Answers to all "Questions, activities and projects" of Chapter 9, Family and Community (NCERT Class 6 Social Science, Exploring Society: India and Beyond, 2026-27): rules in families and neighbourhoods, fairness, and the role of community support. All 3 questions are answered, with the key answer highlighted.
What are some of the rules you follow in your family and neighbourhood? Why are they important?
Solution
Rule
Why it is important
Wake up, eat and sleep on time
Keeps us healthy and helps the household run smoothly
Help with household work (setting the table, keeping our room tidy)
Shares the work so no one person is overburdened; teaches responsibility
Respect elders and speak politely
Builds love and respect in the family
Inform parents before going out; be home before dark
Keeps us safe
Limited screen time; finish homework first
Balances study, play and rest
Do not throw garbage on the street; use the bins
Keeps the neighbourhood clean and healthy
No loud music late at night
Respects neighbours' rest
Save water and electricity in common areas
Shared resources last longer for everyone
Rules help us live together peacefully, keep everyone safe and healthy, share work and resources fairly, and teach good habits.
E.g. keeping time, helping with chores, respecting elders, informing parents before going out, not littering, keeping noise down; they keep us safe and healthy and help everyone live together fairly.
Do you think some rules are unfair to a few people in the family or community? Why?
Solution
Yes, sometimes rules can be unfair:
When girls are asked to do all the household chores while boys play, or are not allowed to study or go out as freely as boys.
When women in the family eat last or have no say in decisions.
When elders or people with disabilities are not considered when rules are made (e.g. no ramps in a building).
When some people are excluded from community wells, temples or events because of their caste, religion or economic status.
When the youngest child must always give in to the others.
Such rules are unfair because they treat people unequally without a good reason. Rules should be discussed together and changed so that they are fair to everyone, respecting each person's dignity and needs.
Yes, when rules treat people unequally, e.g. girls doing all the chores, women having no say, or some groups being excluded; good rules should be fair to all and made by discussion.
Describe several situations that you have observed where community support makes a difference. You can draw or write about these.
Solution
Weddings and festivals: neighbours and relatives help with cooking, decorating and welcoming guests, so the family is not alone in the work.
Illness or death in a family: neighbours bring food, look after children, take the sick person to hospital, and comfort the family.
Floods, earthquakes or fires: local people rescue others, collect food, clothes and money, and set up shelters even before help from the government arrives.
During the COVID-19 lockdown: communities distributed food and masks, and volunteers helped elderly people get medicines and groceries.
Cleanliness drives and tree planting: residents work together to clean parks and lakes.
Blood donation camps and community kitchens (like langars in gurdwaras) that feed everyone.
Helping a new family settle in the neighbourhood.
(Draw one of these scenes, or write about one you have seen yourself.)
E.g. neighbours helping at weddings and in illness, people rescuing and collecting relief during floods, volunteers supplying food and medicines during COVID-19, cleanliness drives and community kitchens.
