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The temple of Goddess Nishumbhasudini at Thanjavur was built by

After Tughluqs the Sayyid and Lodi dynasties ruled from

What was the other name of Prince Salim (Akbar's son)?

Diwan-i-Khas-o am courts were also described as :

Which of the following is an example of a temple town?

The Cheros were defeated in 1591 by :

Vitthala is a form of :

The famous temple of Jagannath is in :

The third battle of Panipat was fought in

Which of the following domains is held up by the gravitational forces?

Radius of the earth is :

The depositional feature of a glacier is

Which one does not happen when air is heated?

Which day of the year is celebrated as water day?

One important variety of coniferous forest is

Yaks are found in

Deodars and firs are a type of :

River Mississippi drains

Ladakh is also known as Khapa-chan which means

When persons are treated unequally their

What percentage of communicable disease is water borne?

The head of the state is the :

At which age group girls also went on fishing trips:

Ramabai was given the title of

The word media includes

Advertisements draw our attention towards:

What is required to do cashless shopping?

Who buys the bales of cotton to convert them into yarn:

TMS helped in increasing the earning of people by

Did you notice that the names by which languages are known have changed with time?

What are the details shown in this miniature? When this picture is prepared?

Make a list of towns in your district and try to classify these as administrative centre or as temple/pilgrim centres.

Have you ever seen tribal people? Mention some states where tribal people live in India.

You can observe this process of local myths and legends receiving wider acceptance even today. Can you find some examples around you?

Find out when the language(s) you speak at home were first used for writing?

For fun-What are the minerals most commonly used in the following objects?

These are various features made by a river. Identify them and also tell whether they are erosional or depositional or landforms formed by both.

Conduct a survey in your locality and find out how people commute to their respective workplaces using-
(a) more than two modes of transport
(b) more than three modes of transport
(c) stay within walking distance.

Make a collage to show places of attractions in India. You can divide the class in different groups to show attractions based on mountain landscapes, coastal beaches, wildlife sanctuaries and places of historical importance?

Give reasons:
Rise of wool industry in the Velds.

Look at the photograph and think about the boy who is being carried down the stairs. Do you think the above law is being implemented in his case? What needs to be done to make the building
 more accessible for him? How would his being arried down the stairs affect his dignity as well as his safety

Mention the important part of an individual's identity. How do we learn acceptable behaviour?

How many people in your neighbourhood use the Internet?

Having read about diarrhoea epidemic in the chapter on State Government can you make a social advertisement on what precautionary steps should be taken to prevent diarrhoea?

What is the importance of chain of markets in the story of the shirt? Elucidate.

How the beginning of Tawa dam affected the forest dwellers of the Satpura forest in Madhya Pradesh?

List some of the technological changes associated with this period.

List all the possible sources of irrigation mentioned in the inscription, and how these might have been used?

You are a peasant in Alauddin Khalji's or Muhammad Tughluq's reign and you cannot pay the taxes demanded by Sultan. What will you do?

What were the relationships between the Mansabdar and the Jagir?

Write a short note on Shahjahanabad at Delhi.

What were the problems encountered by merchants? Do you think some of these problems persist today?

Describe the life of nomads in brief.

Describe the beliefs and practices of the Nathpanthis, Siddhas and Yogis.

Describe the architecture of the temples in Bengal.

Collect popular tales about rulers from any one of the following groups of people: the Rajputs, Jats, Sikhs or Marathas?

Where does the water you use in your home and school come from? Make a list of different uses of water in our daily life. Have you seen anyone wasting water? How?

Differentiate between rocks and minerals

With the help of diagram define delta and distributaries with diagram.

How does nature balance our life? What is the result if this balance is disturbed?

Is all water on the Earth available to us?

Find out and learn few names of trees of your locality.

What do you understand by the term 'settlement'?

How tourism flourished in the Ganga-Brahmaputra region?

Velds lie in the Southern hemisphere. Whenit is summers in velds, what season would it be in the prairies?

What are the climatic conditions of the Ladakh desert?

If you were one of the Ansaris, how would you have responded to the suggestion that you change your name?

What problems do we face in private hospitals? Discuss.

Discuss the following terms with your teacher Opposition

Were Harmeet and Shonali correct in saying that Harmeet's mother did not work?

See what images your class drew by filling in the table below. Add up the number of male and female images separately for each occupation.

(i) Are there more images of men than women?
(ii) In what kinds of jobs were there more images of men than women?
(iii) Have all the nurses been drawn as females? Why?
(iv) Are there fewer images of female farmers? If so, why?

'Writing a balanced report, however, depends on the media is being independent.' Discuss.

Why manufacturers claim certain special values for their products?

Why did Sujata carry a notebook? Do you think this system is useful? Can there be problems?

State the advantages and disadvantages of the 'Putting-OUT System.

Why did the villagers set-up this organisation?

What was the result of the decline of the Mughal Empire in the 18^th century?

How was Mughal architecture influenced by regional art?

Give an account of Masulipatnam.

Describe the Ahom Society in detail.

Write a brief note on new religious developments in North India.

Describe about the Kathak, a popular dance form of North India.

Give a detailed description of watan jagirs of the Rajputs.

How have human beings adapted to the environment to fulfil their needs?

Describe the interior of the earth

Discuss various types of forests.

How have the settlements changed over a period of time?

How is the rainforests of the Amazon Basin rich in fauna?

Mention the features of Prairies grasslands.

What are the location settings of Ladakh?

How dignity of Omprakash Valmiki and Ansari's was violated, when they were treated unequally?

What changes have been made by government of Kerala to improve healthcare facilities?

What are the expectations concerning the roles of women and men in our society?

Why are the latest technologies costly?

Choose two of your favourite print advertisements. Now, look at each of them and answer the following questions :
(a) What visuals and text is being used in these advertisements to attract my attention?
(b) What values are being promoted in these advertisements?
(c) Who is this advertisement speaking to and who is it learning out?
(d) If you would not afford the brand that is being advertised how would you feel?

Explain the relationship between markets and equality.

How TM5 helped the fish workers?

What major changes were noticed between 750 and 1750 AD?

Give an account of the emergence of new dynasties by the 7th and 8th century?

Find out whether there are any buildings built by the Delhi Sultans in your area. Are there any other buildings in your area that were built between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries? Describe some of these buildings and draw sketches of them.

Write a note on Akbar's administrative policies?

Observe the picture carefully and answer the questions that follow:

(a) Name the monument whose section is shown in the picture.
(b) Who constructed the monument and when?
(c) What are your observations about the architecture of the monument?

Observe the picture and answer the following questions. What does the picture show?

Give an account of the tribal people found in Indian subcontinent. How they settled in forests, hills, deserts and difficult places to reach?

Write a brief note on new religious developments in North India.

How did regional cultures grow around religious traditions?

How the Sikhs organised state-building in Punjab?

Write an account of various domains of the environment.

Observe the given picture carefully and answer the questions that follow
(a) What is the uppermost layer of the Earth?
(b) What is the mineral constituent of the oceanic crust?
(c) What is the innermost layer of the Earth?

Write an account on earthquake preparedness.

Give an account of the different layers of the atmosphere.

How do we classify ocean movements? Explain.

What is vegetation? Discuss various types of vegetation.

Explain the evolution of the communication system.

Write a note on the people of rainforests.

Differentiate between the Prairies grasslands and Velds grasslands.

Differentiate between the Sahara-Hot Desert and Ladakh-Cold Desert.

What do you know about Civil Rights Movement? Describe the incident that happened with Rosa Parks.

Discuss the changes made by Kerala Government in the state in 1996.

How does a government function in a state?

Answer the question based on picture.

What do you think this poster is trying to say?

Discuss about the experience of Rashsundari Devi.

Discuss the role of technology in media.

 Using the following ads answer the following questions.

Who is this advertisement talking to and who is it leaving out?

Write a note on weekly markets.

"No person gains equally in the market".Why?

Constitution of India has been described as a 'living document'. Discuss.

Compare either Map 1 or Map 2 with the present day map of the subcontinent listing as many similarities and differences (page no) as you can find.