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SST Eval 1 Class 7

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Many new dynasties emerged after which century?

a)

15th Century

b)

7th Century

c)

12th Century

d)

11th Century

2.

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

a)

Traders

b)

Samantha

c)

Overlords

d)

None of these

3.

From whom the revenue was also collected?

a)

Traders

b)

Artisans

c)

Merchants

d)

Peasants

4.

Who was considered as the most powerful chola ruler?

a)

Babur

b)

Rajendra

c)

Rajaraja

d)

Prithviraj Chauhan

5.

Who destroyed the temple of Somnath?

a)

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni

b)

Mohammed Ghori

c)

Prithviraj Chauhan

d)

All of the above

6.

Who defeated Muhammed Ghori

a)

Mahmud of Ghazni

b)

Dantidurga

c)

Prithviraj Chauhan

d)

None of these

7.

Land granted to Brahmanas was recorded on __________?

a)

Silver plates

b)

Betel leaves

c)

Iron plates

d)

Copper plates

8.

Who is the founder of the Chola Empire?

a)

Rajendra Chola

b)

Raja Raja Chola

c)

Vijayalaya Chola

d)

Parantaka Chola

9.
Name the three parties involved in the Tripartite struggle.
a)
Chauhans , Rashtrakutas, Palas 
b)
Paramaras, Gurjara-Pratiharas, Solankis
c)
Rashtrakutas, Solankis, Palas 
d)
Gurjara-Pratiharas,  Rashtrakutas, Palas .
10.

Rashtrakutas were subordinate to whom?

a)

Cheras

b)

Cholas

c)

Chalukyas

d)

None of these

11.

settlements of peasents is called as

a)

ur

b)

nadu

c)

shalabhoga

d)

bhramadeya

12.

in which year prithvi raj 3 was defeated by muhammad ghori

a)

1132

b)

1367

c)

1156

d)

1192

13.

what was association of traders called

a)

sabha

b)

nagarams

c)

nadu

d)

vellanvagai

14.

who found the pala dynasty

a)

dharamapala

b)

allaudin khilji

c)

sikandar lodi

d)

muhammad ghori

15.

a group of urs is called as

a)

nadu

b)

tamil nadu

c)

ur

d)

ur village

16.

Which dynasty ruled in the Deccan?

a)

Gurjar-Pratiharas

b)

Palas

c)

Chahamans

d)

Rashtrakutas

17.

"Tripartite struggle" was a long-drawn conflict over the city of___________.

a)

Ghazni

b)

Delhi

c)

Kanauj

d)

Karnataka

18.

The word ___________ means son of a king

a)

kshatriya

b)

Suryavanshi

c)

Rajput

d)

rashtra

19.

Rashtrakuta kings built temples in these caves near Mumbai:

a)

Ellora

b)

Ajanta

c)

Elephanta

d)

Karla

20.

The Brihadeshwara temple was built by this ruler:

a)

Karikala Chola

b)

Rajendra Chola

c)

Rajaraja I

d)

Mahipala

21.

Who was expected to bring gifts for their kings in the 17th century?

a)

(a) Samantas

b)

(b) Overlords

c)

(c) Maha-samantas

d)

d) Maha-mandaleshvara

22.

Who was the Chief of Rashtrakutas?

a)

Dantidurga

b)

Hiranya-garbha

c)

Harichandra

d)

Kadamba

23.

Land grants were recorded on:

a)

silver plates

b)

gold plates

c)

copper plates

d)

steel plates

24.

Kitab-al- Hind was written by:

a)

Ziyauddin Barani

b)

Al- Biruni

c)

Muhammad Ghori

d)

GIyasuddin

25.

___________, considered the most powerful Chola ruler.

a)

Rajaraja I

b)

Rajaraja II

c)

Rajaraja III

d)

Rajaraja IV

26.

Muvendavelan means:

a)

peasants serving three kings

b)

chief

c)

king

d)

samantas

27.

Brahmadeya means:

a)

land gifted to temples

b)

land gifted to Non-Brahmanas

c)

land gifted to Brahmanas

d)

land is given for constructing schools

28.

Which new dynasty developed in eastern part of the country?

a)

Cholas

b)

Palas

c)

Chamanas

d)

Rashtrakutas

29.

What was the use of money collected from taxes?

a)

To finance the kings’ establishment

b)

Construction of temples and forts

c)

To fight wars

d)

All of These

30.

………… defeated Md. Ghori.

a)

Ibhrahim Lodhi

b)

Md . Tughlaq

c)

Jalauddin Khilji

d)

None of These

31.

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

a)

Delhi

b)

Ajmer

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of these

32.

Who were the parties involved in "tripartite struggle"?

a)

Rashtrakutas

b)

Palas

c)

Gurjara-Pratihara

d)

All of the above

33.

Who destroyed the temple of Somnath?

a)

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni

b)

Mohammed Ghori

c)

Prithviraj Chauhan

d)

All of the above

34.

The title used to convey the power and strength of emperor:

a)

Maharajadhiraja

b)

Chakravartin

c)

Both a and b

d)

None

35.

He raided India 17 times

a)

Muhammad Ghori

b)

Muhammad Ahmed

c)

Mahmud of Ghazni

36.

Al-Idrisi was an ______ cartographer.

a)

Egyptian

b)

European

c)

Arab

d)

Indian

37.

________ used the term ‘Hindustan’ for the first time in the thirteenth century.

a)

Minhaj-i-Siraj

b)

Babur

c)

Akbar

d)

Siraj-ud-Daula

38.

Forest-dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of agricultural settlements.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

_______________ was a fourteenth-century chronicler.

a)

Al idrisi

b)

Ziyauddin Barani

c)

Babur

d)

Akbar

40.

In which century Babur used Hindustan to describe geography of subcontinent?

a)

14th century

b)

15th century

c)

16th century

d)

17th century

41.

Which of the following is not the meaning of foreigner’ in the past?

a)

Stranger

b)

Pardesi

c)

Ajnabi

d)

Indigenous

42.

Which type of people collected Manuscripts?

a)

Poor people

b)

Wealthy people

c)

Local people

d)

None of these

43.

Who is a 'Cartographer'

a)

A research scientist

b)

Someone who makes maps

c)

A chef

d)

A person who excavates

44.

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.

45.

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

46.

Who were 'Scribes'

a)

kings and Queens

b)

Soldiers fighting for the king

c)

scribes copied manuscripts by hand.

d)

royal priests

47.

What was the most common problem when scribes were involved in writing history.

a)

Misinterpret the text

b)

Destroy records/material

c)

Wrote incorrect information

d)

introduced small changes

– a word here, a sentence there.

48.

(a)   wrote his chronicle first in 1356 and

another version two years later.

49.

Which region did Al-idrisi belong to?

a)

Arab

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Sri Lanka

50.

Which of the following are sources of History?

a)

Monuments

b)

Coins

c)

Artefacts and painting

d)

All of the above

51.

What is meant by archaeology?

a)

The study of painting

b)

The study of buildings

c)

The study of politics

d)

The study of remains

52.

Archive was a place where -------- were kept for future reference

a)

Coins

b)

Grains

c)

manuscripts

d)

books

53.

In which period the number and variety of textual records increased dramatically?

a)

600 to 700

b)

700 to 800

c)

800 to 1200

d)

700 to 1750

54.

Through the period of 700 to 1750 which of the following became cheaper?

a)

Paper

b)

Grains

c)

potatoes

d)

Clothes

55.

Who is a 'Cartographer'

a)

A research scientist

b)

Someone who makes maps

c)

A chef

d)

A person who excavates

56.

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

(a)  

57.

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.

58.

In the early sixteenth century (a)   used Hindustan to

describe the geography, the fauna and the culture of

the inhabitants of the subcontinent.

59.

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

60.

Who were 'Scribes'

a)

kings and Queens

b)

Soldiers fighting for the king

c)

scribes copied manuscripts by hand.

d)

royal priests

61.

What was the most common problem when scribes were involved in writing history.

a)

Misinterpret the text

b)

Destroy records/material

c)

Wrote incorrect information

d)

introduced small changes

– a word here, a sentence there.

62.

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

63.

(a)   wrote his chronicle first in 1356 and

another version two years later.

64.

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

65.

Layers of the earth in order from top to bottom.

a)

1. Core

2. Mantle

3. Crust

b)

1. Crust

2. Mantle

3. Outer Core

4. Inner Core

c)

1. Mantle

2. Crisp

3. Outer Crust

4. Inner Crust

d)

1. Crisp

2. Mantle

3. Outer Crust

4.. Inner Crust

66.

There are (a)   (number of) layers in the earth.

67.

Core is the ____ layer of the earth.

a)

Outermost

b)

Center/Middle

c)

Innermost

68.

There are (a)   types of core.

69.

The thickness of the core is ____

a)

5300 km

b)

3500 m

c)

5300 m

d)

3500 km

70.

Recent studies have suggested that the inner core is actually found in a (1.) ____ state, due to the (2.)____ of the above layers.

a)

1. Solid

2. Pressure

b)

1. Gas

2. Force

c)

1. Liquid

2. Pressure

d)

1. Solid

2. Force

71.

What is Lava?

a)

Liquid substance which is present in the core and erupts from the volcanoes.

b)

Red molten magma which erupts from the interior of the earth through volcanoes.

c)

Hard rocks which are present underground and melt due to heat and come up till the volcanoes.

72.

The temperature increases ____ degree Celsius for every ____ m of depth in the core.

a)

1, 32

b)

1, 24

c)

5, 62

d)

7, 52

73.

____ is a matter in a molten state because of extremely high temperature.

a)

Nife

b)

Molten

c)

Magma

d)

Lava

74.

Average density of the core is between 3.5g to 5.5g per cubic cm.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

The temperature of the outer core is 2220 degrees Celsius whereas the temperature of the inner core is 5000 degrees Celsius.

a)

True

b)

False; both given degrees

c)

False; only first degree

d)

False; only second degree

76.

Core is also called ____

a)

Magma

b)

Molten

c)

Nife

77.

In Nife, 'Ni' is for

a)

Nickel

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Nano-tech

78.

In Nife, 'Fe' is for ____

a)

Fluoric Acid

b)

Feathers

c)

Iron

79.

The word 'Nife' is made up of 'Ni' for Nickel and 'Fe' for iron.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

The physical environment comprises of _______ components

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

c)

ecological

d)

hydrosphere

81.

29% of the lithosphere is occupied by ________

a)

ocean

b)

habitat

c)

land

d)

ecosystem

82.

______________ protects us from the harmful ultra violet rays of the sun,

a)

nitrogen

b)

ozone

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon-di-oxide

83.

All energy for life comes from the ___________.

a)

moon

b)

atmosphere

c)

earth

d)

sun

84.

The term environment means the __________.

a)

surroundings

b)

lithosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

atmosphere

85.

Environment is broadly classified in to __________ and ________.

a)

natural and human environment

b)

biotic and abiotic environment

86.

The narrow zone where land, water and air come into contact with each other is called the ___.

a)

ecosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

atmosphere

87.

Lithosphere means

a)

the solid domain of the earth

b)

the liquid domain of the earth

c)

the air domain of the earth

88.

The life support system

a)

transportation

b)

music system

c)

environment

89.

The Environment day is celebrated on

a)

5th January

b)

5th June

c)

5th August

d)

5th September

90.

The ______ holds the atmosphere around the earth.

a)

Atmospheric pressure

b)

Gravitational force of the earth

c)

Humidity

d)

Winds