CBSE
Class 12 History Chapter 2 Kings, Farmers and Towns Early States and Economies
1) Who deciphered Brahmi scripts?
2) What does "Piyadassi" mean?
3) Which was the first capital of Magadha?
4) Who wrote the Arthashastra?
5) Which deynasty issued the largest number of gold coins?
6) What is the study of inscriptions called?
7) Name the Greek ambassador at Chandragupta's court.
8) What were the land grants to Brahmanas called?
9) Who was the author of the Prayaga Prashasti?
10) What is the meaning of "Janapada"?
VERY SHORT QUESTIONS
1) What are inscriptions and what do they records?
2) Why is the sixth century BCE considered a turning points?
3) What was the significance of Ashoka's inscriptions?
4) What is a mahajanapada?
5) What role did guids play in ancient towns?
6) What do punch-market coins indicate?
7) What is meant by oligarchy?
8) Why did Magadha rise to power?
9) What is transplantation in agriculture?
10) What are votive inscriptions?
SHORT QUESTION
1) Describe the administration system of the Mauryan Empire.
2) How did Ashoka promote Dhamma across his empire?
3) Describe the social composition of early urban centres.
4) How did inscriptions help reconstruct political history?
5) What does the Prayaga Prashasti reveal about Samudragupta?
6) Explain the economic significance of Kushana coinage.
7) How was agriculture transformed during 600BCE-600CE?
8) What is the important of guilds in ancient Indian economy?
9) What were the features of mahajanapadas?
10) How did kings claim divine status in the post-Mauryan period?
LONG QUESTION
1) Discuss the main features of Mauryan administration.
2) Describe the rise and expansion of the Mauryan Empire.
3) Discuss the role of inscriptions in reconstructing Indian history.
4) Examine the relationship between kings and farmers during this period.
5) Explain the importance of towns and trade in early india.
6) Discuss the significance of land grants in early Indian history.
7) Explain the economic changes in the early historic period (600 BCE-600 CE)
8) Describe the features of the Gupta Empire and their administration.
9) How do historians reconstruct the lives of ordinary people?
10) Discuss the notions of kingship that developed in post-Mauryan India.
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