Settlements of peasants are known as

1

(a)

Panchayat

(b)

Nadu

(c)

Mandai

(d)

Ur

Brahmanas received land grants called as

1

(a)

Jagir

(b)

Devadana

(c)

Brahmadeya

(d)

Mandala

Which dynasty ruled China for about 300 years?

1

(a)

Tang

(b)

Shang

(c)

Xian

(d)

Qin

From whom the revenue was also collected?

1

(a)

Traders

(b)

Merchants

(c)

Artisans

(d)

Peasants

In which language was the Prashasti found in Gwalior, written:

1

(a)

Sanskrit

(b)

Hindi

(c)

English

(d)

Urdu

Who were the persons who were given task of collecting revenue?

2

(a)

The persons who were given task for collecting revenue were from influential families called revenue functionaries and positions were often hereditary. 

What did the Samantas declare themselves later?

2

(a)

As Samantas gained power and wealth, they declared themselves to be Maha-Samanta, Maha-Mandaleshvara.

What was Vetti?

2

(a)

Vetti was taxes taken in the form of forced labour.

Who were called 'nadu'?

2

(a)

The larger units of the groups of 'ur' or villages were called nadu.

Who defeated Muhammad Ghori?

2

(a)

Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Muhammad Ghori in 1191 in first battle of Tarain but later on in 1192, he was defeated in second battle of Tarain by Ghori.

How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?

3

(a)

What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?

3

(a)

How the new class of rulers emerged.

3

(a)

What do inscriptions of the Cholas refer to as four hundred taxes?

3

(a)

Who built the two famous temples of Thanjavur and Gangaikondacholapuram? How was it maintained?

3

(a)

What were the achievements of Nagabhatta?

5

(a)

Describe the Agriculture and Irrigation works of the Cholas.

5

(a)

Explain 'Tripartite Struggle'.

5

(a)

Describe the lives of ordinary men and women during the Chola empire.

5

(a)