Class 7 History Chapter 7 Practice Question Answers - The Making of Regional Cultures

Question 1. The word Katha is a word of:
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Malayalam
(c) Tamil
(d) None of these
AnswerAnswer: (a)

Question 2. Kathakali is the traditional dance of:
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) All of the above
AnswerAnswer: (c)

Question 3. Kannada is the language of:
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) None of these
AnswerAnswer: (c)

Question 4. Which Purana permitted Brahmanas to eat certain varieties of fish in Bengal?
(a) Vishnu Purana
(b) Brihaddharma Purana
(c) VarahaPurana
(d) None of these
AnswerAnswer: (b)

Question 5. Bengali as a language originated from:
(a) Sanskrit language
(b) Malayalam language
(c) Tamil language
(d) All of the above
AnswerAnswer: (a)

Question 6. Malayalam language was introduced by:
(a) Chola Empire
(b) Mughal Empire
(c) Chera Empire.
(d) None of these
AnswerAnswer: (c)

Question 7. Radha-Krishan is famour for:
(a) Katha
(b) Rasalila
(c) Kathak
(d) None of these
AnswerAnswer: (c)

Question 8. Bengali is the language of:
(a) Bengal
(b) Assam
(c) Bihar
(d) All of the above
AnswerAnswer: (a)

Question 9. Jagannatha temple is related to:
(a) Shankar Bhagwan
(b) Ma Durga
(c) Vishnu
(d) None of these
AnswerAnswer: (c)

Question 10. Ganga dynasty was situated in:
(a) Bengal
(b) Kerala
(c) Rajastha
(d) None of these
AnswerAnswer: (b) 

Question 11. What was Basohli?
(a) Small sized painting
(b) Bold and intense style of miniature painting
(c) Old and very distinctive
(d) Traditions
AnswerAnswer: (b)
By the late seventeenth century this region had developed a bold and intense style of miniature painting called Basohli.

Question 12. Kuchipudi is a classical dance of which state?
(a) Kerala
(b) Orissa
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
AnswerAnswer: (c)
Dance forms that are recognised as classical at present are Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu),mKathakali (Kerala) Odissi (Orissa), Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh), Manipuri (Manipur).

Question 13. Name a book written in Manipravalam language?
(a) Ramayan
(b) Gita
(c) Lilatikalam
(d) None of these
AnswerAnswer: (c)
Manipravalam is a language. The book written in this language is Lilatikalam.

Question 14. What was Manipravalam?
(a) Statue
(b) Language
(c) King
(d) Saint
AnswerAnswer: (b)
Interestingly enough, a fourteenth-century text, the Lilatilakam, dealing with grammar and poetics, was composed in Manipravalam literally, “diamonds and corals” referring to the two languages, Sanskrit and the regional language.

Question 15. Where is the famous temple of Jagannatha?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Orissa
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
AnswerAnswer: (b)
Jagannatha (literally lord of the world a name for Vishnu) is at Puri, Oriss(a)

Question 16. Name the gharanas associated with Kathak?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Lucknow
(c) Madras
(d) Both a and b
AnswerAnswer: (d)
The two gharanas or traditions associated with Kathak are Rajasthan (Jaipur) and Lucknow.

Question 17. Who were the major patrons of Kathak?
(a) Mughal emperor
(b) Rajasthan courtiers
(c) Nawab of Awadh
(d) All of the above
AnswerAnswer: (d)
The Mughal emperors and their nobles, courtiers of Rajasthan and Nawab of Awadh-Wajid Ali Shah were the major patrons of Kathak.

Question 18. How were the Rajput rulers most distinctive?
(a) Rajput rulers were apostles of bravery
(b) Rajput rulers were cowards
(c) Rajput rulers were rich
(d) None of these
AnswerAnswer: (a)
The Rajput rulers were apostles of bravery. They fought viliantly and often choose death on the battlefield rather than face defeat.

Question 19. What is Manipravalam?
(a) Language
(b) Kingdom
(c) Dance
(d) None of these
AnswerAnswer: (a)
Manipravalam is a language. The book written in this language is Lilatikalam.

Question 20. What type of traveller was Xuan Zang?
(a) Japanese
(b) Nepali
(c) Burmese
(d) Chinese
AnswerAnswer: (d)
In the seventh century the Chinese traveller Xuan Zang observed that languages related to Sanskrit were in use all over Bengal.