If you are looking for Class 6 Social Science Unity in Diversity, then you are at the right place.
What percentage of the world’s population does India represent?
a) 15%
b) 16%
c) 17%
d) 18%
Answer: d) 18%
How many communities did the Anthropological Survey of India study in their ‘People of India project’?
a) 3,635
b) 4,635
c) 5,635
d) 6,635
Answer: b) 4,635
According to the survey, how many languages are used in India?
a) 225
b) 275
c) 300
d) 325
Answer: d) 325
How many scripts are used for these languages in India?
a) 15
b) 20
c) 25
d) 30
Answer: c) 25
Which British historian wondered about writing a history of India in the face of its diversity?
a) Vincent Smith
b) William Jones
c) James Mill
d) Thomas Macaulay
Answer: a) Vincent Smith
What is the term used for the basic food grains consumed by most Indians?
a) Primary grains
b) Staple grains
c) Essential grains
d) Core grains
Answer: b) Staple grains
What is the name of the unstitched garment worn by women in most parts of India?
a) Salwar
b) Kurta
c) Sari
d) Dupatta
Answer: c) Sari
Which of these is NOT mentioned as a type of silk sari?
a) Banarasi
b) Kanjivaram
c) Chanderi
d) Paithani
Answer: c) Chanderi
The stone relief of a woman in a sari from Vaiśhali dates back to:
a) A few decades BCE
b) A few centuries BCE
c) A few decades CE
d) A few centuries CE
Answer: b) A few centuries BCE
What type of Indian textile became so popular in 17th-century Europe that it led to import bans?
a) Silk
b) Wool
c) Chintz
d) Linen
Answer: c) Chintz
What is the term for a design that stands out from the surface of a panel?
a) Emboss
b) Relief
c) Engraving
d) Etching
Answer: b) Relief
Which harvest festival is celebrated across India around January 14?
a) Diwali
b) Holi
c) Makara Sankrānti
d) Onam
Answer: c) Makara Sankrānti
How old is the original Sanskrit text of the Pañchatantra estimated to be?
a) At least 1,200 years old
b) At least 1,700 years old
c) At least 2,200 years old
d) At least 2,700 years old
Answer: c) At least 2,200 years old
In how many languages have adaptations of the Pañchatantra been made?
a) More than 30
b) More than 40
c) More than 50
d) More than 60
Answer: c) More than 50
What is the estimated number of pages the original versions of the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata might fill together?
a) 5,000
b) 6,000
c) 7,000
d) 8,000
Answer: c) 7,000
Who helps the Pāṇḍavas in their fight against the Kauravas in the Mahābhārata?
a) Rāma
b) Kṛiṣhṇa
c) Hanuman
d) Lakṣhmaṇa
Answer: b) Kṛiṣhṇa
In the Rāmāyaṇa, who kidnaps Sītā?
a) Duryodhana
b) Rāvaṇa
c) Kumbhakarna
d) Vibhishana
Answer: b) Rāvaṇa
According to a scholar’s survey, how many versions of the Mahābhārata exist in folklore forms in Tamil Nadu alone?
a) About 50
b) About 75
c) About 100
d) About 125
Answer: c) About 100
Which of these tribal communities is NOT mentioned as having their own version of the epics?
a) Bhils
b) Gonds
c) Mundas
d) Santhals
Answer: d) Santhals
Who directed the ‘People of India’ project?
a) Vincent Smith
b) K.S. Singh
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: b) K.S. Singh
According to K.S. Singh, what did the Mahābhārata heroes do in relation to various places in India?
a) Built temples
b) Fought battles
c) Established kingdoms
d) Visited according to folklores
Answer: d) Visited according to folklores
Which countries banned the import of chintz from India in the 17th century?
a) Spain and Portugal
b) England and France
c) Italy and Germany
d) Netherlands and Belgium
Answer: b) England and France
What is the Sanskrit name for the harvest festival celebrated around January 14?
a) Pongal
b) Lohri
c) Makara Sankrānti
d) Uttarayan
Answer: c) Makara Sankrānti
What is the main theme of the stories in the Pañchatantra?
a) War strategies
b) Love stories
c) Life skills
d) Religious rituals
Answer: c) Life skills
Who helps Rāma in his fight against Rāvaṇa in the Rāmāyaṇa?
a) Kṛiṣhṇa and Arjuna
b) Lakṣhmaṇa and Hanuman
c) Bhīma and Yudhiṣṭhira
d) Draupadī and Sītā
Answer: b) Lakṣhmaṇa and Hanuman
What does the stone carving ‘Pañcha Pāṇḍavar’ in the Nilgiris depict?
a) The five Pāṇḍava brothers
b) Rāma and his brothers
c) Kṛiṣhṇa and the Pāṇḍavas
d) The Kauravas
Answer: a) The five Pāṇḍava brothers
Which tribal community maintains the shrine containing the ‘Pañcha Pāṇḍavar’ stone?
a) Bhils
b) Gonds
c) Irulas
d) Mundas
Answer: c) Irulas
