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i) Rajputs are often recognised as contributing to the distinctive culture of

(a) Gujarat (b) North India


(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Rajasthan
ii) He composed the Ramcharitmanas
(a) Tulsidas (b) Valmiki
(c) Surdas (d) None of these
iii) The founder of Hyderabad state
(a) Farrukh Siyar (b) Nizam ul Mulk Asaf Jah
(c) Saadat Khan (d) Murshid Quli Khan
Q.2 Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.
a) Name any two classical dances of India.
b) Name the ruler of Iran who plundered the city of Delhi in 1739?
c) What was the source of inspiration for the Kangra style of painting?
d) Which two supreme deities were worshipped through elaborate rituals.
e) Who were Nayanars?
f) Name any two states that were carved out of the old Mughal provinces?
Q.3 Justify the following sentences by giving reasons for each.
a) Dal Khalsa use to meet at Amritsar at the time of Baisakhi and Diwali.
b) There were various reasons for the decline of Mughal Empire.
c) Bengal witnessed a temple building spree from the late fifteenth century.
d) Kangra school of painting has its own features.
e) Tomb became a place of pilgrimage.
f) Ramanuja was deeply influenced by Alvars.
Q.4 Answer the following questions in detail.
a) What is the story of Kathak?
b) Write a note on Khanaqahs or Hospices.
c) Mention any three steps taken by Burhan-ul-Mulk to reduce the Mughal influence
over Awadh?
Q.5 Define:
a) Ijaradars
b) Pir
c) Hagiography
Q.6 On the political map of India mark the following kingdoms.
a) The state associated with Shankara
b) The kingdom of Marathas

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