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Family and Community – Class 6 Social Science notes, important questions and MCQs

NCERT Class 6 Social Science, chapter 9. Notes, key terms, important questions with answers and MCQs.

Chapter overview

The family is the first place where we learn values, language and habits. Families can be nuclear or joint, and every member has roles and responsibilities. Families together form communities, which depend on one another and share duties, celebrations and resources.

Families

A nuclear family has parents and their children; a joint or extended family includes grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins living together.
Families give love, care, safety and values such as sharing, respect and responsibility.
Members share household work, and caring for elders and children is everyone's duty.

Communities

A community is a group of people who live in the same place or share common interests, such as a village, a neighbourhood or a group of farmers.
Members of a community depend on one another: farmers, carpenters, doctors, shopkeepers and teachers each provide services.
Communities come together for festivals, help during disasters and look after common resources such as ponds, parks and roads.

Duties in community life

Respecting others, keeping public places clean and following rules make community life peaceful.
Modern communities include resident welfare associations, self-help groups and online groups.

Key terms

Nuclear family: a family of parents and their children living together
Joint family: a family in which several generations and relatives live together
Community: a group of people living in the same area or sharing common interests
Interdependence: depending on one another for goods, services and support

Important questions with answers

What is the difference between a nuclear family and a joint family?2 marks

A nuclear family consists of parents and their children living together. A joint family includes several generations and relatives such as grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins living under one roof, sharing work and resources.

How do members of a community depend on one another? Give examples.3 marks

A farmer grows food for everyone, a carpenter makes furniture, a doctor treats the sick, a teacher educates children and a shopkeeper sells goods. Each person needs the services of others, so they depend on one another. In festivals and disasters, community members also help one another with food, shelter and labour.

Explain the importance of family and community in our lives, and our duties towards them.5 marks

The family is the first place where a child learns language, habits and values such as love, sharing, respect and responsibility. It gives care, safety and emotional support, and members share household work and look after children and elders. Families together form a community such as a village or neighbourhood. Community members depend on one another for food, services and help, celebrate festivals together and support one another during disasters. They also share and protect common resources such as ponds, roads and parks. Our duties include respecting elders and others, helping in household and community work, keeping public places clean, following rules, taking care of common property and helping those in need. When everyone does their part, both family and community life become happy and peaceful.

Quick revision

Family: first school of values.
Nuclear vs joint families.
Community members depend on each other.
Duties: respect, cleanliness, following rules.

Exam tips

Give examples from your own life when asked about interdependence.
Compare nuclear and joint families with two points each.

Practice MCQs

A family of parents and their children is a
1. nuclear family
2. joint family
3. community
4. society
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Answer: (a) nuclear family. Only two generations live together.
A group of people living in the same area and sharing interests is a
1. family
2. committee
3. company
4. community
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Answer: (d) community. Villages and neighbourhoods are communities.
Which is a duty of a good community member
1. throwing waste on roads
2. damaging parks
3. ignoring rules
4. keeping public places clean
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Answer: (d) keeping public places clean. Cleanliness helps everyone.
A family with grandparents, parents, uncles and cousins living together is a
1. joint family
2. nuclear family
3. single-parent family
4. hostel
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Answer: (a) joint family. Several generations live under one roof.
A farmer depends on a shopkeeper and the shopkeeper depends on the farmer. This shows
1. competition
2. conflict
3. interdependence
4. independence
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Answer: (c) interdependence. Members need one another.
Which of these is a modern community structure
1. caste only
2. dynasty
3. empire
4. resident welfare association
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Answer: (d) resident welfare association. It manages common needs of a housing area.
Which is an advantage of a joint family
1. children learn from elders and work is shared
2. no sharing of work
3. less care for elders
4. no family values
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Answer: (a) children learn from elders and work is shared. Elders guide and support younger members.
After a flood, neighbours share food and shelter. This best shows
1. competition among people
2. that families are not needed
3. government only helps
4. the role of a community in difficult times
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Answer: (d) the role of a community in difficult times. Communities support one another in crises.

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Written by Kundali IQ from standard, well-established facts to help with revision. This is not an official NCERT publication; always read your textbook too.