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Class 6 social science chapter 2 question answer

EXERCISES

Multiple choice questions

1. Which was a major discovery in the life of the Paleolithic man?

(a) Stone

(b) Iron

(c) Wheel

(d) Fire

2. The Neolithic site at Mehargarh is in

(a) India

(b) Pakistan

(c) Afghanistan

(d) China

3. In which age did man begin to grow crops?

(a) Mesolithic

(b) Neolithic

(c) Paleolithic

(d) Chalcolithic

4. Where is Burzahom located?

(a) Kerala

(b) Kashmir

(c) Goa

(d) Bihar

Fill in the blanks

1. The earliest tools which men used were made of ___.

2. The most important invention of the Neolithic Age was that of _____.

3. The first animal to be domesticated was ____.

4. Man became the food producer in ______.

Write True or False

1. The old stone age was the age when man used polished tools.

2. Man in the old stone age was able to ignite fire whenever he needed it.

3. The old stone age was followed by neolithic age.

4. Tools in the mesolithic age became smaller and more refined.

Match the columns

Column A                                                                Column B

1. Old stone age                                                     (a) Domestication of animals

2. Mesolithic age                                                   (b) Dress made of wool and cotton

3. Neolothic age                                                     (c) Cave dwellings

4. Bhimbetka                                                          (d) Brahmaputra valley

5. Mehrgarh                                                            (e) Now located in Pakistan

6. Daojali Hading                                                   (f) Cave paintings

Short Answer Questions

1. Name any two places in north India from where the Neolithic implements have been found.

2. Mention two uses of fire to early man.

3. Where do we come across rock shelters and natural caves in India?

4. What is barter system?

Answer the following long questions

1. What tools and implements were used by man in the old stone age?

2. Mention any two changes that took place in man’s life in the Mesolithic age.

3. How was the invention of wheel useful in Neolithic Age?

4. What was the importance of agriculture in human life?

5. What new occupations developed in the Neolithic Age?

6. Compare the tools of the Paleolithic and the Neolithic periods.

Who am I ?

1. I am a food gatherer. I am _____.

2. I was the most important invention of the Neolithic man _____.

VALUE-BASED QUESTION

Early men made many inventions despite various hardships. What lessons can you learn from their lives?

HOTS: THINK BEYOND

The invention of wheel was a gradual process. How did sledge convert into a cart?

ANSWERS: class 6 social science chapter 2 question answer

Multiple choice questions

Answers: 1 (d), 2 (b), 3 (b), 4 (b)

Fill in the blanks

1. The earliest tools which men used were made of stone.

2. The most important invention of the Neolithic age was that of wheel.

3. The first animal to be domesticated was dog.

4. Man became the food producer in Neolithic Age.

Write True or False

1. The old stone age was the age when man used polished tools. False

2. Man in the old stone age was able to ignite fire whenever he needed it. True

3. The old stone age was followed by neolithic age. False

4. Tools in the mesolithic age became smaller and more refined. True

Match the columns

Answers: 1 (c), 2 (a), 3 (b), 4 (f), 5 (e), 6 (d)

Short Answer Questions

1. In the north, Neolithic implements have been found in Kashmir valley, Assam, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh.

2. Two uses of fire to early man are:

a) Fire helps in transition of eating raw meat to cooked meat or nuts.

b) It helps in lighting of dark caves.

c) It is used to scare off the wild animals.

3. Rock shelters and natural caves have been found in Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh, near the Narmada valley in India.

4. In Barter system, instead of using money to bought something, people used to exchange goods for other goods. For example, weaver or potter gave their produce to the farmer who in return gave them grains and vegatables.

Answer the following long questions

1. The tools and implements used by man in the old stone age( 5,00,000 BC -10,000 BC) were roug, crude and polished. Three kinds of tools used are: core tools, flake toola and blade tools.

a) Core tools: Core tools were made by chipping away rock potions to get a shape. They had no handles and thus of pear-shaped. They were used for cutting trees and digging the earth.

b) Flake tools: They were made by cut off from rock and then shaped into tool. These tools were used for cutting meat and to chop animals skin.

c) Blade tools: Blade tools were longer and thus used as knives, arrow heads and spears.

2. Mesolithic age is middle stone age (10,000 BC-8,000 BC). Two important changes that took place in man’s life in Mesolithic age were:

a) Better tools: In mesolithic age, man used smalller and more refined tools called as microliths. They used bone tools also. Axes now has handles and were made of stones. These tools were discovered in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

b) Domestication of animals: They began domestication of animals in this age such as domestication of dogs can be used in chasing and hunting animals.

3. The most important invention of Neolithic Age (8,000 –  3,500 BC) was that of wheel. A thick piece of wood which was in circle shaped was used as first wheel used by man. Uses of wheel are:

a) Cart can be made with two wheels that can be used to pull animals and to transport men and goods. Sledges also had been evolved into carts (that have wheels).

b) It was used in spinning.

c) It was also used in making different types of pottery.

4. Agriculture was developed in Neolithic age (8,000 –  3,500 BC).

a) It helped man in settled down at one place that was suitable for agriculture.

b) Now, they produce food at one place instead of wandering in search of food.

c) Man was no more nomadic.

5. New occupations developed in the Neolithic Age were:

a) Basket weaving and pottery

b) Agriculture

c) Domesticating animals that can be used to carry goods from one place to another.

d) Invention of wheels can be used in carts.

e) Jewellery making

f) Weaving clothes

g) Spinning

6. Refer to the diagram given below:

Who am I ?

1. I am a food gatherer. I am nomad.

2. I was the most important invention of the Neolithic man Wheel.

VALUE-BASED QUESTION

Early men made many inventions despite various hardships. Lessons learn from their lives are:

a) Curiosity to learn new things

b) Strong imagination power

c) Creative mind

HOTS: THINK BEYOND

Sledge converted into a cart by the invention of the wheel. Sledge had no wheels and by inventing wheels sledge has been converted into cart as cart has wheels.

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