Why Social Science? — Quiz

Q1. Why does the book say Social Science cannot give the kind of fixed results that physics or chemistry do?

• A. Because its tools are too expensive
• B. Because its focus, human society, is too diverse and complex
• C. Because it never uses any scientific method
• D. Because it studies only the past

Q2. Why does Theme B say we should be concerned with the past?

• A. Because the past is more fun than the present
• B. Because the past is the key to understanding the present
• C. Because the past can be changed
• D. Because the future does not matter

Q3. Finding a game of chess and ancient Tamil poetry inside geography chapters is meant to show

• A. A printing mistake in the book
• B. The deliberate multidisciplinary approach of the book
• C. That geography is unimportant
• D. That students should skip those pages

Q4. If we can get excellent maps on a mobile phone, why is Theme A still important?

• A. Because phones are too expensive
• B. Because it deals with much more than maps — how features shaped civilisations
• C. Because mobile maps are always wrong
• D. Because it only teaches map colouring

Q5. How does studying Theme D — Governance and Democracy — benefit a student?

• A. It teaches map scales and symbols
• B. It helps one become a more responsible citizen who can have a say in policies
• C. It explains how money is increased
• D. It describes ancient tapestries

Q6. Theme E argues that, just as a family needs essentials, a country cannot develop harmoniously without

• A. A large army
• B. A sound economy
• C. Many maps
• D. Ancient monuments

Q7. The Introduction calls our age one of 'great possibilities but also great challenges' mainly because

• A. Technology advances rapidly while wars, tensions and environmental stress rise
• B. There are no longer any problems left to solve
• C. Maps are now available on phones
• D. India has become an old civilisation

Q8. Why are there so many questions in the Introduction's paragraphs?

• A. The author forgot to give answers
• B. Because Social Science is also about the art of asking the right questions
• C. To make the chapter longer
• D. Because all answers are in the glossary

Q9. When will students study the separate subdisciplines like history and economics on their own?

• A. Never
• B. At the Secondary Stage
• C. In Grade 1
• D. Only in college

Q10. The Letter says Grade 6 students will study Social Science for the first time in order to

• A. Win competitions
• B. Understand ourselves, the land and the people around us
• C. Replace science and mathematics
• D. Memorise the Constitution

Q11. What is the stated objective of Theme C?

• A. That students learn to draw maps accurately
• B. That every student understands and appreciates the cultural foundations of our civilisation
• C. That students memorise economic data
• D. That students debate other countries' politics

Q12. Why does the book include more illustrations than ever before?

• A. To fill empty pages
• B. Because they often convey a message better than long explanations
• C. Because text is not allowed
• D. To reduce printing cost

Q13. Theme B notes history is not all about happy developments. Why is this useful to know?

• A. So we can ignore unhappy events
• B. So we can understand where people or rulers went wrong and avoid repeating those errors
• C. So we can blame the past for everything
• D. So we can forget the past entirely

Q14. Why have the authors tried to keep the text to a minimum?

• A. To save paper at any cost
• B. To focus on the 'big ideas' that help understand India and the world
• C. Because students cannot read long passages
• D. To leave room for advertisements

Q15. Theme D asks how citizens participate in governance and what their rights and what are also called

• A. their duties or dharma
• B. their salaries
• C. their hobbies
• D. their holidays