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- Q.5 (4) The waterways are not developed in Brazil. Answer: Because most rivers flow through dense, sparsely populated forest regions or have falls on the highlands, away from the populated ea... 1
- Q.6 (A) With the help of given statistical data, prepare a simple bar graph and answer the following questions :India – Literacy Rate Percentage (1981 to 2016)1981 – 40.8; 1991 – 48.2; 2001 – 61.0; 2011 – 69.3; 2016 – 72.2(1) What does the graph indi… Graph: Take years on the X-axis and literacy rate (%) on the Y-axis with a scale such as 1 cm = 10%. Draw five bars of equal width with equa... 1
- Q.1 (A)(1) The earliest museum in the world was discovered in the excavations at the city of ................... Answer: C. Ur Answer: (C) Ur The earliest museum in the world (6th century B.C.E.) was discovered at the city of Ur in Mesopotamia, in excav... 1
- Q.1 (A)(2) The first Chief Minister of Maharashtra was ................ . Answer: B. Yashwantrao Chavhan Answer: (B) Yashwantrao Chavhan Yashwantrao Chavhan, the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, initiated the c... 1
- Q.1 (A)(3) The Sanskrit text of ‘Hitopadesh’ was translated into German by .................. . Answer: B. Friedrich Max Muller Answer: (B) Friedrich Max Muller Max Muller, an orientalist scholar, first translated ‘Hitopadesh’ into Germ... 1
- Q.1 (B)(1) Identify the wrong pair and rewrite it :(i) Raigadala Jevha Jag Yete — Vasant Kanetkar(ii) Tilak ani Agarkar — Vishram Bedekar(iii) Sashtang Namaskar — Acharya Atre(iv) Ekach Pyala — Annasaheb Kirloskar Answer: Wrong pair: (iv) Ekach Pyala — Annasaheb Kirloskar. Correct pair: Ekach Pyala — Ram Ganesh Gadkari. (Annasaheb Kirloskar wrote Sange... 1
- Q.1 (B)(2) Identify the wrong pair and rewrite it :(i) Leopold von Ranké — The Secret of World History(ii) Michel Foucault — Archaeology of Knowledge(iii) Karl Marx — Das Kapital(iv) René Descartes — Reason in History Answer: Wrong pair: (iv) René Descartes — Reason in History. Correct pair: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel — Reason in History. (Descartes wro... 1
- Q.1 (B)(3) Identify the wrong pair and rewrite it :(i) Prabhakar — Acharya P.K. Atre(ii) Darpan — Balshastri Jambhekar(iii) Deenbandhu — Krishnarao Bhalekar(iv) Kesari — Bal Gangadhar Tilak Answer: Wrong pair: (i) Prabhakar — Acharya P.K. Atre. Correct pair: Prabhakar — Bhau Mahajan. The newspaper ‘Prabhakar’ was started by Bhau... 1
- Q.2 (A)(1) Complete the following chart :[Chart: ‘Libraries in India and Cities’ with two columns, ‘Cities’ and ‘Name of the Library’.]Kolkata → ..........Delhi → ..........Hyderabad → ..........Mumbai → .......... Answer: Kolkata → National Library Delhi → Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Hyderabad → State Central Library Mumbai → Library of Asiatic S... 1
- Q.2 (A)(2) Complete the following concept map :[Concept map: ‘Aspects of Indian History portrayed through the serial ‘Bharat Ek Khoj’’ in the centre, with four empty circles.] Answer (any four): Harappan Civilisation; Vedic history; interpretation of Ramayana and Mahabharata; Mauryan period; Mughal period and contr... 1
- Q.2 (A)(3) Complete the concept map :[Concept map: ‘Hill Stations in Maharashtra’ in the centre, with four empty boxes.] Answer (any four): Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Matheran, Lonavala, Khandala, Chikhaldara. 1
- Q.2 (B)(1) Write short note : Applied History Answer: Applied History, also known as Public History, is the application of history for the benefit of people in the present and the future... 1
- Q.2 (B)(2) Write short note : Maratha Style of Painting Answer: Maratha paintings are an art style that began to develop in the latter half of the 17th century C.E. This style consists of coloured... 1
- Q.2 (B)(3) Write short note : Sthalakosh Answer: A Sthalakosh is an encyclopaedia giving information about historical places, as geographic information is essential for historical s... 1
- Q.3 (1) Foucault called his method, ‘the archaeology of knowledge’. Answer: Because Foucault did not try to reach an ultimate historical truth but tried to explain the various transitions in the past. Michel... 1
- Q.3 (2) Bakhar is an important type of historical documents. Answer: Because bakhars of medieval times contain accounts of historic events, battles and lives of great men. Bakhars contain eulogies of h... 1
- Q.3 (3) Expertise in History is important in the film industry. Answer: Because movies, especially on historical themes, must show the atmosphere, costumes, language and culture of the period accurately.... 1
- Q.3 (4) It is essential to study the history of technology. Answer: Because it helps us understand changes and their causes in agriculture, commodity production, architecture and engineering. Scientif... 1
- Q.4 Read the following passage and answer the questions based on it :Major Dhyan Chand, an expert player of hockey was also the captain of the Indian hockey team. Indian hockey team won a gold medal in 1936 at Berlin Olympics under his captaincy. He… Answer: (1) Major Dhyan Chand was the captain of the Indian hockey team in 1936. (2) 29th August, the birth date of Dhyan Chand, is celebrat... 1
- Q.5 (1) What is feminist historiography ? Answer: Feminist historiography means restructuring history from the perspective of women. The writings of the French writer Simone de Beauv... 1
- Q.5 (2) What kind of professional opportunities are available in the field of Arts ? Answer: Art history and applied art offer many professional opportunities. Art historians can work in journalism. The art market needs exper... 1
- Q.5 (3) What is Powada ? Answer: Powada (ballad) is a folk performing art of Maharashtra in which the great deeds of heroic men and women are narrated by alternately... 1
- Q.5 (4) Explain any three types of tourism. Answer: Historical tourism: tours to historical places to satisfy interest in history, e.g. forts in Maharashtra linked with Chhatrapati Shi... 1
- Q.6 (1) In Maharashtra .................................. seats are reserved for women in local self-governing institutions. Answer: D. 50% Answer: (D) 50% The 73rd and 74th amendments reserved 33% seats for women in local self-governing institutions; this has been... 1