Early Man −The Stone Age
A. Answer the following questions:
Q.1.What do you know about the Old Stone Age?
Ans. At that time the man was not much different from the other aninals. . He ate fruits that grew wild, caught fish and hunted aninals. He used stones and branches of trees to kill animals
Q.2. Write five important characterstics about the Neolithic Age.
Ans. The third and the last phase of Stone Age is called the New Stone Age or the Neolithic period.
1. Man was now living in huts, growing and cooking food.
2. His tools were sharp and lighter in weight.
3. He also learnt to make vessels of clay to store his food and to cook.
4. He learnt to draw figures on the walls of caves to express himself.
5. He also learnt to make beads and used them as jewellery.
Q.3.What do you know about the Mesolithic Age?
Ans. The Middle Stone Age period is called Mesolithic period. In place of crude pieces of broken stones he started making stone-weapons like axes, spears etc. that were sharper. He learnt to make small huts and store food-grains.
Q.4. How did the invention of wheel help man?
Ans. 1. With the discovery of wheel, the man learnt to carry loads easily.
2. He learnt making vessels with the help of wheel.
Q.5. Write a note on cave paintings?
Ans. The early man learnt to express his artistic instincts by drawing figures on the walls of caves with sharp stones. He drew the figures of animals, human beings and hunting scenes. Such drawings are found at Bhimbaithaka in Madhya Pradesh.
Match the columns :
1. Paleolithic Age - Cave man
2. Mesolithic Age - Middle Stone Age
3. Bhimbaithaka - Cave paintings
4. Hunter-Gatherer - Old Stone Age
Write ‘true’ (√) or ‘false’ (X) in the brackets given after each statement:
1. Man ploughed field for agriculture in Old Stone Age. (X)
2. Fire was invented by a scientist. (X)
3. Cave paintings of Stone Age are found at many places. (√)
4. Neolithic period means modern times. (X)
I Short Answer Type Questions
Q1: According to the Jains, what is Kaivalya?
Q2: Explain the term Karma according to Buddha?
Q3: Name the book which mentions the rules of the Buddhist Sangha?
Q4: List four things that Buddha forbade.
Q5: What is meant by Sangha?
Q6: Who helped Chandragupta Maurya win the throne of Magadha?
Q7: Name the capital of the Mauryan Empire.
Q8: Give two examples of media through which people can express their views.
Q9: What do you mean by participation?
Q10: Define the term Monarchy.
II Short Answer Type Questions
Q11: Who were the bhikshus and bhikshunis? Why were they so called?
Q12: Mention two similarities between Buddhism and Jainism.
Q13: Why did Mauryan power decline after Ashoka?
Q14: Give two reasons why representative democracy is a good form of government.
Q15: Why does our constitution say that India is a republic?
III Long Answer Type Questions
Q16: What steps did Ashoka take to spread dharma?
Q17: Write about life in a Sangha.
Q18: On what conditions can the people exercise their freedom in a democracy?
Q19: Why do we need a government?
Very Short Answer Type:
Q1. List four things that the Buddha forbade.
Q2. What is a dynasty?
Q3. Name the three dynasties that ruled in the southernmost part of India?
Q4. What did ancient Sanskrit plays seem to indicate?
Q5. What are the three units of a village Panchayat .
Q6. What is a lean period?
Q7. For how long are casual workers employed?
Q8. Name the important sites of the Indus valley civilization.
Q9. Why did rulers have Prashatis inscribed?
Q10. What do you understand by universal adult franchise?
Short Answer Type Question:
Q1. What were Mahavira’s ideas about Karma?
Q2. Why did Mauryas maintain a spy system?
Q3. What was the extent of Kanishka’s empire? Where was his capital?
Q4. What advantage did Chandra Gupta II gain by defeating the Shakyas?
Q5. Mention any three functions of a gram Panchayat.
Q6. What are the factors that determine a person’s means of livelihood?
Q7. What do hawkers do for a living?
Long Answer Type Questions:
Q1 Briefly describe the central administration of the Mauryas.
Q2. How did Buddhism spread in India?
Q3. Write about the local assemblies under the Pallavas?
Q4. How do co-operatives help villagers? Explain with an example?
Q5. Why do people from villages migrate to cities to look for work?
Syllabus: -L - 1 History –When, Where and How (History)
L - 22 Understanding Diversity (Civics)
Very short answer type questions:
1. Define the term History?
2. Who is known as the Father of History?
3. Who wrote The Mudra Rakshasa?
4. Give the full form of BC and AD?
5. What are Manuscripts?
6. Mention any two examples of Religious Literature.
7. Write the name of some foreign travellers who visited India.
8. What are the two categories of literary sources?
9. Which schedule of Indian constitution deals with the ‘Regional languages’?
10. How many physical divisions are there in our country? Name them.
11. What are the economic activities practiced in Ladakh?
12.How many languages are listed in the Language schedule of Indian constitution?
13. What do you mean by Unity in Diversity?
14. State the main occupation of the people in the Indo – Gangetic plains?
15. In which year Kargil war was fought?
16. Give one dance form of India?
Short answer type questions:
1. How are manuscripts different from inscriptions?
2. Why did people in ancient times choose to live near rivers?
3. Write about secular literature and also give two suitable examples?
4. What do you mean by secular country? Is India a secular country? How?
5. Write in your own words about the cultural diversity in India?
6. What is the chief occupation of the people in Jammu and Kashmir?
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