STUDY MATERIAL
CLASS VII
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Ch 1 Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years
1 Mark MCQS
Q. 1. Who was Al-Idrisi?
a. Cartographer
b. Choreographer
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Q. 2. Who is a cartographer?
a. A person who makes painting
b. A person who make maps
c. A person who make sketch
d. None of these
Q. 3. 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
Q. 4. Who used to collect manuscripts in the past?
a. monasteries
b. Temple
c. Rulers
d. All of the above
Q. 5. 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
Q. 6. Which were the new groups of people prominent in the medieval age?
a. Rajput’s
b. Sikhs
c. Kayasthas
d. All of the above
Q. 7. 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
Q. 8. By whom Brahmans and artists got protection in the medieval period?
a. From ruler
b. From patrons
c. from British
d. None of these
Q. 9. In which periods the British historian divided the history of India?
a. Hindu
b. Muslims
c. British
d. All of the above
Q. 10. Who was considered a ‘foreigner’ in the past?
a. Any stranger that is not the part of society
b. Citizen of that village
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
ANSWER: 1.A 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.A
Chapter – 2 New Kings And Kingdoms
1 Mark MCQS
Q. 1. Who was Dantidurga?
a. Rastrakutas chief
b. Cholas chief
c. Chalukyas chief
d. None of these
Q.2. What is the meaning of hiranya-garbha literally?
a. Copper womb
b. Golden womb
c. Silver womb
d. None of these
Q.3. What were the major cities under the control of the Chahamanas?
a. Delhi
b. Ajmer
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Q. 4. Who had written the long Sanskrit poem, containing the history of kings who ruled over
Kashmir?
a. Kalhana
b. Dantidurga
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Q.5. Who were the parties involved in ‘tripartite struggle’?
a. Gurjaras
b. Palas
c. Rashtrakutas
d. All of the above
Q.6. What was Vetti?
a. Taxes in the form of wealth
b. Taxes in the form of forced labour
c. Taxes in the form of land
d. None of these
Q.7. Who wrote Kitabal-Hind?
a. Kalhana
b. Dantidurga
c. Al-Baruni
d. None of these
Q. 8. Who destroyed the temple of Somnath?
a. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni
b. Mohamed ghori
c. Prithvi raj Chauhan
d. All of the above
Q. 9. Who were called nadu?
a. Group of females
b. Group of villages
c. Group of males
d. None of these
Q. 10. Who defeated Muhammad Ghori?
a. Mahmud of Ghazni
b. Dantidurga
c. Prithvi raj Chauhan
d. None of these
ANSWER: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.C
Chapter – 3 The Delhi Sultans
1 Mark MCQS
Q. 1. Which ruler first established his or her capital at Delhi?
a. Tomara Rajputs
b. Angpal
c. Patwari
d. None of these
Q.2. Name any famous king of Tomar Dynasty and Chauhan Dynasty?
a. Tomara Rajputs
b. Angpal
c. Patwari
d. None of these
Q.3. Why was Raziyya removed from the throne?
a. Raziyya was not qualified
b. Raziyya was under age
c. Raziyya was women
d. None of these
Q.4. In whose reign did the sultanate reach its farthest extent?
a. Mohammad Tughluq
b. Mohammad ghori
c. Mohammad ghazi
d. None of these
Q.5. Name the mosque built in the reign of Muhammad Tugluq?
a. Moti ki masjid
b. Begumpuri Mosque
c. Jama masjid
d. None of these
Q. 6. Who became the king of Delhi after Qutbuddin Aybak?
a. Akbar
b. Shah jahan
c. Iltutmish
d. None of these
Q. 7. Name the mosque built in the reign of Sikandar Lodi?
a. Moti ki masjid
b. Begumpuri Mosque
c. Jama masjid
d. None of these
Q.8. What was the language of administration under the Delhi Sultans?
a. Hindi
b. Persian
c. Arabian
d. None of these
Q. 9. What were Garrison towns?
a. Fortified settlements with soldiers
b. Fortified settlements with rulers
c. Fortified settlement with Persian
d. None of these
Q.10. Who were two rulers to mobilize a large standing army in Delhi?
a. Allauddin Khalji
b. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
ANSWER: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.C
Chapter – 4 The Mughal Empire
1 Mark MCQS
Q.1. Who was the first Mughal Emperor?
a. Humayun
b. Babur
c. Jahangir
d. None of these
Q.2. Babur defeated whom to capture Delhi and Agra?
a. Genghis Khan
b. Humayun
c. Ibrahim Lodi
d. None of these
Q.3. In which year, Humayun recaptured Delhi?
a. 1552
b. 1553
c. 1554
d. 1555
Q.4. Whom did Aurangzeb insulted?
a. Maharana Pratap
b. Sher Shah
c. Ranjit Singh
d. Shivaji
Q.5. What was the other name of Prince Salim (Akbar’s son)?
a. Shahjahan
b. Jahangir
c. Aurangzeb
d. None of the above
Q.6. What is Ain-i Akbari?
a. First part of Akbar Nama
b. Second part of Akbar Nama
c. Third part of Akbar Nama
d. Fourth part of Akbar Nama
Q.7. What was the other name of Prince Khurram (Jahangir’son)?
a. Shahjahan
b. Jahangir
c. Aurangzeb
d. None of these
Q.8. What was known as the minister-in-charge of religious and charitable patronage?
a. Zamindar
b. Sadr
c. Bakshi
d. Bigot
Q.9. What was the capital of Mirza Hakim Akbar’s half-brother?
a. Kabul
b. Morocco
c. Sind
d. Afghan
Q.10. Nur Jahan was wife of whom?
a. Shahjahan
b. Aurangzeb
c. Jahangir
d. None of these
ANSWER: 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.A
