Tax from peasants to Church was called__________.

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Tithes

Which river has the largest basin in India?

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Ganga

The name of the biggest waterfall in India?

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Jog Falls (at Sharwathi River in Karnataka)

Make a list natural and artificial lakes with the help of the atlas.

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Natural Lakes:
Wular,Dal,Sambhar,Loktak(Manipur),Vembnad,Pulicat,Kolleru,Chilika
Arfificial Lakes:
Gobind Sagar,Rana Pratap Sagaar,Gandhi Sagar, Gobinad Ballabh Pant Sagar,Nizam Sagar,Nagarjuna Sagar,Krishna Sagar,Linganamakki (Karnataka).

Describe the formation of the Peninsular plateau. Write any four of its distinct features.

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Who was elected as president of Chile in 1970? What steps did he take to help the poor?

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How did Nkrumah behave after becoming prime minister of Ghana?

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Which form of Government was adopted by most of the independent Republics?

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Write a note on United Nation General Assembly.

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Explain the five factors that helped in the making of our Constitution

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Describe any three functions of the Election Commission of India.

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Mention any three legislative powers of the President of India.

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What was the role of Jacobins durng the French Revolution?

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Compare the political rights which the Constitution of 1791 gave to the citizens with Articles 1 and 6 of the Declaration (Source C). Are the two documents consistent? Do the two documents convey the same idea?

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Discuss the role of the middle  class in French Revolution.

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Emergence of the Soviet Union as a great power after World War I was considered a danger by many countries. Give reasons.

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Explain Hitler's foreign policy.

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The states which do not have an international border or lie on the coast.

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Which house is known as the Lower Chamber ?

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Women are often stereotyped into certain professions. Is stopping women from taking up any particular profession violates any of their fundamental rights? Explain.

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Read these news reports and identify the right that is being debated in each of these cases:
The Rajasthan Government has decided to enact an anti-conversion law. Christian leaders have said that the Bill would aggravate the sense of insecurity and fear in the minds of minorities.

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What is poverty?

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Describe the historical causes of poverty in India?

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Are the dynamics of poverty reduction the same in rural and urban India?

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Which social and economic group do they belong to?

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Write notes on: Issue price

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