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Chapter- 14.Questions/Answers  Early History of Deccan and south India Keywords 1. Inscription  -message/information engraved on rocks . 2. Leisure time  - unoccupied time 3. Paddy  - rice 4. Peninsula  - land surronded by the water as to be almost an island. 5. Ragi  - a coarse type of grain. A.Tick the correct option. 1. What were the first indication of the Megalithic Culture in South India? Ans-Stone circles 2.What culture did the Megalithic Culture give rise to? Ans-Satavahana 3.The Pandyas set up their capital at  Ans-Madurai 4.The Savahana Dynasty came to an end in Ans-220CE 5.The Sangams during the Pandyas rule were held at  Ans-Cochin B.Fill in the blanks 1.Deccan region is to the south of  Vindya  mountain and  Narmanda  river. 2.King  Simuka  was the founder of Satvahanas empire. 3.The Megalithic people surrounded the graves with large pieces of stone called  megaliths  4....

6. S.St. Chapter 10.History.  Development of Civilization  A. Tick the correct option : 1.The first Indus Valley site discovered was-- Ans. (a) Harappa  2.The Indus people used clothes made of -- Ans. (c) cotton  3.The Harappa Terracotta pottery was-- Ans. (c) red Brown  4.The granary was the storehouse for-- Ans. (d) wheat  5.The discovery of the remains of a dockyard at Lothal prove that the people of Indus Valley had Ans. (a) international trade relations. B.Fill in the blanks : 1. Development  of human society lead to foundation of Civilization . 2.The great bath had well-planned  drainage  system.  3.The people of Indus Valley were expert in making  metal work  and  trading.  4. Seals  are the main source of information about the religious  beliefs of the Indus people.  5. Shiva  was the male God worshipped by the Indus people. C. StateTrue or False fo...

CHAPTER 8 STUDY OF THE PAST Inside Question Q.1.What is history? Ans History is the study of change over time and progress from the past to the present world.   Q.2.How many parts of history? Ans There are two types of history- ( i) History  ( ii) Pre history Q.3.What are coins? Ans Coins were made up of different materials like lead, copper, bronze, iron, silver,gold and even leather. Q.4.How many types of Literary Sources? Ans There are four types of literary sources are- ( i) Religious Literature ( ii) Non-Religious Literature ( iii)The Secular Literature ( iv) Historical Literature Q.Tick the correct option 1.Kautilya wrote the book- Ans - Arthshastra 2.The peroid when art of writing was unknown is called- Ans - Prehistory 3.The study of coins is known as- Ans - Numismatics 4.Who is the author of Abhigyan Shakuntalam? Ans - Kalidas 5.The Chinese traveller who visited India was- Ans- Fa-hien Q.Fill in the blanks 1...

Chapter 17.History. The Era of Harsh.Questions/Answers. Keywords. Benevolent: charitable and generous person/king. Contemporary: people of persons living at the same time period Devotee: person wholly or spontaneously devoted to religion or some go Inside Questions 1. Who killed Rayavardhana? Ans - Shashank of Bengal got him killed. 2. What were the states under Harsha’s control. Ans - His empire included present Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, and Bihar. 3. Who gave the donations to the Nalanda University? Ans- Harsha gave donations from over 200 villages were given to the Nalanda University. 4. How much produce tax did they people have to pay? Ans- People had to pay 1/6 th  of the produce tax to the King. 5. What books were written by Harsha? Ans- Priyadarshika, Naganand and Ratnavali. 6. What were the sources of this period? Ans- (i) Contemporary inscriptions, coins and some rock edicts, (ii) Travel accounts of Hiuen-Tsang, a Ch...