Class 7 History Chapter 5 Practice Question Answers - Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities

Q1. Mir Jumla attacked the Ahom in:
(a) 1662
(b) 1665
(c) 1670
(d) 1672
Ans: (a)

Q2. Specialized artisans were:
(a) Smiths, carpenters and peasants were specialized artisans.
(b) Smiths, carpenters and masons were specialized artisans.
(c) King, soldiers, carpenters and masons were specialized artisans.
(d) None.
Ans: (b)

Q3. Verna was prescribed by:
(a) Brahmanas
(b) King
(c) Poets
(d) Artisans
Ans: (a)

Q4. Many societies in the subcontinent did not follow the social rules and rituals prescribed by the Brahmanas; they are called:
(a) Poets
(b) Peasants
(c) King and its family
(d) Tribes
Ans: (d)

Q5. Khokhar tribes lived in:
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Assam
(c) Punjab
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (c)

Q6. Kamal Khan Gakkhar was mansabdar in region of:
(a) Babin
(b) Akbar
(c) ShahJahan
(d) None
Ans: (b)

Q7. Langahs and Arghuns tribal dominated extensive regions which are:
(a) Multan and Sind
(b) North-East
(c) Central India
(d) Southern India
Ans: (a)

Q8. Kolis lived particularly in many areas of:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Nagaland
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (a)

Q9. Those who specifically made and sold ropes, reeds, straw matting and coarse sacks are called:
(a) Banjaras
(b) Gonds
(c) Petty Pedlars
(d) Bhils
Ans: (c)

Q10. Mangols were hunter-gatherer tribes inhabited in:
(a) Eastern Asia
(b) South Asia
(c) Western Asia
(d) Central Asia
Ans: (d)

Q11. Which tribes were influential in Punjab in 13th and 14th centuries?
(a) Khokhar
(b) Ahoms
(c) Banjaras
(d) Gonds
Ans: (a)
In Punjab, the Khokhar tribe was very influential during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

Q12. Who assumed the title of Sangram Shah?
(a) Bir Narain
(b) Chaman Das
(c) Dalpat
(d) Aman Das
Ans: (d)
Aman Das the Gond raja of Garha Katanga, assumed the title of Sangram Shah.

Q13. Rani Durgawati ruled in which region?
(a) Punjab
(b) Ambar
(c) Bikaner
(d) Garha Katanga
Ans: (d)
Aman Das, the Gond raja of Garha Katanga, assumed the title of Sangram Shah. His son,  Dalpat, married princess Durgawati, the daughter of Salbahan, the Chandel Rajput raja of Mahob(a)

Q14. The 84 villages or Chaurasi was further subdivided into what?
(a) Tanda
(b) Barhots
(c) Khel
(d) Clan
Ans: (b)
Each garh was controlled by a particular Gond clan. This was further divided into units of 84 villages called chaurasi. The chaurasi was subdivided into barhots which were made up of 12 villages each.

Q15. The Cheros were defeated in 1591 by whom?
(a) Maharana Pratap
(b) Raja Man Singh
(c) Amax Singh
(d) Prithviraj Chauhan
Ans: (b)
Raja Man Singh, Akbar’s famous general attacked and defeated the Cheros in 1591.

Q16. When did the Cheros were defeated?
(a) 1575
(b) 1564
(c) 1591
(d) 1584
Ans: (c)
Raja Man Singh, Akbar’s famous general attacked and defeated the Cheros in 1591.

Q17. What do you mean by ‘Paths and Bhuiyans?
(a) They were forced to join war
(b) They were forced to give their lands
(c) They were forced to work in Ahom state
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Paiks were the labourers who were forced to work in Ahom state. Bhuiyans were the landlords.

Q18. What is the meaning of Gondwana?
(a) Country inhabited by Mughals
(b) Country inhabited by tribals
(c) Country inhabited by gonds
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Gondwana means the country inhabited by Gonds.

Q19. Who were Ahoms?
(a) Mongols
(b) Tribal group
(c) Mughals
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
The Ahoms were the important tribal group which established a powerful kingdom in Assam. They were defeated by the Mughals.

Q20. On what basis society was divided?
(a) According to Varna
(b) According to Puran
(c) According to Wealth
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Society was divided according to the rules of Varna, prescribed by the Brahmans.