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    social studies

                                                                              Turning Tides:

                                                                                11th and 12th

                                     4                                               Centuries

                                               computational thinking quest

                    Tick ( ) the correct option.                        PATTern recogniTion
                    AbsTrAcT Thinking                                     4.  What pattern can be observed in the targets
                      1.  Which inference best explains why the defeat       of Mahmud’s major campaigns?
                         of the Hindu Shahis became a turning point                 (a)  Focus on remote tribal areas.
                         in medieval Indian history?

                                (a)  It ended all invasions into India.             (b)  Random selection of locations.

                                (b)  It allowed uninterrupted trade                 (c)  Concentration on wealthy religious
                                   routes.                                             and urban centres.
                                (c)  It opened access to the fertile                (d)  Targeting only political capitals.
                                   Indo-Gangetic plains for further       5.  What pattern emerges when comparing
                                   invasions.                                invasions of Mahmud of Ghazni and
                                (d)  It led to immediate political unity in   Muhammad Ghuri?
                                   India.
                      2.  Which logical conclusion explains why the                 (a)  Both focused only on cultural
                         Cholas are called “masters of the seas”?                      exchange.
                                                                                    (b)  Both avoided northern India.
                                (a)  They avoided all land conflicts.
                                                                                    (c)  One focused on raids while the
                                (b)  They controlled only inland trade.
                                                                                       other aimed at territorial control.
                                (c)  Their naval expeditions secured                (d)  Both established permanent
                                   maritime trade routes and
                                   defeated overseas powers.                           empires immediately.
                                (d)  They had no interest in trade.       6.  Based on the images, what pattern best
                                                                             explains the historical significance of the
                      3.  Which inference best explains India’s              Somnath temple?
                         resilience during the 11th–12th centuries
                         despite invasions?

                                (a)  Complete absence of conflict.

                                (b)  Isolation from the outside world.
                                (c)  Continued cultural, economic, and
                                   intellectual development alongside
                                   political turmoil.
                                (d)  End of all kingdoms.

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