Why is life found only on earth?

4.Why is Neptune the coldest planet?

IV.Draw a labelled diagram of the solar system.

Revision 3

Conserving Our Environment

I.Give one word for the following:

1.To make impure or unclean-

2.The contamination of the environment by the discharge of harmful substances-

3.Things that can rot or be decomposed by biologic agents like bacteria-

4.Waste that rot and is used for manure for plants-

5.Planting of trees-

6.Cutting of trees-

II.Fill ups:

1.Walking short distances reduces _______.

2.We can reduce pollution by burning less ______.

3.Trees take in _______ and give out ______.

4._________ waste can be used to help the environment.

5.The process by which waste is converted into manure is called_______.

III.Match the following:

A B

1.Air pollution	_ paper and leaves
2.Land pollution	_ burning petrol
3.Water pollution	_ fertilizers
4.Biodegradable	_ plastic
5.Non-biodegradable	_ sewage from factories

IV.Write True or False:

1.When you use a plastic bottle to store water in the refrigrator you are reusing the bottle.__

2.Trees take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen.__

3.When waste is not disposed properly,germs and diseases spread.__

4.Water pollution affects plants and animals living in water.__

5.Glass pieces found in the waste will not rot over time.__

6.Everything around us makes up our environment.__

7.Burning of fuel causes air pollution.__

8.Waste paper is biodegradable.__

9.Rotting of leaves can produce manure called compost.__

10.Cutting of trees is called aforestation.__

test l-18 class 5

TEST L-18

I.Name the following:

1.First European to find a sea route to India.___________.

2.People who were first to trade with India.___________.

3.Who wanted a bigger share of trade?

__________

4.The trade was mainly for _____and ___.

5.Whom did the British defeat in the Battle of Plassey?_________________.

6.Who attacked the British officer near Kolkata?_________________.

7.Who led the revolt of 1857?__________

8.The revolt of 1857 is also known as _____________________.

9.The cloth weaving machine operated by hand is called__________.

10.When was the East India Company formed?________.