Unit 8 Clothing: A Social History Exercise Solutions Questions : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 178 Q1 : Explain the reasons for the changes in clothing patterns and materials in the eighteenth century. Answer : Changes in clothing patterns and materials in the eighteenth century came about due to the development of capitalism … Read more
Unit 7 History and Sport: The Story of Cricket Exercise Solutions Questions : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 157 Q1 : Test cricket is unique game in many ways. Discuss some of the ways in which it is different from other team games. How are the peculiarities of Test cricket shaped by its … Read more
Questions : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 137 Q1 : Explain briefly what the open field system meant to rural people in eighteenth-century England. Look at the system from the point of view of: A rich farmer A labourer A peasant woman Answer : (a) A rich farmer: As … Read more
Unit 5 Pastoralists in the Modern World Exercise Solutions Questions : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 116 Q1 : Explain why nomadic tribes need to move from one place to another. What are the advantages to the environment of this continuous movement? Answer : Nomadic tribes need to move from one place to … Read more
Unit 4 Forest Society and Colonialism Exercise Solutions Questions : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 96 Q1 : Discuss how the changes in forest management in the colonial period affected the following groups of people: Shifting cultivators Nomadic and pastoralist communities Firms trading in timber/forest produce … Read more
Unit 3 Nazism and the Rise of Hitler Exercise Solutions Questions : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 74 Q1 : Describe the problems faced by the Weimar Republic. Answer : The problems faced by the Weimar Republic were present from its very inception. The Versailles Peace Treaty at the end of the First … Read more
Unit 2 Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution Exercise Solutions Questions : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 48 Q1 : What were the social, economic and political conditions in Russia before 1905? Answer : The social, economic and political conditions in Russia before 1905 were variously beneficial and bad for the masses. … Read more
Unit 1 The French Revolution Exercise Solutions Questions : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 24 Q1 : Describe the circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest in France. Answer : Circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest in France: A society of estates, and the plight of the third estate French … Read more
Unit 4 Food Security in India Exercise Solutions Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 53 Q1 : How is food security ensured in India? Answer : Food security is ensured in a country when the three dimensions of food security are taken care of. The three dimensions are: Availability of food – Presence … Read more
Unit 3 Poverty as a Challenge Exercise Solutions Exercise : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 40 Q1 : Describe how the poverty line is estimated in India. Answer : A person is considered poor if his or her income or consumption level falls below a given minimum level necessary to fulfil basic needs. … Read more