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1) Karnataka – The beautiful. (History)

2)

India – My pride.(History)

3) The Mauryas – Ashoka the great.(History)

4) Public property - Our Property.(Civics)

5) Globe and Maps.(Geography)

6)

Guptas – The Golden age.(History)

7) Citizen And Citizenship.(Civics)

8) Major landforms and Natural

Regions.(Geography)

9) Ancient Dynasties of South India.(History)

10) Democracy.(Civics)

11) The Physical division of India with special

reference to

Karnataka.(Geograp

hy)

12)

Local Administration.(Civics)

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HISTORY- 1. KARNATAKA - THE

BEAUTIFUL.

Answer the following 1) Which is our state song ? Who composed it? Ans: Our state song is Jaya Bharatha Jananiya Tanujate.

Rashtra Kavi Kuvempu composed it. 2) Who is the first poet (Adikavi) of Kannada?

Ans: The first poet ( Adikavi) of Kannada is Pampa. 3) Who is the father of Karnataka music?

Ans: The father of Karnataka music is Purandar Dasa. 4) Name two heritage centres in Karnataka? Ans: The two heritage centres in Karnataka are Hampi

and Pattadakal. 5) Name any two great scientists from Karnataka?

Ans: The two great scientists from Karnataka are, Sir C.V. Raman & U.R. Rao.

6) Name the work written by Bhaskaracharya?

Ans: The work written by Bhaskaracharya is

Leelavathi.

7) What make us proud as Kannadigas? Write four points to supports your answer.

Ans: 1) Karnataka is a land of beauty of sandalwood and of gold.

2) This land has given us everything necessary to

make our life heavenly.

3) Kannada land is given for us valiant persons,

women, musicians, dancers and

painters. 4) Karnataka has contributed to the field of science

and knowledge which make us proud to be Kannadigas.

Fill in the blanks 1) Name Karnataka has been mentioned in the

Mahabharata. 2) The Halmidi inscription is the first evidence for

Kannada being used for written communication.

3) Kannadigas worship mother Bhuvaneshwari.

4) Bhaskaracharya has contributed greatly to

Mathematics. 5) Karnataka is the abode of sculpture.

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HISTORY-2- INDIA- MY PRIDE.

Answer the following. 1) What is India called in Puranas? Ans: India is called “Jambudwepa”, “Bharata-Khanda”

and” Bharata Varsha” in Puranas. 2) What are the valuable contributions to Mathematics

from Indians? Ans: The valuable contributions to Mathematics from Indians are, numerals, decimals, fractions, algebra and using „Zero‟ as a numeral. 3) What is the great achievement of Aryabhata? Ans;The great achievement of Aryabhata is “Earth is

round Earth goes round to the sun”. 4) Mention any three countries which were influenced

by the Indian culture? Ans: The three countries which were influenced by the Indian culture are, China, Korea, and Japan. 5) Where is the world famous gigantic Buddha

temple? Ans: The world famous Gigantic Buddha temple is

in Java at Barabudur.

6) Mention any two Indian values?

The two Indian values are, Ans: 1) Tell the truth.

2) Don‟t be arrogant.

Fill in the blanks. 1) The country got the name “Bhaaratha” from

Bharatha. 2) Jones remarked “Vocabulary” of Samskrit

language. 3) Indians prepared longitudinal maps for sailors at

Ujjaini. 4) The big Hindu temple at Angkor Wat in Combodia.

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HISTORY-3. THE MAURYA – ASHOKA THE

GREAT.

Answer the following. 1) Who founded the Mauryan empire?

Ans: The Mauryan empire founded by the King

Chandragupta. 2) Name the capital of the Mauryan empire. Ans: The capital of the Mauryan empire was

Pataliputra. 3) Which book did Kautilya write? Ans: Kautilya wrote the book of “Arthashastra”. 4) Which book did Meghastenes write?

Ans: Meghastenes wrote the book of “Indica”. 5) “All subjects are like my children‟ – Who said

this?

Ans: “All subjects are like my children‟ King Ashoka

said this. 6) Who were “Dharma Mahamatra‟s”? What were

their function? Ans: “Dharma Mahamatra‟s” were the special minister for Dharma in Maurya‟s administrative system. There functions were they would take care of the orphan , widows senior and aged persons. 7) Where did Kanishka hold the Bouddhist Councial?

Ans: Kanishka hold the Bouddhist Councial in Kashmir. 8) Name the famous work of Asvagosha?

Ans: The famous work of Asvagoshasa is “ Buddha

Charita”.

9) Which is the ancient Indian system of medicine?

Ans: The ancient Indian system of medicine is Ayurveda.

Fill in blanks

1) Selucus deputed Megasthenes as his ambassador to

Chandragupta‟s court. 2) Ashoka was the son of Bindusara. 3) Ashoka convened a Buddhistic conference at

Pataliputra. 4) Head of village was called “Gramika” 5) Nagarjuna was a great philosopher & scientist of

Kaniska‟s court.

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CIVICS-4. PUBLIC PROPERTY - OUR

PROPERTY.

Answer the following. 1) What are the public assets you see in your places? Ans: The public assets we see in our places are, school, railways, banks, hospitals, roads, electricity, buses ect. 2) What are the public facilities needed in your place?

Ans: The public facilities needed in our place are, public transport , post office and library. 3) What are the historical buildings in your place? Ans: The historical buildings in our place are,

Congress well, fort and Kamalbasti. 4) Why should we preserve public properties? Give

reasons? Ans: We should preserve public properties because government takes up many programmes for the benefits of the people such as buildings, public assets for the people. It is our right to use these facilities and service to the best of our needs. 5) What are the benefits from public properties? Ans: The benefits from public properties are it makes our life and activity easy and comfortable. 6) Public property is our own property Why? Ans: Public property is our own property because Government property is everyone‟s property Government collects money from us as taxes, it uses taxes to provide facilities to us, If public properties are

damaged they have to be replaced or repaired cost of all this is collected in the form of additional taxes. Tax money will be wasted if public property is destroyed. 7) Imagine that a group of people is pelting stones at a

bus. What will you do them ? Ans: If a group of people are pelting stones at a bus, I will advice them that bus is public property, damaging public property is like damaging our own property therefore, it is all of our duty to protect our public property . Do not destroy the public property because it is earned by collecting public taxes. 8) If you find that your friends are damaging some historical buildings, what suggestions would you offer them? Ans: If I found that my friends are damaging some

historical buildings I will stop them doing that and I will tell them that historical buildings are public assets, damaging public assets is like destroying our own property , let us swear that we will not destroy pubic property.

Fill in the blanks.

1) Government takes up many programmes for the

benefit of the people. 2) Government collects money from us as taxes.

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3) Tax money will be wasted if Public property is

destroyed.

GEOGRAPHY-5. GLOBE AND MAPS.

Answer the following. 1) What is a Globe?

Ans: Globe is a miniature model of the earth. 2) Mention any two uses of a Globe?

Ans: The uses of Globe are:

a) The globe is useful to know the shape of the

earth. b) It helps us to understand the position, shape and size of the continents, oceans, and seas.

3) What is a map? Ans: Map is a diagrammatic representation of the whole earth, or part of it ,on a flat surface according to scale.

4) Which are the different types of maps?

Ans: The different types of maps are, On the basis of

scale and purposes, maps can be classified as follows: 1) Map based on scale.

a) Large scale maps.

b) Small scale maps .

2) Maps based on purpose . a) Physical maps.

b) Political maps.

c) Disribution maps. 5) Mention any two

uses of maps? Two uses of maps are.

Ans: 1) Maps helps us to locate places like town, cities, districts, states, countries and Continents.

3) They shows the Physical features such as mountains, plateaus, plains, coastal areas Islands etc.

6) What is an Atlas?

Ans: The collection of various types of maps, bound

as book, is known as Atlas. 7) What is a scale? Ans: A scale is the ratio between the distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground.

8) What are geographical symbols?

Ans: Colours like blue, green, yellow, brown, dark brown, white or purple are the geographical symbols.

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9) Which are the major components of a maps? Ans: The major components of a maps are Title, scale, latitudes and longitudes, direction and Index.

10) What colour is used to show the water bodies in the map?

Ans: The blue colour is used to show the water bodies in the maps.

Fill in the blanks.

1) The science and art of the map making is known as

cartography. 2) Wall maps are larger in size than the Atlas. 3) A symbol is used to represent any feature is called

Index. 4) Globe is simple teaching learning aid.

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HISTORY-6. THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE

GUPTAS.

Answer the following 1) Which emperor‟s details are found in Alahabad pillar inscription?

Ans: Gupta emperor‟s details are found in Alahabad pillar inscription.

2) Which Gupta emperor had the title

“Vikramaditya”? Ans: Emperor Chandra Gupta had the title “Vikramaditya”.

3) Why is the Gupta period called the Golden Age? Ans: The Gupta period called the Golden Age because, People led a peaceful life during the Gupta period. The emperor prospered well economically, literature,sculptur, architecture, painting, science, Mathematics made unprecedented progress.

4) Name the Chinese Pilgrim who visited India

during Gupta rule?

Ans: The Chinese Pilgrim who visited India during Gupta rule was Fa- hein.

5) Name any one of the plays written by Kalidasa? Ans: Abhijnana Shakuntalam is one of the plays written

by Kalidasa. 6) Who wrote „Mrichchhakatika‟?

Ans:“Mrichchhakatika” was written by Shudraka.

7) Name the dictionary composed by Amarasimha?

Ans: The dictionary composed by Amarasimha was “Amara Kosa.”

8) Where is Dhamek Stupa located?

Ans:Dhamek Stupa is located at Saranath near

Varanasi. 9) Who was the famous Mathematician of the Gupta period?

Ans: The famous Mathematician of the Gupta period was Aryabhata.

10) Who wrote “Astanga Sangraha”?

Ans: Vagbhata wrote “Astanga Sangraha”

HARSHAVARDHANA

11) Who wrote Harshacharitra? Ans: Harshacharitra is written by Banabhatta.

12) Mention any two plays written by Harshavardhana?

Ans: Priyadarshika & Ratnavali are the two plays written by Harshavardhana. 13) Which Chinese pilgrim visited Harsha‟s court? Ans: The Chinese pilgrim who visited Harsha‟s court

was, Hu-en-Tsang.

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14) Mention the name of the University of ancient

India. Where was it located?

Ans:The name of the University of ancient India was

Nalanda. It was located in Bihar.

THE CHALUKYAS OF BADAMI 15) Which was the capital of Chalukyas of Badami?

Ans: The capital of Chalukyas of Badami was, Vatapi.

16) Who were the emperor`s of North India that

Pulikeshi II defeated?

Ans: The emperor‟s of North India that

Pulikeshi II defeated were Pallava‟s of Kanchi and Chola‟s of Kerala. 17) Mention three places where Badami Chalukya

temples are found? Ans: Badami, Aihole, Pattadakallu are the three places where Badami Chalukyas temples are found. 18) Which place is called “Cradle of temple

Architecture”? Ans: Aihole place is called „Cradle of temple

Architecture”.

THE PALLAVAS OF KANCHI 19) Who was the most famous king among the Pallavas? What was the title he assumed?

Ans: The most famous king among the Pallavas was Narasimhavarma. He was assumed the title

“Vatapikonda”. 20) Where are the monolithic chariots of Pallava

times? Ans: The Monolithic chariots of Pallava times are in

Mahabalipuram. 21) Mention an important temple of the Pallava

period? Ans: An important temple of the Pallava period was

Shiva temple.

Fill in the blanks. 1) Allahabad is the present name for Prayag. 2) Samudra Gupta was accorded the title “ Kaviraja”.

3) Fa- Heain was the Buddhist pilgrim from China . 4) Harshavardhana gave manificient endorforments to

Nalanda university. 5) Harsha was a man of dharmic and liberal minded. 6) Hu-en – Tsang spent many years studying

Buddhism. 7) Pulikeshi II was the greatest king among Badami

Chalukyas. 8) Aihole and Badami have cave temple. 9) Pattadkallu is one of the international heritage

center.

10) Pallava dynasty was one of the famous dynasties of

South India. CIVICS-7. CITIZEN AND CITIZENSHIP.

Answer the following.

1. Who is a citizen?

Ans: Citizen is a permanent resident of a country. 2. Are you an Indian citizen? How? Ans: Yes , I am an Indian citizen because my country is India. I have born in this country. My father, his father, all of them were born and lived here. 3. Mention some qualities of a good citizen? Ans: Qualities of a good citizen are

1) Honouring the National anthem and the National

flag.

2) Casting one‟s vote in election. 3) Obedience to the law of the country. 4) Participation in the defense of the country. 5) Paying taxes regularly.

4. Mention two methods of getting citizenship of a

country? Ans: Two methods of getting citizenship of a country are, 1)First a child born in a country will naturally become citizen of that country. 2) Second a citizen can give up the citizenship of the country of his birth and become the citizen of another country.

5. How can you help senior citizens? Ans: We can help the senior citizen by helping them to give seat in the bus , help them by taking their luggage & help in their things. 6. Where do you notice queues? What are the benefits

of a being in a queue Ans: We notice queues in banks, hospitals, cinema theatre, bus stop etc.

The benefits of the being in a queue are 1) All the peoples gets equal opportunity.

2) It maintaince discipline.

Fill in the Blanks. 1) We the citizen of India live like a family. 2) One cannot be the citizen of two counters at the

same time.

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GEOGRAPHY-8. MAJOR LAND FORMS AND

NATURAL REGIONS.

Answer the following.

1) What are land forms?

Ans:Land forms are different types of land surface. 2) What is a mountain? Ans: Mountain is a mighty and important land form. It is a uplifted portion of the

Earth‟s surface and much higher than the surrounding areas. 3) What is a mountain range?

Ans: Mountain range is a line of mountains with or

without peaks. 4) What is a plateau? Ans: Plateau is a elevated flat land with steep sides. 5) Which is the highest Plateau in the world?

Ans: The highest plateau in the world is “Plateau of

Tibet”. 6) What is a plain? Ans: Plane is a extensive area of flat or undulating land. 7) What is a desert?

Ans: Desert is a extensive dry land. 8) Name any Island that belongs to India?

Ans: The Island that belongs to India is Andaman. 9) What are natural regions?

Ans: Natural regions are an areas having similar natural features.

Fill in the blanks. 1) Hills are normally 600 meters high. 2) Plateau of Tibet is Known as “Roof of the world”. 3) Sahara desert is the largest desert in the world. 4) Very small islands are known as Islets.

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HISTORY-9. ANCIENT DYNASTIES OF SOUTH INDIA.

THE SANGAM AGE AND LITERATURE

Answer the following. 1) Who was the heroine of the epic „Shilappadigaram‟?

Ans: The heroine of the epic “Shilappadigaram” was Kannagi.

2) Name two epics of the Sangam Age? Ans: The two epics of the Sangam Age are

“Manimegalai” and “Thirukkural”. 3) Who composed “Thirukkural”? Ans: “Thirukkural” was composed by Thiruvalluar . 4) Who is the significant poet of Sangam Age? Ans: The significant poet of Sangam Age is

Thiruvalluvar.

THE SATHAVAHANAS 5) Who was the famous king among the

Sathavahanas? Ans: The famous king among the Sathavahanas was

Gautamiputra Satakarni. 6) What is “Chaitya”?

Ans: Chaitya is the prayer hall of Buddhists. 7) Where do you find “Chaityas” of the Sathavahanas times?

Ans: We find Chaityas of Sathavahanas times near Kanheri.

8) Where do you find historical monuments belonging to the Sathavahana times in Karnataka? Ans: We find historical monuments belonging to the Sathavahana times in Karnataka are, Sannati in Gulbarga district and at Banavasi in Uttara Kannada district. 9) What was “Shreni”? Ans: “Shreni” was a guilds, associations formed to

protect the interest of trades. 10) Name the poets of Sathavahana times? Ans: The poets of Sathavahana times were

Bharakuccha, Soparna, and Kalyana.

THE KADAMBAS OF BANAVASI 11) What was the capital city of the Kadambas?

Ans: The capital city of the Kadambas was Banavasi.

12) Who was the famous king among the Kadambas?

Ans: The famous king among the Kadambas was Mayurasharma.

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13) Which is the earliest Kannada Inscription? Ans: The inscription discovered at Halmidi village in Hassan district is the earliest Kannada Inscription. 14) Which poet composed the Talagunda Inscription? Ans: Kubja poet composed the Talagunda Inscription. 15) Who is the earliest Sanskrit poet of Karnataka? Ans: The earliest Sanskrit poet of Karnataka is Kubja

THE GANGAS OF TALAKADU 16) Who got the Gommateswara statue sculpted and

erected in Shravanabelagola? Ans: Chavundaraya got the Gommateswara statue

sculpted and erected in Shravanabelagola. 17) Who was the famous king among the Gangas?

Ans: The famous king among the Gangas was

Durvineetha. 18) In Which district is Talakadu, capital of the Gangas?

Ans: Talakadu capital of the Gangas is in Mysore district.

19) What is the literary work of Chavundaraya? Ans: The literary work of Chavundaraya is

“Chavundaraya Purana”.

Fill in the blanks. 1) Kovalan was the rich merchant at Kaveri pattinam. 2) Manimegalai was the doughter of Kovalan and

Madhavi. 3) Each stanza of Kural has only one and a half lines. 4) Prahtishtanapura was the capital of Satavahanas. 5) Satavahanas were andherents of Vaidika dharma. 6) Viharas are the living places of Bouddha Bhikshus. 7) Kadambas built many temple at Banavasi. 8) Lord Madhukeswara was the family deity of the

Kadambas. 9) Kannada acquired great currency and recognition

during the rule of Kadambas. 10) The word “Gommata” means the beautiful. 11) Hundreds of Veeragallu‟s are the contribution of

the Gangas.

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CIVICS-10. DEMOCRACY

Answer the following. 1) What is democracy?

Ans: Democracy is a rule of a state by the elected

representatives of the people.

2) What is the importance of democracy? Ans: The importance of democracy is.

1) Government will be run by the representatives

elected by the people. 2) All people are equal before the law.

3) Election will be held regularly and new

representatives come to power.

4) Issues will be discussed and people finally

decision will be taken.

5) If they are wise, democracy will survive, otherwise it will be lost.

3) What is the the minimum age limit in India for

voters? Ans: The minimum age limit in India for voters is 18.

4) Why is voting important?

Ans: Voting is important because it is expression of a

voter‟s will. It makes representation

of all people possible. It is a citizen duty.

5) Who did the king bring to the throne?

Ans: King brought his first son to the throne.

6) Who should naturally get the throne after the death

of the king? Ans: After the death of the king his first son should

naturally get the throne. 7) What are the bad effect if the claimants to the

throne fight? Ans: The bad effects if the claimants to the throne fight, are the kingdom become unruly. people will become unhappy and they decide to rule there kingdom themselves.

8) Do you like dynastic rule?

Ans: No, I do not like dynastic rule.

Fill in the blanks. 1) Chandrashayana was ruling over Ratnapura. 2) Ratnapura become democratic state. 3) The process of choosing peoples representative is

election. 4) Election is held according to calendar of events.

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GEOGRAPHY-11. THE PHYSICAL DIVISIONS

OF INDIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCETO

KARNATAKA

Answer the following. 1) What is the position of India with regard to world

population and land area? Ans: The position of India with regard to world population and land area is, in area India is the 7th largest country and second most populous in the world. 2) What is the geographical location of India? Ans: The geographical location of India is it extends from Kashmir in the North to Kanyakumari in the South, and from the Rann of Kuch in the west to Arunachal Pradesh in the East. 3) What is the position of Karnataka with regard to

Indian‟s land area and population? Ans: The position of Karnataka with regard to India`s

land area and population is , It is the eight largest state in India. It has both land and water boundaries.

4) List out the countries surrounding to India? Ans: The countries surrounding to India are Pakistan and Afghanistan on the North –West, China, Nepal, Bhutan on the North , Bangladesh and Myanmar on the East. Sri Lanka is on the South-East.

5) Name the Physical divisions of

India?

An

s: The physical divisions of India are:

1) The Northern Mountains. 2) The Northern Plains.

3) The Peninsular Plateaus.

4) The coastal Plain.

6) How many States and union

territories are there in India?

Ans:

There are 28 States and 6 union territories in India.

7) How many districts are there in

Karnataka? An

s:

There are 30 districts in Karnataka.

8) Which are the physical

divisions of Karnataka?

An

s:

The Physical divisions of

Karnataka are: 1) The coastal plain.

2) The Malnad region.

3) The maidan region. 9) Name the districts lying in the coastal area of

Karnataka? Ans: The district lying in coastal area of Karnataka

are Uttara Kannada, Dakshin Kannada, and Udupi district.

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Fill in the Blanks. 1) The Tropic of Cancer passes through the center of India .2) Delhi is the National capital

Territory. 3) The highest peak in the Aravalis

is Mt. Gurushikhar. 4) India has a desert known as Thar

Desert. 5) The Sambhar Lake is the largest

lake in India.

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CIVICS-12. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION.

Answer the following. 1) What is the purpose of self government? Ans: The purpose of self government is, people of the locality know the problems in their area very well. They are always aware of the developmental activities that are necessary for them. The Panchayat Raj act has been in force in our country to make this arrangement work. Under this act of Panchayat institution have been established at rural and urban areas and they are provided with funds and power. 2) Who are the members of Gram Sabha?

Ans: The member of Gram Sabha are all those aged 18 years and above. 3) What categories of people have reservations in

Panchayat institution? Ans: SC, ST, Other backward communities and women categories of people have reservations in Panchayat Institution. 4) What are the sources of income for Panchayat Raj

institutions? Ans: The source of income for Panchayat Raj Institutions are the grant from Government and zilla Panchayats, taxes and rent from the people of the locality. 5) Which cities in Karnataka have city corporations ? Ans: Bengaluru, Mysore, Belagavi, Mangaluru,

Gulbarga, Kalaburgi, Hubballi- Dharwad and

Bellari cities have city Corporations in Karnataka. 6) Mention the source of income of city corporations? Ans: The source of income of city corporations are

government gives grants, property tax is another major source of income, water cess , health cess, education cess, reading room cess, beggary cess, fire cess.

Fill in the blanks.

1) Gram Sabha forms the first step of the Panchayat

system. 2) Terms of the Zilla Panchyat is five years. 3) Chief executive officer will be the officer of Zilla

Panchayat. 4) Commissioner will be the chief officer for

corporation. 5) There are Seven city corporations, Mahanagar

Palikas in Karnataka

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