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Assertion and Reason Questions Class 6 Social Science History Chapter 8 Vital Villages, Thriving Towns
Q.1.) Assertion(A): Around 2500 years ago, the use of iron tools increased.
Reason(R): The prime example of this is the replacement of wooden ploughshare with that of the Iron one in agricultural fields and mass production of weaponry.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.2.) Assertion(A): Villages played a pivotal role in the rise of Kingdoms and were a vital cog in the wheel in the ancient time.
Reasons(R): The kings provided money and planned irrigation works which led to increase in production and contributed to the overall economy.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.3.) Assertion(A): Kingship was not the only designation that was hereditary during the Ancient times.
Reason(R): In South India, the village headmen were known as Grama Bhojaka. Usually men from the same family held the position for Generations.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.4.) Assertion(A): There were at least three different kinds of people living in the village hierarchy only in the southern part of the subcontinent during the ancient times.
Reason(R) In the Tamil region, large landowners were known as Vellalar, ordinary ploughmen were called Uzhavar & slaves were known as Kadaisiyar and Adimai.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q.5.) Assertion(A): Landowners i:e Gramabhojaka were not completely in charge of all the lands in the Ancient times.
Reason(R): There were other independent farmers, known as Grihapatis, most of whom were smaller landowners.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.6.) Assertion(A): The post of Grama Bhojaka was second to none in the village hierarchy in the ancient times.
Reason(R): He had slaves and hired workers to cultivate the land, king often used him to collect taxes. He also functioned as judge and often the policeman.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.7.) Assertion(A): The lives and conditions of landless labourers and slaves was abysmal in the village setup in the ancient times.
Reason(R): Men and Women such as DASA and KARMAKARA had to earn a living working on the fields owned by others.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.8.) Assertion(A): Agriculture was the only real medium of making a living in the village during the Ancient times.
Reason(R): In most villages there were also some craft persons such as Blacksmith, Potter, Carpenter and Weaver.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q.9.) Assertion(A): Some of the earliest works in Tamil, known as Sangam Literature were composed around 2300 years ago.
Reason(R): These texts were called Sangam because they were supposed to have been composed and compiled in assemblies of poets that were held in the city of Madurai.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.10.) Assertion(A): Jatakas were stories that were preserved with great care by Buddhist monks in the ancient times.
Reason(R): They were composed by ordinary people chronicling their day to day struggle during the ancient times which gave an idea about life during the early cities.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.11.) Assertion(A): Many of the cities that developed and flourished during the ancient times were capitals of Mahajanapadas.
Reason(R): A sculpture, a site with Stupas, in Madhya Pradesh showed the scenes of how day to day life flourished during those times.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.12.) Assertion(A): There has been no discovery and account of remains of houses or market places of the ancient cities.
Reason(R): Most of these buildings were made up of wood, mud brick and thatch and may not have survived the test of times.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.13.) Assertion(A): Excavations from archaeologists are not the only source of finding out about the early cities.
Reason(R): Accounts of sailors and travellers who visited these earlier cities served as a great source for chronologizing the cities and the era in which they flourished.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.14.) Assertion(A): Punch Marked coins stood out for the inscriptions that were engraved on them in the ancient times.
Reason(R): The punch marked coins were stamped with symbols using dies or punches. These coins remained in circulation till the early centuries.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.15. Assertion(A): Barter system was very much on its way out after the introduction of punch-marked coin as a currency.
Reason(R): Various excerpts from Sangam Literature showed that the barter system was very much in prevalence even after the introduction of punch marked coins in the currency and the market.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q.16.) Assertion(A): Mathura was an important settlement for more than 2500 years.
Reason(R): It was located at the crossroads of two major travel routes. Several shrines and fortifications around the city added to the value of this city.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.17.) Assertion(A): Mathura can be described as a secular religious base during the ancient times.
Reason(R): The presence of Buddhist Monasteries, Jaina shrines and it being an important centre for worship of Krishna adds weight to this claim.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.18.) Assertion(A): Several Inscriptions found on stones at Mathura cements its place as a religious centre for people in the ancient times.
Reason(R): The inscriptions found in Mathura were generally short and recorded gifts made by Kings and Queens, Officers, Merchants and crafts persons who lived in the city.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.19.) Assertion(A): Arts and crafts was at its absolute pinnacle in the Ancient times.
Reason(R): Extremely fine Pottery known as the ‘Northern Black Polished Ware’ is a testament of the mastery that was required to make this Artefact.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.20.) Assertion(A): Art and Crafts were confined to a select few who used to pass this onto from generation to generation during the ancient times.
Reason(R): Many craft persons formed associations known as ‘Shrenis’. These Shrenis provided training, procured raw material and distributed the finished product.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q.21.) Assertion(A): Providing training to budding artists was not the only function of Shrenis in the ancient times.
Reason(R): Shrenis also served as banks, where rich men and women deposited money.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.22.) Assertion(A): Arikamedu,in Tamil Nadu, was a significant coastal settlement about 2200 to 1900 years ago.
Reason(R): Evidence of a massive brick structure, which may have been a warehouse, was found on the site of Arikamedu.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q.23.) Assertion(A): A proper trade route was established with European countries through Arikamedu in the ancient times.
Reason(R): Discovery of pottery from the Mediterranean region, such as Amphorae, on which Roman designs were used cements Arikamedu as an important trade hub in the ancient times.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.24.) Assertion(A): In many cities Archaeologists found rows of pots, or ceramic rings arranged on top of another called Ring wells.
Reason(R) These ring wells were found only in palaces of kings and queens and were not affordable to an ordinary individual.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q.25.) Assertion(A): Rome was the capital of one of the largest empires that spread across Europe, North Africa and West Asia.
Reason(R): There is sizable evidence which supports the claim that some of the ancient cities of Rome developed around the same time as the cities in Ganga Valley.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b