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Part I - Short Answer Questions 1. Answer following. A. Why does the kathak dance form have two styles/gharans? 30 Marks 3. Identify the Mughal emperors from the descriptions. A. This Mughal emperor had a Chain of Justice behind his throne. B. This Mughal emperor shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi. C. This Mughal emperor started a new order called Din-e-Ilahi that included the good things from all the other religions. D. This Mughal emperor spent approximately years of his reign in the Deccan fighting wars. 3. Answer the Following A. How will you differentiate between A mugal and A rajasthani miniature painting? 4. Give two examples to show how the later mugals were too weak to control the empire established by their fathers. 5. Read the text and answer the questions. Amjad is a scribe who works in the court of a Mughal emperor. He makes copies of manuscripts or handwritten documents of the past. However, he makes several errors while copying from the original documents. A. Write any 1 error that Amjad might make while copying the manuscripts. B. Write 1 problem that historians could face while reading or interpreting the text written by Amjad.. Read the text and answer the question. In Palampur village, 80% people belong to the so-called upper castes and 0% people are Dalits. However, the Dalits are not allowed to use water from the village well. 3
A. Which Fundamental Right of the Dalits is being violated? B. Why should the practice of treating Dalits unfairly be stopped? Write 1 reason. 7. Read the passage and answer the questions in complete sentences. 3 The Cholas were powerful rulers of the Tamil Nadu region. They improved irrigation facilities for farmers to increase agricultural production. They were one of the earliest dynasties to build tanks and wells to collect rainwater. They also built canals to supply water to the fields. The village sabhas ensured that not a single drop of water was wasted. A. Why was it so important for the Cholas to collect rainwater? Give 1 reason. B. Write 1 way in which the Cholas used river water for irrigation. C. Write 1 way in which the Chola kings benefitted from increased agricultural production. 8. Read the sentences and answer the questions that follow. 3 The Delhi Sultans bought special slaves and gave them high positions. These slaves helped to manage the territories of the Sultanate. A. What were these special slaves called? B. Write any 1 responsibility that was given to these special slaves after being promoted to high positions. C. Why did the sultans prefer to give the slaves high positions instead of the nobles? Give 1 reason. D. Name 1 slave ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. 9. Match the columns. Column A A. The Consuls were elected by the citizens, and were advised by the Senate. B. The king followed the laws made by the elected parliament. C. The citizens were granted fundamental rights that could not be violated by the government. D. Equality and liberty came up as the main principles of democracy here. Column B USA France Rome England 4
10. To fill 50 seats in the government, 4 political parties and some independent candidates fought the elections in Pratapgarh. The party that gets majority seats, that is, more than half the total number of seats, will form the government. The given pie chart shows how many seats each political party and independent candidates (Others) won in the elections. 5 Answer the questions on the basis of the election results. A. Could any political party get a clear majority? How do you know that? B. How will the government be formed? C. Write 1 disadvantage that the government thus formed may face. D. Write 1 advantage of this type of government. 11. What could the marathas have done to avoid hostility of neighboring ruler? Part II - Long Answer Questions 30 Marks 1. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 4 A. Write the style in which each temple is constructed. 5
a. Style - b. Style - B. Write any 1 difference and 1 similarity between the temple styles on the basis of their features. a. b. Difference Difference Similarity: C. The powerful rulers of the Medieval period spent a lot of money and effort to build grand temples. However, these temples were often attacked by their enemies. Why were the temples attacked? Give any 1 reason. 13. Answer the questions. A. Do you think a soldier and a farmer are dependent on eachother? Give reason for your answer. B. Answer in one word I) Allauddin Khilji constructed II) Rajia sultan constructed 14. Read some of the reforms made by Sher Shah Suri in the given passage. Sher Shah Suri was one of the greatest administrators of Medieval India. He maintained a disciplined army, made roads safe for travelling, established a sound system for dispensing justice, and allowed farmers to pay taxes either in cash or kind.
A. Identify the reforms of Sher Shah Suri from the passage and fill in the table under the appropriate headings. B. Under each, write 1 more reform that Sher Shah Suri made. A. Reforms of Sher Shah Suri Land Reforms Judicial Reforms Military Reforms Trade Reforms B. 1 more reform 15. Read the passage and answer the following questions. Suresh is a poor worker. He met with an accident and broke his leg. His wife Rani took him to the government hospital, which was far away from their home to get him treated at a low cost. Sometimes, the poor were given treatment free of cost at this hospital. 7
However, they had to wait in a long queue for an X-ray. The doctor advised a surgery that could only be performed at a private hospital. Rani had to borrow 5,000 rupees to pay the bills of the private hospital. A. Why did Rani decide to take Suresh to a government hospital even though it was far away? B. Write difficulties that Suresh and Rani faced at the government hospital. C. What problem did Rani face in getting treatment for Suresh at the private hospital? D. Suggest ways in which the government can provide good healthcare to the poor patients like Suresh. 1. A. Why was Delhi made the capital of The Delhi sultanat. B. As a katthak dancer what skills do you need to master to become an accomplished dancer? END OF QUESTIONS IN TEST PAPER 8
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Score Report Name: Roll No.: Grade: Section: To be filled in by the teacher: SECTION QUESTION TYPE/TOPIC MARKS MAX MARKS Part I 1. Answer the question 3 Short Answer. Mughal emperors Questions 3. Answer the question 4. Answer the question 5. Manuscripts and literary sources. Discrimination 7. Chola kingdom 3 8. Slave dynasty 3 9. Match the column 10. Collation government 5 11. Answer the question 4 PART I SUBTOTAL 30 Part II 1. Temple architecture Long Answer 13. Answer the question 14.Sher Shah Suri s administration 15. Healthcare 1. Answer the question PART II SUBTOTAL 30 TOTAL MARKS 0 10
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