Following are the questions that came in Board Papers (Textuals and Non-textual)
Chapter 3 : Applied History
Complete the sentences by choosing the correct option.
(1) The earliest museum in the world was discovered in the excavations at the city of ………. (Sept. ’21) (Textual)
(a) Delhi
(b) Harappa
(c) Ur
(d) Kolkata
Ans. (b) Ur
(2) The National Archives of India is in ……….. (March ‘19; Nov. ’20) (Textual)
(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Mumbai
(d) Chennai
Ans. Delhi
………………. is the mother of science and all other branches of knowledge. (March ’20) (Non-textual)
(a) Philosophy
(b) History
(c) Technology
(d) Mythology
Ans. Philosophy
Identify the wrong pair in the following, correct it and rewrite. (July’ 19) (Textual)
(1) Kootiyattam- Sanskrit theatre, Kerala
(2) Ramman- Dance form in West Bengal
(3) Ramlila- Traditional Performance of the Ramayana in Uttar Pradesh
(4) Kalbelia- Folk songs and dances of Rajasthan.
Ans. Wrong Pair : Ramman – Dance form in West Bengal
Explain the following concepts :
Archives (Sep’ 21) (Textual)
Ans. A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution or group of people. Archives preserve and store old documents, office records, old films, etc. The National Archives of India is at Delhi. Every state in India maintains its archives independently.
Answer the following in 25-30 words.
What is the role of UNESCO in the context of heritage sites? (July’ 19) (Textual)
Ans. UNESCO, a global agency plays an important role to preserve our heritage for future generations. It has announced some directives with the objective of promoting the cultural and natural heritage. On the basis of those directives list of sites, traditions are declared as ‘World Heritage’.
Complete the following concept chart. (Nov. ’20)
Ans.
Explain the following statements giving reasons.
It is essential to study the history of technology. (Sep.’ 21) (Textual)
Ans. (i) The history of technology helps in understanding the changes and their causes in the field of agricultural production, commodity production, architecture, engineering, etc.
(ii) Scientific discoveries/inventions and technological advancement are mutually dependent on each other.
(iii) Knowledge of science and technology was very important at every step from the making of stone tools to agricultural production in the evolution of mankind.
(iv) Later the advancement of science promoted the mechanisation of production.
(v) It is necessary to know the history of technology in order to understand the development of mechanisation and the mutual dependence between science and technology.
The list of world Heritage Sites is announced by UNESCO. (March ’19 – ’20) (Textual)
Ans. (i) It is essential for the benefit of future generations to preserve our heritage.
(ii) UNESCO, the global organisation has announced some directives with the objective of promoting the cultural and natural heritage.
(iii) Based on those directives and lists of sites and traditions are declared as ‘World Heritage’.
The method of history is useful in the research of many subjects. (Nov. ’20) (Non-textual)
Ans. (1) History is related to events which had happened in the past. (2) The way our present life style is shaped is based on the historical chain of events. (3) Historical events are related to various fields like politics, social and religious structure of a community philosophy technology and science, etc. (4) Each of these fields have their own history of building knowledge. The direction of future development in every field is dependent on the state of available knowledge. Given the importance of history of each field, the research method of history is useful in the research of many subjects.
Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions given below : (4 marks) (July ’19) Textbook page 19
The earliest museum (6th century B.C.E.) in the world was discovered during the excavations at the city of ‘Ur’ in Mesopotamia. The excavations were conducted by Sir Leonard Woolley (1922-1934). This museum was built by the princess of Mesopotamia. Her name was Ennigaldi. She herself was the curator of the museum.
A noteworthy feature of the that museum is the clay tablets inscribed with the descriptions of exhibited artefacts.
Questions :
(1) Who built this museum? (1)
Ans. This museum was built by Ennigaldi, the princess of Mesopotamia.
(2) Where was the earliest museum in the world discovered? Who discovered it? (1)
Ans. The earliest museum in the world was discovered in the city of ‘Ur’ in Mesopotamia. It was discovered by Leonard Woolley.
(3) What is a noteworthy feature of this museum ? (2)
Ans. A noteworthy feature of this museum is the clay tablets inscribed with the descriptions of exhibited artefacts.
Write elaborate answers.
What objectives can be fulfilled through the heritage projects. (March ‘ 19) (Textual)
Ans.
(i) The local social structure and psychology of the local people, challenges faced by them in the present situations and their expectations can be surveyed in detail.
(ii) Due precautions can be taken to avoid hurting sentiments of the local people.
(iii) Participation of the local people in the project can be facilitated.
(iv) Systematic plan can be designed to employ the local skills in a creative way and create better opportunities of livelihood.