NCERT Class 6 Social Science Chapter 9 MCQs – Family and Community

The chapter describes the family as society’s fundamental and most ancient unit. Family members ideally support one another through care, cooperation and shared responsibilities. The chapter then connects family life with the wider community.

A joint family includes several generations or extended relatives living together. Grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts and cousins may share a household. The chapter contrasts this arrangement with a nuclear family while recognising different family forms.

A nuclear family generally includes a couple and their children, or sometimes one parent and children. The chapter recognises this form alongside joint families. Families can differ in their membership while still providing care and support.

Cooperation means working together. The chapter places it alongside love, care and interdependence in family relationships. When members contribute to shared tasks and support one another, the household can function more smoothly and fairly.

The chapter says parents are responsible for raising children to become happy individuals and responsible members of society. Children gradually learn to contribute too. Family responsibilities therefore include care, guidance and participation in everyday life.

Children learn responsibilities through daily participation in household life. They may help parents, siblings or other relatives as they grow. Such practice teaches cooperation and also allows them to learn family traditions and useful everyday habits.

Dāna means giving. The chapter lists it among values children may learn within a family, along with service, sacrifice and non-violence. These values become meaningful through everyday actions that respond to the needs of others.

Sevā means service. In the chapter, family life is described as a place where children can learn such values through practice. Helping relatives or contributing to community needs are ways of putting service into action.

Tyāga means sacrifice. The chapter explains that family members sometimes give up personal wants to meet the family’s needs. Shalini’s acceptance of a simpler dress provides an everyday example of sharing and considering others.

Shalini’s family in Kerala was preparing for Onam. Her parents bought clothes for relatives facing financial difficulties as well as for their own children. The festival setting becomes an example of care and sharing within a family.

Shalini’s uncle had recently lost his job, and his family could not buy new festival clothes. The wider family responded by sharing its resources. The story shows how relatives can support one another during a difficult period.

After her grandmother explained the situation, Shalini accepted the simpler dress. She was glad that all family members could have new clothes. Her response illustrates understanding, sharing and putting others’ needs alongside her own wishes.

Tenzing’s story is set in a village in Meghalaya. His family members share work, care for one another and help neighbours. The setting differs from Shalini’s, but both stories illustrate cooperation within joint families.

Tenzing’s mother worked with a local handicraft cooperative producing traditional fabrics, wood carvings and other items. As her work increased, his father helped with household chores. This example shows family members adjusting responsibilities to support one another.

Tenzing’s father joined in cleaning, caring for the vegetable garden and other household tasks. He also helped prepare food. The chapter uses his participation to show that cooperation involves practical support within everyday family life.

Tenzing’s mother advised saving for unexpected needs. His parents also discussed special expenses together. The chapter presents these habits as ways of planning responsibly and making family decisions with care for future requirements.

A community is a group of connected people, often including different families. They may come together for celebrations, shared work or mutual support. The chapter also explains that the word has several meanings depending on the context.

Communities have developed practices for sharing natural resources such as water, grazing lands and forest produce. Such arrangements involve responsibilities as well as access. Members need to follow agreed practices for the community to function smoothly.

Following the halma tradition of mutual support, Bhil communities planted trees and created structures to conserve rainwater. They worked without payment as a duty to their community and environment. The effort addressed a serious local water crisis.

Kamal Parmar began teaching children after his regular work hours and provided a free dinner. Other teachers and students later helped. His initiative shows how individual concern can grow into community action supporting children’s learning.

Helping a sibling is a practical expression of care and cooperation. The chapter explains that growing children can take on responsibilities and support other members. Small everyday actions contribute to the well-being of the whole family.

Shalini’s parents adjusted their spending so relatives in financial difficulty could also receive festival clothes. The example shows how family needs can shape individual choices. Sharing resources is one way families support members during hardship.

Tenzing’s parents discuss special expenses together. This allows them to consider the family’s needs and available money. The chapter presents cooperation in decisions, along with saving for unexpected situations, as part of responsible family life.

Tenzing’s grandfather collected money from neighbours to help repair a damaged house. The action extended care beyond one family. It shows how a community can combine contributions to support people facing a sudden difficulty.

The chapter’s examples show different members contributing in different ways. Sharing work supports care and interdependence, while responsibilities can suit people’s circumstances. Cooperation does not mean every task belongs permanently to only one person.

Residents’ Welfare Associations can make rules about waste, cleanliness and other shared concerns. People living in the community participate in these arrangements. Such rules help organise common life and require members to contribute responsibly.

The chapter explains that a Residents’ Welfare Association depends on traders for supplies and municipal workers for waste handling. This shows interdependence between communities. Even organised local groups rely on the work of many others.

The chapter gives school clubs and activity groups as examples of communities. A student can therefore belong to several at the same time. Community is a flexible idea based on different relationships, interests and shared activities.

The chapter describes groups distributing food during the Chennai floods of 2015. Their work met urgent community needs without expecting something in return. It illustrates service and the value of people coming together in difficult circumstances.

The chapter asks students to consider whether some family or community rules are unfair. Shared resources involve duties and secure access. Examining who benefits and who is excluded is therefore part of thinking carefully about community life.