Social Studies Quiz for Grade 6

Why do archaeologists think that many people who lived in Mehrgarh were hunters to start with and that herding became more important later?

Why do people who grow crops have to stay in the same place for a long time?

Why did hunter-gatherers move from place to place?(a) In search of food(b) In search of shelters(c) Both (a) and (b)(d) None of these

• In search of food

• In search of shelters

• Both a & b

• None of these

Which among these is a modern Indian city?

• Kolkata

• Mumbai

• Both a & b

• Bhrahmagiri

List three ways in which hunter-gatherers used fire.

Point out 3 ways in which the lives of farmers and herders would have been different from that of hunter-gatherers.

Differentiate between palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods.

What are microliths?

Why is Mehrgarh considered as an important archaeological site?

Define sites.