(i) People get the latest news in a very short time.
(ii) People get to bring out their hidden talents.
(iii) Great in promoting mass consumer products.
(iv) Serves as a good source of entertainment.
(v) Media leads to diffusion of different cultures.

Classification of Media 

(i) We travel to learn, whether its leaming a new language or learning about an area's history travel allows us to learn so many different things.
(ii) We travel to escape. Travel provides a momentary break from the humdrum of our daily lives.
(iii) We travel to discover.
(iv) We travel to make new friends.
(v) We travel to experience.

(i) Sightseeing is considered to be one of the most important activities a tourist chooses to take part on reaching a destination.
(ii) Sightseeing gives the tourist a chance to know a destination and experience it.
(iii) Some people like adventures and to escape their normal monotonous life.
(iv) So some people like sightseeing so much.

(i) Landforms:
Mountains, Plateaus, Canyons, Valleys, Caves, Cirques, Sand dunes, Coral reefs, Cliffs, etc.,
(ii) Water:
Rivers, Lakes, Waterfalls, Hot springs and Geysers, Snow and Glacier, Water Currents, Tides and Waves.
(iii) Vegetation:
Forest, Grasslands, Moors, Deserts etc.,
(iv) Climate:
Sunshine, Clouds, Admirable Temperature, Rain and Snow.
(v) Animal life:
(a) Wildlife: Birds, Game Reserves, Zoos.
(b) Hunting and Fishing
(vi) Setflement features:
(a) Towns, Cities, Villages
(b) Historical remains and Monuments
(vii) Culture: 
Ways of life, traditions, folklore, arts and crafts.

Non-metallic resources:
(i) Non-metallic resources can be described as the resources that do not comprise of metals.
(ii) These are not hard substances, and are not good conductors of heat and electricity.
(iii) Example for non-metallic resources are mica, limestone, gypsum, dolomite, phosphate, etc.
Mica:
(i) Muscovite and Biotite are the common ores of Mica.
(ii) It is one of the indispensable minerals used in electrical and electronics industry.
(iii) In powder form, it is used for making lubricating oils and decorative wallpapers.
Limestone :
(i) Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly by skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, foraminifera and molluscs.
(ii) About 10 % of sedimentary rocks are limestones. Mostly limestone is made into crushed stone and used as a construction material.
(iii) It is used for facing stone, floor tiles, stair treads, windows sills and many other purposes.
(iv) Crushed limestone is used in smelting and other metal refining process. Portland cement is made from limestone.

Revenue administration of Shivaji :
(i) Shivaji abolished the zamindari system.
(ii) Loans were provided to the farmers in the times of famine.
(iii) The state also collected custom duties and professional taxes.
(iv) The two important taxes collected during his time were Chauth and Sardeshmuki.
Revenue administration of Peshwas:
(i) The revenue administration of peshwas was headed by a key official called the kamavisdar.
(ii) He was expowered to maintain a small body of soldiers to police the administrative area, from where tribute or tax had to be collected.
(iii) A prospective tax or revenue collector who won the contract was expected to have a reputation for wealth and probity.
(iv) He was required to pay a portion of the whole of the anticipated revenue - one third to one half-either out of his own wealth or from the money borrowed from bankers.

(i) The famous peacock throne, covered with expensive jewels, was made during Shah Jahan's time for the emperor to sit on. The world famous Taj Mahal, the Moti Masjid, the pearl mosque at Agra, the Jama Masjid of Delhi, the Diwan-iKhas and Diwan - i Am in his palace exhibit his taste for Art and Architecture.
(ii) Babur built many structures at Agra, Biana, Dholpur, Gwalior and Kiul in Persian style of Architecture.
(iii) Sher shah built a mausoleum at Sasaram. Diwan-i-khas, Diwan-i-Am, panch Mahal Rang Mahal, Salim Chishti's tomb and Buland Darwazawere built during Akbar's time.
(iv) Jahangir completed Akbar's, tomb at Sikandara and the beautiful building containing the tomb of Itmad-ud-daula, at Agra.
(v) During Aurangzeb's reign, architecture did not receive much patronage.

Discuss the career and achievements of Krishna Devaraya.
(i) Krishnadevataya who reigned for 20 years was, the most illustrious rulers of the Tuluva dynasty.
(ii) He brought under control the independent chieftains in the Tungabhadra river basin.
(ii) The Bahmani sultan, Mahmud Shah had been overthrown and kept in imprisonment by his minister. Krishnadevaraya freed the sultan and restored him to the throne. Prataparudra negotiated for peace and offered to marry off his daughter to him.
(iv) Accepting the offer, krishnadevaraya returned the territory he had conquered from Prataparudra.
(v) Krishnadevaraya, with the assistance of the Portuguese gunners, could easily defeat the Sultan of Golconda and subsequently take over Raichur from the ruler of Bijapur.
A Great Builder
(i) Krishnadevaraya built huge irrigation tanks and reservoirs for harvesting rainwater.
(ii) He built the famous temples of Krishnaswamy, Hazara Ramaswamy and Vithalaswamy in the capital city of Hampi.
(iii) He distributed the wealth he gained in wars to all major temples of South India for the purpose of constructing temple gateways (gopura), called 'Rayagopuram,' in his honour.
(iv) He had good friendly relationship with the Portuguese and Arabian traders, which increased the Empire's income through customs.
Patron of Literature, Art and Architecture
Krishnadevaraya patronised art and literature. Eight eminent luminaries in literature known as astadiggajas adorned his court.