CBSE Class 6 - Social Studies Quiz

Social Studies Quiz

MCQs based on NCERT Chapters of Social Studies

History

Q1: According to Varnashram, a man's life is divided into how many stages?

(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Six


Q2: Cuneiform script belonged to:

(a) China
(b) Sumer
(c) Egypt
(d) None of these


Q3: The people who extracted objects are known as:

(a) Archaeologist
(b) Historian
(c) Cartographer
(d) Chronicler


Q4:   Bhimbetka is located in the state of:

(a) Orissa
(b) Sikkim
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh


Q5: A dockyard has been found at the Indus valley site of ____________.

(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Lothal
(c) Dholvira
(d) Harappa




Q6: Indica was written by ____________.

(a) Tulsidas
(b) Kalidas
(c) Marco Polo
(d) Megasthenes

Geography

Q7: Halley's comet visits our solar system once in every _______ years.

(a) 15
(b) 76
(c) 330
(d) 20


Q8: 66½ degree south latitude is ____________.

(a) Antarctic Circle
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Arctic Circle
(d) Tropic of Capricorn


Q9: Spring equinox is observed on

(a) 21st March
(b) 23rd September
(c) 22nd December
(d) 21st June


Q10: The mid Atlantic Ridge is shaped like the letter ______ under the waters of Atlantic Ocean.

(a) Z
(b) S
(c) A
(d) T


Q11: While revolving around the sun, the earth follows a fixed route known as:

(a) Orbit
(b) Solistice
(c) Axis
(d) Equator


Q12: Africa is separated from Asia by:

(a) English Channel
(b) Caspian Sea
(c) Black Sea
(d) Suez Canal

Political Science

Q13: In India, elections are held after every ______ years.

(a) Four
(b) Five
(c) Six
(d) Seven


Q14: A pre-conceived notion or opinion formed without knowledge or examination of the facts is termed as:

(a) Discrimination
(b) Prejudice
(c) Injustice
(d) Exploitation


Q15: 'Long Walk to Freedom' is an autobiography of  ___________

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Nelson Mandela
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Barrack Obama


Q16: Who was the chairman of the drafting committee if the constituent assembly?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dr. B R Ambedkar
(d) Gulzari Lal Nanda


Q17: _______ form of government in which kind/queen exercises ultimate governing authority

(a) Absolute Monarchy
(b) Democracy
(c) Dictatorship
(d) Constitutional Monarchy


Q18: ANC stands for ________

(a) African National Congress
(b) American National Congress
(c) American National Committee
(d) African National Committee