Question

Define the following (any five) (1x5=5)

1. Vihara

2. Empire

3. Nagaram

4. Municipal Corporation

5. Urbanisation

6. Government​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Vihara generally refers to a monastery for Buddhist renunciates. The concept is ancient and in early Sanskrit and Pali texts, it meant any arrangement of space or facilities for dwellings
2. An empire is an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state.
3. The commercial town under the rule of the Cholas were known as Nagaram. At Nagaram the merchants and trades formed their own organizations and associations. The Nagaram primarily served as the markets for the Nadus. Nagaram existed not only during the rule of Cholas but they also existed during the rule of Pallavas.
4. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally owned corporations.
5. Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change
6. Government, the political system by which a country or community is administered and regulated.