Class 6 Geography – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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The word 'Geography' comes from the Greek word 'Geographia'. What does 'Geo' mean?
Chapter 1: Friendship with Geography
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Answer: A. The Earth
'Geo' means the Earth and 'graphia' means description, so Geography is the science that describes the Earth.Which of these is a PRIMARY source of geographic data?
Chapter 1: Friendship with Geography
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Answer: C. An interview
Primary data is collected directly through field visits, interviews, surveys and measurements; atlases, newspapers and books are secondary sources.A map has the scale 1 cm : 10 km. Two villages are 4 cm apart on this map. What is the actual distance between them?
Chapter 4: Practical Exercise
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Answer: B. 40 km
Each 1 cm on the map stands for 10 km on the ground, so 4 cm = 4 × 10 = 40 km.Which graph is best to show the minimum and maximum temperature of the school campus together on one graph?
Chapter 4: Practical Exercise
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Answer: D. Multiple line graph
A multiple line graph compares more than one variable on a single graph.A map showing the types of soils in Maharashtra is which type of map?
Chapter 4: Practical Exercise
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Answer: D. Thematic map
Maps based on a particular theme, such as soils, vegetation or climate, are thematic maps.Processing milk into dairy products like curd and butter is which kind of economic activity?
Chapter 9: Economic Activities
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Answer: B. Secondary
Processing raw materials from primary activities into more useful products is a secondary economic activity.Countries where a higher share of the workforce is in tertiary (service) activities are considered:
Chapter 9: Economic Activities
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Answer: C. Developed
The book says countries with a higher proportion of workforce in tertiary activities are considered developed.Why did early humans start living in permanent settlements?
Chapter 10: Human Settlements
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Answer: A. To practise agriculture, they had to stay near sources of water
For agriculture humans had to live near water and lead a settled life, so they built permanent houses.In the lesson on sustainable development, the festival Narali Pournima is linked with which natural element?
Chapter 11: Directions for Sustainable Development
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Answer: D. The sea
The book links Narali Pournima with the sea, Vatpournima with the banyan tree, Pola with bullocks and Makar Sankrant with the Sun.Which of these is an exhaustible resource that takes millions of years to form?
Chapter 11: Directions for Sustainable Development
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Answer: C. Natural gas
Fuels like petrol, diesel and natural gas take millions of years to form and get depleted; sunlight, air and water are inexhaustible.
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All questions are written by PadhaiNotes in our own words from the chapters of the official Maharashtra State Board Balbharati textbook (ebalbharati.in). Each question shows its chapter.