III. Answer the following in two or three sentences each:
1) What were the subjects on which books were written in the past?
2) Write the importance of the city of Lothal?
3) Name the four Vedas.
4) What are the three heat zones of the Earth?
5) Define Revolution.
6) What do you mean by the term, ‘The scale of the Map’?
7) Mention the oceans which surround the continent North America.
8) Why is India known as the land of Unity in Diversity?
9) Define Universal Adult Franchise.
10) What is government?
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Answer:
1. In the past a number of books dealt with all kinds of subjects. These were religious beliefs and practices, the lives of kings, medicine and science. Besides, there were epics, plays and poems. Many of these were written in Sanskrit, others were in Prakrit and Tamil.
2. Lothal was a vital and thriving trade centre in ancient times, with its trade of beads, gems and valuable ornaments reaching the far corners of West Asia and Africa. The techniques and tools they pioneered for bead-making and in metallurgy have stood the test of time for over 4000 years..
3. There are four "Vedic" Samhitas: the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda and Atharva-Veda, most of which are available in several recensions (śākhā).
4. The three heat zones of the Earth are Torrid Zone, Temperate Zone and Frigid Zone.
5. The definition of a revolution is the movement of one object around a center or another object, a forceful overthrow of a government by the people or any sudden or grand change. An example of revolution is movement of the earth around the sun.
6. Map scale refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground. For example, on a 1:100000 scale map, 1cm on the map equals 1km on the ground. ... For example, a 1:100000 scale map is considered a larger scale than a 1:250000 scale map.
7. North America is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean
8. India is called the 'Land of unity in diversity' because it consists of varied culture,customs etc. The main religions of India are- Janism , Sikhism , Zoroastrianism , Buddhism , Christanity. because India is home to many people with different religions,castes,cultures and traditions.
9. Universal suffrage (also called universal franchise, general suffrage, and common suffrage of the common man) gives the right to vote to all adult citizens, regardless of wealth, income, gender, social status, race, ethnicity, or any other restriction, subject only to relatively minor exceptions.
10. A government is a group of people that have the power to rule in a territory, according to the administrative law. This territory may be a country, a state or province within a country, or a region. Governments make laws, rules, and regulations, collect taxes and print money.