Revision assignment 2015-16

Social Science

Political Developments in South India

1. Who is the founder of imperial cholas ?

2. Write a short note on Rajaraja 1.

3. Narrate the achievements of Rajendra Chola.

4. Discuss the causes of conflict between the cholas and the kingdom of Sri Vijaya.

5. Write the chief features of the Chola administration.

6. Write short notes on- The chola temples, Society during cholas, Religion during cholas

7. Name the three jewels of Kannada literature.

8. Write three points on agrarian expansion in Tamil Nadu.

9. Explain in one sentence- Mandalam, Valanadu, Ur, Nagram, Brahmadeya

The Delhi Sultanate

1. Who is known as founder of the slave dynasty ?

2. Name the mosque that was constructed in two and a half days.

3. Who is also known as lakhbaksh or giver of lakhs.

4. What was the Iqta system ? Who introduced it ?

5. What were the achievements of Balban ? Write four points

6. Give a brief account of the Deccan campaigns of Ala-ud-din Khalji

7. What was Ala-ud-din’s Deccan policy ?

8. Write the reforms made by Ala-ud-din Khalji for keeping control over the nobles.

9. Why did Muhammad bin Tughlaq shift his capital from Delhi to Devagiri ?

10. How did various Delhi sultan deal with the Mongols ?

11. Discuss the causes of downfall of the Delhi Sultanate.

12. Write short note on-The court, Nobility, and Land control during the sultanate period.