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Towns Traders and Craftpersons

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Masulipatnam   was also called as _________

a)

        Andhrapradesh

b)

       Masulapatnam

    

c)

  Machlipatnam

d)

Portuguese

2.

Hampi was the capital of which Empire of the following

a)

Vijayanagara       

b)

       Surat

c)

Masulipatnam 

d)

Thanjavur

3.

What is Surat also known as ?

a)

Gate of India

b)

Gate to Mecca      

c)

Pilgrim Gate

d)

Gate of Pilgrims

4.

Who were the great Indian Traders?

a)

Mulla Abdul Ghafur

b)

Akbar

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of these

5.

Which state and year was Hampi found?

a)

Andra Pradesh,12th century

b)

Kerala, 17th century

c)

Karnataka, 14th century

d)

Karnataka, 19 th century

6.

Masulipatnam lay on the  delta of ______________ river .

a)

Kaveri

b)

Ganga

c)

Yamuna

d)

Krishna

7.

Who are devadasis?

a)

Temple priests

b)

Temple singers

c)

Temple dancers

d)

Tribal groups

8.

Who is Vas Coda Gama

a)

Old man

b)

King

c)

American Sailor

d)

Portiugese Sailor

9.

There were streets for different kinds of artisans such as

a)

Painters

b)

Craftmens

c)

Potters

d)

All of the above

10.

Name a river located near hampi

a)

Kaveri river

b)

Tungabadra river

c)

Ganga river

d)

Both a and c

11.

Both Dutch and English  East India companies  attempted to control Masulipatnam as it became the most important  port of the ___________ coast

a)

Andaman and Nicobar Island

b)

Mumbai

c)

Chennai

d)

Andhara

12.

What is  the name of the  gold lace borders?

a)

Zari

b)

Linning

c)

Hundis

d)

Borders

13.

Surat began to decline in the __________ Century ?

a)

   Fifteenth

b)

Sixteenth

c)

  Seventeenth

d)

Eighteenth

14.

Surat hundis were transported to far off markets such as…

a)

Shangai in China  

b)

Cairo in Egypt

c)

  Hamburg in Germany

d)

Colombo in Sri Lanka

15.

The fort at Masulipatnam was built  by the _____________  

a)

Africans

b)

Americans

c)

Dutch 

d)

Russians

16.

The ________________ rulers   of __________________   imposed royal monopolies on the sale of Textiles ,  Spices  and other items to prevent the trade passing completely into the hands of the various East India  companies .

a)

Qutb Shani , Golconda

b)

    Qutb Shani  ,  Mumbai

c)

    Qutb Shani , Pakistan 

d)

Qutb Shani  ,

  Delhi

17.

Hampi had a great splendour in ___________.

a)

Farming

b)

Gold and diamond mines   

c)

    Cotton textiles

d)

Architecture

18.

Towns were Indian traders and weavers settle

a)

White towns

b)

Black towns

c)

Gold towns    

d)

None of these

19.

Goldsmiths, bronze smiths, blacksmiths, masons, and carpenters of the ________or the ___________community

a)

Panchala or the Vishwakarma

b)

Panchalas or pandavas

c)

Vishwakarma or

Pandavas

d)

None of these

20.

Which of the following is not a part of the Vishwakarma community?

a)

Carpenter

b)

Goldsmith

c)

Blacksmith

d)

Weaver