NIOS Class 10 Sample Paper 2023 Indian Culture and Heritage

Sample Question Paper Indian Culture & Heritage Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks 100 Note: All question are compulsory. Marks are indicated against each question. 1. Name the first stage of cultural evolution. 1 2. How old is Indian Culture? 1 3. Name any one of salient feature of Indian Culture. 1 4. What did we inherit from Harrappan civilization? 1 5. Which language is the root of all Indian languages? 1 6. Sangam literature belongs to particular language. 1 7. Who is the writer of Sankhya Sutras? 1 8. Who is the founder of Charvak school of Indian Philosophy? 1 9. From where the enblem of Republic of India has been taken? 1 10. What is the name of Mithila Painting of Bihar? 1 11. Name the writer of Charak Samhita? 1 12. Name the scientist who became President of India. 1 13. Who calculated the value of pi (ð)? 1 14. Name one famous university of ancient India. 1 15. In how many varnas was ancient Indian Society stratified? 1 16. How many Sanskars are there? 1 17. Describe any two special features of Indus Valley civilization? 4 18. Medieval history of India is the history of cultural synthesis. Explain 4 19. Give the essence of wisdom contained in Bhagvad Gita. 4 20. Write three main characteristics of Philosophy of Nyaya. 4

21. Describe three contributions of Gupta Era in the field of arts? 4 22. How did silk rout help in spreading Indian Culture abroad? 4 23. Write a short note on the following. 6 (i) Sufism (ii) Philosophy Yoga 24. Describe in detail the impacts of Islam on cultural history of India. 9 25. Give a detailed account of the contributions of ancient India in the field of Science and Technology. 9 26. Write in detail about the developments which took place n the field of education in India after independence. 9 27. What is the doctrine of Sanskar? How far has it enriched the life in India?9 28. Describe the modes through which Indian culture spread in other parts of the world. 9 29. Describe the spreading of the Indian Culture in Foreign country. 9