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Practice the AP 6th Class Social Bits with Answers Chapter 10 Local Self-Government on a regular basis so that you can attempt exams with utmost confidence.

AP State Syllabus 6th Class Social Bits 10th Lesson Local Self-Government with Answers

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
Panchayat president is called
A) Mayor
B) President
C) Councillor
D) Sarpanch
Answer:
D) Sarpanch

Question 2.
Panchayat is divided into
A) Wards
B) Divisions
C) Mandals
D) Paraganas
Answer:
A) Wards

Question 3.
The village panchayat is generally elected for a term of
A) 6 years
B) 7 years
C) 8 years
D) 5 years
Answer:
D) 5 years

Question 4.
Who fills the needs of people in villages ?
A) Municipalities
B) Zilla Parishad
C) Gram Panchayat
D) Municipal Corporation
Answer:
C) Gram Panchayat

Question 5.
Government schemes are implemented by
A) Private institution
B) Private people
C) Government Departments
D) President of Panchayat
Answer:
C) Government Departments

Question 6.
The village sarpanch is elected by
A) Members of Panchayat
B) Voters in Village
C) Elders in Village
D) Corporators
Answer:
B) Voters in Village

Question 7.
Every village is divided into
A) Wards
B) Streets
C) Councils
D) Corporates
Answer:
A) Wards

Question 8.
Who elects ward members?
A) Voters in the village
B) Village Panchayat members
C) Sarpanch
D) None
Answer:
A) Voters in the village

Question 9.
The age limit for the contestant as Village Panchayat Member
A) 18 years
B) 21 years
C) 25 years
D) 30 years
Answer:
B) 21 years

Question 10.
The number of seats that are sanctioned to the women in the Indian Parliament
A) 1/3rd
B) 1/4th
C) 1/5th
D) 1/6th
Answer:
A) 1/3rd

Question 11.
The Upa Sarpanch acts in the absence of the
A) Ward members
B) Sarpanch
C) Corporator
D) None
Answer:
B) Sarpanch

Question 12.
Number of Gram Panchayats in every Mandal
A) 10 – 20
B) 20 – 40
C) 30 – 40
D) 40 – 50
Answer:
B) 20 – 40

Question 13.
The members of the Gram Sabha must be adults. It means they must be of
A) 18 years or more
B) 20 years or more
C) 22 years or more
D) 25 years or more
Answer:
A) 18 years or more

Question 14.
Who is a member of the gram sabha?
A) every citizen
B) villager
C) every villager who has a vote
D) councilor
Answer:
C) every villager who has the vote

Question 15.
Which article of the Constitution of India addresses local self-governance?
A) 40
B) 44
C) 42
D) 45
Answer:
A) 40

Question 16.
In our state reservation to women in panchayat elections extended to
A) 60%
B) 1/3
C) 50%
D) 25%
Answer:
C) 50%

Question 17.
Dynasty famous for local self-government
A) Satavahanas
B) Cholas
C) Pandyan
D) Mourya
Answer:
B) Cholas

Question 18.
Grama Sachivalayam was started on
A) 2nd October 2014
B) 2nd October 2018
C) 2nd October 2017
D) 2nd October 2019
Answer:
D) 2nd October 2019

Question 19.
No. of people in Grama Sachivalayam is
A) 2500
B) 2200
C) 2000
D) 2400
Answer:
C) 2000

Question 20.
No. of village secretariat functionaries in Grama Sachivalayam
A) 11
B) 13
C) 18
D) 19
Answer:
A) 11

Question 21.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Grama Sabha                          A) Representative in Municipal Corporation
2) Municipal Corporation           B) Representative in Municipal Council
3) Municipal Council                  C) General body in a Grama Panchayat
4) Councillor                               D) Governing body in a Municipal Corporation
5) Corporator                              E) Governing body in a Municipality
A) 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – E, 4 – B, 5 – A
B) 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – B, 4 – E, 5 – A
C) 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – A, 4 – E, 5 – B
D) 1 – C, 2 – B, 3 – E, 4 – D, 5 – A
Answer:
A) 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – E, 4 – B, 5 – A

Question 22.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Article-40                                           A) Local self-governments in urban areas
2) 73rd Amendment                              B) 3 tier local self-governments in rural areas
3) 74th Amendment                              C) Local self-governments in rural areas
4) A.P. Panchayat Raj Act 1994              D) Local self governance
A) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – C, 4 – B
B) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – B, 4 – C
C) 1 – D, 2 – C, 3 – A, 4 – B
D) 1 – C, 2 – A, 3 – D, 4 – B
Answer:
C) 1 – D, 2 – C, 3 – A, 4 – B

Question 23.
Choose the correct statement.
A: Rajasthan is the first state that implemented local self-government in 1959.
B: Telangana is the second state that implemented local self-government
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
A) Only A is correct

Question 24.
Choose the correct statement.
A: Grama Sabha consists of all voters in a panchayat.
B: Grama Panchayat consists of Sarpanch and ward members.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct

Question 25.
Choose the correct statement.
A: The system of Grama Sachivalayam was started on October 2nd 2019 in our state.
B: One Grama Sachivalayam is established per 2000 people.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct

Fill in the blanks.

1. 73rd and 74th amendments were made creating local self-governments by Parliament of India in ………………..
Answer:
1992

2. Reservations created by parliament for women in panchayat elections is ………………..
Answer:
1/3rd of seats

3. Reservations created by Andhra Pradesh for women in panchayat elections is ………………..
Answer:
50% of seats

4. Elections to gram panchayats take place once in every ………………..
Answer:
five years

5. One Grama Sachivalayam is established for every ………………..
Answer:
2000 people

6. One Grama Volunteer is appointed for every ………………..
Answer:
50 households

7. Three-tier local self-governments in Andhra Pradesh rural areas was established according to ………………..
Answer:
Panchayat Raj Act 1994

8. General body at village level ………………..
Answer:
Grama Sabha

9. ‘Grama sabha’ is presided over by the ………………..
Answer:
President / Sarpanch

10. A person should attain ……………….. years age or above to contest in panchayat elections.
Answer:
21

11. ……………….. is the head of the Gram Panchayat.
Answer:
Sarpanch

12. Deputy Sarpanch or Upa-Sarpanch is elected by ………………..
Answer:
Sarpanch and ward members

13. Deputy Sarpanch or Upa-Sarpanch is elected in ………………..
Answer:
indirect election

14. The system of Grama Sachivalayam was started on ………………..
Answer:
October 2nd, 2019

15. Grama Volunteers system was started on ………………..
Answer:
August 15th, 2019

16. No. of Village Secretariat employees in every Grama Sachivalayam is ………………..
Answer:
11

17. Panchayats come under a ………………..
Answer:
Mandal Parishad

18. All the Mandal Parishads in the district come under ………………..
Answer:
Zilla Parishad

19. Councillors or Ward Member in the Nagar Panchayats are chosen in ………………..
Answer:
direct election

20. Vice Chairman of Zilla Parishad is chosen in ………………..
Answer:
indirect election

21. Ward Councillors in a municipality will be elected for every ………………..
Answer:
5 years

22. Corporators are the elected members in a ………………..
Answer:
Municipal Corporation

23. First state that adopted the Panchayat Raj system is ………………..
Answer:
Rajasthan

24. Rajasthan adopted the Panchayat Raj system in ………………..
Answer:
1959

25. the Second state that adopted the Panchayat Raj system is ………………..
Answer:
Andhra Pradesh

26. Nominated member is called ……………….. member.
Answer:
Co-opted

27. Oldest municipality in Andhra Pradesh is ………………..
Answer:
Bheemunipatnam

28. Bheemunipatnam municipality was established in ………………..
Answer:
1861

Practice the AP 6th Class Social Bits with Answers Chapter 9 Government on a regular basis so that you can attempt exams with utmost confidence.

AP State Syllabus 6th Class Social Bits 9th Lesson Government with Answers

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
In monarchy type of government ruling will be done by
A) King/queen
B) President
C) Prime minister
D) Governor
Answer:
A) King/queen

Question 2.
People enjoyed liberty during the rule of
A) Chandragupta-II
B) Satakarni
C) Ashoka
D) Pulakesin-II
Answer:
C) Ashoka

Question 3.
Democracy is ‘Government of the people, by the people and for the people’ said by
A) Ashoka
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Nehru
Answer:
B) Abraham Lincoln

Question 4.
Direct democracy is followed in
A) USA
B) The kingdom of Saudi Arabia
C) Switzerland
D) Japan
Answer:
C) Switzerland

Question 5.
Which of the following is an important part of the national government?
A) State Assembly
B) Parliament
C) Courts
D) Municipal Corporation
Answer:
B) Parliament

Question 6.
In which type of government is the leader chosen by the people?
A) Monarchy
B) Dictatorship
C) Democracy
D) King or queen
Answer:
C) Democracy

Question 7.
Best example for presidential system
A) India
B) America
C) Britain
D) Canada
Answer:
B) America

Question 8.
The final decision is taken by the king/queen. This is related with
A) Representative Government
B) Democratic Government
C) Monarchial Government
D) All the above
Answer:
C) Monarchial Government

Question 9.
…………. is the function of the Executive.
A) Laws making
B) Laws implementation
C) Law interpretation
D) None
Answer:
B) Laws implementation

Question 10.
The government also works at local level. Here local level means
A) village
B) state
C) panchayat
D) all of these
Answer:
D) all of these

Question 11.
A: Government is the group of people that controls and makes decisions for a country.
B: Many types of government like monarchy and democracy have worked from ancient times to present.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct

Question 12.
A: Monarch: Comes to power by election.
B: Democracy: Form of government run by the people.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
B) Only B is correct

Question 13.
A: Direct Democracy: People participate in decision making through representatives.
B: Indirect Democracy: People participate in decision making directly.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
D) Both A & B are wrong

Question 14.
A: In a direct democracy all changes have to be approved by the citizen.
B: USA is an example of direct democracy.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
A) Only A is correct

Question 15.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Democracy A) Executive body is formed from the legislature
2) Monarchy B) A person who acts on behalf of another
3) Representative C) Executive body is not formed from the legislature
4) Parliamentary system D) Government formed by people
5) Presidential system E) Government with a monarch as head
A) 1 – D, 2 – E, 3 – B, 4 – A, 5 – C
B) 1 – C, 2 – B, 3 – D, 4 – A, 5 – E
C) 1 – E, 2 – B, 3 – A, 4 – C, 5 – D
D) 1 – B, 2 – C, 3 – D, 4 – A, 5 – E
Answer:
A) 1 – D, 2 – E, 3 – B, 4 – A, 5 – C

Fill in the blanks.

1. The government works at different levels at the local level, at the level of the state and at the level of ……………..
Answer:
national

2. India is an example for …………….. type of indirect democracy.
Answer:
Parliamentary

3. Election play an important role in …………….. kind of democracy.
Answer:
indirect

4. In India, before independence only a small minority was allowed to ……………..
Answer:
vote

5. …………….. is also a part of the government.
Answer:
Judiciary

6. In …………….. the government has to explain its actions and defend its decisions to the people.
Answer:
democracy

7. In …………….. it is the people who give the government power.
Answer:
democracy

8. “Democracy is government of the people, by the people, for the people” said by ……………..
Answer:
Abraham Lincoln

9. …………….. is laws making organ of government.
Answer:
Legislature

10. The majority vote makes decisions in …………….. type of government.
Answer:
rule of the majority

Match the following:

Question 1.
1. Decision made by king/queen        [ ]        A) Supreme court
2. Greece                                             [ ]        B) Government
3. Highest court                                  [ ]        C) High court
4. Peoples government                       [ ]        D) Monarchy
5. It protects rights of the people       [ ]        E) Democracy
–                                                                      F) Presidential system
–                                                                      G) Birth place of democracy
Answer:
1. D
2. G
3. A
4. E
5. B

Question 2.
1. Direct Democracy
2. Parliamentary System                    [ ]               A) Rule of majority
3. Indirect democracy                        [ ]               B) Inheritance of power
4. Monarchy                                       [ ]              C) Government formed by the people
5. Democracy                                     [ ]              D) Supreme Court
6. Presidential system                        [ ]              E) Executive does not formed from legislature
–                                                                          F) The people participate directly in making laws
–                                                                          G) They participate through their representatives
–                                                                          H) Executive responsible to legislature
Answer:
1. F
2. H
3. G
4. B
5. C
6. E

Practice the AP 6th Class Social Bits with Answers Chapter 8 Kingdoms and Empires on a regular basis so that you can attempt exams with utmost confidence.

AP State Syllabus 6th Class Social Bits 8th Lesson Kingdoms and Empires with Answers

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
After Mahapadmananda …………… became the king of Magadha.
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Bindusara
D) Narasimha Varma
Answer:
B) Chandragupta Maurya

Question 2.
……………….. is a unique leader.
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Bindusara
C) Ashoka
D) Padmananda
Answer:
C) Ashoka

Question 3.
The most powerful king among the sixteen kingdoms was
A) Vanga
B) Avanthi
C) Magadha
D) Kasi
Answer:
C) Magadha

Question 4.
An unsuccessful attempt to conquer Kalinga was made by
A) Ashoka
B) Maurya Chandragupta
C) Bimbisara
D) Chandragupta – II
Answer:
B) Maurya Chandragupta

Question 5.
The inscriptions were written in
A) Prakrit language
B) Sanskrit language
C) Hindi
D) Bengali
Answer:
A) Prakrit language

Question 6.
The number of lions in our National Emblem are
A) 3
B) 2
C) 6
D) 4
Answer:
D) 4

Question 7.
‘Satyameva Jayathe’ in our National Emblem was an extract from
A) The Vedas
B) The Puranas
C) Jathaka stories
D) Manduka Upanishad
Answer:
D) Manduka Upanishad

Question 8.
The largest empire in the history of ancient India was
A) The Mauryan empire
B) The Gupta empire
C) The empire of Kanishka
D) The empire of Harshavardhana
Answer:
A) The Mauryan empire

Question 9.
The famous poet ‘Kalidasa’ was in the court of
A) Samudragupta
B) Chandragupta -1
C) Chandragupta – II
D) None of the above
Answer:
C) Chandragupta – II

Question 10.
The Sathavahana king ‘Gautamiputra Sathakarni’ got the title of ‘Thrisamudradheeswara’ because
A) He conquered the land between three kingdoms
B) He conquered the land between three seas
C) He conquered the land between three rivers
D) He conquered the islands of three seas.
Answer:
B) He conquered the land between three seas

Question 11.
The rulers who came to throne after Satavahanas.
A) Ikshwakas
B) Vishnukundins
C) Bruhat Palayanas
D) Ananda Gotrikas
Answer:
A) Ikshwakas

Question 12.
Who expressed themselves as the heirs of lord Rama dynasty?
A) Vishnukundins
B) Palayanas
C) Ikshwakas
D) Ananda Gotrikas
Answer:
C) Ikshwakas

Question 13.
Who was the son of Bindusara?
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta
C) Kautilya
D) Pulumavi
Answer:
A) Ashoka

Question 14.
The laws of Ashoka were mainly in this script.
A) Brahmi
B) Devanagari
C) Dravida
D) Arabic
Answer:
A) Brahmi

Question 15.
Ashoka declared that he would never participate in wars after this war.
A) Kanauj
B) Chowsa
C) Kalinga
D) Panipat
Answer:
C) Kalinga

Question 16.
The only one king, who withdrew himself from wars, even though he won.
A) Alexander
B) Ashoka
C) Allauddin Khilji
D) Akbar
Answer:
B) Ashoka

Question 17.
“I believe that winning people through Dhamma is much better than conquering them through force.” These words were by
A) Alexander
B) Akbar
C) Ashoka
D) Kanishka
Answer:
C) Ashoka

Question 18.
The Sanskrit word is equal to ‘Dhamma’.
A) Dharma
B) Truth
C) Thought
D) Marga
Answer:
A) Dharma

Question 19.
Who ruled his people as his own children?
A) Ashoka
B) Kanishka
C) Buddha
D) Chandragupta
Answer:
A) Ashoka

Question 20.
The Sculpture of four lions is at
A) Sanchi
B) Pataliputra
C) Sarnath
D) Ujjain
Answer:
C) Sarnath

Question 21.
Capital of Mauryan empire
A) Panchale
B) Kausambi
C) Brahmagiri
D) Pataliputra
Answer:
D) Pataliputra

Question 22.
National Emblem of India is in
A) Pataliputra
B) Kalinga
C) Sarnath
D) Delhi
Answer:
C) Sarnath

Question 23.
Earlier famous ruler of Gupta dynasty
A) Satakarni
B) Pulakesin
C) Chandragupta
D) Ashoka
Answer:
C) Chandragupta

Question 24.
Navaratnas are in the period of
A) Samudragupta
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Chandragupta -1
D) Chandragupta -2
Answer:
D) Chandragupta -2

Question 25.
Gupta’s empire came to an end with the invasions of
A) Hunas
B) Mouryas
C) Ashoka
D) Chandragupta
Answer:
A) Hunas

Question 26.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Indigenous           A) Study of space
2) Astronomy           B) A group of one race people
3) Empire                 C) Native made
4) Clan                     D) Large kingdom
A) 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – B, 4 – A
B) 1 – C, 2 – A, 3 – D, 4 – B
C) 1 – C, 2 – A, 3 – B, 4 – D
D) 1 – C, 2 – B, 3 – D, 4 – A
Answer:
B) 1 – C, 2 – A, 3 – D, 4 – B

Question 27.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Inscriptions      A) on the east coast of India
2) Dynasty            B) Messages carved on rock surfaces
3) Kalinga             C) Physician
4) Dhanvantari     D) Series of rulers from the same family
A) 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 -D, 4 – C
B) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – C, 4 – B
C) 1 – B, 2 – D, 3 – A, 4 – C
D) 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – D, 4 – C
Answer:
C) 1 – B, 2 – D, 3 – A, 4 – C

Question 28.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Aryabhatta            A) Poet
2) Sushruta                B) Astronomer
3) Kalidasa                 C) First Indian Doctor to perform plastic surgery
4) Varahamihira         D) Astronomer and Mathematician
A) 1 – D, 2 – C, 3 – A, 4 -B
B) 1 – D, 2 – B, 3 – A, 4 – C
C) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – C, 4 – B
D) 1 – D, 2 – C, 3 – A, 4 – B
Answer:
A) 1 – D, 2 – C, 3 – A, 4 -B

Question 29.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Mauryan Dynasty      A) Gautamiputra Satakarni
2) Gupta Empire            B) Ashoka
3) Satavahanas              C) Samudragupta-II
4) Ikshavakus                 D) Descendants of Rama
A) 1 – A, 2 – B, 3 -C, 4 – D
B) 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – C, 4 – D
C) 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – D, 4 – C
D) 1 – B, 2 – C, 3 – A, 4 – D
Answer:
D) 1 – B, 2 – C, 3 – A, 4 – D

Question 30.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Pallavas                          A) Mahabalipuram
2) Chalukyas                      B) Mcihendravarman
3) Five Rathas                    C) Pulakesi
4) Aihole Inscription          D) Karnataka
A) 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – D, 4 – C
B) 1 – C, 2 – B, 3 – A, 4 – D
C) 1 – B, 2 – C, 3 – D, 4 – A
D) 1 – B, 2 – C, 3 – A, 4 – D
Answer:
D) 1 – B, 2 – C, 3 – A, 4 – D

Question 31.
A: A territory ruled by a king was called an empire:
B: Maurya Chandragupta became the king of Magadha with the help of Kautilya.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
B) Only B is correct

Question 32.
A: Chandragupta Maurya made an unsuccessful attempt to conquer Kalinga.
B: Ashoka won the war and conquered Kalinga.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B Is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct

Question 33.
“I believe that winning people through Damma is much better than conquering them through force”. Who said these words?
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Bindusara
C) Ashoka
D) Satakarni
Answer:
C) Ashoka

Question 34.
The four lions represent four qualities. Which of these is correct?
A) Power, courage, confidence, pride
B) Power, courage, sincerity, confidence
C) Power, courage, confidence, security
D) Power, sincerity, morality, security
The below picture shows Pancha Pandava rathas.

Answer:
A) Power, courage, confidence, pride

Question 35.
Can you say in which period they were carved?
A) Narasimhavarman-I
B) Mahendravarman-I
C) Narasimhavarman-II
D) Rajasimha style
Answer:
A) Narasimhavarman-I

Question 36.
Where do these Rathas situate?
A) Pataliputra
B) Sarnath
C) Mahabalipuram
D) Kanchi
Answer:
C) Mahabalipuram

Question 37.
The below-shown coins belong to which period

A) Ashoka
B) Samudra Gupta
C) Satakarni
D) Mahendra Varman-I
Answer:
B) Samudra Gupta

Question 38.
Pataliputra was the capital of two great empires. Which of these is correct.
A) Mauryans and Chalukyas
B) Mauryans and Guptas
C) Mauryans and Pallavas
D) Guptas and Chalukyas
Answer:
B) Mauryans and Guptas

Fill in the blanks.

1. A territory ruled by a king was called …………..
Answer:
Kingdom

2. Larger Kingdoms were called …………….
Answer:
empires

3. Maurya Chandragupta became the king of Magadha with the help of …………..
Answer:
Kautilya

4. Capital city of Mauryan empire ……………….
Answer:
Pataliputra

5. Megasthenes wrote a book named ………………
Answer:
Indica

6. Bindusara became the ruler of Magadha after ……………..
Answer:
Chandragupta Maurya

7. Ashoka became the king of Mauryan dynasty after …………….
Answer:
Bindusara

8. Ashoka became the follower of …………….
Answer:
Buddhism

9. Buddhism preaches …………….
Answer:
non-violence

10. Dharma in Prakrit is called …………….
Answer:
damma

11. The lion Capital of Ashoka’s pillar is at ……………..
Answer:
Sarnath

12. ‘Satyameva Jayathe’ is an extract from ……………..
Answer:
Mundaka Upanishad

13. Ashoka learnt that water and food are sacred from ……………..
Answer:
Buddhist monk

14. Earlier famous ruler of Gupta dynasty was ………………
Answer:
Chandragupta-I

15. Capital city of the Mauryan Empire ……………….
Answer:
Pataliputra

16. Samudragupta is the son of ………………..
Answer:
Chandragupta-1

17. The king who defeated the Saka kings of the western India ……………..
Answer:
Chandragupta-II

18. The king who defeated 12 rulers of the south I ……………..
Answer:
Samudragupta

19. Scholars in the court of Chandragupta-II are called …………….
Answer:
Navaratnas

20. Computer programmers today often use ……………..
Answer:
algorithms

21. Well known astronomer and mathematician in Guptas period …………….
Answer:
Aryabhatta

22. The scientist who calculated solar year during Guptas period ……………
Answer:
Brahmagupta

23. The first Indian doctor who carried out plastic surgery ………………
Answer:
Sushruta

24. The basic text for Ayurvedic medicine ‘Charaka Samhitha’ was composed by ………………
Answer:
Charaka

25. Gupta period is called ……………
Answer:
Golden Age

26. Gupta’s empire came to an end with the invasions of …………….
Answer:
Hunas

27. Dhanyakataka is located on the banks of the river …………….
Answer:
Krishna

28. The king who defeated the Sakas, the Yavanas and the Pahlavas is ……………..
Answer:
Gauthamiputra Satakarni

29. The king who got the title of Trisamudradheeswara was ……………..
Answer:
Gauthamiputra Satakarni

30. The Buddhist scholar who lived in the Satavahanas period ……………..
Answer:
Acharya Nagarjuna

31. The kings who established their kingdom with capital at Vijayapuri ……………….
Answer:
Ikshavakus

32. Ikshvakus claimed to be descendants of ………………
Answer:
Lord Rama

33. Capital city of Pallavan dynasty ………………
Answer:
Kanchipuram

34. Dravidian architecture which was known as Mahendra style was introduced by …………….
Answer:
Mahendravarman-I

35. Narasimhavarman -1 was known as ……………….
Answer:
Mamalla

36. Pancha Pandava Rathas are in ……………..
Answer:
Mahabalipuram

37. Pallava king who was known as Rajasimha ……………….
Answer:
Narasimhavarman-II

38. The king who defeated the emperor Harshavardhana ……………….
Answer:
Pulakesi-II

39. Defeat of Harshavardhana by Pulakesi – II was mentioned in ………………
Answer:
Aihole inscription

40. The Aihole inscription was composed by ………………
Answer:
Ravi Keerthi

Match the following:

1. The Gupta’s                  [ ]            A) Badami
2. The Satavahanas          [ ]            B) Varanasi
3. The Ikshwakas              [ ]            C) Thanjavur
4. The Pallavas                  [ ]            D) Pataliputra
5. The Chalukyas              [ ]            E) Kanchi
–                                                       F) Dhanyakataka
–                                                       G) Vijayapuri
Answer:
1. D
2. F
3. G
4. E
5. A

Practice the AP 6th Class Social Bits with Answers Chapter 7 Emergence of Kingdoms and Republics on a regular basis so that you can attempt exams with utmost confidence.

AP State Syllabus 6th Class Social Bits 7th Lesson Emergence of Kingdoms and Republics with Answers

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
The Ashwamedha was the sacrifice of the
A) Horse
B) Cow
C) Goat
D) Elephant
Answer:
A) Horse

Question 2.
One-sixth of the produce was taken as tax from
A) Farmers
B) Craftspersons
C) Traders
D) Village headmen
Answer:
A) Farmers

Question 3.
People began settling down along the river banks, in large numbers some -years ago.
A) 280
B) 3700
C) 2700
D) 3000
Answer:
C) 2700

Question 4.
…………… made tools necessary for agriculture.
A) Goldsmith
B) Blacksmith
C) Craftsmen
D) Village headmen
Answer:
B) Blacksmith

Question 5.
The Vajji Mahajanapada was to the …………. of Magadha.
A) North
B) South
C) West
D) East
Answer:
A) North

Question 6.
The largest plain region in North India.
A) Ganga- Indus plain
B) Jhelum – Sutlez plains
C) Ghaggar plain
D) Sutlez-Indus Plain
Answer:
A) Ganga- Indus plain

Question 7.
The rivers that flow between the Himalayas and the peninsular plateau
A) Mahanadi
B) Jhelum – Sindhu
C) Ganga-Yamuna
D) Yamun-Sindu
Answer:
C) Ganga-Yamuna

Question 8.
The sellers in the beginning of the Ganga – Indus plain were
A) Traders
B) Agriculturists
C) Craftsmen
D) Rajans
Answer:
B) Agriculturists

Question 9.
Tribes that settled in the beginning days were
A) Janapadas
B) Grihapatis
C) Kings
D) Gond Patla
Answer:
A) Janapadas

Question 10.
Performing agriculture with metal tools was done in the period of
A) Janapadas
B) Nomads
C) Mahajanapadas
D) Agriculturists
Answer:
C) Mahajanapadas

Question 11.
The landowners of the Mahajanapadas period were called
A) Grihapatis
B) Gahapatis
C) Bhuswami
D) Traders
Answer:
A) Grihapatis

Question 12.
The war prisoners were sold to farmers.
A) Dasulu
B) Bhartukas
C) Prisioners
D) Craftsmen
Answer:
A) Dasulu

Question 13.
The primary income source to the state in Mahajanapada period.
A) Taxes
B) Business people
C) Soldiers
D) Traders
Answer:
A) Taxes

Question 14.
Agriculturists shared 1/6th of the crop to the king. What this share is called ?
A) Bhaga
B) Thula
C) Bali
D) Share
Answer:
A) Bhaga

Question 15.
The mineral found in the southern region of Magadha kingdom
A) Iron
B) Gold
C) Copper
D) Bronze
Answer:
A) Iron

Question 16.
Archaelogists have excavated hundreds of sites in
A) Egypt
B) Indus valley
C) Ganges valley
D) Mesopotomia
Answer:
C) Ganges valley

Question 17.
Magadha kingdom spread over on the both sides of which river?
A) Yamuna
B) Ganga
C) Brahmaputra
D) Godavari
Answer:
B) Ganga

Question 18.
Vajji had its capital city at
A) Raj agriha
B) Vaishali
C) Magadha
D) Gondwana
Answer:
B) Vaishali

Question 19.
Which janapada is in South India?
A) Asmaka
B) Magadha
C) Kosala
D) Vashali
Answer:
A) Asmaka

Question 20.
Ramayana was written by
A) Vyasa maharshi
B) Rama
C) Valmiki
D) Vyasa
Answer:
C) Valmiki

Question 21.
Mahabharata was written by
A) Vyasa Maharshi
B) Krishna
C) Valmiki
D) Vemana
Answer:
A) Vyasa Maharshi

Question 22.
Mahabharata narrates the story of
A) Rama
B) Battle between Pandavas and Kauravas
C) Ravana
D) Bimbisara
Answer:
B) Battle between Pandavas and Kauravas

Question 23.
A: The rivers Ganga and Yamuna flow between the Himalayas and the hills of Deccan Plateau.
B: This valley is called the Ganjetic valley.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct

Question 24.
A: In Sanskrit tribes are called ‘jana’.
B: The place where they settled is ‘Mahapada’.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
A) Only A is correct

Question 25.
A: Large groups of valleys and towns were called Mahajanapadas.
B: Most of the Mahajanapadas had a capital city and most of them were fortified.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct

Question 26.
A: Upanishads have dialogues between the son and the father.
B: Upanishad means listening carefully.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
D) Both A & B are wrong

Question 27.
A: Agriculture was managed by Bhartukas.
B: Use of plough share, plantation of saplings improved agricultural productivity.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
B) Only B is correct

Question 28.
A: Potters made Iron pots with designs on them.
B: Carpenters made carts, ploughs, furniture.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong.
Answer:
B) Only B is correct

Question 29.
A: Most of the janapadas were ruled by kings.
B: The kings do not take personal interest in the welfare of the people.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
A) Only A is correct

Question 30.
A: The term gana means people of equal status.
B: Sangha means assembly.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct

Question 31.
A: In the southern parts of the Magadha there were copper ore deposits.
B: “Bimbisara and his son Ajatasatru were the early kings who built Magadha.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
B) Only B is correct

Question 32.
A: Alexander came to India to conquer it.
B: His soldiers scared about the vast army of India and refused to fight.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct

Question 33.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Archeology                   A) Grihapatis
2) Gana                             B) Modern Delhi
3) Gangetic valley             C) The study of human history through excavation
4) Hastinapura                  D) A group that has many members
5) Land owners                 E) Plains between Himalayas and Deccan Plateau hills
A) 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – E, 4 – B, 5 – A
B) 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – B, 4 – A, 5 – E
C) 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – A, 4 – B, 5 – E
D) 1 – C, 2 – B, 3 – D, 4 – E, 5 – A
Answer:
A) 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – E, 4 – B, 5 – A

Question 34.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Largest land owners          A) Territory ruled by a king or queen
2) Bhaga                                B) Organisation or association
3) Kingdom                           C) Headman of the village
4) Magadha                           D) Kingdom that spread on both rides of river Ganga
5) Sangha                              E) 1/6th of crop to be given to king as tax
A) 1 – C, 2 – A, 3 – E, 4 – D, 5 – B
B) 1 – C, 2 – E, 3 – A, 4 – D, 5 – B
C) 1 – A, 2 – C, 3 – E, 4 – D, 5 – B
D) 1 – C, 2 – E, 3 – A, 4 – B, 5 – D
Answer:
B) 1 – C, 2 – E, 3 – A, 4 – D, 5 – B

Question 35.
Choose the wrong statement.
1) Gangetic valley – receives high rainfall and fertile.
2) Janapada – where tribes were settled.
3) Upanishads – part of vedic books.
4) Blacksmith – who makes pots.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer:
D) 4

Question 36.
Choose the wrong statement.
1) Grihapati or Gahapati – Land owners
2) Bimbisara and his son Ajatasatru – Early kings who built Magadha
3) Buddha and Mahavira – Famous teachers of Gupta dynasty
4) Alexander – The ruler of Macedonia Greece
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer:
C) 3

Question 37.
Sculpture of Buddha was given below. To which category it belongs.

A) Magadha Art
B) Gandhara Art
C) Greece Art
D) Mahajanapada Art
Answer:
B) Gandhara Art

Question 38.
Janapadha which was settled on both sides of the river Yamuna
A) Surasena
B) Magadha
C) Kuru
D) Panchala
Answer:
C) Kuru

Fill in the blanks.

1. The valley between the Himalayas and the hills where Ganga and Yamuna flow is called the ……………….
Answer:
Gangetic valley

2. Tribes which settled in Gangetic valley is called ………………
Answer:
jana

3. The place where tribes is called ……………….
Answer:
janapada

4. Large groups janapadas were called ……………….
Answer:
Mahajanapadas

5. Present name’ of Hastinapura is ……………….
Answer:
Modern Delhi

6. Present name of Pataliputra ……………….
Answer:
Patna

7. Upanishads means ……………….
Answer:
coming and sitting near

8. Landowners who manage agriculture was called ……………….
Answer:
Grihapatis or Gahapatis

9. Employees who were probably captured in wars and sold to farmers are ……………….
Answer:
dasas or slaves

10. Workers who worked for wages ……………….
Answer:
bhartukas

11. Special type of pottery found at these sites is known as ……………….
Answer:
Painted Grey Ware

12. Dividing crops into six equal parts and giving one part to the king is called ……………….
Answer:
bhaga

13. ‘Gana’ means ……………….
Answer:
people of equal status

14. ‘Sangha’ means ……………….
Answer:
assembly

15. Magadha kingdom spread on both sides of the River ……………….
Answer:
Ganga

16. In the southern parts of Magadha, there were deposits of ……………….
Answer:
iron ore

17. Ajatasatru was the son of ……………….
Answer:
Bimbisara

18. The Mahajanapada which was to the North of Magadha is ……………….
Answer:
Vajji

19. Jainism was founded by ……………….
Answer:
Mahavira

20. Buddhism was founded by ……………….
Answer:
Siddhartha

21. The Gandhara school of art developed in the region around ……………….
Answer:
Takshashila

22. Images of Gautama Buddha have been sculptured in ……………….
Answer:
Gandhara art style

Match the following:

Question 1.
1. Bhaga                    ( )             A) Modern Delhi
2. Grihapati               ( )             B) Where the people of a jana settled down
3. Jana                       ( )             C) One whose family did agriculture
4. Hastinapura           ( )             D) The name of a big yagna
5. Mahajanapada       ( )             E) The tribes settled in valleys
–                                                 F) One-sixth of the farm produce
–                                                 G) Big janapada
Answer:
1. F
2. C
3. E
4. A
5. G

Question 2.
1. Gana                  ( )                 A) One-sixth of the farm produce
2. Jainism               ( )                 B) People of equal status
3. Bimbisara           ( )                 C) Siddhartha
4. Dasas                 ( )                 D) Kausambi
5. Buddhism          ( )                 E) Slaves
–                                                 F) Mahavira
–                                                 G) Maghadha kingdom
Answer:
1. B
2. F
3. G
4. E
5. C

Practice the AP 6th Class Social Bits with Answers Chapter 6 Early Civilisations on a regular basis so that you can attempt exams with utmost confidence.

AP State Syllabus 6th Class Social Bits 6th Lesson Early Civilisations with Answers

Question 1.
When were railway lines being laid down for the first time in Punjab?
A) About 80 years ago
B) About 150 years ago
C) About 50 years ago
D) About 100 years ago
Answer:
B) About 150 years ago

Question 2.
When was the first city of Harappa discovered by the archaeologists?
A) About 80 years ago
B) About 150 years ago
C) About 50 years ago
D) About 100 years ago
Answer:
D) About 100 years ago

Question 3.
How old Harappa civilisation is?
A) About 4000 years ago
B) About 3000 years ago
C) About 4700 years ago
D) About 3500 years ago
Answer:
C) About 4700 years ago

Question 4.
The people who knew how to write were known as
A) writers
B) scribes
C) editors
D) readers
Answer:
B) scribes

Question 5.
The Great Bath is a part of
A) Mohenjodaro
B) Lothal
C) Dholavira
D) Egypt
Answer:
A) Mohenjodaro

Question 6.
Where was the cotton grown about 7000 years ago?
A) Lothal
B) Kalibangan
C) Mehrgarh
D) Dholavira
Answer:
D) Dholavira

Question 7.
The city of Lothal was located on the bank of a tributary of which river?
A) Ganga
B) Yamuna
C) Saraswati
D) Sabarmati
Answer:
D) Sabarmati

Question 8.
The Rigveda is composed in the form of
A) poetry
B) hymns
C) dialogues
D) Essay
Answer:
B) hymns

Question 9.
Which of the following is not a Veda.
A) Rigveda
B) Sama veda
C) Ayurveda
D) Atharva Veda
Answer:
C) Ayurveda

Question 10.
The Vedic people are generally referred to as the …………
A) Brahmans
B) Aryans
C) Dasyus
D) Rajan
Answer:
B) Aryans

Question 11.
The language in which the Rigveda composed
A) Telugu
B) Vedic Sanskrit
C) Tamil
D) Kannada
Answer:
B) Vedic Sanskrit

Question 12.
The oldest of die Vedas is
A) Rigveda
B) Sama Veda
C) Atharva Veda
D) Yazur Veda
Answer:
A) Rigveda

Question 13.
The Rigveda was composed about how many years.
A) 3000 years
B) 3500 years
C) 2500 years
D) 2000 years
Answer:
B) 3500 years

Question 14.
The ‘Great Bath’ has been discovered in
A) Lothal
B) Kalibangan
C) Mohenjodaro
D) Egypt
Answer:
C) Mohenjodaro

Question 15.
The other name of the Indus valley civilization
A) Harappan
B) Early Vedic period
C) Later Vedic period
D) Mesopotamia
Answer:
A) Harappan

Question 16.
Which of these is not the name of the Veda?
A) Rigveda
B) Sama veda
C) Bhagavadgeeta
D) Atharva
Answer:
C) Bhagavadgeeta

Question 17.
A: Indus Valley civilization developed between 2500-1700 BC.
B: Aryan civilization developed between 1700-500 BC
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
A) Only A is correct

Question 18.
A: Most historians thought that Indian History began with the Vedic period.
B: But historians found an excellent and advanced civilization earlier to the Vedic period.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct

Question 19.
A: Indus valley civilization developed along the Indian Ocean.
B: Thetracesof this civilization comes to know by the excavation of the Indian Ocean.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
D) Both A & B are wrong

Question 20.
A: In Mohenjo-daro ‘the Great Bath’.was found.
B: Lothal was a popular harbor in those days.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct

Question 21.
A: Indus people worshipped lord Vishnu.
B: Peepal and neem trees are worshipped.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
B) Only B is correct

Question 22.
A: Vedic culture flourished on the plains of rivers Indus and Saraswathi.
B: The Samaveda mentioned the river Saraswathi many times
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
A) Only A is correct

Question 23.
A: Rigveda: Is a collection of Vedic hymns.
B: Yajurveda: The origin of Indian music is traced to it.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
A) Only A is correct

Question 24.
A: Aryankas: Details of rules to be followed during sacrifices.
B: Upanishads: Deals with mysticism, rites and rituals.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
D) Both A & B are wrong

Question 25.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Early vedic age             A) 1000-600 BC
2) Later vedic age             B) Vedas in Sanskrit
3) Harappan civilisation    C) Srutis
4) Vedas                            D) 1500-1000 BC
5) Superior knowledge     E) 2500-1700 BC
A) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – C, 4 – E, 5 – B
B) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – E, 4 – C, 5 – B
C) 1 – D, 2 – C, 3 – A, 4 – E, 5 – B
D) 1 – D, 2 – B, 3 – E, 4 – B, 5 – C
Answer:
B) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – E, 4 – C, 5 – B

Question 26.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Ghaggar – Hakra river                        A) Valmiki
2) Ramayana                                          B) Mahabharata
3) Mahabharata                                     C) Ramayana
4) Adikavya                                            D) Ancient river Saraswathi
5) Victory of Dharma over Adharma     E) Vedavyasa
A) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – E, 4 – C, 5 – B
B) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – E, 4 – B, 5 – C
C) 1 – D, 2 – C, 3 – E, 4 – B, 5 – A
D) 1 – D, 2 – E, 3 – A, 4 – B, 5 – C
Answer:
A) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – E, 4 – C, 5 – B

Question 27.
Choose the wrong statement.
1) Harappan civilisation – Flourished between 2500-1700 BC
2) Mohenjo-doro – The Great Bath
3) Harappan people – Built houses with bricks made with cement
4) Harappan people – Credited for growing cotton for the first time
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer:
C) 3

Question 28.
Choose the wrong statement.
1) Ammatalli idol – Made of Bronze
2) Swamy Dayanarida Saraswathi – Go back to the Vedas
3) Weights and Measurements of Indus people – Moved to Persia and Central Asia
4) Beard man – Made of stone
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer:
A) 1

Question 29.
To which civilization the given picture belongs

A) Aryan Civilisation
B) China Civilisation
C) Indus valley Civilisation
D) Egypt Civilisation
Answer:
C) Indus valley Civilisation

Question 30.
Below shown bullock cart toy belongs to which civilization

A) Aryan Civilisation
B) China Civilisation
C) Indus valley Civilisation
D) Egypt Civilisation
Answer:
C) Indus valley Civilisation

Question 31.
Which god was shown in the below picture?

A) Vishnu
B) Brahma
C) Indra
D) Pashupati
Answer:
D) Pashupati

Fill in the blanks.

1. Excavations of Mohenjodaro and Harappa took place in ………………
Answer:
1920

2. The civilization found in 1920 excavations is ………………
Answer:
Indus valley civilisation

3. The other name of Indus valley civilization is ………………
Answer:
Harappan civilisation

4. Indus valley civilization developed along the Rivers ………………
Answer:
Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra

5. The Harappan civilization flourished between ………………
Answer:
2500-1700BC

6. The Great Bath was found in the cities of ………………
Answer:
Harappan civilisation

7. The Harappan people built their houses with ………………
Answer:
dried or baked bricks

8. Harappan people were credited for growing ……………… for the first time.
Answer:
cotton

9. Harappan people carried out trade activities through the port ………………
Answer:
Lothal

10. the Main occupation of Harappan people was ………………
Answer:
Agriculture

11. Major entertainment of Harappan people was ………………
Answer:
Bullfighting

12. Excellent artifacts of Harappan people were the statues of ………………
Answer:
dancing girl and beard man

13. Harappan people worshipped ………………
Answer:
Siva and mother Goddess

14. Standardised weights and measures system was developed by ………………
Answer:
Harappans

15. Vedic culture flourished on the plains of rivers ………………
Answer:
Indus and Saraswati

16. The period in which the Vedic literature was formed is called ………………
Answer:
the Vedic period

17. Thar desert is located in ………………
Answer:
Rajasthan

18. The river Ghaggar – Hakra disappeared in ………………
Answer:
the Thar desert of Rajasthan

19. The other name given to the river Ghaggar – Hakra is ………………
Answer:
Saraswati

20. Veda means ………………
Answer:
superior knowledge

21. Vedas are called ………………
Answer:
Srutis

22. The call was given by Swamy Dayananda Saraswathi in the modern period ………………
Answer:
Go back to the Vedas

23. Early Vedic Period is also known as ………………
Answer:
Rig Vedic Period

24. Chief of the clan was called ………………
Answer:
Rajan

25. Child marriage and sati started during ……………… period.
Answer:
later Vedic period

26. Two great epics of the later Vedic period are ………………
Answer:
Ramayana and Mahabharatha

27. The other name of Ramayana is ………………
Answer:
Adikavya

28. Ramayana was written by ………………
Answer:
Maharshi Valmiki

29. Mahabharata was written by ………………
Answer:
Sage Vedavyasa

30. Both Mahabharata and Ramayana were written in ………………
Answer:
Sanskrit

Practice the AP 6th Class Social Bits with Answers Chapter 5 Early Life to Settled Life on a regular basis so that you can attempt exams with utmost confidence.

AP State Syllabus 6th Class Social Bits 5th Lesson Early Life to Settled Life with Answers

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
The discovery by the early people brought a great change in early’s mans’s life.
A) fire
B) ax
C) stone
D) grinders
Answer:
A) fire

Question 2.
People who study the pasts by digging up old places
A) Dentists
B) Explorers
C) Archaeologists
D) Optomologist
Answer:
C) Archaeologists

Question 3.
An example of natural food
A) boiled rice
B) curry
C) honey
D) sweet
Answer:
C) honey

Question 4.
The early humans used the tools made up of
A) sand
B) stone
C) bronze
D) iron
Answer:
B) stone

Question 5.
What enabled the early human to eat roasted meat?
A) Axe
B) Stone
C) Fire
D) Water
Answer:
C) Fire

Question 6.
This was often heated on a fire to harden it for use.
A) Wood
B) Stone
C) Bronze
D) Iron
Answer:
A) Wood

Question 7.
The main occupation of early humans
A) hunting
B) animal taming
C) growing plants
D) painting
Answer:
A) hunting

Question 8.
The people who constantly move from one place to another are called
A) wanderers
B) easyads
C) nomads
D) mover
Answer:
C) nomads

Question 9.
In this age the early farmers needed to clear the forests by cutting trees and branches by using a new kind of tool.
A) old stone age
B) middle stone age
C) modern stone age
D) None of these
Answer:
C) modern stone age

Question 10.
In which age the agriculture was performed with new stone tools
A) modern stone age
B) old stone age
C) stone age
D) middle stone age
Answer:
A) modern stone age

Question 11.
Pit-houses were made in
A) burzahom
B) mehrgarh
C) hallur
D) None of these
Answer:
A) burzahom

Question 12.
Which of the following has been used for grinding of grains in the early days.
A) grinder
B) pestles
C) mill
D) Stone
Answer:
B) pestles

Question 13.
A: Thousand of years ago the people who lived in the sub-continent were called as hunter-gatherers.
B: They gathered food from forests and hunted animals and birds.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct

Question 14.
A: People who moved from place to place are called nomads.
B: They covered their bodies with cotton clothes.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
A) Only A is correct

Question 15.
A: Tools made of bones are found in Indian Sub-continent only.
B: Archeologists are the scientists who study the past by digging up old places where people lived.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
B) Only B is correct

Question 16.
A: Chintakunta in Muddariur Mandal in Kurnool District has ten rock shelters with paintings of early people.
B: More than 15,000 years ago, the world had started becoming warmer. This was also known as the period of great development for humans.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
D) Both A & B are wrong

Question 17.
A: The early farmers needed to clear forests by cutting trees. They developed new kinds of stone tools which were called Neolithic stone tools.
B: This period of early agriculture is called the Mesolithic Period.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
A) Only A is correct

Question 18.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Hunter-gatherers              A) They lived in caves
2) Archaeologists                  B) YSR Kadapa District
3) Bamboo brushes              C) Kurnool District
4) Eddula Aavula Gundu       D) To paint on rocks
5) Betamcherla                      E) Study the past by digging up old places
A) 1 – A, 2 – B, 3 – D, 4 – E, 5 – C
B) 1 – A, 2 – E, 3 – D, 4 – B, 5 – C
C) 1 – A, 2 – C, 3 – D, 4 – B, 5 – E
D) 1 – A, 2 – D, 3 – E, 4 – C, 5 – B
Answer:
B) 1 – A, 2 – E, 3 – D, 4 – B, 5 – C

Question 19.
Choose the correct matching.
1) Paleolithic Age               A) New stone age
2) Mesolithic Age               B) Living permanently at one place
3) Neolithic Age                 C) Animal rearers
4) Herders                          D) Old stone age
5) Settled life                      E) Middle stone age
A) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – C, 4 – B, 5 – E
B) 1 – D, 2 – E, 3 – B, 4 – C, 5 – A
C) 1 – D, 2 – E, 3 – A, 4 – C, 5 – B
D) 1 – D, 2 – B, 3 – A, 4 – C, 5 – E
Answer:
C) 1 – D, 2 – E, 3 – A, 4 – C, 5 – B

Question 20.
Choose the wrong statement.
1) Domestication – Process of growing plants and rear animals
2) Stone-tools – Tools made of stones for different purposes
3) Hunter – Yanadi and Chenchu communities
4) Pit house – Provided shelter in summer
A) 4
B) 2
C) 3
D) 1
Answer:
A) 4

Question 21.
We find the below pictures in which district?
A) Krishna
B) Kurnool
C) YSR Kadapa
D) SPSR Nellore
Answer:
B) Kurnool

Question 22.
The caves are shown in the below picture.

A) Borra Caves
B) Belum Caves
C) Ahobilam Caves
D) Undavalli Caves
Answer:
B) Belum Caves

Question 23.
Tools made of bones are found in only
A) Pakistan
B) Afghanistan
C) Indian Subcontinent
D) Vietnam
Answer:
C) Indian Subcontinent

Question 24.
Arrange the following starting from the earliest to the beginning of the Bronze age.
1) Farmer-herders
2) Storage of grains
3) Bronze age
4) Hunter gatherers
5) Neolithic period
A) 4 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 5
B) 4 – 1 – 2 – 5 – 3
C) 4- 2 – 1 – 5 – 3
D) 4 – 5 -1 – 2 – 3
Answer:
B) 4 – 1 – 2 – 5 – 3

Fill in the blanks.

1. Early people who lived in the sub-continent were called ……………….
Answer:
hunter-gatherers

2. Early people covered their bodies with the and ……………….
Answer:
the skin of animals and leaves

3. People who move from place to place are called ……………….
Answer:
nomads

4. Nomads moved from one place to another in search of ………………. during dry seasons.
Answer:
water

5. Hunter-gatherers considered fire ……………….
Answer:
sacred

6. Caves in Kurnool district were used by ……………….
Answer:
hunter-gatherers

7. Scientists who study the past by digging up old places are ……………….
Answer:
archaeologists

8. Brushes used by hunter-gatherers to paint pictures were made up of ……………….
Answer:
bamboo

9. New kind of stone tools developed by early farmers were called ……………….
Answer:
Neolithic stone tools

10. The period of early agriculture is called ……………….
Answer:
Neolithic period

Practice the AP 6th Class Social Bits with Answers Chapter 4 Land Forms – Andhra Pradesh on a regular basis so that you can attempt exams with utmost confidence.

AP State Syllabus 6th Class Social Bits 4th Lesson Land Forms – Andhra Pradesh with Answers

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
Our National Anthem ‘Janaganamana’ was written by
A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer:
B) Rabindranath Tagore

Question 2.
Deccan plateau is in which direction of our state?
A) West
B) East
C) South
D) North
Answer:
A) West

Question 3.
Arakuloya and Borra caves are situated in
A) East Godavari District
B) Visakhapatnam District
C) Vizianagaram District
D) Chittoor District
Answer:
B) Visakhapatnam District

Question 4.
Papikondalu is situated in
A) West Godavari Dist
B) Visakhapatnam District
C) Both East and West Godavari District
D) Krishna District
Answer:
C) Both East and West Godavari District

Question 5.
The shape of Delta is
A)
B)
C)
D)
Answer:
C)

Question 6.
Plain areas receive rainfall
A) From June to October
B) From July to December
C) From June to August
D) From March to June
Answer:
A) From June to October

Question 7.
The rainy season in plateau region is
A) June to August
B) June to November
C) July to August
D) March to June
Answer:
B) June to November

Question 8.
In which direction Bay of Bengal is situated to our State?
A) West
B) North
C) South
D) East
Answer:
D) East

Question 9.
Drought is a continuous phenomenon in which region?
A) Plain areas
B) Plateau region
C) Mountain region
D) All of these
Answer:
B) Plateau region

Question 10.
As we go higher and higher altitudes of mountains, the climate becomes
A) Hot
B) Cold
C) Normal
D) None of these
Answer:
B) Cold

Question 11.
In Andhra Pradesh state majority of high landforms are
A) Plains
B) Plateaus
C) Hills
D) Gardens
Answer:
C) Hills

Question 12.
The length of the coastal line of Andhra Pradesh is
A) 927 km
B) 911 km
C) 972 km
D) 970 km
Answer:
C) 972 km

Question 13.
The seventh-largest state in India in area
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Tamilnadu
D) Karnataka
Answer:
A) Andhra Pradesh

Question 14.
‘Kashmir of Andhra Pradesh’.
A) Araku Valley
B) Horsley Hills
C) Papi Kondalu
D) Lambasingi
Answer:
D) Lambasingi

Question 15.
Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) headquarters is at
A) Amaravati
B) Srisailam
C) Visakhapatnam
D) Kurnool
Answer:
B) Srisailam

Question 16.
The highest peak in our state
A) Anna konda
B) Horsley Hills
C) Papi Kondalu
D) Lambasingi
Answer:
A) Anna konda

Question 17.
A: A mountain is a natural higher elevated feature of the Earth’s surface.
B: As we go higher and higher altitudes of mountains, the climate becomes cold.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A and B are correct

Question 18.
A: Plateaus are densely populated areas.
B: A plateau is an elevated flat land.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
B) B is correct

Question 19.
A: Plateaus have fertile lands.
B: Construction of transportation is easy in plateaus.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
D) Both A and B are wrong

Question 20.
Match the following.
1) North to Andhra Pradesh                           a) Telangana
2) South to Andhra Pradesh                           b) Karnataka
3) West and North West to Andhra Pradesh  c) Odisha
4) South West to Andhra Pradesh                  d) Bay of Bengal
5) East to Andhra Pradesh                              e) Tamilnadu
A) 1 – c, 2 – a, 3 – d, 4 – b, 5 – e
B) 1 – c, 2 – e. 3 – a, 4 – b, 5 – d
C) 1 – e, 2 – c, 3 – b, 4 – a, 5 – d
D) 1 – b, 2 – a, 3 – c, 4 – d, 5 – e
Answer:
B) 1 – c, 2 – e. 3 – a, 4 – b, 5 – d

Question 21.
What is the wrong statement?
A) In coastal Andhra there are 9 districts.
B) Rayalaseema consists of 4 districts.
C) Arma Konda is situated in Chittoor district.
D) Kashmir of Andhra Pradesh is situated in Seshachalam hills.
A) A and B are wrong
B) C and D are wrong
C) A and C are wrong
D) B and D are wrong
Answer:
B) C and D are wrong

Question 22.
A: Our state has a long stretch of plains called coastal plains.
B: Coastal plains stretch from Srikakulam to YSR Kadapa District.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
A) A is correct

Question 23.
A: The delta plains are treasure houses for food grains.
B: The delta plains are called rice granary of South India.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A and B are correct

Question 24.
A: Tribal people destroy the forests they use.
B: Podu is an ancient agricultural practice in plain areas.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
D) Both A and B are wrong

Fill in the blanks.

1. ……………….. is extensively cultivated in coastal areas.
Answer:
Paddy

2. Kashmir of Andhra Pradesh ………………..
Answer:
Lambasingi

3. Land shapes are called ………………..
Answer:
Landforms

4. A natural higher elevated feature of the earth surface ………………..
Answer:
Mountain

5. The oldest plateau in India ………………..
Answer:
Deccan plateau

6. Highest plateau in the world ………………..
Answer:
Tibet plateau

7. Height of the Tibet plateau ……………….. to metres above the mean sea level.
Answer:
4,000 to 6,000

8. In India huge reserves of iron, coal and manganese are found in ………………..
Answer:
Chotanagpur plateau

9. Tenth most populous state as per 2011 census ………………..
Answer:
Andhra Pradesh

10. Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) was established in ………………..
Answer:
1989

11. The other name of Arma Konda in Araku valley ………………..
Answer:
Zindhagada

12. Kolleru lake is located in ……………….. district.
Answer:
West Godavari

13. Pulicat lake is located in ……………….. district.
Answer:
SPSR Nellore

14. Kolleru lake is a ……………….. lake.
Answer:
freshwater

15. Pulicat lake is a ……………….. lake.
Answer:
saltwater

Practice the AP 6th Class Social Bits with Answers Chapter 3 Maps on a regular basis so that you can attempt exams with utmost confidence.

AP State Syllabus 6th Class Social Bits 3rd Lesson Maps with Answers

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
Most of the maps contain an arrow marked with the letter
A) N
B) S
C) E
D) W
Answer:
A) N

Question 2.
If we stand facing east, all the things to our left are towards
A) South
B) North
C) West
D) South East
Answer:
B) North

Question 3.
If we stand facing east, all the things to our right are towards
A) South
B) North
C) West
D) North West
Answer:
A) South

Question 4.
If we stand facing east, all the things behind us are towards.
A) South
B) North
C) West
D) None
Answer:
C) West

Question 5.
The largest continent in the world
A) Africa
B) North America
C) Asia
D) North East
Answer:
C) Asia

Question 6.
Large water bodies are called.
A) Rivers
B) Oceans
C) Lakes
D) Mountains
Answer:
B) Oceans

Question 7.
Maps showing the distribution of population conditions are called
A) Population maps
B) Political maps
C) Physical maps
D) None of these
Answer:
A) Population maps

Question 8.
Usually, maps are prepared in such a manner that North is at the ……….. of the map.
A) top
B) bottom
C) right-hand side
D) left-hand side
Answer:
A) top

Question 9.
This is used to indicate distance on the map.
A) symbol
B) direction
C) scale
D) none
Answer:
C) scale

Question 10.
The scale is the …………… of distance between two points on the map to the actual distance on the ground.
A) ratio
B) axis
C) both (A) and (B)
D) none
Answer:
A) ratio

Study the map to find out how to use the symbols:

Question 1.
The symbol indicates.
A) Railway line
B) National highway
C) Pucca road
D) State highway
Answer:
A) Railway line

Question 2.
The symbol indicates
A) House
B) Temple
C) Trees
D) Church
Answer:
C) Trees

Question 3.
The symbol indicates.
A) Church
B) Masjid
D) Gurudwara
C) Temple
Answer:
B) Masjid

Question 4.
The symbol indicates.
A) Kutcha road
B) National highway
D) Railway line
C) Pucca road
Answer:
A) Kutcha road

Question 5.
The symbol indicates.
A) House
B) Temple
C) Church
D) Masjid
Answer:
A) House

Question 6.
Map that shows cities, states, countries is
A) Political Map
B) Physical Map
C) Thematic Map
D) States Map
Answer:
A) Political Map

Question 7.
Among the following one country does not share a boundary with India.
A) Bhutan
B) Afghanistan
C) Pakistan
D) USA
Answer:
D) USA

Read the figure and answer 8 to 10 questions.

Question 8.
In the above picture well is in which direction?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
Answer:
B) South

Question 9.
School is situated in which direction?
A) North-West
B) South-East
C) North-East
D) South-West
Answer:
B) South-East

Question 10.
Masjid is located in which direction.
A) North-West
B) South-East
C) North-East
D) South-West
Answer:
D) South-West

Question 11.
In a map blue color is used to indicate
A) Sky
B) Greenary
C) Trees
D) Water
Answer:
D) Water

Question 12.
To show plateaus which color is used in maps?
A) Yellow
B) Blue
C ) Brown
D) Green
Answer:
A) Yellow

Observe the map showing continents and oceans (13-14).

Question 13.
What is the ocean on both sides of the map?
A) the Arctic Ocean
B) Antarctic Ocean
C) the Indian Ocean
D) the Pacific Ocean
Answer:
D) Pacific Oceans

Question 14.
What is the country South to North America?
A) Europe
B) Africa
C) Australia
D) South America
Answer:
D) South America

Question 15.
Which statement is correct?
A: Physical maps show mountains, plateaus, plains, oceans.
B: Political maps show villages, cities, districts, states, and countries.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A and B are correct

Question 16.
A: Thematic map shows the distribution of specific features.
B: Sri Lanka shares land boundaries with India.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
A) A is correct

Question 17.
A: Large-scale maps represent large areas.
B: Small-scale maps represent small areas.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
D) Both A and B are wrong

Fill in the blanks.

1. Rough drawing is drawn without scale and direction ………………….
Answer:
sketch

2. Colors in the physical map represent differently………………….
Answer:
physical features

3. Blue color in the physical maps represent ………………….
Answer:
water

4. Green color in the physical maps represent ………………….
Answer:
plains or low lands

5. Yellow color in the physical maps represent ………………….
Answer:
plateaus

6. Brown color in the physical maps represent ………………….
Answer:
mountains

7. Cartographers are ………………….
Answer:
map makers

8. Collection of maps is called an ………………….
Answer:
atlas

9. Largest continent in the world is ………………….
Answer:
Asia

10. Land masses on the globe are called ………………….
Answer:
Continents

11. Oceans are ………………….
Answer:
large water bodies

Practice the AP 6th Class Social Bits with Answers Chapter 2 Globe – Model of the Earth on a regular basis so that you can attempt exams with utmost confidence.

AP State Syllabus 6th Class Social Bits 2nd Lesson Globe – Model of the Earth with Answers

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
A globe is the
A) Model of the Mars
B) Model of the Earth
C) Model of the Jupiter
D) Model of the Saturn
Answer:
B) Model of the Earth

Question 2.
A globe shows the
A) The shape of the Earth
B) Water and Masses
C) Oceans
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 3.
The total number of latitudes in both the hemispheres is
A) 90
B) 100
C) 180
D) 360
Answer:
C) 180

Question 4.
The globe and the earth are different in
A) shape
B) size
C) continents and oceans
D) None of these
Answer:
B) size

Question 5.
The longest latitude
A) Tropic of Cancer
B) Tropic of Capricorn
C) Equator
D) Arctic circle
Answer:
C) the Equator

Question 6.
The imaginary horizontal lines on the globe are ……………….
A) latitudes
B) longitudes
C) parallels
D) both A & C
Answer:
A) latitudes

Question 7.
The hemisphere that lies between the Equator and the North pole is ……………….
A) Southern hemisphere
B) Northern hemisphere
C) Eastern hemisphere
D) Western Hemisphere
Answer:
B) Northern hemisphere

Question 8.
The hemisphere that lies between the Equator and the South pole is ……………….
A) Southern hemisphere
B) Northern hemisphere
G) Eastern hemisphere
D) Western Hemisphere
Answer:
A) Southern hemisphere

Question 9.
India is located in ……………….
A) Northern hemisphere
B) Eastern hemisphere
C) Southern hemisphere
D) Both A & B
Answer:
D) Both A & B

Question 10.
An imaginary line that connects the North and South poles on the earth is called
A) Latitude
B) Longitude
C) Axis
D) Orbit
Answer:
B) Longitude

Question 11.
The other name of 0° longitude ……………….
A) Greenwich longitude
B) The longest longitude
C) 180° western longitude
D) All the above
Answer:
A) Greenwich longitude

Question 12.
The value of the Prime meridian is
A) 90°
B) 0°
C) 60°
D) 180°
Answer:
B) 0°

Question 13.
The Antarctic Circle is located in
A) 6654° N
B) 2354° S
C) 2354° N
D) 6654° S
Answer:
D) 6654° S

Question 14.
The Antarctic Circle is located in
A) the Northern hemisphere
B) the Southern Hemisphere
C) the Eastern Hemisphere
D) the Western Hemisphere
Answer:
B) the Southern Hemisphere

Question 15.
The Tropic of Cancer is located at
A) 2354° N
B) 6654°N
C) 2354° S
D) 6654° S
Answer:
A) 2354° N

Question 16.
The Earth moves at a speed of
A) 1610 KMPH
B) 1160 KMPH
C) 1810 KMPH
D) 1060 KMPH
Answer:
A) 1610 KMPH

Question 17.
The Earth moves on its own axis from
A) West to East
B) East to West
C) North to East
D) South to North
Answer:
A) West to East

Question 18.
A: The globe moves around the axis from East to West.
B: The imaginary line which runs horizontally on the globe divides it into two equal halves.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
B) B is correct

Question 19.
A: the Equator is 0° latitude.
B: India is located in the Southern hemisphere.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
A) A is correct

Question 20.
A: Latitudes are parallel to each other.
B: Latitudes are equal in length.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
A) A is correct

Question 21.
A: Longitudes run parallel to the equator.
B: Longitudes never meet.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
D) Both A and B are wrong

Question 22.
A: Planets rotate themselves while revolving around the Sun.
B: Earth’s movement from West to East is called rotation.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A and B are correct

Question 23.
Arrange the latitudes from South to North.
Antarctic Circle, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Arctic Circle, Equator
A) Arctic Circle, Tropic of Capricorn, Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Antarctic Circle
B) Antarctic Circle, Tropic of Capricorn, Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Arctic Circle
C) Antarctic Circle, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Antarctic Circle
D) Antarctic Circle, Arctic Circle, Tropic of Capricorn, Equator, Tropic of Cancer
Answer:
B) Antarctic Circle, Tropic of Capricorn, Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Arctic Circle

Question 24.
Match the following.,
1) Longitudes                                                   a) Prime Meridian
2) 0° Latitude                                                   b) Tropic of Cancer
3) 23\(\frac{1}{2}\)° North latitude   c) Antarctic Circle
4) 0° longitude                                                 d) Meridians
5) 66\(\frac{1}{2}\)° South latitude   e) Equator
A) 1 – c, 2 – d, 3 – b, 4 – a, 5 – e
B) 1 – d, 2 – a, 3 – b, 4 – e, 5 – c
C) 1 – d, 2 – e, 3 – b, 4 – a, 5 – c
D) 1 – d, 2 – c, 3 – b, 4 – a, 5 – e
Answer:
C) 1 – d, 2 – e, 3 – b, 4 – a, 5 – c

Question 25.
Choose the wrong statement.
1) Solar eclipse – when Earth comes in between the Sun and Moon
2) Lunar Eclipse – when Earth comes in between the Sun and the moon
3) Earth’s Rotation – Earth’s movement around itself
4) Earth’s revolution – Earth’s movement around the Sun
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
Answer:
A) 1

Question 26.
Sun’s rays fall directly on the Earth on
A) 21st June and 22nd December
B) 21st March and 22nd December
C) 21st March and 23rd September
D) 21st June and 23rd September
Answer:
C) 21st March and 23rd September

Question 27.
Christmas is celebrated in summer in Australia due to
A) Earth’s rotation
B) Earth’s revolution
C) Moon’s rotation
D) Moon’s revolution
Answer:
B) Earth’s revolution

Question 28.
Match the following.
1) Earth’s rotation                       a) 0° longitude
2) Earth’s revolution                   b) 23\(\frac{1}{2}\)° North latitude
3) International date line            c) Day and night
4) Tropic of Cancer                     d) 23\(\frac{1}{2}\)° South latitude
5) Tropic of Capricorn                e) Seasons
6) Greenwich line                       f) 180° East and west longitude
A) 1 – c, 2 – e, 3 – d, 4 – a, 5 – b, 6 – f
B) 1 – c, 2 – b, 3 – a, 4 – f, 5 – e, 6 – d
C) 1 – c, 2 – e, 3 – f, 4 – b, 5 – d, 6 – a
D) 1 – d, 2 – b, 3 – e, 4 – f, 5 – c, 6 – a
Answer:
C) 1 – c, 2 – e, 3 – f, 4 – b, 5 – d, 6 – a

Question 29.
India is located in
A) Northern Hemisphere
B) Southern Hemisphere
C) Both Southern and Western Hemisphere
D) Both Northern and Eastern Hemisphere
Answer:
D) Both Northern and Eastern Hemisphere

Question 30.
A: Europe and the Arctic Ocean are in Northern Hemisphere.
B: Australia and the Southern Ocean are in Southern Hemisphere.
A) A is correct
B) B is correct
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Both A and B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A and B are correct

Fill in the blanks.

1. The ocean on both sides of a world map ……………….
Answer:
Pacific Ocean

2. The word Globe came from …………….. language.
Answer:
Latin

3. The Globe is a true model of the …………….
Answer:
Earth

4. The needle fixed through the globe is called ……………….
Answer:
Axis

5. The oldest terrestrial globe was made in ………………..
Answer:
1492

6. The world’s first seamless celestial globe was built by Mughal scientists under the patronage during ……………… empire.
Answer:
Mughal

7. The horizontal imaginary line that divides the globe into two equal halves is ………………
Answer:
the Equator

8. The halve that lies north of the Equator is known as ……………….
Answer:
Northern Hemisphere

9. The halve that lies south of the Equator is known as ……………….
Answer:
Southern Hemisphere

10. The horizontal lines drawn parallel to the Equator are ……………….
Answer:
latitudes

11. The 90° latitude that lies to the north Of the Equator ……………….
Answer:
North Pole

12. The 90° latitude that lies to the south of the Equator ……………….
Answer:
South Pole

13. The Tropic of Capricorn is located at ……………….
Answer:
231/2° S

14. The imaginary lines drawn perpendicular to the latitudes are ……………….
Answer:
longitudes

15. The 0° Meridian is also known as ……………….
Answer:
Prime Meridian/Greenwich

16. The line opposite Greenwich is called ……………….
Answer:
International Date Line

17. The hemisphere that lies East to the Greenwich ……………….
Answer:
Eastern Hemisphere

18. The hemisphere that lies West to the Greenwich ……………….
Answer:
Western Hemisphere

19. The distance between the longitudes decreases towards ……………….
Answer:
Prime Meridian

20. The Arctic Circle is located in the ………………. hemisphere.
Answer:
Northern

21. To locate a point, we need to know its latitude, as well as ……………….
Answer:
longitude

22. Day and night are caused due to the Earth’s ……………….
Answer:
rotation

23. When half portion of the Earth receives Sun’s rays, the remaining half remains in, ……………….
Answer:
Dark

24. A leap year has ……………….
Answer:
366 Days

25. Seasons are caused due to the Earth’s ……………….
Answer:
revolution

26. When Sun, Moon and the Earth comes into a straight line ……………….
Answer:
Solar eclipse

Match the following:

Column A                                                                Column B
1) Globe                            ( )                A) Sun, Earth, Moon comes into one line
2) Seasons                         ( )                B) Sun, Moon, Earth comes into one line
3) Day and night               ( )                C) 90° Northernmost part of the earth
4) Solar eclipse                  ( )                D) Model of the earth
5) Lunar eclipse                 ( )                E) 66VS° North latitude
6) Arctic circle                   ( )                F) 90° Southernmost part of the earth
7) South Pole                    ( )                G) Rotation of the earth
–                                                           H) 6614° North latitude
–                                                           I) Revolution of Earth
Answer:
1 – D
2 – I
3 – G
4 – B
5 – A
6 – E
7 – F

Practice the AP 6th Class Social Bits with Answers Chapter 1 Our Earth in the Solar System on a regular basis so that you can attempt exams with utmost confidence.

AP State Syllabus 6th Class Social Bits 1st Lesson Our Earth in the Solar System with Answers

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
Celestial bodies are made up of
A) Gas
B) Water
C) Light
D) Wax
Answer:
A) Gas

Question 2.
The nearest star to the Earth is
A) Venus
B) Saturn
C) Sun
D) Mars
Answer:
C) Sun

Question 3.
Moon moves around
A) Sun
B) Earth
C) Mercury
D) Jupiter
Answer:
B) Earth

Question 4.
The center of the solar system is
A) Sun
B) Moon
C) Earth
D) Mars
Answer:
A) Sun

Question 5.
The surface temperature of the Sim is about
A) 7600°C
B) 6700°C
C) 6000°C
D) 7200X
Answer:
C) 6000°C

Question 6.
The nearest planet to the Sun is
A) Mars
B) Earth
C) Mercury
D) Saturn
Answer:
C) Mercury

Question 7.
Fifth largest planet in size is
A) Earth
B) Venus
C) Mars
D) Mercury
Answer:
A) Earth

Question 8.
The layer of the air that surrounds the Earth
A) Hydrosphere
B) Atmosphere
C) Lithosphere
D) Biosphere
Answer:
B) Atmosphere

Question 9.
Planets that do not have any satellites are
A) Mercury and Venus
B) Mars and Jupiter
C) Saturn and Earth
D) Venus & Jupiter
Answer:
A) Mercury and Venus

Question 10.
The moon moves around the Earth in
A) 28 days
B) 25 days
C) 27 days
D) 30 days
Answer:
C) 27 days

Question 11.
Mangalyan was launched in
A) 28th September 2014
B) 29th September 2014
C) 24th September 2014
D) 28th September 2020
Answer:
C) 24th September 2014

Question 12.
The Pole Star indicates the direction to the
A) South
B) North
C) East
D) West
Answer:
B) North

Question 13.
The Sun is
A) a star
B) a celestial body
C) the head of the solar system
D) all of these
Answer:
D) all of these

Question 14.
The term “Blue Planet” indicates the presence of
A) land
B) water
C) oxygen
D) all of these
Answer:
B) water

Question 15.
A: Bright light of the Sun does not allow us to see the objects in the sky.
B: Bright light of the Moon does not allow to see dead objects in the sky.
A) Only.A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
A) Only A is correct

Question 16.
A: Celestial bodies are very big and hot.
B: Celestial bodies are made up of gases.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct

Question 17.
A: Earth is the companion of the Sun and moves around the Earth.
B: Moon is the companion of Earth and moves around the Earth.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
B) Only B is correct

Question 18.
A: North Star indicates north direction.
B: North star is also called pole star.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
C) Both A & B are correct

Question 19.
A: Earth is the third largest planet to the Sun.
B: Earth is the fifth nearest planet to the Sun.
A) Only A is correct
B) Only B is correct
C) Both A & B are correct
D) Both A & B are wrong
Answer:
D) Both A & B are wrong

Question 20.
Match the following.
1) Earth                       [ ]       a) made up of head and tail
2) Galaxy                     [ ]       b) small pieces of rocky or metallic bodies
3) Comet                     [ ]       c) Huge cluster of stars
4) Meteoroids             [ ]       d) Part of the Solar System
A) 1 – c, 2 – a, 3 – d, 4 – b
B) 1 – d, 2 – c, 3 – a, 4 – b
C) 1 – a, 2 – c, 3 – d, 4 – b
D) 1 – d, 2 – b, 3 – c, 4 – a
Answer:
B) 1 – d, 2 – c, 3 – a, 4 – b

Question 21.
Match the following.
1) Asteroids                              [ ]         a) Moon
2) Man made satellite              [ ]         b) Small rocky objects
3) Natural satellite                    [ ]         c) Sun
4) Closest star to the Earth       [ ]         d) An artificial body
A) 1 – d, 2 – b, 3 – c, 4 – a
B) 1 – a, 2 – d, 3 – b, 4 – c
C) 1 – b, 2 – d, 3 – a, 4 – c
D) 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 – a, 4 – d
Answer:
C) 1 – b, 2 – d, 3 – a, 4 – c

Question 22.
The given picture shows

A) The Sun
B) The Globe
C) The spheres of the Earth
D) Solar system
Answer:
C) The spheres of the Earth

Question 23.
Arrange the planets from the Sun.
Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Earth
A) Mars, Jupiter, Earth, Venus, Mercury
B) Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter
C) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter
D) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter
Answer:
D) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter

Question 24.
Choose the wrong statement.
A) Constellations – Groups of stars
B) North star – Pole star
C) Outer planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
D) Mercury – Smallest planet
Answer:
C) Outer planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 25.
Match the following:
1. The Sun                      [ ]               a) Blue Planet
2. The Moon                   [ ]               b) Inner Planets
3. The Earth                    [ ]               c) 3.84 km away from the earth
4. Saturn and Uranus     [ ]                d) 150 million Kilometers away from the earth
5. Mercury and Venus    [ ]                e) Outer planets
Answer:
1 – d, 2 – c, 3 – a, 4 – e, 5 – b

Fill in the Blanks.

1. A group of ……………….. forming various patterns is called a …………….
Answer:
stars, constellation

2. Celestial bodies are made up of …………….
Answer:
gases

3. ……………. is the closest celestial body to our earth.
Answer:
The moon

4. ……………. is the third nearest planet to the Sun.
Answer:
The earth

5. Stars are celestial bodies that are ……………… and ……………..
Answer:
big, hot

6. Planets do not possess their own ………………, ………………
Answer:
heat, light

7. People determine North direction with the help of ………………
Answer:
North Star/Pole Star

8. Saptarshi constellation is a group of ………………
Answer:
seven stars

9. ……………… are elongated fixed paths in which a celestial body always remains.
Answer:
Orbits

10. Venus is similar to the earth in its ……………… and ………………
Answer:
size ; shape

11. The shadows on the moon’s surface are due to ………………, ……………… and ………………
Answer:
mountains, plains; depressions

12. Meteoroids heat up and burn due to ………………
Answer:
friction

13. Earth receives light and heat from the ………………
Answer:
Sun

14. The Sun is the center of the ………………
Answer:
Solar system

15. Man-made satellite is a ………………
Answer:
artificial body

16. India is the …………. country to reach Mars.
Answer:
fourth

17. MOM ……………
Answer:
Mars Orbiter Mission

18. No. of days the Moon takes to complete its spin around itself …………….
Answer:
27

19. No. of days the Moon takes to complete to move around the Earth ………………
Answer:
27

20. Sun can include ……………… Earths in it.
Answer:
13 lakhs

21. Biggest planet in Solar system ………………
Answer:
Jupiter

22. Smallest planet in Solar system ………………
Answer:
Mercury

Practice the AP 7th Class Social Bits with Answers Chapter 22 Rulers and Buildings on a regular basis so that you can attempt exams with utmost confidence.

AP State Syllabus 7th Class Social Bits 22nd Lesson Rulers and Buildings with Answers

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
Who started the construction of Qutb Minar?
A) Qutbuddin Aybak
B) Iltutmish
C) Alauddin Khilji
D) Akbar
Answer:
A) Qutbuddin Aybak

Question 2.
Who finished the construction of Qutb Minar?
A) Alauddin Khilji
B) Akbar
C) Iltutmish
D) Qutbuddin Aybak
Answer:
C) Iltutmish

Question 3.
When was the construction of Qutb Minar completed?
A) 1129 AD.
B) 1199 A.D.
C) 1229 A.D.
D) 1429 A.D.
Answer:
C) 1229 A.D.

Question 4.
When was the Kandariya Mahadeva temple constructed?
A) In 899 A.D.
B) In 909 A.D
C) In 999 A.D.
D) In 919 A.D.
Answer:
C) In 999 A.D.

Question 5.
The Kandariya Mahadeva temple was built by
A) Dhangadeva
B) Dhanunjayadeva
C) Dharmadeva
D) Dharma Pala
Answer:
A) Dhangadeva

Question 6.
Which temple had the tallest Shikhara amongst all the temples of its time?
A) Brihadiswara temple
B) Kandariya Mahadeva temple
C) Virupaksha temple
D) Ramachandra temple
Answer:
A) Brihadiswara temple

Question 7.
Brihadiswara temple (or) Raja Rajeswara temple was built by
A) Raja Raja Chola
B) Rajendra Chola
C) Kulottunga Chola
D) Rajaraja Narendra
Answer:
A) Raja Raja Chola

Question 8.
To which dynasty Khajuraho temples belong to
A) Chandela
B) Pala
C) Chola
D) Pandya
Answer:
A) Chandela

Question 9.
Rajarajeswara (or) Brihadeshwara temple is at
A) Madurai
B) Chennai
C) Tanjore
D) Sri Rangam
Answer:
C) Tanjore

Question 10.
Which court chronicles described the sultan as the ‘Shadow of God’?
A) Indian
B) Turkish
C) Persian
D) Arabian
Answer:
C) Persian

Question 11.
According to the inscription in the Delhi mosque which sultan was chosen by God?
A) Qutbuddin Aybak
B) Iltutmish
C) Balban
D) Alauddin Khilji
Answer:
D) Alauddin Khilji

Question 12.
‘Hauz – i – Sultani’ or the ‘King’s Res-ervoir’ was constructed by
A) Qutbuddin Aybak
B) Balban
C) Iltutmish
D) Alauddin Khilji
Answer:
C) Iltutmish

Question 13.
Which Sultan had the qualities of Solomon and Moses?
A) Qutbuddin Aybak
B) Alauddin Khilji
C) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
D) iltutmish
Answer:
B) Alauddin Khilji

Question 14.
What is the popular name of Harminder Sahib?
A) Golden Temple
B) Lotus Temple
C) Kali Temple
D) Sikh Temple
Answer:
A) Golden Temple

Question 15.
Golden Temple (Harminder Sahib) is at
A) Amritsar
B) Jalandhar
C) Chandigarh
D) Ludhiana
Answer:
A) Amritsar

Question 16.
Which Pandyan King invaded Srilanka and defeated the King Sena -1?
A) Shrimara Shrivallabha
B) Nedunjalian
C) Karikala
D) Jalandhar
Answer:
A) Shrimara Shrivallabha

Question 17.
The Sinhalese ruler defeated by the Pandyan King Shrimara Srivallabha was
A) Sena I
B) Sena II
C) Sena III
D) Sena IV
Answer:
A) Sena I

Question 18.
Which Sinhalese ordered his general to invade Madurai?
A) Sena II
B) Sena
C) Sena III
D) Ser
Answer:
A) Sena II

Question 19.
The capital of Pandyas was ……..
A) Kanchi
B) Coimbatore
C) Madurai
D) Tanjore
Answer:
C) Madurai

Question 20.
Which dynasty was the statue of Bhairavi seized from?
A) Palas of Bengal
B) Kalingas of Odisha
C) Eastern Chalukyas from Vengi
D) From Chalukyas.
Answer:
B) Kalingas of Odisha

Question 21.
From which dynasty was the Statue of Nandi seized by the Cholas?
A) Chalukyas
B) Kalingas of Odisha
C) Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi
D) Palas of Bengal
Answer:
C) Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi

Question 22.
Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a con-temporary of which Chola king?
A) Raja Raja
B) Rajendra -1
C) Kulottunga Chola
D) Rajaraja Narendra
Answer:
B) Rajendra -1

Question 23.
The Sultan who looted Somnath temple was
A) Mahmud of Ghazni
B) Mahmud of Ghori
C) Taimur
D) Nadir Shah
Answer:
A) Mahmud of Ghazni

Question 24.
Which city was developed to act as the imperial capital of entire South India?
A) Tanjore L
B) Vengi
C) Orugallu
D) Vijayanagara
Answer:
D) Vijayanagara

Question 25.
“Mahanavami Dibba” was the structure belonged to
A) Vijayanagara Kings
B) Kakatiya Kings
C) Chalukya Kings
D) Chola Kings
Answer:
A) Vijayanagara Kings

Question 26.
Diwan – i – aam or Diwan – i – klias was constructed by
A) Akbar
B) Babur
C) Shah Jahan
D) Jahangir
Answer:
C) Shah Jahan

Question 27.
Who constructed the Red Fort at Delhi?
A) Akbar
B) Shah Jahan
C) Jahangir
D) Babur
Answer:
B) Shah Jahan

Question 28.
Who built the Tajmahal?
A) Akbar
B) Shah Jahan
C) Jahangir
D) Babur
Answer:
B) Shah Jahan

Question 29.
The grandest architectural accomplishment of Shah Jahan was
A) Taj Mahal
B) Peacock Throne
C) Red Fort
D) Diwan – i – aam
Answer:
A) Taj Mahal

Question 30.
The Taj Mahal is on the banks of the river
A) Ganges
B) Yamuna
C) Ravi
D) Son
Answer:
B) Yamuna

Question 31.
Qutubuddin-Aibak build Qutub Minar in the year ……….. A.D.
A) 1190
B) 1195
C) 1199
D) 1200
Answer:
C) 1199

Question 32.
The no. of stairs in Qutub Minar.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
Answer:
D) 5

Question 33.
The construction of Qutub Minar was completed by lltutmish in the year
A) 1200
B) 1220
C) 1229
D) 1250
Answer:
C) 1229

Question 34.
Roofs, doors and windows were still made by placing a horizontal beam across two vertical columns, a style of architecture called
A) Trabeate
B) Corbelled
C) Both A&B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A&B

Question 35.
The Kandariya Mahadeva temple dedicated to Shiva was constructed in 999 A.D. by
A) Ganga Deva
B) Dhanga Deva
C) Ramachandra Deva
D) Bhuthala Raju
Answer:
B) Dhanga Deva

Question 36.
The Khajuraho complex contained temples where common people were not allowed to enter
A) royal
B) ministerial
C) samanthas
D) parganadhipathas
Answer:
A) royal

Question 37.
The weight of the superstructure above the doors and windows was sometimes carried by arches. The roof too used this principle and was converted into vaults and domes. This architectural form is called
A) arcuate
B) achyuate
C) gummatam
D) dome
Answer:
A) arcuate

Question 38.
Arches, domes and limestone mortar were used extensively in the buildings after ……….. A.D.
A) 1190
B) 1290
C) 1390
D) 1490
Answer:
A) 1190

Question 39.
The Raja Rajeswara temple was built by:
A) Rajarajadeva
B) Rajendradeva
C) Gangadeva
D) Dhangadeva
Answer:
A) Rajarajadeva

Question 40.
The Swayambhu Siva Temple is here
A) Hyderabad
B) Ranga Reddy
C) Orugallu
D) Sultanpur
Answer:
C) Orugallu

Question 41.
Most of the temples had become elaborate institutions, because
A) they employed hundreds of artisans.
B) they lend money on interest to traders.
C) they organised fairs and markets and celebrations.
D) all the above.
Answer:
D) all the above.

Question 42.
Who built a large reservoir just outside Delhi-i-kuhna?
A) lltutmish
B) Qutubuddin – Aibak
C) Deshpond
D) Balban
Answer:
A) lltutmish

Question 43.
The reason behind the construction of temples by kings.
A) Bhakti
B) To exhibit their wealth
C) To exhibit their power
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 44.
In the early ninth century, the Pandyan king Shrimara Shrivallabha invaded Sri Lanka and defeated the king.
A) Sena -1
B) Sena – II
C) Sena – III
D) Sena – IV
Answer:
A) Sena -1

Question 45.
The period of Sena I
A) 999-1000
B) 831-851
C) 821-851
D) None
Answer:
B) 831-851

Question 46.
The chola king Rajendra – built a temple in his capital
A) Shiva
B) Vishnu
C) Brahma
D) None
Answer:
A) Shiva

Question 47.
By destroying temples – especially the one at Somnath tried to win credit as a great hero of Islam.
A) Mahmud Ghazni
B) Mahmud Ghori
C) Akbar
D) Babur
Answer:
A) Mahmud Ghazni

Question 48.
The Vijayanagara kings built large temples for Sri Virupaksha, Ramachandra, Krishna and Vitthala using a style that had been developed by emperors.
A) Chola
B) Pandya
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 49.
The Virupaksha temple was built over many centuries while inscriptions suggest that the earliest shrine dated to the ……….. century.
A) 9 – 10
B) 10 – 11
C) 11 – 12
D) 8 – 9
Answer:
A) 9 – 10

Question 50.
The buildings that were built for the secular works of the Vijayanagara kings.
A) Raja Mandiras
B) Grama Panchayats
C) Trade organisations
D) None
Answer:
A) Raja Mandiras

Question 51.
The Padma Mahal was built by
A) Sri KrishnadeVaraya
B) Devaraya – II
C) Virupaksharaya
D) Atchyutharaya
Answer:
A) Sri KrishnadeVaraya

Question 52.
The famous construction of the Vijayanagara kings.
A) Maha Mandap
B) Mahanavami Dibba
C) Maharaja Mandir
D) Raja Prasad
Answer:
B) Mahanavami Dibba

Question 53.
The Vijayanagara kings held their………….. on Mahanavami dibba.
A) Navarathri Puja
B) Dussehra Darbar
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 54.
This Mughal empower or declared his interest on gardens.
A) Babur
B) Humayun
C) Akbar
D) Aurangazeb
Answer:
A) Babur

Question 55.
The other name of Mughal gardens.
A) Char Mahal
B) Charbagh
C) Panchbagh
D) None
Answer:
B) Charbagh

Question 56.
The constructions of Akbar are like these constructions.
A) Timur’s
B) Nadirshah’s
C) Iltutmish’s
D) Babur’s
Answer:
A) Timur’s

Question 57.
The Humayun tomb was placed in the centre of a huge formal chahar bagh and built in the tradition known as
A) Aridwar
B) Hasht bihisht
C) Nava bihisht
D) Nawadwar
Answer:
B) Hasht bihisht

Question 58.
Diwan-i-khas or diwan-i-aain was built by
A) Babur
B) Humayun
C) Shahjahan
D) Aurangazeb
Answer:
C) Shahjahan

Question 59.
The pedestal on which their throne was placed was known as
A) Qubla
B) Qibla
C) Jeehad
D) Haz
Answer:
B) Qibla

Question 60.
Behind the balcony of the emperor’s throne, in Red Fort in Delhi, there were a series of
A) Pietra dura inlays
B) the legendary Greek god Orpheus playing the flute
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 61.
In the early years of his reign, Shahjahan’s capital was at Agra, a city where the nobility had constructed their homes on the banks of the river.
A) Ganga
B) Yamuna
C) Narmada
D) Sindhu
Answer:
B) Yamuna

Question 62.
The charbagh was described by the historians as
A) river-front garden
B) Mughal gardens
C) Navaneeth gardens
D) All the above
Answer:
A) river-front garden

Question 63.
The world famous Tajmahal was built by Shahjahan in the garden which is infront of this river.
A) Ganga
B) Sindh
C) Yamuna
D) Godavari
Answer:
C) Yamuna

Question 64.
The eldest son of Shahjahan
A) Dara Shukoh
B) Aurangazeb
C) Murad
D) Humayun
Answer:
A) Dara Shukoh

Question 65.
Quwaat al – Islam is in Delhi : : Brihadeeswara temple is at
A) Kanchi
B) Tanjore
C) Madurai
D) Rameswaram
Answer:
B) Tanjore

Question 66.
Qutubminar : Delhi : : Alai Darwaza at
A) Delhi
B) Agra
C) Kolkata
D) Bombay
Answer:
A) Delhi

Question 67.
This picture is

A) Tajmahal
B) Golden temple
C) Brihadeeswara temple
D) Qutub Minar
Answer:
B) Golden temple

Question 68.
Find the correct statement.
1. Qutub Minar construction was completed by Iltutmish.
2. Qutub Minar construction was completed by Qutubuddin Iraq.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 & 2
D) None
Answer:
A) 1 only

Question 69.
Arrange the following in chronological order.
A. Qutub Minar
B. Kandariya Mahadev temple
C. Taj Mahal
D. Destruction of Somanath Temple
A) D, C, B, A
B) B, D, A, C
C) A, B, C, D
D) C, B, A, D
Answer:
B) B, D, A, C

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Question 1.
According to Ramanuja, the best way, to attain salvation through intensive devotion of
A) Siva
B) Shakti
C) Vishnu
D) Brahma
Answer:
C) Vishnu

Question 2.
Who propounded the doctrine of Visishtadvaita?
A) Kabir
B) Guru Nanak
C) Ramanuja
D) Tukaram
Answer:
C) Ramanuja

Question 3.
Virashaiva movement was initiated by
A) Allama Prabhu
B) Akkamahadevi
C) Basavanna
D) Bijjala
Answer:
C) Basavanna

Question 4.
Virashaiva movement began in …..
A) Karnataka
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Tamilnadu
D) Kerala
Answer:
A) Karnataka

Question 5.
Virashaiva movement began in ….
A) 13th century
B) 12th Century
C) 11th Century
D) 10th Century
Answer:
B) 12th Century

Question 6.
The Saints Jnaneshwar, Eknath, Tukaram, and Sakkubai belonged to the state, of ……………
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Tamilnadu
D) Karnataka
Answer:
B) Maharashtra

Question 7.
The saints belonged to the untouchable Mahar caste of Maharashtra.
A) Jnaneshwar
B) Tukaram
C) Sakkubai
D) Chokhamela
Answer:
D) Chokhamela

Question 8.
Maharashtra tradition of bhakti focused on the God …………
A) Siva
B) Sakthi
C) Vitthala
D) Tryambakeshwar
Answer:
C) Vitthala

Question 9.
Vitthala is an incarnation of
A) Siva
B) Subrahmanya Swami
C) Vishnu
D) Brahma
Answer:
C) Vishnu

Question 10.
Vitthala temple is in …………
A) Shirdi
B) Amaravathi
C) Pandharpur
D) Tryambakeswar
Answer:
C) Pandharpur

Question 11.
Narsi Mehta was a ……….. saint.
A) Marathi
B) Telugu
C) Kannada
D) Gujarathi
Answer:
D) Gujarathi

Question 12.
Who said, “Vaishnavas are those who understand the pain of others”?
A) Ramanuja
B) Namdev
C) Narsi Mehta
D) jnaneshwar
Answer:
C) Narsi Mehta

Question 13.
Who advocated the renunciation of the world?
A) Saints of Maharashtra
B) Kabir
C) Siddhacharas and Nathpanthis
D) Ramanuja
Answer:
C) Siddhacharas and Nathpanthis

Question 14.
Islam propagated
A) monotheism
B) Polytheism
C) Idol worship
D) Outward religiosity
Answer:
A) monotheism

Question 15.
The holy law developed by Muslim scholars was
A) Zikr
B) Shariat
C) Tariqa
D) Raqs
Answer:
B) Shariat

Question 16.
Ghazzali, Rumi and Sadi were Sufi saints of
A) Central India
B) Central Asia
C) Maharashtra
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:
B) Central Asia

Question 17.
‘Zikr’ means
A) Contemplation
B) Singing
C) Dancing
D) Chanting of a name
Answer:
D) Chanting of a name

Question 18.
A genealogy of Sufi teachers is called
A) Silsila
B) Tariqa
C) Panthi
D) Khanqah
Answer:
A) Silsila

Question 19.
Which Of the following matching is wrong? Write the correct answer.
Matchings
(A) (B)
A) ‘Khwaja Moinuddin – Ajmer
B) Qutbuddin Bhakhtiar Kaki – Delhi
C) Baba Farid – Allahabad
D) Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya – Delhi
E) Bandanawaz Gisudaraz – Gulbarga
Answer:
C) Baba Farid – Allahabad

Question 20.
The tomb of a Sufisaint is called
A) Khanqah
B) Dargah
C) Silsila
D) Shariat
Answer:
B) Dargah

Question 21.
Pothana was a
A) priest
B) peasant
C) teacher
D) farm labour
Answer:
B) peasant

Question 22.
Mahabhagavatham in Telugu was written by
A) Pothana
B) Nannayya
C) Tikkana
D) Errana
Answer:
A) Pothana

Question 23.
………….. was called a Sahaja Kavi.
A) Surdas
B) Tulasidas
C) Pothana
D) Shankaradeva
Answer:
C) Pothana

Question 24.
‘Ramacharithamanas’ was composed by
A) Surdas
B) Tulasidas
C) Pothana
D) Shankaradeva
Answer:
B) Tulasidas

Question 25.
Mirabai was a …………. princess.
A) Mughal
B) Rajput
C) Maratha
D) Ahmednagar
Answer:
B) Rajput

Question 26.
Gurugranth Sahib was written by
A) Surdas
B) Tulasidas
C) Kabir
D) Nanak
Answer:
C) Kabir

Question 27.
Mirabai was a disciple of
A) Dadu Dayal
B) Ravidas
C) Chokhamela
D) Surdas
Answer:
B) Ravidas

Question 28.
Mirabai was a devotee of
A) Rama
B) Krishna
C) Siva
D) Shakti
Answer:
B) Krishna

Question 29.
Kabir was a
A) Tailor
B) Weaver
C) Potter
D) Blacksmith
Answer:
B) Weaver

Question 30.
Kabir lived in the city of
A) Allahabad
B) Varanasi
C) Madhura
D) Agra
Answer:
B) Varanasi

Question 31.
The vast collection of verses are called
A) Dohas
B) Sakhis or pads
C) Slokas
D) Chantings
Answer:
B) Sakhis or pads

Question 32.
‘Bijak’ was written by
A) Tulasidas
B) Surdas
C) Kabir
D) Nanak
Answer:
C) Kabir

Question 33.
Panchvani was written by
A) Kabir
B) Guru Nanak
C) Ravidas
D) Dadu Dayal
Answer:
A) Kabir

Question 34.
Guru Nanak was born at
A) Amritsar
B) Patiala
C) Talwandi
D) Ludhiana
Answer:
C) Talwandi

Question 35.
Where did Nanak establish a center?
A) at Talwandi
B) at Kartarpur
C) at Amritsar
D) at Dharmasala
Answer:
B) at Kartarpur

Question 36.
The sacred space, ‘where people of all creed, caste or gender ate together created by Nanak was called
A) Pavitrasthal
B) Langar
C) Dharmsal
D) Karmasala
Answer:
C) Dharmsal

Question 37.
Yogi Vemana lived in the
A) 16th Century
B) 17th Century
C) 18th Century
D) 15th Century
Answer:
B) 17th Century

Question 38.
Sankaracharya took his birth in this state.
A) Karnataka
B) Kerala
C) Tamilnadu
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:
B) Kerala

Question 39.
Who taught ‘Advaita’ principle?
A) Sankaracharya
B) Madhwacharya
C) Ramanujacharya
D) Vallabhacharya
Answer:
A) Sankaracharya

Question 40.
He who taught that Brahman, the only or Ultimate Reality, was formless and without any attributes was
A) Sankaracharya
B) Madhwacharya
C) Vallabhacharya
D) None
Answer:
A) Sankaracharya

Question 41.
Ramanuja, born in South India in the eleventh century, was deeply influenced by the
A) Nayanars
B) Alvars
C) Saivas
D) Veerasaivas
Answer:
B) Alvars

Question 42.
According to him, the best means of attaining salvation was through intense devotion to Vishnu.
A) Sankaracharya
B) Madhwacharya
C) Ramanujacharya
D) Vallabhacharya
Answer:
C) Ramanujacharya

Question 43.
………… ensured a place for people of lower castes in temple worship.
A) Ramanujacharya
B) Nimbarka
C) Ramananda
D) None
Answer:
A) Ramanujacharya

Question 44.
He propounded the doctrine of Vishishtadvaita.
A) Nimbarka
B) Kabir
C) Ramananda
D) Ramanujacharya
Answer:
D) Ramanujacharya

Question 45.
………… ‘s doctrine greatly inspired the new strand of bhakti.
A) Kabir
B) Gurunanak
C) Ramanujacharya
D) Sankaracharya
Answer:
C) Ramanujacharya

Question 46.
…………. was a notable proponent for the Vaishnava school of Bhakti yoga.
A) Chaitanya
B) Boppana
C) Somanatha
D) Nimbarka
Answer:
A) Chaitanya

Question 47.
Dasarathi Shatakamu, a collection of nearly …………. poems.
A) 116
B) 108
C) 128
D) 150
Answer:
B) 108

Question 48.
Dasarathi Shatakamu was written by.
A) Ramadasu
B) Potanna
C) Nannaya
D) Tikanna
Answer:
A) Ramadasu

Question 49.
The popular saint poets in Maharashtra.
A) Jnaneshwar
B) Namdev
C) Eknath, Tukaram
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 50.
The main God in the temple of Pandharipur.
A) Siva
B) Vishnu
C) Durga
D) Bhavani
Answer:
B) Vishnu

Question 51.
This saint – poets rejected all forms of ritualism, outward display of piety and social differences based on birth.
A) Jnaneshwar, Tukaram
B) Namdev, Eknath
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 52.
Her songs openly challenged the norms of upper castes.
A) Jnaneshwar
B) Tukaram
C) Anamacharya
D) Mirabai
Answer:
D) Mirabai

Question 53.
Who started criticizing the rituals and other aspects of conventional religion and social order using simple, logical arguments?
A) Nathpanthis
B) Siddhacharas
C) Yogis
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 54.
They advocated renunciation of the world. To them, the path to salvation lay in meditation on the formless Ultimate Reality and the realization of oneness with it. To achieve this, they advocated intense training of the mind and body through practices like yogasanas, breathing exercises and
meditation.
A) Nathpanthis
B) Siddhacharas
C) Yogis
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 55.
Who emphasized love and devotion to God and compassion towards all fellow human beings?
A) Sufi Sanyasis
B) Yogis
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 56.
………….. drew his followers from among both Hindus and Muslims.
A) Annamacharya
B) Kabir
C) Gurunanak
D) None
Answer:
B) Kabir

Question 57.
The terms nam, dan and isnan for the essence of his teachings were used by
A) Annamacharya
B) Kabir
C) Potana
D) Gurunanak
Answer:
D) Gurunanak

Question 58.
A large number of Sufis from Central Asia settled in from the 11 century onwards.
A) Pakistan
B) Afghanisthan
C) Hindustan
D) Turkmenisthan
Answer:
C) Hindustan

Question 59.
Identify the mismatches from the below.
1) Ajmer – Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
2) Delhi – Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
3) Punjab – Baba Farid
4) Gulbarga – Bandanawaz Gesudaraz.
A) Both 1 & 2
B) Both 2 & 3
C) Both 1 & 3
D) All are correct
Answer:
D) All are correct

Question 60.
Who accepted existing beliefs and
practices but wanted to make them accessible to all?
A) Bammera Potana
B) Annamacharya
C) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 61.
Who translated the Mahabha- gavatamu into Telugu?
A) Tikkana
B) Nannaya
C) Errana
D) Potana
Answer:
D) Potana

Question 62.
This vaggeyakara and pada kavita pitamaha was belonged to Andhra Pradesh
A) Bammera Potana
B) Thallapaka Annamacharya
C) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D) Srinatha
Answer:
B) Thallapaka Annamacharya

Question 63.
In ‘Annamacharya Charitramu’, it is said that Annamayya composed a thousand Keertanas on Lord Venkateswara.
A) 30
B) 32
C) 34
D) 36
Answer:
B) 32

Question 64.
This was the first who opposed social evils like ‘Untouchability’.
A) Annamayya
B) Potana
C) Tikkana
D) Nannaya
Answer:
A) Annamayya

Question 65.
Who wrote ‘Brahmam Okkate, Parabrahmam Okkate’ song
A) Potana
B) Nannaya
C) Tikkana
D) Annamayya
Answer:
D) Annamayya

Question 66.
This Vaishnava Sadhu belonged to the Eastern India
A) Kancherla Gopanna
B) Bammera Potana
C) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D) Tikkana
Answer:
C) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Question 67.
This person belonged to the 17th century, and popularly known as Bhakta Ramadasu
A) Kancherla Gopanna
B) Bommera Pothana
C) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D) Tikkana
Answer:
A) Kancherla Gopanna

Question 68.
This person wrote ‘the Dasarathi Shatakamu’ with 108 poems and dedicated to Sri Rama.
A) Potana
B) Gopanna
C) Tikkana
D) Nannaya
Answer:
B) Gopanna

Question 69.
…………… conceived of God in the form of Rama.
A) Tulsidas
B) Ramdas
C) Gopaldas
D) Krishnadas
Answer:
A) Tulsidas

Question 70.
Who wrote ‘Ramcharitmanas’?
A) Tulsidas
B) Sankaracharya
C) Ramanujacharya
D) Madhwacharya
Answer:
A) Tulsidas

Question 71.
This person emphasized on devotion to Vishnu and composed poems and plays in Assamese.
A) Vishnudeva
B) Shankaradeva
C) Bhavani
D) Tarabhai
Answer:
B) Shankaradeva

Question 72.
……….. was a Rajput princess married into the royal family of Mewar in the sixteenth century.
A) Mirabai
B) Tarabai
C) Ahalyabai
D) Ramabai
Answer:
A) Mirabai

Question 73.
A unique feature of most of the saints is that their works were
A) composed in regional languages
B) could be sung
C) immensely popular
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 74.
………….. who probably lived in the 15, 16 centuries, was one of the most influential saints.
A) Kabir
B) Mirabai
C) Ramananda
D) Sankaracharya
Answer:
A) Kabir

Question 75.
Some of Kabir’s ideas were collected and preserved in the
A) Guru Granth Sahib
B) PanchVani
C) Bijak
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 76.
…………… believed in a formless Supreme God.
A) Kabir
B) Nanak
C) Chaitanya
D) Tarabai
Answer:
A) Kabir

Question 77.
Who preached that the only path to salvation was through bhakti or devotion?
A) Nanak
B) Kabir
C) Chaitanya
D) Mirabai
Answer:
B) Kabir

Question 78.
This person was born in Talwandi village in Pakistan.
A) Nanak
B) Kabir
C) Chaitanya
D) Mirabai
Answer:
A) Nanak

Question 79.
The sacred space created by Guru Nanak was known as
A) Vijayapuri
B) Dharmsal
C) Viharayatra
D) Pradayini
Answer:
B) Dharmsal

Question 80.
Guru Nanak insisted that his followers must be
A) householders
B) should adopt productive occupation
C) should adopt useful occupations
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 81.
He insisted that caste, creed or gender was irrelevant for attaining liberation.
A) Nanak
B) Tilak
C) Tukaram
D) Namdev
Answer:
A) Nanak

Question 82.
Guru Nanak teachings are now remembered as

A) nam-japna
B) kirt-karna
C) vand-chhakna
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 83.
The person in the picture is
A) Kabir
B) Gurunanak
C) Annamayya
D) Ramadasu
Answer:
A) Kabir

Question 84.
Sankaracharya: Advaita:: Ramanuja Charya: …………
A) Bhakti
B) Vishishtadvaita
C) Veerashaiva
D) Vaishnava
Answer:
B) Vishishtadvaita

Question 85.
Nayanar : Shaiva : : Vaishnava : ………….
A) Alwars
B) Gurus
C) Mahars
D) Yogis
Answer:
A) Alwars

Question 86.
Annamacharya : Keertanas : : Chaitanya Maha Prabhu : …………….
A) Bhajanas
B) Poems
C) Novels
D) Stories
Answer:
A) Bhajanas

Question 87.
Find the correct statement.
1. Mahabharatam was written in Sanskrit by Vedavyasa.
2. Mahabhagavatam was written in Telugu by Potana.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 & 2
D) None
Answer:
C) Both 1 & 2

Question 88.
The Sufis often rejected this ……….
A) Codes of behavior by religious scholars
B) The guidance of a master
C) Submission to one God
D) Compassion towards all fellow human beings
Answer:
A) Codes of behaviour by religious scholars

Question 89.
What is the core theme of the sankeerthana “brahmamokkate parabrah mamokkate….” written by Annamacharya?
A) Education of women
B) Eradication of poverty
C) Idol worship
D) Equality of all people related to
Answer:
D) Equality of all people related to

Question 90.
Zikr, raqs, silsila …………. these words are
A) VeeraSiva
B) Sufism
C) Path of nath Panthi
D) Sikhism
Answer:
B) Sufism

Question 91.
Shankaracharya was an advocate of
A) Dwaita
B) Adwaita
C) Visistadvaita
D) Sufism
Answer:
B) Adwaita