Class 6 ncert Comprehensive
Questions and Solutions
Graded A+
Wheat and barley was first grown here 8000 yrs ago - Answer: Sulaiman and Kirthar hills in
north west
other important places where agriculture first started - Answer: Garo hills to the north east and
Vindhyas in Central India
Place where rice was first grown - Answer: North of Vindhyas
Areas to the south of Ganga was known as? - Answer: Magadh
meaning of manuscripts - Answer: scripts written by hand
where hunting and gatherings began - Answer: bank of Narmada river
In which cave traces of ash were found? - Answer: Kurnool cave
what is Palaeolithic age? - Answer: Earliest period of study is called Palaeolithic. Palaeo means
old and lithos means stone. It ranges from 2 million years ago to 12000 years ago.
, What is Mesolithic age? - Answer: 1. The period when we find environment changes, beginning
about 12000 years ago till about 10000 years ago is called Mesolithic.
2. Stone tools in this period are generally tiny, and are called Microliths. Microliths were stuck
on handles of bone or woods to make tools like saws and sickles. At the same time, older
varieties of tools continued to be in use.
3. Around 12k years ago, there were major changes in climate of the world, with a shift to
relatively warm conditions. In many areas, this led to development of grasslands.
4. This was also the time when several grain bearing grasses, including wheat, barley and rice
grew naturally in different parts of subcontinent. 5. Herding animals also began in mesolithic
age.
What is Neolithic age - Answer: The age after Mesolithic, from about 10k years ago, is called
Neolithic age.
Which were earliest plants and animal to be domesticated - Answer: Plant - wheat and barley
Animal - Wilder variety of Dog
What you know about Mehrgarh - Answer: 1. Located near Bolan pass, which is one of the most
important routes into Iran. This was one of the places where people learnt to grow Barley and
Wheat and rear sheep and goats for the first time in this area. Settlement began about 8000 yrs
ago.
2. One of the earliest villages known.
3. Square or rectangular houses were built.
4. Several burial sites have been found.
Catal Huyuk in Turkey - Answer: One of the most famous Neolithic sites.
When did Harappan cities develop? - Answer: Around 4700 years ago - 2700 BCE.
Questions and Solutions
Graded A+
Wheat and barley was first grown here 8000 yrs ago - Answer: Sulaiman and Kirthar hills in
north west
other important places where agriculture first started - Answer: Garo hills to the north east and
Vindhyas in Central India
Place where rice was first grown - Answer: North of Vindhyas
Areas to the south of Ganga was known as? - Answer: Magadh
meaning of manuscripts - Answer: scripts written by hand
where hunting and gatherings began - Answer: bank of Narmada river
In which cave traces of ash were found? - Answer: Kurnool cave
what is Palaeolithic age? - Answer: Earliest period of study is called Palaeolithic. Palaeo means
old and lithos means stone. It ranges from 2 million years ago to 12000 years ago.
, What is Mesolithic age? - Answer: 1. The period when we find environment changes, beginning
about 12000 years ago till about 10000 years ago is called Mesolithic.
2. Stone tools in this period are generally tiny, and are called Microliths. Microliths were stuck
on handles of bone or woods to make tools like saws and sickles. At the same time, older
varieties of tools continued to be in use.
3. Around 12k years ago, there were major changes in climate of the world, with a shift to
relatively warm conditions. In many areas, this led to development of grasslands.
4. This was also the time when several grain bearing grasses, including wheat, barley and rice
grew naturally in different parts of subcontinent. 5. Herding animals also began in mesolithic
age.
What is Neolithic age - Answer: The age after Mesolithic, from about 10k years ago, is called
Neolithic age.
Which were earliest plants and animal to be domesticated - Answer: Plant - wheat and barley
Animal - Wilder variety of Dog
What you know about Mehrgarh - Answer: 1. Located near Bolan pass, which is one of the most
important routes into Iran. This was one of the places where people learnt to grow Barley and
Wheat and rear sheep and goats for the first time in this area. Settlement began about 8000 yrs
ago.
2. One of the earliest villages known.
3. Square or rectangular houses were built.
4. Several burial sites have been found.
Catal Huyuk in Turkey - Answer: One of the most famous Neolithic sites.
When did Harappan cities develop? - Answer: Around 4700 years ago - 2700 BCE.
