Answer the following questions :
(6x3=18)
i. Explain the administration system
of the Gupta empire.
ii. What were the main principles of
Ashoka's Dhamma?
iii. Define Biosphere. What kind of
human activities are affecting the
biosphere?
iv. Write any three difference between
Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats.
V. Explain the functions of Block
Samiti.
vi. Mention the main sources of
income of Municipal Corporation.
Answers
Answer:
a) The Guptas organized a system of provincial and local administration. The empire was divided into divisions called bhukth, and each bhukti was placed under the charge of an uparika. The bhuktis were divided into districts (vishayas), which were placed under the charge of a vishayapati.
b) The following are the main principles of Ashoka's dhamma:
People should live in peace and harmony.
Everyone should practise the principle of ahimsa, i.e. non-violence and non-injury to all living beings.
c) List three types of human activities that can affect the biosphere. For each activity, give one environmental cost and one benefit..
d) The Western Ghats runs parallel to the western coast in a north-south direction from the Tapi River to Kanyakumari. But the Eastern Ghats runs in a north-east to a south-west direction parallel to the eastern coast from Orissa to the Nilgiri hills. ... Western Ghats average elevation is 900 to 1,100 meters above sea-level.
e) Block Samiti supervises the working of the Village Panchayats. It engages many experts to help the villagers. ... It arranges for expert advice, service to the panchayats for their development in agriculture, construction of roads and buildings, health and education, etc.
f) Sources of revenue
Water supply bills.
Property taxes.
Rents from municipal corporation-owned markets, houses, plazas, etc.
Taxes from commercial vehicles registered in the city.
Grants provided by the respective state governments.