6th Social Science 1st Term Revision Test in English – New Book

Description: History is a chronological record of past events. This can be done by questioning and recording.

Description: Epigraphy is the department to examine the records of inscriptions.

Description: This is called ' Dharma ' in the Sanskrit. This means ' morality' or ‘Religious Duty’.

Description: Dharma Chakra in National flag is taken from the Sarnath pillar established by Ashoka. Ashoka was the first who build hospitals for Animals.

Description: The word "History" was derived from the Greek word Istoria.

Description: Charles Allen, author of "The Search of India’s last Emperor". This book is wrote by the material evidence provide by William Jones, James Prinzeb, and Alexander Cunningham revealed the greatness of Ashoka.

Description: The science-based department of currency and its history is called Numismatics.

Explanation: The period between Pre History and History times is called the Proto history.

Description: Man initially used stone implements for making tools. Later he learned to made implements using bones and also made weapons like harpoons and spear-throwers and this kind of man is called Chromagnons in Human Evolution.

Description: Study of Pre historic men and materials used by prehistoric men is called archaeology. Excavated materials are the main source of archaeological studies.

Explanation: The study of human beings and their evolution is called anthropology. Anthropos means man and woman. Logos means thought and reason.

Explanation: In the evolution of human beings, the man known as Homo erectus first knew the usefulness of fire and Walked in straight posture. Approximately 1.8 million years ago these kind of man survived in our earth.

Description: The Nilgiris district has a number of villages that can fire in different ways without the use of matchbox till today.

Description: Through rocky and cave paintings we can be familiar with the lifestyle of our ancestors.

Description: Mesopotamian civilization was the oldest. The period is 3500-2000 BCE.

Description: Egyptian civilization period is 3100 – 1100 BCE.

Description: Chinese civilization belongs to 1700 – 1122 BCE.

Description: The period of Indus valley civilization is 3300 – 1900 BCE.

Description: Mesopotamian civilization period is 3500 – 2000 BCE.

Description: Civilization is the word comes from latin word CIVIS. The meaning of the word CIVIS is the ‘City’.

Description: In 1856 when engineers laid a railway line connecting Lahore to Karachi.

Description: Harappa and Mohenjo-daro was first discovered in 1856 In the 1920s archaeologists began to excavate the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. They unearthed the remains of these long-forgotten cities.

Description: John Marshall, director of the Archaeological Survey of India at 1924. He discovered many common features between the towns of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.

Description: The Archaeology Department of India was established in 1861 with the help of Alexander Cunningham as Surveyor. Headquarters is located in New Delhi.

Description: Remote sensing and Radar is used to detect the Archeological remains. The tool used to probe underground is the Magnetic Scanner

Description: The tool used to probe underground is the Magnetic Scanner. Remote sensing and Radar is used to detect the Archeological remains.

Description: The Harappan civilization was part of the Indus Valley Civilization. The time-span was 3300-1900 BCE it belongs under Bronze age.

Description: The Ganveriwala city was in Harappan civilization. This is the same as the Rakhighari and Mohenjo-daro cities in Harrappan Civilization. Harappan Civilization is an urban Civilization.

Description: Mehergarh is a Neolithic site. located near the Bolan Basin of Balochistan in Pakistan

Description: There is evidence for extensive maritime trade with mesopotamia from Harappan civilization. The name of Sumerian king who made trade with Harrappans was “Naram-Sin”.

Description: The people of the Harappan civilization used bronze and their items. They were also known to make Jewellery.

Description: The first metal discovered by humans was copper. The ancient man took some time to learn the usefulness of iron.

Description: All of the above are the names of rivers in Pakistan and Afganistan which belongs to Harappan civilization. Some of the places name also mentioned in Sangam literature.

Explanation: This Tamil names is a proof of the role of Tamilians in the Harappan civilization. The cities with tamil names in Pakistan was named during Harappan civilisation.

Description: The Indus valley people used red quartz stone called carnelian to make the ornaments. Men and women like to wear ornaments.

Explanation: The Indus Valley people know about the use of bronze but they do not know about the usage of iron and their use.

Description: The earliest form of writing was developed by Sumerians. Sumerians was also known as Mesopotamians.

Description: The Giza pyramid in Egypt was constructed using limestone by the king Khufu in 2500 BCE. Each stone weighs 15 tonnes.

Description: Two temples of Egypt in Abu Simbel was built by King Ramises II.Description: Two temples of Egypt in Abu Simbel was built by King Ramises II.

Description: Indus Valley Civilization people wore cotton clothes and knew the usefulness of cotton and also know about how to produce them.

Description: Kovalan and Kannagi was born in the port city of Poompuhar. These two character was narrated in epic poem Silappathikaram.

Description: The port city of the ancient Tamilnadu was Poompuhar. People in the Poompuhar have lived with foreigners who was doing trade with Poompuhar peoples. Poompuhar was the largest offshore commercial city.

Description: All the above books had reference about the port city of Poompuhar. Poombuhar is also known by puhar and Kaveripattanam.

Description: In Tamil language Maasathuvan means big trader. Manaigan is meant as sea trader. Big trader and sea trader lived together in the port city Poompuhar.

Description: In Tamil language Maasathuvan means big trader. Manaigan is meant as sea trader. Big trader and sea trader lived together in the port city Poompuhar.Description: In Tamil language Maasathuvan means big trader. Manaigan is meant as sea trader. Big trader and sea trader lived together in the port city Poompuhar.

Description: The author of book PattinaPalai is Kadiyalur Uruttirangannanar, Pattinapalai had reference about the port city Poompuhar. He belonged to 2nd century BCE.

Description: The author of book PattinaPalai is Kadiyalur Uruttirangannanar, Pattinapalai had reference about the port city Poompuhar. He belonged to 2nd century BCE.

Description: During the last Tamil sangam , 49 poets were worked for the promotion of Tamil language. Madurai is the city proudly associated with Tamil Sangam (Academies).

Explanation: King Solomon of Ancient Israel imported pearls Uvari. Uvari is located near port of Pandian dynasty named as Korkai.

Description: The port of ancient Pandyan Dynasty is Korkai.

Description: Coins were prepared for Roman and other countries at the factory in ancient Madurai. Madurai is a big business city.

Explanation: The city of Madurai is also called ‘Thoonga Nagaram’ because the shops in Madurai city was not closed in evening and night time. They are working in night time also. These shops are called Allangadi.

Explanation: Arthasastra was written by Chanakya, Chandragupta’s minister and Madurai city was mentioned in this Arthasastra. The fame of Madurai was attested by accounts of the Greek historian Megasthenese.

Description: Hieun-Tsang visit Kanchi for his further studies. Hieun-Tsang visited Kadigai in Kanchi and he remarked that Kanchi can be counted as one among the seven sacred places in India.

Explanation: Tamil poet saint Thirunavukarasar praises Kanchi as ‘Kalviyil Karaiillatha Kanchi’. He is one of the primary saint of 63 nayanmars.

Description: These scholars were born in Kanchi. Kanchi can be counted as one among the seven sacred places in India like Budh Ghaya and Sanchi.

Description: The Pallava king Rajasimha who built Kanchi Kailasanathar temple. During the Pallava period, large number of cave temples were built.

Description: Saturn has less specific gravity than water. It would float if we could drop Saturn in large enough Ocean.

Description: Uranus was first discovered by astronomer William Hershal in 1781. It is named after Greek god of sky.

Description: An astronomer William Hershal discover Uranus in 1781. It is named after Greek god of sky.

Description: The velocity of light is 3 lakh kilometers per second.

Description: The sound travel at the speed of 330 meters per second. It took 21 years to reach Sun at speed of 800 km per hour in a rocket.

Description: Sun is made up of extremely hot gases hydrogen and helium. The sun is a star and self-luminous.

Description: Surface temperature of the sun 6000 0C. The sun provides heat and light to the Satellites and the planets in the Solar System.

Description: Venus revolve sun in the clockwise direction like Uranus. Uranus and Venus were the two planets that revolve around the sun in the clockwise direction opposite to other planets in solar system.

Explanation: Jupiter is filled with gases. It is called gas giant planet. Jupiter atmosphere is made up of Hydrogen and Helium gases like Sun.

Description: Mercury is the planet named after roman deity. It is the nearest planet of Sun.

Description: The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus. Mercury is the nearest planet, but Venus is hotter than Mercury. Venus also don’t have any Satellites.

Description: Venus take 243 days for its rotation. It has the longest rotation period among the planets in the solar system.

Description: Venus named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Venus don’t have any natural satellites.

Description: The only planet that is not called by the names of the Roman and Greek gods is Earth. It is called the Blue Planet and Watery Planet.

Description: Earth revolve around the Sun at a speed of 30 km per second. The earth is the one and only planet that is suitable for life because of presence of land, air and water.

Description: The polar diameter of the earth is 12,714 kilometers. Earth has two pole North and South pole and these poles are surrounded by ice.

Description: The equatorial diameter of the earth is 12,756 km. The distance between the Sun and the Earth is 150 million km.

Description: Mars is the planet which is named after Roman god of war. It appears red in color due to the presence of Iron oxide in its surface.

Description: Mars surface is red because presence of Iron oxide in its surface. Iron oxide is also called Ferrous oxide.

Description: Indian Space Research Organization sent a spacecraft called Mangalyan to explore the atmosphere and topography Mars in 24th Sep 2014, which is ranked fourth on the list of Mars exploration countries.

Description: Jupiter is the planet named after the king of Roman Gods. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.

Description: Jupiter atmosphere is mostly made up of Hydrogen and Helium gases like the sun. Tis planet is called gas giant planet.

Description: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto satellites are belongs to Jupiter. Jupiter has 67 satellites.

Description: There are 67 known Satellites around Jupiter. Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in solar system.

Description: Mercury revolve around the sun in 88 days. Mercury has no satellites and nearest planet to Sun.

Description: Saturn is the planet which is named after the Roman god of agriculture. This is the second largest in the solar system.

Description: Saturn has 62 satellites around it. Saturn's largest moon is called Titan.

Description: Titan is the only satellite that surrounds the clouds and atmosphere composed with nitrogen and methane gases. It is the largest moon around Saturn.

Description: Greek astronaut William Hershal discovered Uranus in 1781 and this is named after the Greek god of sky.

Description: Uranus appears green because presence of methane gas in its surface. It rotates clockwise on its axis like Venus.

Description: The total mass of the sun is 99.8 percent of entire solar system because Sun is too huge. The sun is made up of hot gases such as hydrogen and helium.

Description: Uranus has total 27 natural satellites. The largest satellite of Uranus is Titania satellite.

Description: The biggest satellite around Uranus is Titania. Uranus has 27 natural satellites.

Description: Uranus ratate clockwise on its axis like Venus. Clockwise means East to West. Its axis is tilted so much that, it appears to orbit the Sun on its sides like a rolling ball.

Description: Neptune is named after the Roman god of Sea. This is coldest planet in the solar system.

Description: There are 14 satellites around Neptune. The largest satellite is Triton.

Description: There are 14 satellites around the Neptune. The largest satellite is Triton.

Description: Small celestial bodies found beyond Neptune are known as Dwarf planets. They are extremely cold and dark.

Description: Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake and Haumea are called as Dwarf planets. Pluto is removed from the list of planets recently by scientist and added to the list of Dwarf Planets.

Description: It revolves around the Earth 27 days and 8 hours. The moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth.

Description: The distance between moon and Earth is 3 lakhs 84 thousand 400 kilometers. The size of the moon is one-quarter of the Earth.

Description: In the year 2008 Chandrayaan – 1 was launched to Moon to explore the Moon. Moon is the only celestial body where humans have landed.

Description: The belt between Mars and Jupiter is known as Asteroids. These are the small objects that moves around the sun.