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MCQ Questions for Class 7 History Chapter 1 Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years with Answers, Question 1., Cartographer is a person who makes:, (a) Cartoons, (b) Caricatures, (c) Maps, (d) None of these, Answer, Answer: (c) Maps, Question 2., In which century Babur used Hindustan to describe geography of subcontinent?, (a) 17th century, (b) 18th century, (c) 16th century, (d) None of these, Answer, Answer: (c) 16th century, Question 3., Why do historians today have to be careful about the terms in the past?, (a) Because they do not know the meaning of terms, (b) Because the terms may have more than one meaning, (c) Because the terms meant different in the past, (d) None of the above, Answer, Answer: (c) Because the terms meant different in the past, Question 4., Which of the following is not the meaning of foreigner’ in the past?, (a) Stranger, (b) Pardesi, (c) Ajnabi, (d) Indigenous, Answer, Answer: (d) Indigenous, Question 5., In which period did the number and variety of textual records increase dramatically?, (a) 600 to 700, (b) 700 to 800, (c) 800 to 1000, (d) 700 to 1750, Answer, Answer: (d) 700 to 1750, Question 6., Which type of people collected Manuscripts?, (a) Poor people, (b) Wealthy people, (c) Local people, (d) None of these, Answer, Answer: (b) Wealthy people, Question 7., Where were the manuscripts placed?, (a) At home, (b) In libraries, (c) In archives, (d) Both (b) and (c), Answer, Answer: (d) Both (b) and (c), Question 8., Ziyauddin Barani wrote his Chronicle first in, (a) 13th century, (b) 12th century, (c) 14th century, (d) 15th century, Answer, Answer: (c) 14th century, Question 9., In which centuries was the term ‘Kshatriya’ applied more generally to a group of warriors?, (a) Between the eighth and fourteenth centuries, (b) Between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, (c) Between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, (d) None of the above, Answer, Answer: (a) Between the eighth and fourteenth centuries, Question 10., Which language was spoken during 14th century in present Bengal region?, (a) Awadhi, (b) Gauri, (c) Telangani, (d) Lahori, Answer, Answer: (b) Gauri, Question 11., Which is the holy book of Muslims?, (a) Gita, (b) Adi-Puran, (c) Quran, (d) Ramayana, Answer, Answer: (c) Quran, Question 12., Who had accepted the authority of the early Muslim leaders?, (a) Sunnis, (b) Shias, (c) Khalifas, (d) None of these, Answer, Answer: (a) Sunnis, Question 13., Prosperity in the subcontinent attract trading companies of which region?, (a) European, (b) Australian, (c) Russian, (d) None of these, Answer, Answer: (a) European, Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B:, Answer, Answer:, Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:, 1. ………… provide a lot of information to the historians., Answer, Answer: Manuscripts, 2. Rules and regulations of jatis were enforced by …………, Answer, Answer: Jati Panchayat, 3. Knowledge of ………… earned Brahmanas a lot of respect., Answer, Answer: Sanskrit, 4. The Muslims had two divisions the ………… and the …………, Answer, Answer: Shias, Sunnis, 5. ………… had controlled an empire from Bengal in the east to Ghazni in the west., Answer, Answer: Balban, State whether the given statements are true or false:, 1. Science of cartography differed between 12th and 13th century., Answer, Answer: True, 2. We have many original manuscripts to get information., Answer, Answer: False, 3. Between 8th and 14th century the term Kshatriya was used for group of Brahmanas., Answer, Answer: False, 4. Status of a jati remained same from region to region., Answer, Answer: False, 4. Muslims had two schools of law hanafi and shafi’i., Answer, Answer: True, Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years Class 7 MCQs Questions with Answers, Question 1., People of different regions – Gauda, Andhra, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat – apparently fled before his ______., (a) Tax payers, (b) Armies, (c) Peasants, (d) Sellers, Answer, Answer: (b) Armies, Question 2., Name the groups who asserted their political importance during period between 700 to 1750?, (a) Marathas, Sikhs, Jats, Kashmiri, and Kshatriya, (b) Marathas, Sikhs, Jats, Muslims, and Shudras, (c) Marathas, Sikhs, Jats, Muslims and Punjabi, (d) Marathas, Sikhs, Jats, Ahoms, and Kayastha, Answer, Answer: (d) Marathas, Sikhs, Jats, Ahoms, and Kayastha, Question 3., The people who copied manuscripts by hand we known as, (a) Sribe, (b) Scribes, (c) Scene, (d) Series, Answer, Answer: (b) Scribes, Question 4., Who coined the term Hindustan in the thirteenth century?, (a) Al-Idrisi, (b) Babur, (c) Akbar, (d) Al-Rasid, Answer, Answer: (b) Babur, Question 5., ________ were collected by wealthy people, rulers, monasteries and temples., (a) Costly things, (b) Document, (c) Manuscripts, (d) None of these, Answer, Answer: (c) Manuscripts, Question 6., Which of the following is the holy book of Muslims?, (a) Geeta, (b) Ramayan, (c) Guru granth sahib, (d) Quran, Answer, Answer: (d) Quran, Question 7., An influential wealthy individual who supports another person – an artist, a crafts person, a learned man, or a noble is called a ______., (a) Rajputs, (b) Muslims, (c) Hindus, (d) Patron, Answer, Answer: (d) Patron, Question 8., The fourteenth-century chronicler Ziyauddin Barani wrote his chronicle first in _____., (a) 1256, (b) 1556, (c) 1456, (d) 1356, Answer, Answer: (d) 1356, Question 9., There was no printing press earlier so the writers copied manuscripts by _______., (a) paper, (b) hands, (c) pen, (d) prints, Answer, Answer: (b) hands, Question 10., Which of the following is not the literary source, (a) Travelogue, (b) Coin, (c) Inscriptions, (d) Manuscripts, Answer, Answer: (b) Coin, Question 11., A place where documents and manuscripts are stored as records for knowledge is called an _______., (a) Store, (b) Archive, (c) Almirah, (d) Warehouse, Answer, Answer: (b) Archive, Question 12., The periods in which British historians divided the Indian history., (a) Hindu, Muslims and Shudras periods, (b) Hindu, Muslims and Christians periods, (c) Hindu, Muslims and British periods, (d) Hindu, Muslims and Sikhs periods, Answer, Answer: (c) Hindu, Muslims and British periods, Question 13., What led to the migration of forest dwellers in the 8th century?, (a) Demotion of agriculture, (b) Trees cut, (c) Gradual clearing of forests, Extension of agriculture, (d) Soil damage, Answer, Answer: (c) Gradual clearing of forests, Extension of agriculture, Question 14., Which of the language was used in Andhra Pradesh according to Amir khusrau, (a) Kashmiri, (b) Sindhi, (c) Telangani, (d) Lahori, Answer, Answer: (c) Telangani, Question 15., _____ framed their own rules and regulations to manage the conduct of their members., (a) Shudras, (b) Jatis, (c) Ahom, (d) Kayastha, Answer, Answer: (b) Jatis, Question 16., _________, is a name derived from Rajaputra – the son of a Ruler, a body of warriors who claimed Kshatriya caste status., (a) Shudras, (b) Hindus, (c) Kshtriya, (d) Rajputs, Answer, Answer: (d) Rajputs, Question 17., Who said -“Common people do not know Sanskrit, only Brahmans do”?, (a) Siraj, (b) Akbar, (c) Birbal, (d) Amir Khusro, Answer, Answer: (d) Amir Khusro, Question 18., ______ was a fourteenth-century chronicler., (a) Ziyauddin Baruni, (b) Minhaj-I Siraj, (c) Siraj Khan, (d) Sultan, Answer, Answer: (a) Ziyauddin Baruni, Question 19., The Shia Muslims who believed that the Prophets Son-in-law was the legitimate leader of Muslim community., (a) Ali, (b) Akbar, (c) Khan bahadur, (d) Baba Adam, Answer, Answer: (a) Ali, Question 20., Who brought the teachings of holy Quran to India?, (a) Merchants and Migrants, (b) Merchants and Hindus, (c) Merchants and Kshatiyas, (d) Migrants and Sikhs, Answer, Answer: (a) Merchants and Migrants, Question 21., New foods and beverages arrived in the subcontinent were, (a) Potatoes, pulses, chillies, cabbage and coffee, (b) Potatoes, corn, chillies, pulses and coffee, (c) Potatoes, maize, chillies, maize and wheat, (d) Potatoes, corn, chillies, tea and coffee, Answer, Answer: (d) Potatoes, corn, chillies, tea and coffee, Question 22., The Mughal Empire declined in the _______ Century., (a) Sixteenth, (b) Eighteenth, (c) Seventeenth, (d) Nineteenth, Answer, Answer: (b) Eighteenth