1. What do you know about the population and geographical area of India?
Answer India is the world’s second most populous country after China with the population of around 1.5 billion. Moreover, it is the seventh largest country of the world with an area of 3,287,590 square kilometers.
2. When did Buddhism spread in India?
Answer Buddhism spread in the fifth century AD.
3.What happened to India during the Mughal Empire?
Answer India achieved a large measure of political unity during the Mughal Empire.
4. What are some of the tourist attractions in India?
Answer The Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, the Qutb Minar, Red Fort, Kashmir, Ooty and Darjelling are some of the tourist attractions in India.
5. What is unique about the culture of India?
Answer The amazing cultural diversity is very much unique about the culture of India. Every state has its own cultural distinction.
6. Give a brief account of the British Empire in India.
Answer The British empire in India started with Warren Hastings as the first Governor General of India appointed by the East India Company in 1774. In 1876, India came under complete governance of British rule. The British then ruled India for the next 200 years. Then through a series of freedom movement, India was liberated in 1947.
7. Why is Kashmir called the Paradise on Earth?
Answer Kashmir is surrounded by beautiful mountains, valleys, deserts, rivers and lakes which decorate it as a Paradise on Earth.
C. Complete the flow chart below to show the history of India. Use one word to fill in each gap.
Indus Valley Civilization and the coming of the Aryans.
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8th century:
Islam
came to India for the first time.
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1206: Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate by
Qutbuddin Aybeck
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15th Century: the
unification
of India under Ashoka and spread of Buddhism.
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1526: Beginning of the
Mughal
Dynasty
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1774: Warren Hastings was
appointed
the first Governor General of India by the East India Company
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In 1876 Queen Victoria was given the title, Empress of India', by the British
Parliament
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