Q.5 Very Short answer type questions: (Answer any 3) (2x36) (a) Mention the main Principles of Dhamma. (b) Write any two functions of Village Panchayat. (c) Explain in brief about Block Mountains with example, (d) List out any two characteristics of Northern Mountains. (e) What are the functions of Tehsildar? Q.6 Long answer type questions: (any 3) (3x3 = 9] (a) Write about Harshvardhana and his Biography. (b) What are the major drawbacks of Panchayats? (c) How are plains formed? Mention its characteristics. (d) Why did the Chinese pilgrims come to India? Name three great Chinese Buddhist pilgrims. (e) What are the functions of Deputy Commissioner in a District?
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a 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. People should love one another and display respect and tolerance towards other religious faiths.
b Some of the important functions of a Village Panchayat are: a) Construction, repair and maintenance of all village roads. b) Extension of village sites and the regulation of buildings. c) Lighting of public roads and public places in built-up areas.
c The Great African Rift Valley (valley floor is graben), The Rhine Valley (graben) in Germany, the Vosges mountain in France, the Sierra Nevada in the USA and the Harz mountains in Germany are considered as some examples of block mountains.
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