Education in the higher secondary is one of the most important phases in the education as this phase determines the decision of students to get the option of future course choice. The education in the field of Indian cultures is a good paper to get good marks and increase the percentage.

What is taught in this paper?

The paper contains the details about the Indian cultures which are going through the time period. The paper deals with the cultures, adaption in the different time period; this also includes the historical cultures of Mughals, Choles, Rajputs etc.

Importance of this subject

The paper helps students to achieve a good percentage of marks as the paper is very good to obtain marks, the paper has the questions of different cultures and establishments.

Paper Pattern

The paper of Indian Cultures is a descriptive paper. There are 87 questions in the paper. The paper is divided into 4 groups; 1st group is of 45 marks, this has 4 sections in it, match-making, multiple choices based, and fill in the blanks etc. 2nd group is of 45 marks and there are 15 questions and each of equal marks, 3rd group is of 10 questions and each is to be answered in 10 lines and 4th group is of 50 marks and it has 5 long answer type questions.

Frequently asked questions:

Questions asked are such as explanation of India as a country of diversity, life and teaching of Buddha, contributes of Gupta to the Indian culture, services rendered by the Alwars, contributions of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, environmental education, life of Swami Vivekananda, contributions of Hinduism, contribution of Cholas, Sangam literature etc.

Marks and time:

The paper is of 200 marks and time allotted is 3 hours only.

Recommended Books:

• Books of Indian Culture by Asian Publications
• A Book of Indian Culture by D.S. Sharma