Practicing with 6th Standard Social Science Question Paper English Medium Kerala Syllabus and Annual Exam Question Paper 2022-23 will help students prepare effectively for their upcoming exams.
Class 6 Social Science Annual Exam Question Paper 2022-23 Kerala Syllabus
Time : 2 Hours
Activity – 1
Few among the natural resources used by humans on Earth are available at all times. Unlimited use of resources leads to reduction in quantity and quality.
Name of some the natural resources are given below.
(Wind, Coal, Natural Gas, Water, Forest, Sunlight, Petrol, Iron Ore)
A) List out the ever available resources from the given natural resources.
Answer:
Wind, Water, Forest, Sunlight
B) What are the circumstances that led to the increase in demand for natural resources?
Answer:
The demand for natural resources increased with the increase in population, developments in Science and Technology, communication facilities, industrialisation etc.
Activity – 2
The Chinese and the Arabs gave significant contributions to the world in the fields of Sci¬ence and Literature.
A) Some information about the contributions of Chinese and Arabs are given in the table. Arrange the table properly.
| A | B |
| Medical Science | Gun Powder |
| Architecture | Quitabul Hawi |
| Science | One Thousand and One Nights |
| Literature | Pagodas |
Answer:
| A | B |
| Medical Science | Quitabul Hawi |
| Architecture | Pagodas |
| Science | GunPowder |
| Literature | One Thousand and One nights |
B) Which is the instrument invented by Chinese to determine the direction during navigation?
Answer:
Compass
Activity – 3
A) Observe the picture of traditional village and city and complete the table given below.
| Features of traditional rural society | Features of Urban communities |
| Dresses are simple | |
| Agriculture and allied activities are important occupation | |
| Un simple lifestyles | |
| Joint family system had great importance |
Answer:
| Features of traditional rural society | Features of Urban communities |
| Dresses are simple | Centre of diversities |
| Agriculture and allied activities are important occupation | Land of different occupations |
| Un simple lifestyles | Centre of large buildings |
| Joint family system had great importance | High population density. |
B) Name the place where tribal people live together.
Answer:
Ooru
Activity – 4
Internal and external trade made great progress in Kerala during the medieval period.
A) Analyse and prepare a note on the situation which led to the flourishing of trade and development of new markets and ports during medieval period.
Answer:
- Internal and external trade made great progress in Kerala during the medieval period.
- Realising the importance of trade, the Perumals extended every help to the trade groups.
- Maritime trade attained tremendous progress during the medieval period.
- The demand for exported goods increased.
B) In Calicut port, goods were exchanged for the price fixed by the ‘Dallals In whose travelogue is this mentioned?
Answer:
Ma Huan, a Chinese traveller who visited Kerala during the medieval period.
Activity – 5
When one part of the Earth experiences day, the other part experiences night. How does this happen?
A) How day and night are experienced? Describe with the help of an experiment.
Answer:
Day and night is experienced one after the other due to the rotation of the Earth.
Experiment
Place a globe against any source of light. Now one face will be illuminated and the other will be in the dark. Rotate the globe. We can see that the illuminated face turns dark and the dark face turns illuminated. It is in the same manner that day and night occurs on the Earth.
B) Write your conclusion on this experiment.
Answer:
The part of the Earth facing the Sun due to rotation gets illuminated and experiences day. As the opposite face does not get sunlight, night is experienced there.
Activity – 6
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.’ – Gandhiji A) From the statement given below, select and write the statements that are helpful for sustainable development.
i) Beautiful courtyards with concrete tiles.
ii) Installation of solar panels.
iii) Use of cloth bags and paper bags instead of plastic covers.
iv) Uncontrolled cutting of trees.
v) Switching off lights and fans after use.
Answer:
- Installation of solar panels.
- Use of cloth bags and paper bags instead of plastic covers.
- Switching off lights and fans after use.
B) What do you mean by sustainable development?
Answer:
Sustainable development: Development that meets the needs of the present without compro¬mising the right of future generations to fulfill their needs is termed as sustainable development.
Activity – 7
Notice the placards related to child rights.
A) What are the other rights of the children? Write any four.
Answer:
1) Protection from child labour.
2) Right to survival, protection and development.
3) Right to protection and care against all kinds of mental and physical texture.
4) Right to equality
B) In which year was the Right to Education Act passed by the Indian Parliament?
Answer:
Right to Education (RTE Act) – 2009
Activity – 8
Delhi was the seat of power of several dynasties. In medieval period the dynasties that established power in Delhi extended their empire to other parts of India.
A) To make Delhi as the centre of their power. What are the strategies adopted by Mughals in their military?
Answer:
Mughal ruler Akbar formed a huge army to maintain it, he adopted a special system known as Mansabdari. Under this system every officer was liable to maintain a specific number of soldiers.
B) Write the names of the rulers who introduced the administrative reforms given in the table.
| (A) | (B) |
| (i) A uniform monetary system introduced. Tanks and Jital were the newly introduced coins. | ……………(i)……………. |
| (ii) Shifted the capital from Delhi to Devagiri. | ……………(ii)……………. |
Answer:
i) Iltutmish
ii) Muhammad Bin Tughluq