Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Social Science - History Our Past. This page offers chapter-wise solutions designed to help students grasp key concepts easily. With detailed answers and explanations for each chapter, students can strengthen their understanding and prepare confidently for exams. Ideal for CBSE and other board students, this resource will simplify your study experience.
- Chapter 1 What, Where, How and When?
- Chapter 2 From Hunting-Gathering to Growing Food
- Chapter 3 In the Earliest Cities
- Chapter 4 What Books and Burails Tell Us
- Chapter 5 Kingdoms, King and an Early Republic
- Chapter 6 New Questions and Ideas
- Chapter 7 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War
- Chapter 8 Vital Villages, Thriving Towns
- Chapter 9 Traders, Kings and Pilgrims
- Chapter 10 New Empires and Kingdoms
- Chapter 11 Buildings, Paintings and Books
Popular Questions of Class 6 Social Science - History Our Past
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Read the story on page 122. In what ways is the monkey king similar to or different from the kings you read about in Chapters 5 and 10?
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Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of what they did?
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Match the following
Stupa Place where the image of the deity is installedShikhara Mound
Mandapa Circular path around the stupaGarbhagriha Place in temples where people could assemble
Pradakshina patha Tower
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Why did kings want to control the Silk Route?
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Fill in the blanks:
(a) ———————— was a word used for large landowners in Tamil.
(b) The gramabhojaka often got his land cultivated by the ————————
(c) Ploughmen were known as ———————— in Tamil.
(d) Most grihapatis were ———————— landowners. - Q:-
Choose the correct answer:
(a) Ring wells were used for:
1. bathing
2. washing clothes
3. irrigation
4. drainage
(b) Punch marked coins were made of:
1. silver
2. gold
3. tin
4. ivory(c) Mathura was an important:
1. village
2. port
3. religious centre
4. forested area
(d) Shrenis were associations of:
1. rulers
2. crafts persons
3. farmers
4. herders - Q:-
What changes do you find in the army at this time?
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Match the following:
Narmada Valley The first big kingdom
Magadha Hunting and gathering
Garo hills Cities about 2500 years ago
Indus and its tributaries Early agriculture
Ganga Valley The first cities - Q:-
What kind of evidence from burials do archaeologists use to find out whether there were social differences amongst those who were buried?
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What were the new administrative arrangements during this period?
Recently Viewed Questions of Class 6 Social Science - History Our Past
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What were the questions that Upanishadic thinkers wanted to answer?
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Fill in the blanks:
(a) ———————— was a word used for large landowners in Tamil.
(b) The gramabhojaka often got his land cultivated by the ————————
(c) Ploughmen were known as ———————— in Tamil.
(d) Most grihapatis were ———————— landowners. - Q:-
Why did the hunter-gatherers travel from place to place? In what ways are these similar to/different from the reasons for which we travel today?
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Match the following:
Narmada Valley The first big kingdom
Magadha Hunting and gathering
Garo hills Cities about 2500 years ago
Indus and its tributaries Early agriculture
Ganga Valley The first cities - Q:-
Describe the functions of the gramabhojaka. Why do you think he was powerful?
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Read the story on page 122. In what ways is the monkey king similar to or different from the kings you read about in Chapters 5 and 10?
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1. Complete the sentences:
(a) Hunter-gatherers chose to live in caves and rock shelters because ————————.
(b) Grasslands developed around ———————— years ago. - Q:-
Make a list of what the Harappans ate, and put a tick mark against the things you eat today.
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What were the means adopted by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma?
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Match the following
Stupa Place where the image of the deity is installedShikhara Mound
Mandapa Circular path around the stupaGarbhagriha Place in temples where people could assemble
Pradakshina patha Tower