GRADE 6 TUTORIAL PAPER SEGMENT 2 SESSION 23-24

A. Fill in the blanks : [15]

1. Salty river water is forced through a special kind of filter to remove salt it is known as
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2. _____________________________ was a violent form of entertainment during Roman civilization.
3. Mahavira belonged to the _________________________ caste/varna.
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5. Voluntary contribution given by a student to the Guru was known as
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6. __________________________ are bends or curves along the river.

7. In ancient Egypt, the king was called the ________________________.

8. _______________________ is a mythological animal with the body of a lion and the head of man.
9. Harappan people wore clothes of ___________________and cotton.

10. The Greek historian, Herodotus, has rightly called Egypt the _____________________________.
11. The Great Bath has been excavated at _____________________________ and is believed to have
been used in religious rituals.
12. The Aztec writing system did not represent the sounds of the spoken language. Instead, it used
pictures and symbols called __________________________, to represent words and ideas.

13. ___________________________ were commonplace and were worn to ward off evil spirits.

14. The __________________________ were the fierce nomadic warriors who lived in the vast plains
to the northwest of China.
15. A hill with a flat or round top which rises sharply from the surrounding area is termed as
____________________.

16. The largest Australian river is the river ________________, which flows into the Southern Ocean.

B. Read the given statements carefully and state whether they are true or false: [5]

a) Possible causes for decline of the Maya civilization include famine that resulted from decades of
over farming or warfare among cities. ________
b) Early ripening of mangoes in South India is due to Mango shower in the summer
season. ________
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c) The Great Bath Mohenjo-Daro, is a pillared-hall with twenty square brick pillars
arranged in four rows. This hall may have been used for collective prayers by the
people of the city. ________
d) Jainism was divided into two sects, Hinayana and Mahayana. ________
e) The early Indo - Aryans mainly practiced agriculture. ________

C. Define the following terms as per your understanding in own words : [5]

a) Pyramid:

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b) Glaciers:

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c) Erosion:

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d) Freeze-thaw weathering:

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e)Enlightenment:

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Section 2

D. Label the Long Profile (Courses) of a river given below: [3]

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E. Fill in the spaces in the given flowchart with the correct answers: [4]

Section 3

F. Define the following terms: [5]

1. Hydraulic Action:
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2. Khanate:

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3. Flash Floods:
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4. Hanging Valley:
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5. Great Granary:
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Section 4

G. Write two points of difference between : [4]

Early Vedic Age Later Vedic Age

[4]

Jainism Buddhism

H. Mention four factors affecting weather of any place: [4]

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Section 5

I. Mention the names of the four Vedas. [1x4=4]

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Section 6

J. Identify the image and answer questions: [5]

a. Identify these rulers.

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b. How Mongol Empire came into existence and became the Largest Empire of the World under the rule of these
emperors?
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K. [2]

a) Identify the marketplace shown in Image?

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b) What kind of goods were available at this marketplace? Name any two.

L. Identify and label the landforms shown in the Image : [8]

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M. Write a short note on Varna system. [2]

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M. “He took the name Genghis Khan which means universal ruler.” What was the real name of this great
ruler? Mention any three qualities of this universal ruler. [4]

Real name of the ruler -

1-

2-

3 -

N. Describe any two landforms created by glaciers in below given boxes. [2]
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a. On the given physical map of India, mark any four physiographic divisions of our country:
[4]

O.