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6.   ______________    was the earlier name of Assam.
                      (a) Kamrupa                      (b) Manaspura                   (c) Samrupa

                 7.   Akbar wanted to control Garh Katanga because of ______________   .
                      (a) its inefficient ruler        (b) enemity                     (c) its rich resources
                 8.   A unit of 84 villages was called ______________ .
                      (a) khels                        (b) barhots                     (c) chaurasis

            B.   Match the following :
                 1.   Heterogeneous society u              u    A process by which a tribe or clan formed into a state or
                                                                kingdom.
                 2.   Homogeneous society     u            u    A member of a group which moves from one place to
                                                                another.
                 3.   Hierarchy               u            u    A society composed of different or unequal members.
                 4.   Caste                   u            u    A society composed of similar or equal members.
                 5.   Nomad                   u            u    A system of rank or levels in a group.

                 6.   State formation         u            u    A group of people within a varna belonging to a certain
                                                                occupation.
            C.   Fill in the blanks :
                 1.  The two types of societies were ______________    and homogeneous.

                 2.  The priest class among the Hindus is known as ______________   .
                 3.  In the caste hierarchy, the son of a goldsmith took up the occupation of his ______________ .
                 4.  Untouchability was practised against the people of the ______________   castes.
                 5.  The word ______________     means the land of the Gonds.
                 6.   The Gonds queen, ______________     resisted the Mughal invasion.

            D.   Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements :
                 1.  Caste distinction was present among Muslims too.
                 2.   Kshatriyas belonged to warrior class.
                 3.   The Gonds live in hilly or forest areas.
                 4.   Gonds were a heterogeneous society.

                 5.   The Ahoms lived in Gondwana, a region covering many states in Central India.
                 6.   The Ahoms came from China and mingled into the local Hindu society.

            E.   Write articles on the following :
                 1.   Caste discrimination
                 2.   Gonds
                 3.   Ahoms
                 4.   State formation
                 5.   Caste structure

            F.   Answer in one word or phrase :

                 1.  What is a society called when all its members are not equal?

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