Question: Name the four Vedas. Answer: The four Vedas are: Rigveda Samaveda Yajurveda Atharvaveda Question: In what language has the Rigveda been composed? Answer: The Rigveda is in Vedic Sanskrit. Question: What were the various purposes of fighting battles as depicted by the Rigveda? Answer: Battles were fought for cattle, …

Question: Name a ritual used to recognize someone as a ‘raja’. Answer: ‘Ashvamedha’ was one ritual used to recognize kings. Question: Which category of people was excluded from the rituals? Answer: The ‘shudras’ were excluded from rituals. Question: Name two ‘janapadas’ in North India. Answer: Hastinapura and Atranjikhera Question: How …

Question: When and how was the site of Harappa first encountered? Answer: Around a hundred and fifty years ago, when railway lines were being laid in Punjab, engineers stumbled upon the site of Harappa. Question: How old are Harappa cities believed to be? Answer: Harappa and other such cities are …

Question: Why do farmers grow some crops in some areas and not in other areas? Answer: Farmers do this because different plants grow in different conditions. Question: Which was the first animal to he tamed? Answer: The first animal to be tamed was the wild ancestor of the dog. Question: Which …

Question: What did hunter-gatherers do to sustain themselves? Answer: They hunted wild animals, caught fish and birds, gathered fruits, roots, nuts, seeds, leaves, stalks and eggs, in order to sustain themselves. Question: Why was hunting animals difficult for the people? Answer: Hunting animals was difficult because there were several animals …

Question: What was known as a qasba in medieval India? Answer: During the Sultanate Period (13th to 16th Centuries CE), many of the villages, especially the district headquarters, slowly grew into towns, known as qasba. Question: Name a city that was both an administrative and a trade center during the Mughal …

Question: What do you know about the location of the Sulaiman and Kirthar hills? Or Where are the Sulaiman and Kirthar hills located? Answer: The Sulaiman and Kirthar hills are located In the modem day Pakistan. Question: Name any two animals which the people of the Sulaiman and Kirthar hills …

स्थूल दृष्टि से देखने पर भारत और चीन में पर्याप्त समानता दृष्टिगत होती है। दोनों एशिया के बड़े देश हैं; दोनों की जनसंख्या और क्षेत्रफल बहुत है। दोनों की सभ्यता और संस्कृति अत्यन्त प्राचीन है; दोनों भगवान बुद्ध के अहिंसा और शान्ति के सन्देश से प्रभावित रहे हैं। दोनों विकासशील …

आज भारत और पाकिस्तान पड़ौसी देश हैं। आज से 50-55 वर्ष पहले इन दोनों देशों के निवासी एक ही देश, एक ही भूखंड के निवासी थे। अंग्रेजों की कूटनीति के कारण देश का विभाजन हुआ और एक नये राष्ट्र पाकिस्तान ने जन्म लिया। आज भी दोनों देशों के निवासियों में …

स्थूल दृष्टि से देखने पर भारत तथा रूस में समानता से अधिक असमानताएँ दिखाई देती हैं। भारत एशिया का देश है, रूस यूरोप का; भारत धर्म, अध्यात्म, ईश्वर की सत्ता में आस्था रखता है, रुस अनीश्वरवादी है, वह धर्म को चेतना सुलाने वाली अफीम मानता है। रूस कार्लमार्क्स के सिद्धान्तों …