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Why was the 'Mahanavami Dibba' a centre of main Vijayanagara rituals? Explain.
Concept: The Royal Centre
Explain the role of village panchayats in the Mughal rural society.
Concept: The Village Community
“The power of the Jotedars was more effective than that of the zamindars.” Justify the statement with suitable arguments.
Concept: Bengal and the Zamindars
"Art and Literature as much as the writing of history have helped in keeping alive the memory of 1857." Explain the statement in reference to Rani Lakshmibai.
Concept: Images of the Revolt
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
| List-I (Harappan Site) |
List-II (Location) |
| i. Manda | Uttar Pradesh |
| ii. Rakhigarhi | Sindh |
| iii. Nageshwar | Gujarat |
| iv. Kalibanga | Rajasthan |
Concept: Finding Out About Craft Production
Which one of the following regions of Harappa was called as 'Ganeshwar Jodhpur Culture'?
Concept: Strategies for Procuring Materials
'Mohenjodaro was a planned Urban Centre.' Support the statement with suitable arguments.
Concept: Mohenjodaro: a Planned Urban Centre
Match the following:
| Column-I (Archeologists) |
Column-II (Contribution) |
||
| (A) | S.N. Roy | (i) | The Mythical Massacre at Mohenjodaro |
| (B) | G.F. Dales | (ii) | Ancient India |
| (C) | R.E.M. Wheeler | (ii) | The Story of Indian Archaeology |
| (D) | John Marshall | (iii) | Mohenjodaro and the Indus |
Concept: Discovering the Harappan Civilisation
Describe any three features of ancient numismatics.
Concept: Finding Out About Craft Production
Describe the town planning of Harappa.
Concept: Mohenjodaro: a Planned Urban Centre
Describe the contributions of various archaeologists from 1875 till 1950 in discovering the Harappan civilization.
Concept: Discovering the Harappan Civilisation
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the ruling dynasties of India?
Concept: Towns and Trade
How were the inscriptions of Maurya period deciphered?
Concept: An Early Empire
Explain the limitations of epigraphy.
Concept: The Limitations of Inscriptional Evidence
How do Historians come to know about Maurya period?
Concept: An Early Empire
Explain the administrative structure of Mauryan empire.
Concept: An Early Empire
- On the given Political outline map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate symbols:
- Ujjaiyini - A Mahajanpada
- Kalibanga - A matured Harappan Site
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- Panipat - A territory under the control of Mughals
OR - Thanjavur - An empire of the Medieval Period.
- Panipat - A territory under the control of Mughals
- On the same outline map, two places regarding the centre of the Indian National Movement have been marked as 'A' and 'B'. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.
Concept: The Earliest States
Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order:
- Nandas
- Shungas
- Mauryas
- Guptas
Concept: The Earliest States
In which of the following regions Satvahanas rules during second century BCE to Second century CE?
Concept: New Notions of Kingship
Who among the following rulers rebuilt 'Sudarshan Lake'?
Concept: A Changing Countryside
