Class 6 Social Science Fill in the Blanks History Chapter 7 – India’s Cultural Roots
Class 6 Social Science Chapter 7 Fill in the Blanks for “India’s Cultural Roots” (based on NCERT textbook Exploring Society: India and Beyond ).
Fill in the Blanks with Answers for Practice – History Chapter 7 – India’s Cultural Roots
Class 6 Social Science – Exploring Society: India and Beyond
Theme C — Our Cultural Heritage and Knowledge Traditions
History Chapter 7: India’s Cultural Roots
This includes Fill in the Blanks normally asked in school exams, tests, and NCERT exercises.
SET 1 Fill in the Blanks India’s Cultural Roots
Options: Vedas, oral, knowledge, rishis, UNESCO, hymns, Sapta Sindhava
- The word “Veda” means __________.
Answer: knowledge - The __________ are the most ancient texts of India.
Answer: Vedas - The Vedic texts were preserved through __________ transmission.
Answer: oral - The Vedic prayers are called __________.
Answer: hymns - The hymns were composed in the region called __________.
Answer: Sapta Sindhava - The Vedic hymns were composed by sages known as __________.
Answer: rishis - In 2008, __________ recognised Vedic chanting as world heritage.
Answer: UNESCO
SET 2 Fill in the Blanks India’s Cultural Roots
Options: Truth, unity, cosmos, deities, Sanskrit, ṛitam, mantras
- The Vedic hymns were composed in early __________.
Answer: Sanskrit - The gods and goddesses in the Vedas are called __________.
Answer: deities - The Vedic concept of universal order is called __________.
Answer: ṛitam - The Vedas often equate God with __________.
Answer: Truth - The universe as an ordered system is called the __________.
Answer: cosmos - The verses of the Vedas are also known as __________.
Answer: mantras - The Rig Veda calls people to live in __________.
Answer: unity
SET 3 Fill in the Blanks India’s Cultural Roots
Options: janas, sabha, samiti, raja, clans, professions, northwest
- Early Vedic society was organised into groups called __________.
Answer: janas - A jana can also be described as a __________.
Answer: clan - The word __________ referred to a ruler in Vedic times.
Answer: raja - The __________ was a type of assembly in Vedic society.
Answer: sabha - Another term for an assembly was __________.
Answer: samiti - Many different __________ like potter and weaver are mentioned in the Vedas.
Answer: professions - These Vedic communities lived mainly in the __________ region of the subcontinent.
Answer: northwest
SET 4 Fill in the Blanks India’s Cultural Roots
Options: Upanishads, rebirth, karma, brahman, atman, Vedanta, Yoga
- The __________ are texts that developed deeper Vedic ideas.
Answer: Upanishads - The idea of taking birth again is called __________.
Answer: rebirth - The results of our actions are known as __________.
Answer: karma - The divine universal essence is called __________.
Answer: brahman - The inner self or soul is called __________.
Answer: atman - The school of thought that teaches the unity of all existence is __________.
Answer: Vedanta - __________ developed methods to realise the divine within.
Answer: Yoga
SET 5 Fill in the Blanks India’s Cultural Roots
Options: Siddhartha, Lumbini, enlightenment, Bodh Gaya, Buddha, suffering, attachment
- The birth name of the Buddha was __________ Gautama.
Answer: Siddhartha - He was born in __________.
Answer: Lumbini - He attained __________ under a pipal tree.
Answer: enlightenment - This event took place at __________.
Answer: Bodh Gaya - After awakening, he was called the __________.
Answer: Buddha - He searched for the cause of human __________.
Answer: suffering - He taught that ignorance and __________ cause suffering.
Answer: attachment
SET 6 Fill in the Blanks India’s Cultural Roots
Options: ahimsa, Sangha, monks, nuns, discipline, dharma, self-control
- The Buddha taught the principle of __________ or non-hurting.
Answer: ahimsa - The community founded by the Buddha was called the __________.
Answer: Sangha - Male members of the Sangha were called __________.
Answer: monks - Female members were called __________.
Answer: nuns - The Buddha stressed inner __________ in life.
Answer: discipline - He said purity comes from truth and __________.
Answer: dharma - He taught that conquering oneself requires __________.
Answer: self-control
SET 7 Fill in the Blanks – India’s Cultural Roots
Options: Mahavira, Vaishali, ahimsa, anekantavada, aparigraha, Jainism, conqueror
- The 24th Tirthankara of Jainism was __________.
Answer: Mahavira - He was born near __________ in Bihar.
Answer: Vaishali - The word Jain comes from jina meaning __________.
Answer: conqueror - Jainism strongly teaches __________ or non-violence.
Answer: ahimsa - The idea that truth has many sides is called __________.
Answer: anekantavada - The principle of non-possession is __________.
Answer: aparigraha - These teachings belong to the school of thought called __________.
Answer: Jainism
SET 8 – Fill in the Blanks – India’s Cultural Roots
Options: Jataka, sacrifice, compassion, monkey-king, values, former births, kindness
- The __________ tales tell stories of the Buddha’s earlier lives.
Answer: Jataka - They describe his __________ in different lives.
Answer: former births - In one story, the Buddha was a __________.
Answer: monkey-king - He showed great __________ by saving his troop.
Answer: compassion - His act was one of selfless __________.
Answer: sacrifice - These stories teach moral __________.
Answer: values - They encourage __________ towards all beings.
Answer: kindness
SET 9 Fill in the Blanks India’s Cultural Roots
Options: tribes, oral, janjati, nature, sacred, Donyipolo, Singbonga
- Tribal traditions are mainly passed down through __________ methods.
Answer: oral - The Constitution of India uses the word __________ for tribes.
Answer: janjati - Many __________ live in close-knit communities with shared culture.
Answer: tribes - Tribal belief systems consider elements of __________ as holy.
Answer: nature - Mountains, rivers and trees are regarded as __________.
Answer: sacred - The tribes of Arunachal Pradesh worship __________.
Answer: Donyipolo - Some eastern tribes worship the supreme deity __________.
Answer: Singbonga
SET 10 Fill in the Blanks India’s Cultural Roots
Options: interaction, enrichment, Jagannath, banyan, roots, trunk, branches
- Indian civilisation is compared to a __________ tree.
Answer: banyan - Its deep cultural __________ go back thousands of years.
Answer: roots - Different traditions grow like __________ from one base.
Answer: branches - The shared cultural base is like the __________ of a tree.
Answer: trunk - There has been constant __________ between tribal and Hindu traditions.
Answer: interaction - This exchange led to mutual cultural __________.
Answer: enrichment - The deity __________ of Puri is believed to have tribal origins.
Answer: Jagannath