Name of the Book-Our Pasts-II-(History) Class VII
INDEX
Lesson No. / Assignment No. / Name of the Lesson1. / 1. / Tracing Changes through a Thousand Years.
2. / 2. / New Kings and Kingdom
3. / 3. / The Delhi Sultan
4. / 4. / The Mughal Empire
6. / 5. / Towns Traders and Craftsperson
7. / 6. / Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities
8. / 7. / Devotional Paths to Divine
10. / 8. / Eighteenth Century Political Formations
Name of the Book-Social and Political Life-II-(Civics) Class VII
Lesson No. / Assignment No. / Name of the Lesson1. / 1. / On Equality
2. / 2. / Role of The Government in Health
3. / 3. / How the State Government Works
4. / 4. / Growing up as Boys and Girls
5. / 5. / Women Change the World
6. / 6. / Understanding Media
7. / 7. / Understanding Advertising
8. / 8. / Markets Around Us
9. / 9. / A Shirt in the Market
10. / 10. / Struggles for Equality
Assignment No. 1
Lesson No. 1
Tracing Changes through a Thousand Years
Q 1. What do you understand by the term “Cartographer”?
Q 2. Define the following:-
- Archive
- Habitat
- Patron
Q 3. Which new social and political groups emerged thousand years ago?
Q 4. What were the major religious development during this period?
Q 5. What is the difference between the division of history done by British and Indian historians?
Assignment No. 2
Lesson No. 2
New Kings and Kingdoms
Q 1. Explain the following terms:-
- Prashastis
- Sultan
- Samantas
- Nadu
Q 2. What were the main reasons for the warfare in medieval period?
Q 3. What do you understand by Tripartite struggle?
Q 4. Write a note on Chola kings.
Q 5. Briefly explain:-
- Maha Mandaleshwara
- Hiranya garbha
- Tribhuvana-chakravartin
- Maha-Samanta
Assignment No. 3
Lesson No. 3
The Delhi Sultan
Q.1. Define the following:
(a)Birth right.
(b)Hinter land
(c)Garrison town
Q.2.What did Minhaj-i-Siraj thought about Razia?
Q.3. Who were Bandagans?
Q.4. Write a note on Sher Shah Suri.
Q.5. What was the impact of Mongol invasions on the Delhi Sultanate?
Q.6. How many types of taxes were collected under Allaudin Khalji’s reign?
Assignment No. 4
Lesson No. 4
The Mughal Empire
Q 1. Who was first Mughal Emperor? Why was he forced to leave his ancestral throne?
Q 2. What a short note on Shahjahan.
Q 3. What were the Mughal traditions of succession?
Q 4. What do you understand by the term Mansabdars?
Q 5. What did Abul fazal write about Akbar’s administration?
Q 6. Explain the following terms:
a. Bakshi.
b. Subadar.
c. Kotwal.
d. Diwan.
Assignment No. 5
Lesson No. 6
Towns Traders and Craftsperson
Q 1. On the physical map of India mark the important centre of trade and
artisanal production in central and south India.
Q 2. Write a note on Architectural Splendor of Hampi.
Q 3. With the coming of English what changes were brought in the Indian textile market?
Q 4. :-Explain the following terms:-
- Hundi
- Emporium
- Factor
- Devadasi
Q 5.Why were the craftsperson of Bidar famous?
Q 6. Why were the temples called the hub of activities in medieval period?
Assignment No. 6
Lesson No. 7
Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities
Q 1. What were the important features of tribal societies?
Q 2. Explain the following terms:-
a. Nomads
b. Itenerant groups
c. Clan
Q 3.What do you understand by “Shifting cultivation”?
Q 4.Who were the tribal people?
Q 5.Why were Banjaras considered the most important trader nomads?
Q 6. On the physical map of India mark the location of major tribal communities of India.
Assignment No. 7
Lesson No. 8
Devotional Paths to Divine
Q 1.Who were Nayanars and Alvars?
Q 2. Write a note on Virashaiva movement.
Q 3. What were the teachings of Islam according to Sufis?
Q 4. :-Explain the following terms:-
- Hospice
- Hagiography
Q 5.Who were the famous saints of Maharashtra?
Q 6. What did Nathpantis advocated?
Assignment No. 8
Lesson No. 10
Eighteenth Century Political Formations
Q 1. On the physical map of India mark the British territories in the mid eighteenth century.
Q 2. Who were known as the Later Mughals?
Q 3.Into how many groups states in the eighteenth century divided?
Q 4. :-Explain the following terms:-
- Chauth
- Sardeshmukhi
- Watan Jagirs
- Khalsa
Q 5.Why were the reasons that attracted British to India?
Q 6. Write a short note on French revolution.
Q 7. Which ideas took root in India in 19th century that gave rise to nationalistic feelings?
Social and Political Life
Assignment No. 1
Lesson No. 1
On Equality
Q 1.What do you understand by the term Universal Adult Franchise?
Q 2. What do you understand by the term Mid-day meal?
Q 3. What are the various benefits of the mid-day meal programme?
Q 4.What are the two ways in which government has tried to establish equality?
Q 5. What are the benefits of mid-day meal?
Q 6. What was Civil Rights movement?
Assignment No. 2
Lesson No. 2
Role of the Government in Health
Q 1. Explain the following terms:-
- Medical tourist
- Communicable diseases
- OPD
Q 2. What is the difference between Private and Public health services?
Q 3. What are the different reasons that prevent people from getting proper medical treatment?
Q 4. In what ways is the public health system meant for everyone?
Q 5. What problems do we face in private hospitals? Discuss.
Assignment No. 3
Lesson No. 3
How the State Government Works
Q 1. Who is an MLA?
Q 2. Who is a Governor?
Q 3. What is a coalition?
Q 4. What is a press conference? What is its purpose?
Q 5. What is a constituency?
Q 6. How do some MLA’s become ministers?
Assignment No. 4
Lesson No. 4
Growing up as Boys and Girls
Q 1. How do societies make distinction between girls and boys?
Q 2. Why do you think that men and boys generally do not do house work?
Q 3. How can we say that equality is an important principle of our constitution?
Assignment No. 5
Lesson No. 5
Women change the world
Q 1. What do you understand by stereotypes?
Q 2. What do you understand by women’s movement?
Q 3. Who was Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain? What was her achievement?
Q 4. Write a short note on Rashsundari Devi?
Q 5. Why children from Muslim, Adivasi and Dalit communities leave school?
Q 6. Who was Omprakash Valmiki? Why was he discriminated?
Assignment No. 6
Lesson No. 6
Understanding Media
Q 1. What do you understand by the term Media?
Q 2. Explain the following terms:-
a. Balanced report
b. Independent Media
Q 3.What do you understand by “Discrimination”?
Q 4. What are the different types of Media?
Q 5.What role does media play in a democracy?
Assignment No. 7
Lesson No. 7
Understanding Advertising
Q 1. What do you understand by the term Advertising?
Q 2. Explain the following terms:-
a. Branding
b. Consumer
Q 3.What are the ways in which advertising affects issues of equality in a democracy?
Q 4. Why building brands is central to advertising?
Q 5.With reference to any two advertisements shown on T.V. describe what values are being taught to public?
Assignment No. 8
Lesson No. 8
Markets Around Us
Q 1. What do you understand by the term Weekly market?
Q 2. Explain the following terms:-
a. Wholesaler
b. Retailer
Q 3.What do you understand by “Chain of markets”?
Q 4. What are neighborhood markets? How are they useful to us?
Q 5.Why is goods sold in permanent shops costlier than those sold in the weekly markets or by roadside hawkers?
Assignment No. 9
Lesson No. 9
A Shirt in the Market
Q 1. Briefly describe about the cloth market of Erode.
Q 2. Explain the following terms:-
a. Ginning Mill
b. Exporter
Q 3.Who are the gainers in the market?
Q 4. What are weaver’s cooperatives?
Q 5.What is “Putting-out system”?
Assignment No. 10
Lesson No. 10
Struggles for Equality
Q 1. What do you understand by the term ‘ Power over the ballot box’?
Q 2. What role does constitution play in people’s struggles for equality?
Q 3.Why is Indian constitution termed as a “Living Document”?
Q 4. What is TMS? What issue is TMS fighting for?
Q 5.What are the various reasons for existing inequalities in India?
Q 6. What role is being played by constitution in establishing equality in the society?
ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET
HISTORY/CIVICS
CLASS VII (2011-12)