NCERT Class 6 Social Science – Chapter 5: India, That Is Bharat
Exercise Questions + Extra Important Questions (Simple & Complete Answers)
NCERT Exercise – Questions, Activities and Projects
Q1. Discuss what could be the meaning of the quotation at the start of the chapter.
Answer: The quotation means that India has had cultural and spiritual unity since ancient times. Even though people were diverse, they shared common traditions and values.
Explanation: The Himalayas in the north and the seas around India formed natural boundaries, but cultural unity connected all people.
Q2. True or False?
- The Ṛig Veda describes the entire geography of India – False
- The Viṣhṇu Purāṇa describes the entire Subcontinent – True
- In Aśhoka’s time, ‘Jambudvīpa’ included what is today India, parts of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan – True
- The Mahābhārata lists many regions, including Kashmir, Kutch, and Kerala – True
- The term ‘Hindustān’ first appeared in a Greek inscription more than 2,000 years ago – False
- In ancient Persian, the word ‘Hindu’ refers to the Hindu religion – False
- ‘Bhārata’ is a name given to India by foreign travellers – False
Q3. If you were born some 2,000 years ago and had the chance to name our country, what name might you have chosen, and why?
Answer: I might have chosen the name “Aryavarta” or “Bharatvarsha” because it reflects the land of noble people and shared culture.
Explanation: Ancient names often described geography, culture or important communities.
Q4. Why did people travel to India from various parts of the world in ancient times? What could be their motivations?
Answer: People travelled to India for trade, education, religion, political expansion and cultural exchange.
Explanation: India was famous for spices, textiles, knowledge traditions and spiritual teachings like Buddhism.
Extra Important Questions – Chapter 5
Q1. What were the ancient names of India?
Answer: Sapta Sindhava, Bhāratavarṣha, Jambudvīpa and Bhārata.
Q2. How did the Persians refer to India?
Answer: They called it Hind or Hindu, derived from the word Sindhu.
Q3. How did the Greeks name India?
Answer: The Greeks called it Indoi or Indike.
Q4. Why is the Indus River important in naming India?
Answer: Many foreign names like Hind and India are derived from the word Sindhu, which refers to the Indus River.
Q5. What does the term ‘Bhārata’ mean?
Answer: Bhārata means the land of the Bharatas, an ancient Vedic people.
Q6. What natural boundaries define India?
Answer: The Himalayas in the north and the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean around it.
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