Class Notes NCERT Solutions for CBSE Students
Question: Why did only Kings or queens decide to build stupas and temples?
Answer: Building stupas and temples was an expensive affair. Ordinary people could not think about it.
Question: How were the gifts brought by the devotees used?
Answer: The gifts brought by the devotees were used to decorate stupas and temples.
Question: How were paintings done in the dark caves?
Answer: The caves were dark. Therefore paintings were done there in the torch light.
Question: What are epics? Give examples.
Answer: Epics are grand, long compositions about the heroic deeds of men and women. They include stories about gods as well. Example: Mahabharata, Ramayana.
Question: Which gods and goddesses were mentioned in the stories of the Puranas?
Answer: Vishnu, Shiva, Durga or Parvati were mentioned in the stories of the Puranas.
Question: How were the Puranas different from the Vedas?
Answer: Women and Shudras were not allowed to study the Vedas but these people could read and hear the verses of the Puranas.
Question: Where are the stories told by ordinary people preserved?
Answer: The stories told by ordinary people are preserved in the Jatakas and the Pcmchatantra.
Question: Name the book written by Aryabhatta In which language is it written?
Answer: This book is Aryabhatiyam. It is written in Sanskrit.
Question: What do you know about the Mahabharata?
Answer: The Mahabharata was composed by Sage Ved Vyasa. it is the story of two sets of cousins the Kauravas and the Pandavas. The name comes from the Battle of Mahabharata, fought between the two. The Mahabharata also includes the Bhagavad Gita. It is the conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield.
