Sushovan Pal

  A. Answer these questions briefly. 1. What happened immediately after the train stopped for a brief period? Answer: Immediately after the train stopped at North Berwick, the people on the side of the car next to the station stood up and started looking out of the windows eagerly at someone on the platform. 2. How did the narrator feel about sitting still in her seat while others were looking out of the windows? Answer: The narrator was not someone who could sit still when others were looking out. She felt highly curious and quickly ran to flatten her nose against the window pane to see what was happening. 3. Who did the narrator see on the platform at North Berwick, and why was he called the 'Adored One'? Answer: The narrator saw Charles Dickens on the platform. He was called the 'Adored One' because he was a highly celebrated, universally famous author, and he happened to be the narrator's absolute favourite novelist. 4. Which physical characteristics of the p...

  A. Fill in the blanks. The word Islam means submission to God . The Umayyad Caliphate was established by Mu'awiya . After the decline of the Umayyad Caliphate, the Abbasids came to power in c. 750 CE. According to Islamic scriptures, the Angel Jibreel (Gabriel) visited Prophet Muhammad in the caves in c. 610 CE. The Crusades were a series of religious wars organised by western European Christians in response to Muslim wars of expansion. B. Match the following. Shahada $\rightarrow$ b. A declaration of faith that there is only one God Allah and that He is the Prophet of God. Salat $\rightarrow$ a. Muslims must offer five daily prayers (namaz). Zakat $\rightarrow$ e. It means charity. Every Muslim must give alms to the poor. Sawm $\rightarrow$ c. Muslims must fast from dawn to dusk during the holy month of Ramzan. Haj $\rightarrow$ d. All Muslims must make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime. C. Write True or False. Mu'awiya moved the capital fro...

  A. Choose the correct options. When did the great Roman Empire start to disintegrate? Answer: a. End of 5th century CE ("The great Roman Empire started disintegrating by the end of 5 CE.") What was the eastern Roman Empire known as? Answer: a. Byzantine Empire ("The eastern half of the empire, which came to be known as the Byzantine Empire...") Where was the eastern Roman Empire ruled from? Answer: b. Constantinople ("The Eastern Roman Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire, was ruled from the city of Constantinople...") Which of the following was the main socio-political and economic system in medieval Europe? Answer: a. Feudalism ("Feudalism, a socio-political and economic system was prevalent in medieval Europe.") How many Crusades took place between 11th and 13th century CE? Answer: c. 8 ("There were eight Crusades, out of which, the first four made a huge impact.") B. Fill in the blanks. Constantinople became ...