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History - Tribes, Nomads & Settled Communities

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the western Himalaya lived the shepherd tribe of

a)

Balochis

b)

Khokhar

c)

Gaddis

d)

None of These `

2.

The Ahoms also introduced new methods of (a)   cultivation.

3.

Who prescribed the ‘Varna’ rules?

a)

Rulers

b)

Brahmanas

c)

Jatis

d)

None of these

4.

Those forced to work for the state were called (a)  

5.

Which society was very sophisticated?

a)

Tribal

b)

Ahom

c)

Gond

d)

Brahman

6.

Genghis Khan had united the Mongol and Turkish tribes into a powerful military force.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Kamal Khan Gakkhar, was made a noble by Emperor

a)

Akbar

b)

Alauddin Khalji

c)

Jahangir

d)

None of the above

8.

(a)   attacked and defeated the Cheros in 1591.

9.

The Maharashtra highlands and Karnataka were home to __________

a)

Koragas

b)

Maravas

c)

Kolis

d)

Vetars

10.

(a)   were the most important trader nomads.

11.

Erecting gateways for temples with images in them, preparing wooden equipment used to perform sacrifices were the occupation of _________________

a)

Carpenter

b)

Masons

c)

Smiths

d)

Rathakaras

12.

(a)   belonged to different lineages, such as Hunas, Chandelas and Chalukyas

13.

Mughals under (a)   attacked the Ahom kingdom.

14.

(a)   was the Gond raja of Garha Katanga

15.

Chandra Shah, cousin of Bir Narain

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the statement is not true for the Ahoms?

a)

Theatre was encouraged.

b)

Ahom society was divided into clans or khels

c)

Administration was centralised

d)

By the 1530s they made high quality gunpowder and cannons.

17.

Nomads and itinerant groups often visit the same places every year.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Identify the Picture.

A carved door. ________ tribe, ________ area, Madhya Pradesh

a)

Gond

b)

Bastar

c)

Gondwana

d)

Rajput

19.

Mughal forces under (a)   attacked Garha Katanga.

20.

The Ahoms migrated to the Brahmaputra valley in the (a)   century.

21.

Gonds suppressed the older political system of the bhuiyans

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Temples and Brahmanas were granted land by the Ahom king.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The ear ornament shown is of which tribe?

(a)  

24.

Tribals were divided into numerous unequal classes.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The Mundas and Santals were the important tribes that lived in

a)

Orissa

b)

Bengal

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of these

26.

Many dominant tribes of Punjab, Sind and the North-West Frontier had adopted _____________

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Caste system

d)

lower jatis

27.

Bir Narain was the son of ___________

a)

Sangram Shah

b)

Dalpat

c)

Salbahan

d)

Rani Durgawati

28.

Mendicants acted as wandering merchants

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Trees and bushes in a forest area are first cut and burnt. The crop is sown in the ashes. When this land loses its fertility, another plot of land is cleared and planted in the same way. This method is known as (a)  

30.

Garh was divided into units of 74 villages called chaurasi

a)

True

b)

False