Class 7 History Chapter 1 Practice Question Answers - Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years 1

Q1. The word ‘Rajput’ was derived from:
(a) Rajaputra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Rajya
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q2. Who claimed Kshatriya caste?
(a) Group of students
(b) Group of warriors
(c) Group of priests
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q3. Manuscripts were placed in:
(a) Temples
(b) school
(c) Libraries and Archives
(d) All of the above
Ans: (c)

Q4. Al-Idrisi was an:
(a) Cartographer
(b) Writer
(c) Doctor
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q5. _________ draws the map.
(a) Engineer
(b) Artist
(c) Cartographer
(d) All of the above
Ans: (c) Cartographer

Q6. Who used the term ‘Hind’?
(a) Al-Idrisi
(b) Vasco da gama
(c) Minhaj-i Siraj
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q7. Who used to copy down the scripts?
(a) Scribes
(b) Archaeologist
(c) Cartographer
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q8. Which was the most dominant group in the society?
(a) Kshatriyas
(b) Traders
(c) Brahmans
(d) Muslims
Ans: (c)
These included the worship of new deities, the construction of temples by royalty and the growing importance of Brahmans, the priests, as dominant groups in society.

Q9. Ziyauddin Barani was a chronicles of which century?
(a) 18^th century
(b) 19^th century
(c) 14^th century
(d) 15^th century
Ans: (c)
The fourteenth-century chronicler Ziyauddin Barani wrote his chronicle first in 1356 and another version two years later.

Q10. What does script refers to?
(a) Written form of language
(b) Spoken form of language
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Script refers to written form of language. Manuscripts were collected by wealthy people, rulers, monasteries and temples. They were placed in libraries and archives.

Q11. In which period the number and variety of textual records increased dramatically?
(a) 600 to 700 CE
(b) 700 to 800 CE
(c) 800 to 1000 CE
(d) 700 to 1750 CE
Ans: (d)
Through the thousand years between 700 and 1750 the character of the different regions did not grow in isolation. These regions felt the impact of larger pan-regional forces of integration.

Q12. When did the medieval period began in India?
(a) 9^th century AD
(b) 8^th century AD
(c) 10^th century AD
(d) 18^th century AD
Ans: (b)
The medieval period began in India in 8th century AD.

Q13. In which periods the British historian divided the history of India?
(a) Hindu
(b) Muslims
(c) British
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
British historian divided the history of India in the following three periods-Hindu, Muslim and British.

Q14. Why were only Brahmans dominated in the society during the medieval period?
(a) They were only class to proficient in Sanskrit language
(b) They were only class to proficient in British language
(c) They were only class to proficient in Hindi language
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Brahmans were dominated in the society because they were the only class of people who were proficient in Sanskrit language.

Q15. What were the new crops and beverages that arrived in Indian sub-continent in the medieval period?
(a) Corn
(b) Coffee
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Corn, chillies, tea, coffee and potatoes.

Q16. What do you mean by ‘archives’?
(a) Place where manuscripts were collected
(b) Place where diamonds were collected
(c) Place where toys were collected
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Archives were the places where manuscripts and documents were kept or collected.

Q17. Who was Al-Idrisi?
(a) Cartographer
(b) Choreographer
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Al-idrisi was an Arab cartographer