Question 4 :
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Which of the following gases protects us from harmful sun rays?
Question 12 :
Name the birds that you are likely to find in the rainforests of the Amazon.
Question 16 :
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Which type of road is constructed under the ground?
Question 18 :
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Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?
Question 24 :
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Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
Question 28 :
What are the cattle farms in the North American Grasslands known as?
Question 29 :
Velds lie in the Southern hemisphere. When it is summers in velds, what season would it be in the prairies?
Question 33 :
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The rock which is made up of molten magma is
Question 35 :
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Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of
Question 36 :
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Asaf Jah was given charge of the Deccan subadari in _____________________.
Question 37 :
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Umara and jagirdars constituted powerful sections of the Mughal __________________.
Question 40 :
State whether true or false:
Poona became the capital of the Marathas in the eighteenth century.
Question 50 :
Which are the two factors on which the growth of vegetation mostly depends?
Question 54 :
What were the two major cities under the control of the Chahamanas?
Question 56 :
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Surat was an important trading port on the Bay of Bengal.
Question 57 :
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We know the name of the architect of the Rajarajeshvara temple from an inscription.
Question 58 :
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Hampi was the capital of the ________ Empire.
Question 59 :
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Merchants preferred to travel individually rather than in caravans.
Question 60 :
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Kabul was a major centre for trade in elephants.
Question 61 :
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Abul Fazl, Akbar’s friend and counsellor, helped him frame the idea of ____________________ so that he could govern a society composed of many religions, cultures and castes.
Question 63 :
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The five Deccan Sultanates were Berar, Khandesh, Ahmadnagar, __________ and __________.
Question 64 :
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The capital of Mirza Hakim, Akbar’s half-brother, was __________.
Question 66 :
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_______. __________, __________, ________ and __________ were some of the new crops introduced into the subcontinent during this period.
Question 67 :
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The Marathas asserted their political importance during the period between 700 and 1750 CE.
Question 68 :
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Forest-dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of agricultural settlements.
Question 69 :
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Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir.
Question 70 :
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We do not find inscriptions for the period after 700.
Question 71 :
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___________ were historical works written by the Ahoms.
Question 72 :
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Tribal societies had rich oral traditions.
Question 73 :
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The Bhils lived in the north-eastern part of the subcontinent.
Question 76 :
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The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called
Question 77 :
The name of one river is hidden in each of the sentences below. Spot it.
The snake charmer’s bustee, stables where horses are housed, and the piles of wood, all caught fire accidentally. (Hint: Another name for River Brahmaputra)
Question 80 :
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Generally, the warm ocean currents originate near
Question 82 :
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Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves?
