History and Sport: The Story of Cricket – Page [I] Question: Name the country in which the cricket originated? Answer: The cricket originated in England. Question: Mention any two peculiarities of Test Cricket. Answer: A match can go on for five days, and still end in a draw. No specification …
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Question: What does the change in styles of clothing linked with? Answer: Changes in styles of clothing are thus linked up with shifts in cultural tastes and notions of beauty, with changes within the economy and society, and with issues of social and political conflict. Question: What were Sumptuary Laws? …
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Question: Name the original name of the Nazi party. Answer: The original name of the Nazi party was the Nationalist Socialist German Workers’ Party, which was later renamed as the Nazi party. Question: Explain the purpose of the Enabling Act passed on 3rd March, 1933. Answer: This Act established dictatorship …
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Question: Who are nomads? Answer: Nomads are people who do not live in one place, but move from one area to another to earn their living. Question: What is Kafila? Answer: Kafila means a group of people. Several households of nomadic people move together for their journy and this group …
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Question: Who was Dietrich Brandeis? Answer: Dietrich brandies was a German expert and the inspector General of forests in India who was united by the British here for his advice. Question: What are Parganas? Answer: A pargana is a cluster of villages. Question: What was the small fee called? Answer: If …
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Question: Who were the ‘radicals’? Answer: The radicals believed in drastic change of society. A society based on majority rule and was in favor of women’s suffragette. They were opposed to privileges of landowners and wealthy factory owners. They disliked concentration of property in few hands. Question: What differentiated the ‘liberals’ …
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Question: Mention the importance of the following dates: (i) 1774 (ii) 1789 (iii) 1791 (iv) 1792-93 Answer: The importance of the dates are: 1774: Louis XVI became the King of France 1789: Convocation of Estates General Third Estate formed the National Assembly, The Bastille was stormed 1791: A constitution was framed to limit …
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