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CBSE Questions for Class 7 History Tracing Changes Through A Thousand Years Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com
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Class 7 History
Tracing Changes Through A Thousand Years
Quiz 1
A person who makes maps is called
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Cartographer
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Calligrapher
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Illustrator
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Chronicler
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A person who makes maps is called c
artographer and the practice
of mapmaking
and its study is known as cartography.
Al-Idrisi was a famous
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Musician
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Poet
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Geographer
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None of these
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Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti, or simply al-Idrisi, was an Arab Muslim geographer, cartographer and egyptologist.
In medieval India, a city dweller might have regarded a forest-dweller as a foreigner
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True
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False
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In the past a
foreigner
was someone who was not part of a certain society or culture.
A
city dweller might have regarded a forest dweller as a foreigner
.
The word 'Hindu' as reference to the people of Hind(India) was first used by.
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The Arabs
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The Chinese
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The Romans
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The Greeks
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The word Hindu or Indu was used by Greeks to denote the country and the people living beyond the Indus river.
In Al-Idrisi's map, south India is where one would expect North-India and Sri Lanka is an island at the bottom.
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True
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False
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In Al-Idrisi's map, south India is where one would expect North-India and Sri Lanka is an island at the top of India.
In Persian the term 'Pardesi' means foreigner.
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True
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False
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In Persian
a
foreigner
is called 'ajnabi'.
Minhaj-i-Siraj was a chronicler who wrote in Urdu.
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True
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False
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Minhaj-i-Siraj was a chronicler who wrote in Persian.
When was Map 2 made?
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1720
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1620
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1520
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1420
Some persons and their works are stated below :
A
S.C. Bose
I
Gagging Act
B
Gandhi
II
Nationalist Press of India
C
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
III
Forward Block
D
Lord Canning
IV
Young India
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A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
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A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
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A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
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A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
When did Minhaj-i-Siraj wrote about Hindustan?
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Thirteenth century
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Fourteenth century
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Twelfth century
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Fifteenth century
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The term 'Hindustan' was used for the first time by Minhaj-i Siraj, a thirteenth-century Persian chronicler. He, with this term, meant the areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands between the Ganga and Yamuna.
Amir Khusrau was a famous court poet of
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Muhammad Tughlaq
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Alauddin Khalji
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Akbar the Great
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Balban
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Amir Khusrau, a sufi singer and scholar, who was also a spiritual disciple of
Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi.
He was
mainly the court poet of
Allauddin Khilji
but was associated with seven other rulers of Delhi Sultanate.
Who is a foreigner according to the Ancient norms ?
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Someone who is not an Indian
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Someone who was not a part of that society or culture
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City dweller and forest-dweller
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All of above
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Today foreigner means a person who is not an Indian. In medieval period a foreigner was considered as someone who does not belong to that society or culture, a city-dweller or a forest-dweller.
What description did Babur give using the term Hindustan in the early sixteenth century?
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Geography
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Fauna
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Culture of the inhabitants of the subcontinent
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All of above
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In the early of sixteenth century Babur used Hindustan to describe the geography, the fauna, and the culture of the inhabitants of the subcontinent.
What new technologies appeared between 700-1750 ?
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Persian wheel in irrigation
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Spinning wheel in weaving
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Fire arms in combat
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All of above
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At different moments in the period of 700-1750 new technologies made their appearance like the persian wheel in irrigation, the spinning wheel in weaving and the firearms in combat. New foods and beverages arrived in the subcontinent-potaoes, corn, chillies, tea and coffee.
In the 13th century _______ used the term 'Hindustan' to mean the areas of Punjab, Haryana and the area lying between Ganga and Yamuna.
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Bilal
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Minhaj-i-Siraj
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Ziyauddin Barani
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Mital Siraj
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The term 'Hindustan' was used for the first time by Minhaj-i Siraj, a thirteenth-century Persian chronicler. He, with this term, meant the areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands between the Ganga and Yamuna.
When was Map 1 made?
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Twelfth century
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Thirteenth century
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Fourteenth century
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Fifteenth century
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Map 1 is the section of world map drawn by the geographer Al-Idrisi in the twelfth century showing the Indian subcontinent. Map 1 and 2 are quite different though the area is same. In these maps south India is where we would expect to find north India and Sri lanka is the Island at the top.
Who collected the Manuscripts?
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Wealthy people
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Rulers
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Monasteries and temples
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All of above
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Manuscripts and documents were made to provide a lot of detailed information to people. They were placed in libraries and archives. Manuscripts were collected by wealthy people, rulers, monasteries and temples.
We do not find inscriptions for the period after 700 CE.
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True
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False
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Historians rely
upon coins, inscriptions, architecture and textual records
for information. The number and variety of textual records
increased dramatically during 700 to 1750 CE.
The vast majority of inscriptions are found in South India, written on plates of copper, the stone walls of temples, or stone monuments.
In what areas changes were found in the period of great mobility?
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Economic
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Social
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Political
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All of above
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In the period of great mobility there were great changes in economic, social, political and culture. Groups of people traveled long distances in search of opportunity. The subcontinent held immense wealth and the possibilities for people to carve a fortune.
'Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi' was the book written by Ziauddin Barani in modern India.
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True
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False
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'Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi' was a book written by Ziauddin Barani during the Sultanate period in India. So it was written in medieval India, not modern India.
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