Exercise question answers History chapter Devotional to path of divine Q1. Describe the beliefs and practices of the Nathpanthis, Ideas and Yogis. Ans; (i) They believed in logical arguments. (ii) They criticised the rituals and other aspects of conventional religion and the social order. (iii) They believed that the path to salvation through meditation on the formless god and the realisation of god. (iv) They advocated intense training of the mind and body through practices like yogasanas, breathing exercises and meditation. Q2 . What were the major ideas expressed by Kabir? How did he express these? Ans; (i) Kabir’s teachings were based on a complete, indeed vehement, rejection of the major religious traditions. (ii) He openly criticized idol worship of both Brahmanical Hinduism and Islam. (...
The Crisis of the Empire and the Later Mughals Mughal Empire started facing a variety of crises towards the closing years of the seventeenth century. These were caused by a number of factors. Emperor Aurangzeb had depleted the military and financial resources of his empire by fighting a long war in the Deccan . His successors were weak and could not take control over administration. It became difficult for the later Mughal emperors to keep a check on their powerful mansabdars. Governors (subadars) often controlled the offices of revenue and military administration (diwani and faujdari) as well. This gave them extraordinary political, economic and military powers over vast regions of the Mughal Empire. Peasant and zamindari rebellions in many parts of northern and western India Attacked by Nadir shah and Afgan invader Ahmad shah Abdali also weekend the empire. The empire was further weakened by competition amongst different groups of nobles. They were divid...
Q(i).What is precipitation? Answer. Precipitation in the deposition of moisture from the atmosphere onto the earth's surface.This may be in form of rain,hail,frost,fog,sleet or snow. Q(ii).What is water cycle? Answer. .The process by which water continually changes its form and circulates between oceans, atmosphere and land is known as the water cycle. Q(iii).What are the factors affecting the height of the weaves? Answer. (a) High speed of wind (b)Earthquake (c) Volcanic Eruption (d) Underwater Landslides. Q(iv).Which factors affect the movement of ocean water? Answer. (a) Temperature and (b) Rotation of the earth. Q(v) What art tides and how are they caused? Answer. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice a day is called a tide. Tides are caused due to the gravitational pull exerted by the sun and the moon on the earth's surface. Q(v-2)Name three types of rainfall? Ans There are three types of rainfall, the conventional rainfall, the orograph...
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