EVENTS CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL
10/01/2022 CLASS- 6 SESSION 2021-22
SUBJECT :SOCIAL SCIENCE
CHAPTER-11
BUILDINGS PAINTINGS AND BOOKS
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I.MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
(i) The iron Pillar is situated at………………
(a) Junagarh
(b) Mehrauli
(c) Aihole
(d) Ahmedabad.
(ii) The height of the Iron Pillar is …………….
(a) 7.2 m
(b) 8.2 m
(c) 9.2 m
(d) 10.2 m.
(iii) The small box placed at the centre or heart of the stupa is known as a………………………
(a) Relic casket
(b) Sacred box
(c) Trunk
(d) None of the above.
(iv) The Puranas contained stories about …………………
(a) Kings and queens
(b) Gautam Buddha
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Gods and goddesses.
(v) Sanskrit Ramayana is written by ………………
(a) Valmiki
(b) Vyasa
(c) Tulsidas
(d) Vishnu Sharma.
Answer:
(i) – (b), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (a), (iv) – (d), (v) – (a).
II.FILL IN THE BLANKS
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence.
- The ………. at Aihole was built about 1400 years ago
- The small box placed at the centre of the stupa contains bodily remains of the and his followers.
- The……. were recited in temples by priests and people came to listen to them.
- Both the……….. and the…………. are supposed to have been composed by Vyasa.
- developed a scientific explanation for eclipses.
Answer:
- Durga temple
- Buddha
- Vedas
- Puranas, Mahabharata
- Aryabhatta
III.TRUE/FALSE
State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
- Most temples of this period had a hall like structure known as the mandapa.
- Mahabalipuram and Aihole are known for the finest stone temples.
- Merchant and farmers usually decided to build stupas and temples during this period.
- The Tamil epic the Silappadikaram was composed by a poet named Ilango.
- Meghaduta is a famous poem composed by Tulsidas.
Answer:
- True
- True
- False
- True
- False
IV.MATCHING SKILL
Match the items in column A correctly with those given in column B.
Ans. (i)—(b), (ii)—(d), (iii)—(a), (iv)—(e), (v)—(c).
V. VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. When was the Iron Pillar made?
Ans: It was made about 1500 years ago.
2. Mention the most striking feature of the Iron Pillar.
Ans: The Pillar has not rusted in all these years.
3. What do you mean by the word ‘Stupa’? [V. Imp.]
Ans: The word Stupa means a mound. It is a Buddhist religious building.
4. Why did devotees walk around the stupa in a clockwise direction?
Ans: They did so to show their devotion.
5. Why was Amaravati famous?
Ans: Amaravati was a place where a magnificent stupa once existed.
6. Marne the deities worshipped in the earliest Hindu temples.
Ans: Vishnu, Shiva, and Durga.
7. What was the garbhagriha?
Ans: It was a room in the temple during this period.
8. Why was the garbhagriha so important? [V. Imp.]
Ans: The image of the chief deity was placed in the garbhagriha. Also, the priests performed religious rituals here.
9. What was the shikhara?
Ans:It was a tower built on the top of the garbhagriha to mark this out as a sacred place.
10. What do you know about the monolithic temples at Mahabalipuram?
Ans: Each of these temples was carved out of a huge, single piece of stone.
VI. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Write a few lines on the Iron Pillar located at Mehrauli, Delhi
Ans:
- The Iron Pillar located at Mehrauli, Delhi was made about 1500 years ago.
- It is made of iron. Its height is 7.2 m and its weight is over 3 tones.
- It was probably built during the Gupta dynasty.
- It is amazing that the pillar has not rusted in all these years.
- The pillar is a remarkable example of the skill of Indian craftspeople.
- The pillar is famous all over the world.
2. How were stupas and temples built?
Ans: Building stupas and temples was not an ordinary job. It needed huge wealth which only kings or queens could afford. There were several stages in building a stupa or a temple. Firstly, the good quality stone had to be found, quarried, and transported to the place that was often carefully selected for the new building. Secondly, these rough blocks of stone had to be shaped and covered into pillars, and panels for walls, floors, and ceilings. Thirdly, these had to be placed in precisely the right position. Kings and queens spend money from their treasury to pay the craftspersons.
3. What are the main features of Ajanta paintings?
Ans:
- The paintings of Ajanta are world-famous. Ajanta is a place where several caves were hollowed out of the hills over centuries.
- Most of these were Buddhist monasteries while some of them were decorated with paintings.
- The caves are dark inside and therefore most of these paintings were done in the light of torches.
- The colours are vivid even after 1500 years.
- These colours were made of plants and minerals.
