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Class 6 India, That Is Bharat worksheet
CBSE Social Science. The names of our country (Bharat, India, Hindustan, Yintu), the Constitution and India’s neighbours. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
“India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States” comes from:
- a speech of a Mughal emperor
- a newspaper headline
- the national anthem
- Article 1 of the Constitution of India
Answer
(d) Article 1 of the Constitution of India
- 2.
The name “India” comes from or was used by:
- the Greeks, from the river Indus (Sindhu)
- the Portuguese sailors only
- a river in Africa
- the British in 1950
Answer
(a) the Greeks, from the river Indus (Sindhu)
- 3.
What is the date of the Constitution coming into force?
- 26 November 1949
- 1 May 1960
- 15 August 1947
- 26 January 1950
Answer
(d) 26 January 1950
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Name three names by which our country has been known.
Answer
Bharat, India and Hindustan (Chinese travellers also called it Yintu).
- 5.
Who used each name, or where does it come from? (a) Hindustan (b) India
Answer
(a) Persian-speaking travellers and rulers (b) the Greeks, from the river Indus (Sindhu)
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Trace how the names “Hindustan” and “India” developed from the river Sindhu.
Answer
Persians pronounced “Sindhu” as “Hind” and called the land Hindustan. The Greeks took this as “Indos” and called the land beyond the river India. The names spread through travellers and later rulers.
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