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CBSE Class 9 State and Society up to 1000 CE — practice questions — page 2

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Who drew the palm leaves in the Kudavolai election?Read the answer and worked solution →The Uttaramerur inscription belongs to the reign of which Chola king?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the principle of samatva stress?Read the answer and worked solution →How does the Ṛig Veda describe ṛita?Read the answer and worked solution →In Indian thought on justice, dharma mainly refers to what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which language's word is dhamma, the equivalent of dharma?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Sanskrit root gives the word dharma?Read the answer and worked solution →What did Aśhoka's edicts promote?Read the answer and worked solution →Which work by Bāṇabhaṭṭa is called one of the world's first novels?Read the answer and worked solution →What do early Vedic texts say about social status?Read the answer and worked solution →In which Ṛigveda hymn do the four varṇas first appear?Read the answer and worked solution →Which duty was expected mainly of brāhmaṇas?Read the answer and worked solution →Which varṇa was tasked with warfare and protecting people?Read the answer and worked solution →Which varṇa was linked with agriculture, pastoralism and trade?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Buddhist text says no one is a brāhmaṇa by birth?Read the answer and worked solution →Unlike the four varṇas, how many jātis could there be?Read the answer and worked solution →The Mandsaur inscription of 473 CE records the migration of which group?Read the answer and worked solution →Who headed a viśha in Vedic society?Read the answer and worked solution →What was the smallest social unit in Vedic society?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the concept of gotra refer to?Read the answer and worked solution →Which puruṣhārtha means liberation from worldly ties?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of the four goals of life stands for material well-being?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is named as a woman sage credited with Ṛigveda hymns?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was Uṣha in Vedic culture?Read the answer and worked solution →Prabhāvatī Gupta ruled as regent in which kingdom?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Sangam poetess is named among influential women?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Chola royal woman supported temple building?Read the answer and worked solution →Each Vedic deity was linked with what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which festival keeps alive the old Vedic tradition of sun worship?Read the answer and worked solution →The Āḻvārs were saint-poets devoted to which deity?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who drew the palm leaves in the Kudavolai election?

  1. The oldest elder
  2. A young child
  3. The king's officer
  4. The village priest
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Correct answer: B. A young child

A young child drew the leaves one by one in public view, often at a temple, to keep the draw fair.

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The Uttaramerur inscription belongs to the reign of which Chola king?

  1. Parantaka I
  2. Karikala
  3. Aditya I
  4. Rajendra I
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Correct answer: A. Parantaka I

The Uttaramerur inscription of Parantaka I, from the 10th century, describes village governance in Kanchipuram district.

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What does the principle of samatva stress?

  1. Duty towards the king
  2. Strictly ordered ranks
  3. Rule through force
  4. Sameness in all beings
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Correct answer: D. Sameness in all beings

Samatva means sameness: all bodies are made of the same matter and all consciousness is one.

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