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U nified Mid-Year Examination 20!9-20

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SCHOOT NAME

EXAMINATION
ROLL NUMBER

HISTORY December 2019

ctAss 5 t hour 30 minutes
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your School Name and Examination Roll Number in the spaces provided above.
Carefully read and follow the instructions given for each euestion.
Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the provided spaces only. DO NOT write outside the provided space
Check your answers before you return the euestion paper to the invigilator.

Marks for each section are shown below.

For Examiner's use only

Section A (20) Section B (30)

Question No
Total Marks
L 2a 2b 3 4a 4b 5a sb 6a 6b
Max. Marks 05 05 05 05 o4 06 o4 05 o4 05 50
Marks Obtained

Percentage Grade

lnvigilated by Marked by Marks tallied by

 SECTION A Marks:20

Q1 Fill in the blanks, using the word bank below:

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Aryans 320 BCE Sanskrit Buddhist 300BCE Hindus Rig Veda

comes from their

Most of the information about the lives of

Rig Veda' Sama Veda Yajur

record known as Vedas. The four main books of Vedas are

Veda and Atharva Veda but is the earliest source. They were written

in the earlier fo rm of The

down around
been
regards the Vedas as their religious literature which has

handed down to them from the time of Aryans

Q2 Read the given source carefully and answer the following

questions: [ /fO]

(a) SOURCE A:
of Buddha' A new style of
ln Gandhara, especially in Taxila, lt was allowed to make images
The statues were made of a soft
art was developed, known as the Gandhara art of school'
face' half closed
grey local stone. Buddha statue head was made into an oval shaped
and straight nose'
almond shaped eyes which stick out a little, arched eyebrows,
earlobes' Artists used a
beautifully cut lips, a knot of hair on top of the head, stretched
Greco-Romanstyle.ThebestexampleshavebeenfoundinandaroundPeshawar,Swat
and Taxila' Ancient writings]
[Extract from
(i) what type of the stone was used to make the statue of Buddha? lt

cities mentioned belong to?

(ii) According to the extract, which modern day country the
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(iii) Write any three features of the statue of Buddha l3

(b) SOURCE B:

(i) ldentify the given picture source. lL

(ii) Name the dynasty during which the Chinese schoolof philosophy blossomed. lL

(iii) What were the main traits he stressed upon? /3

Q3 ldentify the personalities with the help of the clues given: I /Sl
(i) I am one of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World, I was built by the Babylonian
ruler Nebuchadnezzar.

Who am l?
(ii) I am an important crop of the ancient Egyptians. lgrew in the Nile Delta of Egypt.

Who am l?
(iii) I am an invention of Sumerian. I am divided into 12 months based on the cycle of the
moon.

Who am l?
(iv) I wrote the biography 'Harsha Charita.' I was the courtier of King Harsha Vardhana.

Who am l?
(v) I belong to a wealthy Kshatriya clan. lfounded the Jain religion.

Who am l?
 SECTION B
Marks:30

Q4
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(a) What were the sources of Aryan's livelihood?

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(b)DiscusstheadministrativesystemunderPharaohanditsimportance.
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(a) Who was Shi Huangdi and why was he not a popular ruler? /4

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(b) What makes river Nile a very important river in Egypt and how did it provide rich soil?
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Q5 1 ltol
(a) What do the unicorn and bull symbols seals depict and for what purpose were they used?
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(b) Explain the advanced city planning of the Harrapan people and its importance. /6