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- The Harappan cities were destroyed by invaders who were probably the Aryans.
- Natural calamities such as floods, earthquakes and epidemics might have destroyed the civilisation.
- River Indus might have changed its course and turned the region into a desert.
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There are many reasons attributed to the fall of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
- The Harappan cities were destroyed by invaders who were probably the Aryans.
- Natural calamities such as floods, earthquakes and epidemics might have destroyed the civilisation.
- River Indus might have changed its course and turned the region into a desert.
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The greatest number which divides each of the two or more numbers is called HCF or Highest Common Factor. It is also called the Greatest Common Measure(GCM) and Greatest Common Divisor(GCD). HCM and LCM are two different methods, whereas LCM or Least Common Multiple is used to find the smallest common multiple of any two or more numbers.
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Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in more than 193 countries
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An atlas is a large collection of maps. In the 16th century, geographers Mercator and Hondt were the first people to publish this collection of maps in the form of a book. They used the picture of the mythological figure Atlas holding the Earth on the cover page of their book. Since then, this book of maps has been known as atlas.
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- Gram Panchayat : It acts at the village level. It includes the Panchayat President and ward members.
- Block Level Panchayat : It is known as Janpad Panchayat or Panchayat Samiti. The Janpad Panchayat has many Gram Panchayats under it. Numerous village people are its members.
- Zila Parishad : It is also known as District Panchayat. It makes developmental plans at the district level. It also controls the money distribution among all the Gram Panchayats.
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A herder is a worker who lives a pastoralist life gathering and caring for a herd of domesticated livestocks.
People saw that they could attract and tame animals by leaving food for them. The first animal to be tamed was the ancestor of the dog. They started rearing sheep, goats, cattle, etc. People often protected these animals from attacks by other wild animals. This is how people became herders.
Posted by Harleen Kaur 4 years, 11 months ago
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Yogita Ingle 4 years, 11 months ago
| Gram Panchayat |
Gram Sabha |
| Gram Panchayat is the lower element of the Panchayati Raj that functions at the village level with the welfare and development of the village in mind | Gram Sabha is the legislative body that operates at the village level and takes into account the annual budget and audit reports of the Gram Panchayat |
| It is a temporary body, as the members of the panchayat are elected for a term of five years. | It is a permanent body |
| The Gram Panchayat consists of ward members and Sarpanch | The Gram Sabha consists of every person whose name is registered in the voter list of the perspective village |
| The members of the Gram Panchayat are directly elected by the members of the Gram Sabha | The members of Gram Sabha are not elected |
| Every month a meeting is organized by the gram panchayat. The functions of the Gram Panchayat may bifurcate as obligatory and optional functions. The obligatory functions include civic roles such as sanitation, drains and ponds, | The decisions taken by the Gram Sabha cannot be annulled by any other body. The power to do so rests with the Gram Sabha only |
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Meghna Thapar 4 years, 10 months ago
The following areas have been exempted from the operation of the Act because of the socio-cultural and administrative considerations: Scheduled areas listed under the V Schedule in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa and Rajasthan. Article 243(B) of the Constitution defines the GS as a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of the Panchayat at the village level.
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Yogita Ingle 4 years, 11 months ago
The Gram Sabha performs various tasks:
- It keeps control over the Gram Panchayat. It makes the Gram Panchayat play its role and be responsible.
- It is the place where all plans for the work of the Gram Panchayat are placed before the people.
- The Gram Sabha prevents the Panchayat from doing wrong things which may include misusing money or favoring certain people.
- It keeps an eye on the elected representative and in making them responsible to the persons who elected them.
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The Panchayati Raj System is a process through which people participate in their own government. The Panchayati Raj System is the first tier or level of democratic government.
It has three levels.
- First is the village level or the Gram Panchayat.
- Second is the Block level, which is called the Janpad Panchayat or the Panchayat Samiti.
- Above the Panchayat Samiti is the District Panchayat or the Zila Parishad.
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Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in more than 193 countries.[
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Gerardus Mercator was a 16th-century geographer, cosmographer and cartographer from the County of Flanders. He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts.
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Meghna Thapar 4 years, 11 months ago
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Largely, the population was agriculturists and lived in villages. The state helped people to bring new areas under cultivation by cleaning the forest. But certain types of forests were protected by law.
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A number of crops like rice, coarse grains (<i>kodrava</i>), sesame, pepper, and saffron, pulses, wheat, linseed, mustard, vegetable and fruits of various kinds and sugarcane were grown.
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The state also owned agricultural farms, cattle farms, dairy farms, etc.
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Water reservoirs and dams were built by the state for irrigation. Steps were taken to distribute and measure this water for irrigation.
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The Mauryan enforced the rules and regulations in respect of agriculture, industry, commerce, animal husbandry, etc.
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Special measures were deduced for the promotion of the economy gave great impetus to economic development during this period.
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Megasthenese mentioned about the extraordinary skill of craftsmen.
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Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman mentions that Pushyagupta (Chandragupta's governors) was responsible for building a dam on <i>Sudarshana</i> Lake near Girnar in Kathiawad.
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Skandagupta’s inscription of the later period mentioned that the dam (on <i>Sudarshana</i> Lake) was repaired during his reign, almost 800 years after its construction.
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They had foreign trade with the western countries. The main items of trade were indigo, various medicinal substances, cotton, and silk. The foreign trade was carried on by the land as well as by the sea.
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Special arrangements were made for facilitation of the trade like security of trade-routes, provisions of warehouses, go-downs, and other means of transport.
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The trade was regulated by the state and the trader had to get a license to trade.
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The state also had the machinery to control and regulate the weights and measures.
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The land tax was one-fourth to one-sixth of the produce. The tax was also levied on all the manufactured goods.
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The toll tax was levied on all items, which were brought for sale in the market.
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Strabo mentions that craftsmen, herdsmen, traders, and farmers, all paid taxes. Those who could not pay the tax in cash or kind were to contribute their dues in the form of labor.
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Revenue was that main subject of Arthashashtra. It describes revenue at great length.
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Sources of revenue were increased from the income of mines, forests, pasture lands, trade, forts, etc.
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The income from the king's own land or estate was known as ‘<i>sita</i>.’
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Brahmans, children, and handicapped people were exempted from paying the taxes.
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Tax evasion was considered a very serious crime and offenders were severely punished.
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The artisans and craftsmen were given special protection by the state and offences against them were severely punished.
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The main industries during this period were textile, mining and metallurgy, ship-building, jewelry making, metal working, pot making, etc.
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The industries were organized in various guilds. <i>Jesthaka</i> was the chief of a guild.
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The guilds were powerful institutions. It gave craftsmen great support and protection.
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The guilds settled the disputes of their members. A few guilds issued their own coins.
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The Sanchi Stupa inscription mentions that one of the carved gateways was donated by the guilds of ivory workers.
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Similarly, the Nasik cave inscription mentions that two weaver's guilds gave permanent endowments for the maintenance of a temple.
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The guilds also made donations to educational institutions and learned Brahmans.
Posted by Rewa Awasthi 4 years, 11 months ago
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Meghna Thapar 4 years, 11 months ago
The Pradestha was head of district. He was assist Yuktas and Rajukas. He measured land , collect tax and maintain law and order
"Rajukas" were the provincial officials during the Mauryan administration. These officials were engaged in clerical and accounting works. Rajukas who were in rural administration wielded more power and freedom in administration. He had the power to even give capital punishment.
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Yogita Ingle 4 years, 11 months ago
Harappa is in modern day Pakistan. This site was accidentally discovered. The East India Company was doing the construction of railway lines in 1856. Initially, the construction workers thought the ruins to be of some ordinary old city. The bricks from the site were used for the construction. It was about 80 years ago that archaeologists could realize that it was an ancient city.
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Mars is sometimes called the Red Planet. It's red because of rusty iron in the ground. Like Earth, Mars has seasons, polar ice caps, volcanoes, canyons, and weather. It has a very thin atmosphere made of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and argon
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Role of fire in daily life -
• It is used to cook meals.
• It can be used to generate heat and like light.
• It can be used in incineration of waste.
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A civilization starts with a pebble and ends with pillars
Indus valley civilization’ is also called the ‘Harappan civilization’. The first site which is to be excavated was Harappa. This is the reason for calling the ‘Indus valley civilization’ as Harappan civilization. This civilization mostly was composed of modern Pakistan and the north-eastern parts of India.
This civilization is actually a Bronze Age civilization. This was the civilization starts with a pebble and end with pillars. Historically many scientists found many evidences of the civilization. Harappa was the most important example.
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Those materials which cannot be easily compressed, cut, bent or scratched are called hard materials.
Examples: Iron, glass.
Those materials which can be easily compressed, cut, bent or scratched are called soft materials.
Examples: Sponge, Cotton.
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Plants are the sources of food ingredients like grains, cereals, vegetables and fruits. Animals provide us with milk, meat products and eggs. Cows, goats and buffaloes are some common animals which give us milk. Milk and milk products like butter, cream, cheese and curd are used all over the world.
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Plants and trees bear fruit in different seasons. Hence, people may have moved from season to season in the hope of getting different kinds of fruits, Plants, animals and plants need water for their survival. While many rivers and lakes are perennial others are seasonal. People living on their banks would have had to go in search of water during the dry seasons, le. winter and summer.
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Yogita Ingle 4 years, 11 months ago
Karmakar is a Bengali caste spread throughout West Bengal and Bangladesh. The karmakars are traditionally blacksmiths by occupation.
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