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A.   Tick (3) the right option :
                 1.   ______________    is called a pilgrimage town.
                      (a) Varanasi                     (b) Delhi                       (c) Agra
                 2.  Meerut, Ambala and Jodhpur are ______________      towns.
                      (a) industrial                   (b) port                        (c) pilgrimage
                 3.  ______________     is also called the city of ruins.
                      (a) Surat                        (b) Hampi                       (c) Masulipatnam
                 4.  The craftsmen of India had to ______________    after the arrival of the British.
                      (a) suffer                       (b) stop their work             (c) none of these
                 5.   ______________    was the most important festival in Hampi.
                      (a) Holi                         (b) Mahanavmi                   (c) Diwali
                 6.   Surat became a Mughal territory in ______________  .
                      (a) 1573                         (b) 1574                        (c) 1572

                 7.   Hampi is situated on the bank of river ______________ .
                      (a) Tapti                        (b) Ganga                       (c) Tungbhadra
                 8.   ______________    is another name for Hampi.
                      (a) Virupakshapura               (b) Karnataka                   (c) Vijayanagara
            B.   Match the following :
                 1.   Capital town       u         u   A craft practised on brass work.

                 2.   Bidri              u         u   An association of people engaged in similar activities.
                 3.   Strategic location u         u   Golden embroidery work on textiles.
                 4.   Niche              u         u   A recess in a wall for a statue or an idol.
                 5.   Zari               u         u   A town where the court of a ruler is located.
                 6.   Guild              u         u   A place so located that it can be defended from an enemy attack
                                                       due to natural cover.
            C.   Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements :

                 1.  All towns fade away with time.
                 2.  One town is used for only one purpose.
                 3.  A pilgrimage town is located around an important place of pilgrimage or temple.
                 4.  A trade town is essentially located on the coastline.
                 5.  The ancient name of Surat was Suryapur.
                 6.  The Silk Route was treaded by a large number of traders.

            D.   Write the names of present states of the given towns :
                 1.   Hampi                  ______________          2.    Surat                       ______________
                 3.   Masulipatnam           ______________          4.    Ambala                      ______________
                 5.   Meerut                 ______________          6.    Kolkata                     ______________
            E.   Name any two :
                 1.  types of towns                                     :   (a) ______________      (b) ______________
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