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| 4051. |
Write any two features of Homo heidelbergensis and homo neanderthalensis. |
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Answer» Solution :TWO features of Homo heidelbergensis: (i) They had a smaller BRAIN (ii) They had hairy growth on their BODY. Two features of Homo neanderthalensis: (i) They had much larger head. (ii) Their height was short. |
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| 4052. |
What is meant by Australopithecus? Why are the earliest human called so? |
| Answer» Solution :The word AUSTRALOPITHECUS is derived from Latin word .austral. means southern and a Greek word .pithekos. which means .apes.. Hence, the word means southern apes (Southern MONKEY). The earliest human is CALLED so beause he RESEMBLES them. | |
| 4053. |
Name a few who played a crucial role in bringing Renaissance movement. |
| Answer» SOLUTION :(a) DANTE (B) ERASMUS (C) Petrarch (d) Thomas Moore | |
| 4054. |
Describe the views expressed by Washington Irwin about the natives of America. |
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Answer» Solution :(i) They did not have faith in the WORKING of white SETTLERS or white PEOPLE. (II) They used to entertain themselves by imitating the white people. |
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| 4055. |
What are the five pillars of Islam? |
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Answer» Solution :The five PILLARS of Islam are : (i) There is only one God, i.e. Allah (ii) Namaj should be offered five in a day. (iii) Zakat should be given to the needy. (iv) Fasts should be kept in the MONTH of Ramzan. (V) All MUSLIMS should take the pilgrimage to Mecca, at least once in their LIVES. |
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| 4056. |
If you had lived in the Roman Empire, where would you rather have lived in the towns or in the countryside? Explain why? |
| Answer» Solution :I would have liked to live in towns of the Roman EMPIRE as it had better sources of earning and facility to fight with natural calamities that occurred FREQUENTLY. In Roman CITY, there was such a structure which was QUITE strong to fight with the daily lives problems. Because towns were coming under the territory of city and they had been aided by the PEOPLE who belonged to the political and business related fields. | |
| 4057. |
Define the concept of 'Aborigines'. |
| Answer» Solution :Aborigines. REFERS to the indigenous inhabitants of a country, colonised by Europeans. It is generally the name given to a NUMBER of different societies of Australia who arrived here and SETTLED in the continent over 40,000 YEARS AGO. | |
| 4058. |
Name any four important literary works of Islamic world. |
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Answer» SOLUTION :FOUR literary works of Islamic world as follows : (i) Kitab-al-Bukhla (II) Al-Qanun-fil-Tibb (iii) Shahnama (IV) Kalila Wa Dimna. |
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| 4059. |
Name the four schools of Islamic law. Which is the most conservative among them? |
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Answer» Solution :The four SCHOOLS of ISLAMIC law .Mazhab. were : (i) Maliki (II) HANAFI (iii) Shafii (iv) Hanbali The most conservative among them was the Hanbali SCHOOL of Islamic Law. |
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| 4060. |
How did the invention of printing press prove a deciding factor for the Renaissance movement? |
| Answer» Solution :(a) It made people aware of new LITERATURE. (b) It PLAYED an important role in awakening of people.(C) It provided intellectual KNOWLEDGE | |
| 4061. |
Industrialisation was a natural step in the progress of mankind. Why? |
| Answer» Solution :During the prehistoric period, human beings were wanderers. They searched their food for their livehood. They made tools of stone for hunting animals and satisfying their hunger. But as the time advanced, their needs increased. They made new inventions.Trade and commerce STARTED. For trading, transportation was necessary. Communication was ESTABLISHED. New industries were set up. People became financially sound. On this basis, it can be said that INDUSTRIALISATION was a natural STEP in the progress of MANKIND. | |
| 4062. |
Narrate any two changes that came in the daily life of the people of Meiji period. |
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Answer» Solution :(i) The concept of NUCLEAR FAMILY became popular. (II) Japanese used to wear WESTERN STYLE of clothing. |
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| 4063. |
What were the features of the lives of the Bedouins in the early seventh century? |
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Answer» Solution :The Bedouins were ARAB tribes. The main features of their lives are as follows : (i) They led a nomadic life. (ii) They were indulged in looting, plundering and internal quarrels. (III) They were camel pastoralists and moved with their animals from oases to oases. (iv) Date-palm and camel milk were their main diet. (V) Their SOCIAL organisation was based on independent tribes. |
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| 4064. |
Define the concept of 'Anthropology'. |
| Answer» Solution :It is a branch of science which DEALS with human culture and EVOLUTIONARY aspects of human BIOLOGY. | |
| 4065. |
What do you understand by the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution? |
| Answer» Solution : The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution of 1965 was the result of the conflict between the Maoists and those who objected his ideology. Students and the army started a campaign against old culture and customs. Students and professionals were SENT to distant AREAS to learn from the common people. It was more important to be a communist. With cultural revolution, there was a complete TURMOIL in the country. ECONOMIC and educational system were DISRUPTED. | |
| 4066. |
Define Animists. |
| Answer» Solution :Animists were those people who believed that even those OBJECTS MAY have life or soul which are REGARDED as INANIMATE by MODERN science or scientists. | |
| 4067. |
What were Amphorae? |
| Answer» Solution :LIQUIDS like wine and OLIVE OIL transported in containers were CALLED .Amphorae.. | |
| 4068. |
What do you know about commodore Matthew Perry? |
| Answer» Solution :Matthew Perry was an American naval officer, who was SENT to Japan in 1853 by American GOVERNMENT. He was sent their to sign a TREATY that would permit OPEN trade and diplomatic relations. | |
| 4069. |
Who was Abraham Darby? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :ABRAHAM Darby was the first Englishman to use coke for the first TIME in the PROCESS of smelting. | |
| 4070. |
Define 'Fossils' |
| Answer» SOLUTION :The WORD .Fossils. is used to describe the remains of very old PLANTS, human beings or animals which have LEFT their marks on the rock. These remains are preserved for many years. | |
| 4071. |
Describe any two impact of Islam on the Arabian people. |
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Answer» Solution :(i) Islam UNITED the ARABIAN PEOPLE politically. (ii) It taught them the lesson of brotherhood. |
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| 4072. |
How had the Roman survived their lives during famine? |
| Answer» Solution :The famine for many SUCCESSIVE years in many provinces had clearly displayed for men of any understanding the effect of MALNUTRITION in generating illness. So the city dwellers, collected and stored enough grain for the next year immediately after the harvest, carried off all the wheat, barley, beans and lentils, and left to the peasants various kinds of pulses-after taking quite a large proportion of these to the city. After consuming what was left in the course of the winter, the country people had to resort to UNHEALTHY foods in the spring. They ate TWIGS, shoots of trees and BUSHES and roots of inedible plants. | |
| 4073. |
Name a few navigators who threw light on their discoveries in the 15th and 16th centuries. |
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Answer» Solution :(i) Columbus: Columbus was a famous Italian navigator. He WANTED to discover the route to India. Columbus discovered the Americans in 1492 AD during the couse of his voyage to the west. (ii) Vasco-da-Gama: Vasco-da-gama was famous Portuguese navigator. he arrived India in 1498 C.E. though the CAPE of good hope. THUS, he discovered a sea-route to india. |
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| 4074. |
On the given map mark the stretch of the two continents Europe and North Africa how they are divided by Mediterranean sea. (i) Rome(ii) Naples(iii) Tyrrhenian Sea (iv) Sicily(v) Gaul(vi) Aegean Sea (vii) Mediterranean(viii) Numidia (ix) Rive Rhine (x) Campania |
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| 4075. |
The daily life of Japanese was transformed with the development of Japan. How? |
| Answer» Solution :The transformation of Japan into a modern society is reflected with changes in day to-day life. Previously, the patriarchy system was prevalent. It comprised many generations living together under the same roof and under the control of the head of the family. But as the people became more affluent the new ideas of family also spread. In nuclear families the husband and WIFE LIVED together. They earned their livelihood and made home. The new concept of domesticity came into being. The demand for new types of domestic GOODS, family entertainments and new forms of housing also grew. The construction companies PROVIDED homes at cheap RATES to the people. | |
| 4076. |
The clergy was considered to be the most important in medieval European social order. What were the reasons? |
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Answer» Solution : There are a few reasons of this: (i) Clergy enjoyed special status. (II) The clergy had complete control over the social orders of the society. (III) No BODY could disobey their orders. |
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| 4077. |
The traditional religious culture of the classical world, both Greek and Roman, had been polytheist. That is, it involved a multiplicity of cults that included both Roman Italian gods like Jupiter, Juno, Minerva and Mars, as well as numerous Greek and eastern deities worshipped in thousands of temples, shrines and sanctuaries throughout the empire. Polytheists had no common name or label to describe themselves. The other great religious tradition in the empire was Judaism. But Judaism was not a monolith either, and there was a great deal of diversity within the Jewish communities of late antiquity. Thus, the Christianization of the empire in the fourth and fifth centuries was a gradual and complex process. Polytheism did not disappear overnight, especially in the western provinces, where the Christian bishops waged a running battle against beliefs and practices they condemned more than the Christian laity did. The boundaries between religious communities were much more fluid in the fourth century than they would become thanks to the repeated efforts of religious leaders, the powerful bishops who now led the Church, to rein in their followers and enforce a more rigid set of beliefs and practices. Enlist the names of Roman gods who were worshipped in temples and shrines throughout the empire. |
| Answer» Solution :Jupiter, Juno, Minerva and MARS were the ROMAN GODS worshipped in thousands of TEMPLES, shrines and SANCTUARIES throughout the empire. | |
| 4078. |
Discuss the causes of the declineof the Shoguns. |
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Answer» Solution :Causes of the decline of the Shoguns were the FOLLOWING : (i) Shogouns followedthe POLICY of favouritism . (ii) Only the members of Tokugawa family were appointed to the post whichspread the feelings of ill - will amongotherfeudal lords , who resolved to bringan end to the Shogun.s rule. (iii) Japan.seconomy received a severe blowdue to the wrongeconomicpolicies of the Shoguns. (iv) The condition of the peasantwas verymiserableduring their rule . Taxes were collected forcibly. (v) A new CLASS merchant came into PROMINENCE. Feudal fraternity grew jealous of them. To put an end to their humiliaiton, the MERCHANTS wanted to do away with Shogun rule. (v) A new class of merchantcame into prominence. Feudal fraternitygrew jealous of them. To put end to theirhumiliation , themerchants wantedto do away with Shogun rule. |
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| 4079. |
The traditional religious culture of the classical world, both Greek and Roman, had been polytheist. That is, it involved a multiplicity of cults that included both Roman Italian gods like Jupiter, Juno, Minerva and Mars, as well as numerous Greek and eastern deities worshipped in thousands of temples, shrines and sanctuaries throughout the empire. Polytheists had no common name or label to describe themselves. The other great religious tradition in the empire was Judaism. But Judaism was not a monolith either, and there was a great deal of diversity within the Jewish communities of late antiquity. Thus, the Christianization of the empire in the fourth and fifth centuries was a gradual and complex process. Polytheism did not disappear overnight, especially in the western provinces, where the Christian bishops waged a running battle against beliefs and practices they condemned more than the Christian laity did. The boundaries between religious communities were much more fluid in the fourth century than they would become thanks to the repeated efforts of religious leaders, the powerful bishops who now led the Church, to rein in their followers and enforce a more rigid set of beliefs and practices. What did the Christian bishops do? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :The CHRISTIAN bishops waged a RUNNING battle against beliefs and PRACTICES. The powerful bishops led the Church to rein in their followers and enforced a more rigid set of beliefs and practices. | |
| 4080. |
The traditional religious culture of the classical world, both Greek and Roman, had been polytheist. That is, it involved a multiplicity of cults that included both Roman Italian gods like Jupiter, Juno, Minerva and Mars, as well as numerous Greek and eastern deities worshipped in thousands of temples, shrines and sanctuaries throughout the empire. Polytheists had no common name or label to describe themselves. The other great religious tradition in the empire was Judaism. But Judaism was not a monolith either, and there was a great deal of diversity within the Jewish communities of late antiquity. Thus, the Christianization of the empire in the fourth and fifth centuries was a gradual and complex process. Polytheism did not disappear overnight, especially in the western provinces, where the Christian bishops waged a running battle against beliefs and practices they condemned more than the Christian laity did. The boundaries between religious communities were much more fluid in the fourth century than they would become thanks to the repeated efforts of religious leaders, the powerful bishops who now led the Church, to rein in their followers and enforce a more rigid set of beliefs and practices. What do you mean by Judaism? |
| Answer» Solution :JUDAISM was a RELIGIOUS TRADITION in the ROMAN Empire. | |
| 4081. |
The monks living in St. Benedict monastery followed some rules. Enumerate two of them. |
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Answer» Solution :Monks living in St. BENEDICT MONASTERY followed the following RULES. (i) The monks obeyed the order of the CHIEF of the monastery. They were not allowed to speak freely. (II) They had to spend most of their time in meditation. |
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| 4083. |
How many types of culture, were found in America ? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :TWO types of CULTURE, i.e. The Aztecs and The Mayas. | |
| 4084. |
How will you differentiate Honimoids from monkeys? |
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Answer» Solution :Hominoids are different from monkeys in following wave: Hominoids have a large body. (ii) They do not have TAILS like monkeys. (III) There is a LONGER PERIOD of DEVELOPMENT and dependency amongst Hominoids. |
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| 4086. |
What were the demerits of the nation-states? |
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Answer» Solution :The nation-states were established in the Renaissance period. These states were governed by a strong political RULER. These states used to keep themselves free from all KINDS of interference, i.e. political or religious. FOLLOWING were the demerits of the nation-states: • Attitude of King: The king was the supreme authority. Being DESPOTIC, their self interest was supreme. The Pope and feudal lords could not force them to work in the interests of the state and its people. • National Interest: States became self-interested and individualistic after the creation of nation-states. International interests were ignored. An environment of animosity also appeared because of the clash of interests of DIFFERENT nation-states. • Feeling of Selfishness: There developed a feeling of selfishness among the people. This resulted in the feeling of hatred in the minds of people for other nation-states. |
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| 4087. |
Write a short note on the Mayan culture. |
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Answer» Solution :(i) The MAYAN culture flourised between 11th and 14th centuries in mexico, but in the sixteenth century they had less political power than the aztecs. (ii) They performed religious ceremonies that were centred on the planting, growing and harvesting of corn. (III) Agricultural production was at its peak. astronomy and mathematics DEVELOPED a LOT in this culture. (iv) They DEVISED a pictographic form of writing. |
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| 4088. |
What new food items were transmitted from South America to the rest of the world? |
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Answer» Solution :The food ITEMS which were transmitted from South America to the rest of the world were as follows: (i) Cacao (ii) POTATOES (III) Tobacco (iv) CANE sugar (v) Chillies (vi) RUBBER (vii) Sugar. |
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| 4089. |
How did the invention of compass inspire the sailors? |
| Answer» Solution :The INVENTION of compass INSPIRED the sailors to sail in DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS because it helped in LOCATING cardinal directions. | |
| 4090. |
Write two features of early American civilisation. |
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Answer» SOLUTION :(i) Agriculture was their MAIN profession. Corn was their major food item. (II) Cettale raring was not their concern. |
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| 4091. |
What were the immediate consequences of European campaigns for the native people of North and South America? |
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Answer» Solution :The IMMEDIATE consequences of european CAMPAIGNS for the native people of NORTH and south america were as FOLLOWS: (i) Population of the native people decreased due to massacre. (ii) Their was of life was destroyed. (iii) They were enslaved to work in mines, plantations and mills. |
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| 4092. |
What were the textual sources used for? |
| Answer» Solution :Textual sources INCLUDE histories of the PERIOD written by CONTEMPORARIES. These wereusually CALLED .Annals. | |
| 4093. |
What were the two sections of Third Order? |
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Answer» SOLUTION :TWO sections of the Third Order were: (a) Free Peasants (B) Serfs |
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| 4094. |
What were the main centres of Inca civilisation? |
| Answer» Solution :The MAIN centre of Inca CIVILISATION was Tintikaka lake. Some of its other centres were ECUADOR, Peru and BOLIVIA. | |
| 4095. |
Is the title of "Confrontation of Cultures" quite correct? |
| Answer» Solution :Yes, because we see confrontation of EUROPEAN CULTURE with that of the Americal and AFRICAN cultures. Here, european culture has ENSLAVED the american and african cultures. | |
| 4096. |
What was Taille? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :Taille was a kind of tax COLLECTED by the KINGS from the PEASANTS. | |
| 4097. |
How was western European society divided? |
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Answer» Solution :WESTERN European society was divided into three estates. These were: (a) The CLERGY (B) The Nobility (c) The Peasantry |
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| 4098. |
Discuss in Brief the early people and geographical features of america. |
| Answer» Solution :Since a very long time, the people have been inhabiting North and SOUTH AMERICA and its nearby islands. Asian people and the people of south SEA islands also inhabited there. South america was covered with intensely dense forest and mountains. The amazon river flowed through the dense forests of this region. in central america, the settled areas of habitation were there along the COAST and in the PLAINS. | |
| 4099. |
Write any two provisions each of Factory Act of 1819 and 1833. |
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Answer» Solution :Provisions of FACTORY Act, 1819: (i) Children below nine years of age will not be employed in FACTORIES. (ii) Working hour will be lessened from 16 to 12 HOURS. Provisions of Factory Act, 1833: (i) Children of age GROUP between 13-17 years will not be FORCED to work for more than 10 hours. (ii) Inspectors were recruited for the inspection of the factories. |
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| 4100. |
Write any two objectives of the institution of Caliphate. |
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Answer» Solution :The main OBJECTIVES of the institution of CALIPHATE were : (i) To ESTABLISH control over the tribes CONSTITUTION the Ulema. (ii) To RAISE the resources for the welfare of the state. |
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