After completing the syllabus, Class 6 Social Science Question Paper Kerala Syllabus Set 1 test students’ understanding.
Kerala Syllabus 6th Standard Social Science Model Question Paper Set 1
Time: 2 hrs 15 minutes
Total Score: 40
Instructions:
- The first 15 minutes is cool-off time. Read the questions and plan your answers during this time.
- Answer 6 questions and its sub questions.
- For questions with internal choice, answer either A or B.
Question 1.
A. a) Mark the continents on the map.
Answer:
i. Asia
ii. Africa
iii. Antarctica
iv. South America
b) Write the name of the mountain that separates Asia and Europe.
Answer:
Ural Mountain
B. a) The Major Flora and Fauna of Antarctica is given in the pictures below. Identify them.
Answer:
i. Mosses
ii. Penguin
iii. Seal
b) Write the name of the ocean that covers the entire Antarctica.
Answer:
Southern Ocean
c) Write the names of the research centres established by India in Antarctica.
Answer:
Maitri and Bharati
Question 2.
a) Given below are some images related to certain mile stone in the history of constitution.Identify them and write the characteristics of each of them.
Answer:
- The Code of Hammurabi is one of the oldest legal codes in the world. Hammurabi was the ruler of ancient Babylon (1792-1750 BCE).
- Magna Carta: The people of England were fed up with the autocracy of the monarchs. In 1215 CE King John was seized and forced to sign the Magna Carta, a Charter against this autocracy.
- Glorious Revolution: The power of monarchs came under the control of the Parliament.
- French Revolution: It is in 1789, that the people of France revolted raising the slogan ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’.
b) Define Constitution.
Answer:
A Constitution is an authentic document that contains fundamental laws, principles and rules needed for the organisation and functioning of government in a country.
Question 3.
(A)
Observe the picture related to the Megalithic monuments. Identify the pictures and write the names of each monument.
Answer:
a) Thoppikkallu
b) Muniyara
c) Kudakkallu
d) Kallara (Cist)
e) Nattukallu (Menhirs)
OR
B. Complete the table related to the Tinas of the Sangam Period.
| Tinais | Geographical Features | Means of Livelihood |
| Kurinchi | Forest, Mountain | ____a)____ |
| Mullai | ____b)____ | Cattle rearing |
| Palai | Arid region | ____c)____ |
| ____d)____ | Agricultural fields | Agriculture |
| ____e)____ | Coastal region | Fishing, salt extraction |
Answer:
a) Collection of forest produce, hunting
b) Grasslands, bushes
c) Robbery and plunder
d) Marutham
e) Neythal
Question 4.
Banks are financial institutions that accept money from the public as deposits and provide loans to those in need following certain criteria.
a) What is the name of the central Bank of India?
Answer:
a) Reserve Bank of India
b) Complete the flow chart related to its functions
Answer:
A. Issue all currency notes except the one rupee note
B. Control Loans
C. ‘Banker’s bank’
D. Functions as banker to the government
Question 5.
Japan was an Asian country that escaped from the foreign domination.
a) Complete the table related to the Shogun rule.
| Feudal lords in Japan | ___(i)_____ |
| Class of warriors | ___(ii)_____ |
Answer:
i. Daimyo
ii. Samurais
b) Which is the traditional dress of Japan?
Answer:
Kimono
c) Explain the features of Shintoism, the traditional religious belief in Japan.
Answer:
- The word “Shinto” means “the way of God”.
- Deities were generally called as ‘Kami’.
- The most important among them was the Sun Goddess ‘Amataresu’.
Question 6.
The water cycle keeps water moving around the Earth in a continuous loop.
a) Complete the table related to the main processes involved in the circulation of water.
| A | B |
| Evaporation | ____(i)____ |
| ____(ii)____ | The process by which water vapour in the air cools to form water. |
| Precipitation | ____(iii)____ |
Answer:
i. The process by which a liquid changes into gaseous form with the help of heat.
ii. Condensation
iii. The process by which water particles fall on earth as the clouds cannot hold it further , due to its increased weight and size, as a result of continuous condensation.
b) Define Water Cycle.
Answer:
Water cycle is the continuous circulation of water on the earth, under its surface and in the atmosphere.
c) Explain its circulation.
Answer:
The different sources of water on the earth turns into vapour through evaporation. The vapour thus formed becomes clouds through condensation. In addition to clouds, fog and dew are other forms of condensation. Water droplets from the clouds reach the earth, through precipitation.