Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes — Social Studies STD 6 — Question

Assertion (A): The executive branch of government is responsible for implementing laws.
Reason (R): The judiciary interprets laws and decides legal disputes.

Assertion (A) Teaching children for free is a non-economic activity.
Reason (R) Non-economic activities do not generate income and are driven by feelings like love and care.

Assertion (A) The Children Parliament initiative has empowered underprivileged children in Rajasthan.
Reason (R) It has enabled them to develop leadership skills and become socially aware.

Assertion (A): The Gregorian calendar is widely used today.
Reason (R): The Gregorian calendar is based on the Western understanding of time, with the birth of Jesus Christ as its starting point

Assertion (A): The Harappan Civilisation had a complex system of urban planning.
Reason (R): The cities were built with wide streets oriented to cardinal directions and had detailed drainage systems.

Assertion: The animal life of a particular region or period of time is called Fauna. Reason: The plant life of a particular region or period of time is called Flora.

Assertion: The founders of Buddhism and Jainism belonged to the royal families.
Reason: Buddhism laid down the emphasis on the middle path in all worldly matters.

Assertion (A): Cousins are considered like brothers and sisters in most Indian languages.
Reason (R): There isn’t a specific word for ‘cousin’ in many Indian languages.

Assertion (A): The Ganga plain is highly populated.
Reason (R): The Ganga plain has fertile soil ideal for agriculture.

Assertion: Most tribes of India’s northeast and Himalayan regions, including Kashmir, had their own version of one or the other of the two epics. Reason: These tribal adaptations are transmitted orally, along with legends on how the heroes of the RAmAyana and the MahAbhArata.