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SAI INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
SUBJECT HISTORY
CLASS VI (2020-21)
CH- 11 BUILDINGS, PAINTINGS AND BOOKS
HOME ASSIGNMENT

SNo. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Which was the capital of Kosala?
a. Hastinapur
b. Ayodhya
c. Kamal
d. Delhi
2. Sanskrit Ramayana is written by ………………
a. Valmiki
b. Vyasa
c. Tulsidas
d. Vishnu Sharma.
3. The……. were recited in temples by priests and people came to listen to
them. Vedas
a. Ramayana
b. Mahabharata
c. Vedas
d. None of these
4. Who discovered paper?
a. Cai Lun
b. Aryabhata
c. Brahmagupta
d. Varahamihira
5. …….. was a great Astronomer and mathematician who wrote a book in
Sanskrit known as the Aryabhatiyam.
a. Aryabhata
b. Varahamihira
c. Brahmagupta
d. Bhaskaracharya

SNo. Questions Marks Page Skill Level
No.
1. Who was Aryabhata? Name one book that he wrote. 1 123 A E

2. Name the two greatest Sanskrit epics. 1 120 - K E
121
3. Write short notes on Valmiki? 3 120 - K E
121
4. What do we learn from Aryabhatiyam? 3 123 A E

5. Why do we celebrate Dusshera in India? 3 120-121 K AV

6. Explain the meaning of the word Epics. Name the two 3 119 K AV
Tamil Epics.