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6 class periodic test 1 Question paper

SOCIAL SCIENCE
2023-24
Section-l
I)Choose the correct answers. 6X1=6M
1. Which of the following was declared a ‘dwarf planet’ in 2006 and lost the coveted
honour of a planet?
(a) Venus. (c) Pluto
(b) Earth. (d) Jupiter
2. The Pole Star indicates the direction to the
(a) South. (b) North (c) East. (d) West
3. The asteroid belt is found between the orbits of
(a) Mars and Jupiter. (b) Saturn and Jupiter
(c) Uranus and Neptune. (d) Venus and Earth
4.The axis of the Earth is tilted at an angle of ________ to the vertical plane.
(a) 23 degree (b) 21 degree (c) 23 °1 /2. (d) None of these
5. The ________ is an imaginary line that passes through the centre of the Earth.
(a) Equator. (b) Longitude (c) Latitude (d) None of these
6. _________ is the angular distance of a point on the Earth’s surface, measured in
degrees from the centre of the Earth.
(a) Latitude (b) Longitude. C)North Pole. d)south Pole
II)Match the following columns: 5X1=5M
Column I. Column II
a)Equator ( ) 1. Angular distance of a place east or west of Prime Meridi

b)Latitude ( ) 2. An imaginary line passing from pole to pole, along which

c)Poles ( ) 3. The line which cuts the world into north and south latitu

d)Longitude ( ) 4. Angular distance of a place north or south of the equato


e)Axis ( ) 5.The two ends of the axis or the imaginary line on which t

Section-II
Answer the following questions. Each question carries 1 mark 5X1=5M
1Q) What do you understand by International Date Line?
2Q) How many natural satellites do Jupiter and Saturn have?
3Q) What is the latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer?
4Q) Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
5Q) What is the time difference between IST and GMT?
Section-III
Answer any 2 of the following questions. Each question carries 5 marks 2X5=10M
Differentiate between stars and planets.
8Q) Explain why is the earth called a unique planet?
9Q)Differentiate between latitude and longitude.
Section-IV
Answer any 2 of the following questions. Each carries 3 marks. 2X3=6M
Q)How can we locate places on the Earth’s surface?
Q)What are asteroids? Where are they situated?
Q)What are celestial bodies? Give example.
Section-V
Read the paragraph given below and answer the following questions (4M)
Stars group or cluster together to form fantastic patterns of creatures, monsters, brave heroes and
beautiful heroines. Groups of bright stars that appear close together in the sky are called
constellations. Legendary tales of courage, beauty and evil surround these stars. One of the most
famous constellations is the Big Bear or Ursa Major. The constellation Saptarishi (sapta — seven,
rishi — sage) or Small Bear is easily recognisable in the night sky. It is a group of seven stars.
1Q) What is a constellation? 1M
2Q)Name some of the constellations?. 1M
3Q)What is sapta Rishi? 2M

Section-VI
Locate any four of the following in World map 4X1=4M
a)Atlantic ocean b)Europe c)Pacific ocean d)Asia e)South America f)Indian ocean
.

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