Question

1. Fill in the blanks: (1x3 = 3)
a) ____________________ were composed by learned Brahmanas.
b) _____________________ river flowed in the regions of the Chola Dynasty.
c) Somnath temple is situated in the state of __________________________
2. Who were involved in the Tripartite struggle for Kanauj? (1)
3. What was vetti? (1)
4. What do you understand by the term brahmadeya and devadana? (1)
5. What were Ur and Nagaram? (1)
6. What are prashastis? Who wrote a Sanskrit poem about the kings of Kashmir? (3)
7. How did the Rashtrakutas come to power? (3)
8. Why were taxes collected from the people? (3)
9. Why did Mahmud of Ghazni invade India? (3)
10. How did the temples become the nuclei of settlement?

Answer 1

Answer:

1.a)Prashits

b) The kaveri river

c) Gujarat

2.The pala empire and the praharitha empire.

3.Vetti means forced labour.