History: 2010: CBSE: [Delhi]: Set – I
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Q1
How was Buddha’s presence shown through symbol? Give two examples.
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Buddha’s presence was shown through empty seat and wheel. The empty seat meant to indicate the meditation of the Buddha and the wheel or chakra stood for the first sermon of the Buddha.
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Q2
Mention the factors that accounted for the constant expansion of agriculture during 16th centuries.
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Availability of fertile land and labour and peasantary resulted in the expansion of agriculture in the new regions.
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Q3
Mention the two most striking features about the geographical location of Vijayanagar.
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Natural basin formed by the river Tungabhadra and the surrounding landscape characterised by granite hills that seemed to from a girdle around the city.
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Q4
Why were the hill stations important for the colonial economy? Give any two reasons.
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Tea and Coffee plantations were set up in the hill stations. These plantations provided employment to the labours which began to flock the plantations from the area of plains.
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Q5
Mention two characteristics of neo-Gothic style of architecture for public buildings.
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The neo-Gothic style consisted of high pitched roofs. The origin of this style can be traced back to the churches built in
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Q6
Describe briefly any two strategies for increasing agricultural production from sixth century
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In this era there was a shift to plough agriculture. The iron tipped ploughshare was used to turn the soil in areas which had high rainfall. Irrigation through wells, tanks and canals were started to irrigate the fields to increase production.
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Q7
“Communication along both land and riverine route was vital for the existence of the Mauryan Empire.” Justify the statement.
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Water was an important mode of transport in the ancient times. Journey from the centre to the provinces could have taken weeks. Therefore, an arrangement for provisions as well as protection for those who were on the move was an important task and responsibility of the empire. It is obvious that the army was an important means for ensuring the latter. Megasthenes mentions a committee with six sub-committees for coordinating military activity of these – one looked after the navy, the second managed transport and provisions.
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Q8
How did the historians classify the content and the language of Mahabharat? Explain.
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The contents of the Mahabharata are classified as, the narrative and the didactic portion. The portion that contains stories were designated as the narrative while the portions that contained descriptions about social norms were designated as didactic. The Mahabharata is written in Sanskrit. But the language used in this text is simpler than that used in the Vedas. -
Q9
“Buddism grew rapidly both during the life time of the Buddha and also after his death.” Justify the statement.
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The factor that contributed to the growth of Buddhism in
Royal patronage was extended to Buddhism by several rulers including Ashoka, Kanishka and Harsha. They contributed greatly to its popularity and growth. -
Q10
Explain Al-Beruni’s description of caste system.
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Social divisions in Indian society didn’t surprise Al-Beruni as he was familiar with the existence of the same in the Persian society. Study of Sanskrit texts helped him to understand the conditions in Indian society. He accepted the Brahmanical description of the caste system but was against the Brahmanical concept of pollution. He remarked that everything which falls into a state of impurity strives and succeeds in regaining its original condition of purity. The sun cleanses the air and the salt in the sea prevents the water from becoming polluted. According to him the concept of pollution as supported by Hindu texts is against the law of nature.
