Exercise - Question:
Que: Match the following
| Gurjara-Pratiharas | Western Deccan |
| Rashtrakutas | Gujarat and Rajasthan |
| Palas | Bengal |
| Cholas | Tamil Nadu |
Ans:
| Gurjara-Pratiharas | Western Deccan |
| Rashtrakutas | Bengal |
| Palas | Gujarat and Rajasthan |
| Cholas | Tamil Nadu |
Que: Who were the parties involved in the “tripartite struggle”?
Ans: The gurjana-pratiharas, Rashtrakuta and palas dynasties were invilved in the "tripartite struggle"over the occupation of city of kaunaj i ganga valley.
Que: What were the qualifications necessary to become a member of a committee of the sabha in the Chola Empire?
Ans: According to the uttaramerur inscription the following qualification were nessessary to become a member of a communitee of the sabha in chola empire:
(i) A person should own land from which revenue was collected.
(ii) He shuld been their own home.
(iii) he ned between 25 and 70 years.
(iv) He shuld have been knowledge of vedas
(v) He required to be well revsed in the administrative matters and honest.
Que: What were the two major cities under the control of the Chahamanas?
Ans: The chahamanas ocntrolled Indraprathaand and Kanauj.
Que: How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?
Ans: (i) In the mid-8th century, Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, killed his Chalukyan king.
Que: What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?
Ans: The new dynesties performed hloy retual with the help of brahmans in order to gain acceptamce. for example, hiranya-garbha ritual performanceby low cate
Que: What kind of irrigation works were developed in the Tamil region?
Ans:
(i) In the delta region canals were constructed to carry water to the fields.
(ii) In some areas, wells were dug.
(iii) In other places, huge tanks were constructed to collect rainwater.
Que: What were the activities associated with Chola temples?
Ans:
(i) Temples were nuclei of settlements which grew around them.
(ii) The temples were centres of craft production.
(iii) The produce of the land owned by temple went into maintaing-priest, garland makes, cooks, sweepers, musician, dancers etc.
(iv) Temples were the places of social, economic, cultural and religious activities.
(v) Bronze images were also made in Chola temples.
Que: Look at Map 1 once more and find out whether there were any kingdoms in the state in which you live.
Ans: The answer may vary as per the students’ state where they live. So the students should answer this question on the basis of their individual study of the Map.
Que: Contrast the ‘elections’ in Uttaramerur with present day panchayat election?
Ans: The system of election in Uttaramerur was quite different from that of the present day panchayat elections. In the Uttaramerur election, the names of the persons eligible to be members of the committees were written on small tickets of palm leaves. The tickets were put into an earthenware pot. Thereafter a young boy was asked to take out the tickets, one by one for each committee. But the present day panchayat members are elected through a general election.
The names of the total members are printed with a symbol allotted to them on a paper called ballot paper. The voter put a stamp over their choice and drops it in a ballot box. Votes are counted and the winners’ name is declared by the Returning Officer. Every procedure is organized by a statutory body.
Que: Compare the temple shown in this chapter with any present-day temple in your neighbourhood, highlighting any similarities and differences that you notice.
Ans:
Que: Find out more about taxes that are collected at present. Are these in cash, kind, or labour services?
Ans:
Taxes collected at present.
- Land tax
- Income tax
- Wealth tax
- Sale tax
- Property tax
- Excise tax
- VAT (value-added tax)
- Service tax
- Education cess {tax)
- Tax on electricity
- Water tax
These taxes are generally in cash
