Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) इयत्ता ७ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Social Science

Find out whether in your neighbourhood there are any dargahs, gurudwaras, or temples associated with saints of the bhakti tradition in your neighbourhood. Visit any one of these and describe what you see and hear

For any of the saint-poets whose compositions have been included in this chapter, find out more about their works, noting down other poems. Find out whether these are sung, how they are sung, and what the poets wrote about.

There are several saint-poets whose names have been mentioned, but their works have not been included in the chapter. Find out more about the language in which they composed, whether their compositions were sung, and what their compositions were about.

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What did the Puranic stories consist of?

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Who were the Pulaiyar and the Panars?

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What did Ramanuja propound?

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What are namghars?

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Why did the Mughal emperor Jahangir order the execution of Guru Aijan in 1606?

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What did the terms ‘nam’, ‘dan’ and ‘isnan’ mean? 

Why do the plates move?

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Why was the Mughal emperor Jahangir hostile to the Sikh community? How did the Sikh movement gain momentum? 

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Write in brief about the ideas of Shankara and Ramanuja.

What do you know about the lithospheric plates?

 How do the lithospheric plates move?

Match the following:

What is Manipravalam? Name a book written in that language.

Choose one state each from north, west, south, east and central India. For each of these, prepare a list of foods that are commonly consumed, highlighting any differences and similarities that you notice. 

Choose another set of five states from each of these regions and prepare a list of clothes that are generally worn by women and men in each. Discuss your findings.

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Who was Anantavarman?

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Mention the role of the Chera in the development of Malayalam.