Sarpang
Lower Secondary School
Sarpang:
Bhutan
Mid Term Evaluation-2014
21st June 2014
Class VI Writing Time: 2 hour
Subject: Social Studies Full
Mark 100.
25
Questions – 50 Marks
Answer ALL
questions
Directions: Each question in this section is followed by four possible
choices of answers.Choose the correct answer and write it down in the answer
sheets provided by the school.
1.
The planet which has no satellites is
A. Earth.
B .Venus.
C. Saturn.
D .Jupiter.
2.
The west to east movement of the earth on its axis is:
A. rotation.
B. spinning.
C. revolution.
D. earth’s movement.
3.
The centre line shown in the diagram below is:
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NIGHT
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A. Latitude
B. Longitude
C. The Prime Meridian
C. Circle of illumination
4.
The 0º line of latitude is called the
A.
Equator.
B.
Meridian.
C.
Greenwich.
D. Prime meridian
5.
The people who dig the ground and find things which were buried underground
from ancient period are called:
A.
writers.
B.
recorders.
C.
historians.
D. archaeologists.
6.
Which pass do people cross while going to Wangue Phodrang to Tronsa?
A.
Pelela
B
.Chelela
C
.Dagala
D
.Dochula
7.
“ This region rises
about 3000metres. The mountain ranges in this region rise to great heights with
steep slopes on both sides. It has temperate climate and rich vegetation.
Places like wang, Paro and Bumthang are located in this zone.”
The
above description best describes
A
.Alpine
Zone.
B
.Inner
Himalayas.
C.
Southern
foothills.
D.
Greater
Himalayas.
8. The earth’s shape is termed
‘Oblate Spheroid” because it
A. changes every season.
B .is round and very large.
C .is exactly round like a ball.
D. is round but slightly flattened at two ends.
9. The correct features of the
Earth’s Axis are
I. It is tilted,
II. It is an imaginary line,
III. It runs through the centre of the earth,
IV. It is the middle line between day and night.
A. I,II, IV.
B. I, II, III.
C. I,
III, IV.
D .II,
III, IV.
10. The
area of our country Bhutan is
A. 45,000 sq km.
B. 35,934 sq km.
C. 46,000 sq km.
D .38, 394 sq km.
11. Which group of the following
countries is called the ‘Cradles of Civilization’?
A. Egypt, Indonesia, India, China
B .Egypt, Iraq, India, China
C. Egypt, Japan, India, China
D. Egypt, Germany, Iraq, China
12. The earliest people were
called ‘Homo Sapiens’ because they
A. had two hands.
B. could think better.
C. lived like animals.
D. hunted the animals
13.
If you were born on 29th.
February 2005, your next birthday would
be on
A. 28th February
2005.
B. 28th February
2008.
C. 29th February
2006.
D. 29th February
2009.
14. The heat zone་
comfortable for living is
A. Cold zone.
B. Frigid Zone.
C. Torrid Zone.
D. Temperate zone.
15. Which of the following statement is NOT true about Bhutan?
A. Bhutan lies in the southern slopes of the eastern Himalayas.
B .Bhutan is also known as ‘Druk-Yul’.
C .Bhutan is a land-locked country.
D .Bhutan lies to the south of Nepal
16. The early humans discovered fire and the use of rough stone
tools. This period is known as
A. Stone Age.
B .Old Stone Age.
C. New Stone Age.
D. Early Civilization
17. The Earth travels around the sun at a
speed of about
A.
10,000 km per hour
B.
100, 000 km. per hour
C.
1000,00 km. per hour
D.
1000km. per hour
18. Reading, studying and writing about the past records of human is
called
A. Stories.
B. history.
C. artifacts.
D. historian.
19.
Ancient people
invented earthen pots to
A. store water for animals.
B.
avoid use of stone
pots.
C.
store water for
themselves.
D. Keep grains and cook food.
20. The surface of the earth covered by water is known as
the
A. biosphere.
B .lithosphere.
C. atmosphere.
D .hydrosphere.
21.
The lines of latitudes and longitudes are very important because they are
A. imaginary lines.
B. semi-circles and circles.
C . used to divide the earth into heat
zones.
D .used to find the exact location of a
place.
22. All the following are true about heat zones EXCEPT
A .Torrid
zone lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
B .It
lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn.
C .The
sun falls direct at this zone most of the year.
D. Torrid Zone is the hottest part of the earth
23. Which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of the Old Stone Age?
A .They
discovered fire.
B. They
used stones as tools.
C. They
invented metal tools.
D. They lived almost like animals.
24. The
climate above 400 metres is
A .alpine.
B. temperate.
C. sub-alpine.
D. sub-tropical.
25.
The two hemispheres have opposite seasons because of
A. rotation.
B .revolution.
C. the seasonal
migration of the sun.
D .the changing
position of the earth.
Section – B
11
Questions – 50 marks
Direction: - Answer all the questions in this section. Marks for
questions or part of questions are given in brackets ( ). Answers should be written on sheets
provided by the school.
1. What does Solar
System consist of? (2)
2. Name the three spheres which make up the
surface of the earth .(3)
3. Write the two movements of the Earth and
explain them. (4)
4. What is a leap year?(1)
5. Why is Bhutan called a land locked
country?(1)
6. a. What was the main occupation of the Java Man? (1)
b) Write down
three differences between life in the Old Stone Age and New Stone Age. (3)
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. (c) Name the first metal used by
ancient people. (1)
d) Define the term invention. Give one example.
(2)
7. a.Draw the
three heat zones of the earth with latitudes .
(3+3=6)
b.. Define an alluvial plain. Give ONE example. (3)
c.. Why do you
think 0° line of longitude is called Greenwich Meridian? (2)
d.
How many zones is our country divided into and what are they? (3)
9.
a. Before the inventions of metal tools the people of the Old Stone Age used stone
tools for different purposes. Write any three of them. (3)
b. What do you understand by the term Pre-historic time? (1)
10. What time will it be at 900 east if
it is 3p.m. at Prime Meridian? (4)
11.
Study the map given below and name
the given rivers(R) Mountains Peaks ( ) Dzongkhags ( ) and
passes (X) (10)
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(If you don’t follow the directions, 2 marks will
be deducted.)
Best of luck!
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