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TRACING CHANGES THROUGH A THOUSAND YEARS VII

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is a 'Cartographer'

a)

A research scientist

b)

Someone who makes maps

c)

A chef

d)

A person who excavates

2.

Who was the Arab geographer who made the map of the subcontinent

(a)  

3.

What did the term 'Hindustan' mean when it was used in the thirteenth century by Minhaj-i-Siraj,

a)

the areas of Punjab, Haryana

b)

Ganga and Yamuna region

c)

North India

d)

the areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands

between the Ganga and Yamuna.

4.

In the early sixteenth century (a)   used Hindustan to

describe the geography, the fauna and the culture of

the inhabitants of the subcontinent.

5.

A place where documents are stored or preserved is called (a)  

6.

One group of people who became important in this period were the _______________, a name derived from “Rajaputra”, the son of a ruler.

a)

Brahmins

b)

Kshatriya

c)

Rajputs

d)

Warriors

7.

(a)   paintings were sometimes used to illustrate the texts of manuscripts.

8.

Many new dynasties emerged after which century?

a)

15th Century

b)

7th Century

c)

12th Century

d)

11th Century

9.

Which people were expected to bring gifts for their king in the 17th century?

a)

Traders

b)

Samantha

c)

Overlords

d)

None of these

10.

Rashtrakutas were subordinate to whom?

a)

Cheras

b)

Cholas

c)

Chalukyas

d)

None of these

11.

From whom the revenue was also collected?

a)

Traders

b)

Artisans

c)

Merchants

d)

Peasants

12.

From whom the revenue was also collected?

a)

Traders

b)

Artisans

c)

Merchants

d)

Peasants

13.

Who was considered as the most powerful chola ruler?

a)

Babur

b)

Rajendra

c)

Rajaraja

d)

Prithviraj Chauhan

14.

What is the meaning of Hiranya-garbha literally?

a)

Copper womb

b)

Golden Womb

c)

Silver womb

d)

None of these

15.

What were the major cities under the control of the chahamanas?

a)

Delhi

b)

Ajmer

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of these

16.

Who were the parties involved in "tripartite struggle"?

a)

Rashtrakutas

b)

Palas

c)

Gurjara-Pratihara

d)

All of the above

17.

Who wrote Kitab-al-Hind

a)

Kalhana

b)

Dantidurga

c)

Al-biruni

d)

None of these

18.

Who destroyed the temple of Somnath?

a)

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni

b)

Mohammed Ghori

c)

Prithviraj Chauhan

d)

All of the above

19.

Who defeated Muhammed Ghori

a)

Mahmud of Ghazni

b)

Dantidurga

c)

Prithviraj Chauhan

d)

None of these

20.

(a)   was written by Kalhana