Social Science

Chapter-2 (NEW KINGS AND KINGDOMS)

1. Locate the Gurjara-Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas, Palas, Cholas and Chahamanas (Chauhans) on the Map.

2. Big landlords or warrior chiefs in different regions were acknowledged by the Existing kings as their

subordinates or samantas.(T/F)

3. Samantas were expected to bring _______ for their kings or overlords, be present at their courts and provide

them with ________ support.

4. As samantas gained power and wealth, they declared themselves to be ___________, ___________ and so on.

5. Maha-mandaleshvara means _____________.

6. Rashtrakutas were the subordinate to ___________ of Karnataka.

7. ___________, was a Rashtrakuta chief who overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual called

hiranya-garbha.

8. Hiranya-garbha means __________.

9. Hiranya-garbha was performed with the help of Brahmanas, it was thought to lead to the “rebirth” of the

sacrificer as a _________, even if he was not one by birth.

10. _____________ and ____________ were Brahmanas who gave up their traditional professions and took to

arms, successfully establishing kingdoms in Karnataka and Rajasthan respectively.

11. Wall relief from Cave 15, Ellora, showing Vishnu as Narasimha, the man-lion is a work of the __________

period.

12. Many of the new kings adopted high-sounding titles such as ________, ________ and so on.

13. The different kinds of taxes collected during Cholas are _______, _______,______,_______ and ______.
14. The functionaries for collecting revenue were generally recruited from ___________, and positions were often

__________.

15. Prashastis contain details that are completely true.(T/F)

16. Prashastis were composed by learned _________.

17. Grants of land made by the ruler were recorded on _________ plates and given to those who received the land.

A ring holds the plates together is secured with the _______ seal, indicates that it is an authentic document.