1.

Write a short note on increase in trade

2. How did Kanishka patronize Buddhism?
3. Trade was an important activity during this period. Explain this statement with examples
4. How did Buddhism spread to other lands? Give your answer with special reference to the
work of the missionaries, pilgrims and travellers
5. Write short notes on—Kingdoms of the south, The Silk Route
6. List the conquests of Samudragupta as mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription
7. How do we know that Harsha was a patron of arts and learning?
8. Who was Hiuen Tsang? What does he tell us about the life of the people?
9. What were the new developments in administration during this period? Discuss the merits
and demerits of each
10. Why is secular literature an important source of history?
11. What was common in the structures of the temples constructed during this period?
12. Write a note on painting in the Gupta period
13. Discuss the progress made in the field of astronomy during the ancient period
14. Classify mountains on the basis of their origin. Explain each type
15. Explain the processes involved in the formation of mountains
16. How are mountains useful to us?
17. How do mountains differ from plateaus?
18. What is the significance of plains for human beings?
19. Describe the location and extent of India
20. What is the importance of India's location?
21. Distinguish between IST and GMT
22. Distinguish between the Himadri and the Shiwalik
23. Explain the main features of the peninsular plateaus
24. Compare the rivers of the Deccan plateau with those of the Himalayas
25. Compare the Western coastal plain and the Eastern coastal plain
26. What are the main factors affecting the climate of India?
27. How do the Himalayas influence the climate of India?
28. Describe the monsoon winds
29. Describe the general distribution of rainfall in India
30. Why does India have a large variety of forests?
31. How are forests in the Himalayas classified?
32. What is the importance of forests?
33. Distinguish between a national park and wildlife sanctuary
34. What is a Nagar Panchayat? What does it look after?
35. List the functions of the Chief Executive Officer in a Municipal Corporation
36. Discuss the functions of the Municipality and Municipal Corporation
37. What are the benefits of the waste treatment process?
38. What is a District Planning Committee? What are its functions?
39. List the main functions of the district administration

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40. Who is the main official responsible for revenue collection? How do the Kanungo and
Lekhpal help him?
41. What is the difference between the civil and criminal courts? Who is incharge of these
courts?
42. What are the powers of the Sessions Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate in a Sessions Court?
43. What work does Sugana do other than working on the land?
44. Why do farmers need to borrow money?
45. Define—malik, mazdoor, kisan
46. Write a short note on the new power structure in villages
47. How is the government making the right to earn of street vendors easy?

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