From Hunting – Gathering to Growing Food — Social Studies STD 6 — Question

How can the stereotype that girls are a burden on their parents affect the life of a daughter? Imagine this situation and list at least five different effects that this stereotype can have on the way daughters get treated in the house.

Give an account of administrative divisions in India.

Name the language which was not used in the Ancient Period.

Describe in brief about the Iron Pillar at Mehrauli, near towering Qutub Minar, in Delhi.

Question Box :
Despite the children offering money, the cartmen refused them. Why ?
How did people at the station discriminate against Dr. Ambedkar and his brothers ?
How do you think Dr. Ambedkar felt as a child when he saw the stationmaster's reaction to his statement that they were Mahars ?
Have you ever experienced prejudice or witnessed an incident of discrimination ? How did this make you feel ?

Read the story of Bhimrao Ambedkar and answer the following questions :
1. Despite the children offering money, the cartmen refused them. Why ?
2. How did people at the station discriminate against Dr. Ambedkar and his brothers ?
3. How do you think Dr. Ambedkar felt as a child when he saw the stationmaster's reaction to his statement that they were Mahars ?
4. Have you ever experienced prejudice or witnessed an incident of discrimination ?
5. How did this make you feel ?

What similarities and differences do you notice between the governance system at the Central level and at the Panchayat level?(Hint: refer back to Chapter 10 if required.)

Examine the need for government in a country.

Give main features of Tropical Rain Forests.

Explain the different types of economic activities and provide examples to illustrate how they contribute to the economy.

Discuss the Monasteries of the Jainas and the Buddhists.