Map work: Historical Importance

Question 1

all places

Answer 1

Takshashila
Harappa
Jalianwalabagh
Panipat
Meerut
Delhi
Agra
Pataliputra
Calcutta
Dandi
Bombay
Devagiri
Bidar
Bijapur
Badami
Hampi
Halebeedu
Srirangapatna
Kanchi
Pondicherry

Question 2

Takshashila

Answer 2

present pakistan
also called taxila
one of the ancient indian universities
kautilya was a teacher here
capital of gandhara province

Question 3

Harappa

Answer 3

Pakistan
one of indus valley civilization site
1st site to be discovered

Question 4

Jalianwalabagh

Answer 4

Punjab-amritsar
important during indian freedom struggle
Jalianwalabagh massacre 1919[general dyer opened fire on innocent people on the day of baisakhi]

Question 5

Panipat

Answer 5

Harayana
Important role in medieval and modern indian history
3 battles of panipat
1st battle-babur and ibrahimlodi[1526]
2nd battle- Akbar and hemu vikramaditya[1556]

Question 6

Meerut

Answer 6

Uttar Pradesh
Important role 1857 revolt
war of independence revolt started here

Question 7

Delhi

Answer 7

Union Territory
Impoirtant role in ancient, medieval and modern indian history
capital of mughals and delhi sultanate
qutub minar, red fort, jami masjid

Question 8

Agra

Answer 8

Uttar pradesh
Time of mughals and delhi sultanate
Taj Mahal
Banks of river Jamuna
founded by Sikhandar Lodhi
Capital of Mughals

Question 9

Pataliputra

Answer 9

Bihar
Imp during ancient India
Capital of Mauryas and Guptas
presently, patna, capital of Bihar
Banks of river Ganga
Capital of Magadha empire

Question 10

Calcutta

Answer 10

West bengal
1st Capital of British
important in modern india
capital fo west bengal, banks of river hoogli
Swami vivekananda established ramakrishna Mission at belur near calcutta

Question 11

Dandi

Answer 11

Gujarat
imp during indian freedom struggle
dandi march
salt satyagraha started here
west coast of gujarat

Question 12

Bombay

Answer 12

Maharashtra
imp during indian freedom struggle
Indian National congress in 1885
Main settlement of british in west coast
1st session of INC

Question 13

Devagiri

Answer 13

Maharashtra
Important role during delhi sultanate
Muhammad-bin-tughlaq shifted capital from delhi to devagiri
also called daulatabad
alla-ud-din-khilji led expeditions here

Question 14

Bidar

Answer 14

Karnataka
Mahmud Gawan built Madarasa college
capital city of Bahamani kingdom

Question 15

Kanchi

Answer 15

Tamil Nadu
Capital of Pallavas
Kanchipuram
famous for many shiva and Vaishnava temples

Question 16

Pondicherry

Answer 16

Union Territory
capital of french
south of Madras or Coramondal Coast

Question 16

Srirangapatna

Answer 16

Karnataka
capital of hyder ali and tipu sultan
capital of early wodeyars of mysore
Dariy Daulat palace and sriranganatha temple

Question 16

Halebeedu

Answer 16

Karnataka
Capital of Hoysalas
in Hassan district
early name, Dorasamudra
Hoysaleshwara and Shantaleshwara temple

Question 16

Badami

Answer 16

Karnataka
Capital of Chalukyas
also called Vatapi
Bagalkote district
famous for rock cut cave temples

Question 17

Bijapur

Answer 17

Karnataka
capital for adil shahis
Golgumbaz
Ibrahim Rauza, Asar Mahal, Barakaman, etc

Question 17

Hampi

Answer 17

Karnataka
Capital of Vijayanagara Empire
banks of river Tungabhadra in Bellary district
Virupaksha temple, Vijayavittalaswamy temple