This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 7 > History > Settled Communities > Class 7 History Chapter 5 Settled Communities – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 History Chapter 5 Settled Communities Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Name of Akbar's general A) Jengas Khan. B) Abdali. C) King Man Singh. D) King Ram Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King Man Singh. 2. In large parts of the subcontinents, society was already divided according the rules of A) KINGS. B) SOMETHING ELSE. C) BRAHMANS. D) VARNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) VARNA. 3. ..... was the Chandel Rajput raja of ..... A) Salbahan, Mahoba. B) Aman Dus, Mahoba. C) Sangram Shah, Gonswana. D) Dalpat, coined Katanga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salbahan, Mahoba. 4. Which tribe was powerful in the north-west? A) Balochis. B) Ahoms. C) Bosom. D) Gakhhar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Balochis. 5. What is the word for a group of families or households claiming descent from a common ancestor? A) Tribe. B) Hunter-gatherers. C) Clan. D) Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clan. 6. Who are one of the most famous nomadic tribes in India? A) Gonds. B) Bhils. C) Banjarras. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Banjarras. 7. Tribals were divided into numerous unequal classes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. What were the new castes emerging within varnas called? A) Clans. B) Tribes. C) Sports. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caste. 9. Tribals believed in the caste system propagated by the Aryans. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Name one example of a nomadic community. A) Sami people of Northern Europe. B) Inuit people of the Arctic. C) Aboriginal Australians. D) Maasai people of East Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maasai people of East Africa. 11. Which historians and travellers give scanty historians A) Contemporary. B) Morroco. C) Mughals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contemporary. 12. Chief of Gakkhars was A) Gond. B) Sahima Lala. C) Quran Khan. D) Kamal Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kamal Khan. 13. What were landlords called in the Ahom society? A) Mansabdar. B) Bhuians. C) Pax. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhuians. 14. The Ahom state depended on what? A) Labour. B) Adult Labour Labour. C) Child Labour. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 15. Reign of Sib Singh was from ..... to ..... A) 1695-1715. B) 1801-1802. C) 1720-1750. D) 1714-1744. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1714-1744. 16. In 1565, the Mughal forces under 1) ..... attacked Garha Katanga. A strong resistance was put up by 2) ..... who was defeated and decided to die rather than surrender. The son 3) ..... died fighting soon as well.A. Bir Narain B. Dalpat C. Asaf Khan D. Raja Man Singh E. Rani Durgawati A) 1-B, 2-D, 3-C. B) 1-C, 2-E, 3-D. C) 1-C, 2-E, 3-A. D) 1-D, 2-B, 3-A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1-C, 2-E, 3-A. 17. What were the livelihoods of many tribes in the subcontinent? A) Combination of agriculture, hunting, and herding. B) Hunter-gathering only. C) Agriculture only. D) Herding only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Combination of agriculture, hunting, and herding. 18. What are some challenges faced by nomadic communities? A) Access to luxury goods. B) Access to education, healthcare, basic amenities, discrimination, and marginalization. C) Overabundance of resources. D) Lack of entertainment options. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Access to education, healthcare, basic amenities, discrimination, and marginalization. 19. What kinds of exchanges took place between nomadic pastoralists and settled agriculturists? A) Exchange of animals only. B) No exchanges. C) Exchange of goods and services. D) Exchange of agricultural products only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exchange of goods and services. 20. Sib Singh was an important ruler of the A) Bhils. B) Ahoms. C) Moved. D) Gonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ahoms. 21. How do tribes and settled communities typically make a living? A) Tribes:fishing, mining, and trading; Settled communities:fishing, mining, and trading. B) Tribes:hunting, gathering, and herding; Settled communities:agriculture, trade, and craftsmanship. C) Tribes:agriculture, craftsmanship, and trading; Settled communities:hunting, gathering, and herding. D) Tribes:agriculture, fishing, and mining; Settled communities:hunting, gathering, and herding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tribes:hunting, gathering, and herding; Settled communities:agriculture, trade, and craftsmanship. 22. In which state Garo Khasi and Jaintia tribes are located? A) Assam. B) Meghalaya. C) Madhya pradesh. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meghalaya. 23. Mundals and santals tribes lived in which place A) Orissa and West Bengal. B) Karnataka. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Uttar Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Orissa and West Bengal. 24. Which kingdom of Gonds is mentioned in Akbar Nama which had 70, 000 villages A) Garh Katang. B) Fabricated. C) Fabricated. D) None of these. E) Two of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fabricated. 25. From the following list of choices, which one would be most appropriate meaning of the term Adivasis? A) Tribals. B) Workers. C) Landlords. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tribals. 26. Who lived in the Maharashtra (highlands) Karnataka A) Bhil. B) Moved. C) Santas. D) Clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moved. 27. How did Garha Katanga earn much wealth? A) Exporting grains to other kingdoms. B) Selling slaves. C) Exporting gold and other precious minerals. D) Trapping and exporting elephants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trapping and exporting elephants. 28. How do tribes typically make a living? A) Service industry and tourism. B) Mining and manufacturing. C) Hunting, gathering, fishing, agriculture, and trading. D) Technology and innovation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hunting, gathering, fishing, agriculture, and trading. 29. How did tribal societies change after being organised into a state? A) They remained unchanged. B) They disappeared. C) They became more centralised. D) They became more democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They became more centralised. 30. Who are Banjaras? A) General of Asaf Khan. B) Nomads that roam around. C) The son of princess Durgawati. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 31. The Vedic age started with the arrival of ..... to India. A) Greeks. B) Aryans. C) British. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryans. 32. The Bohra community had trade relations with the ports of red sea. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. Were the Banjaras important for the economy? A) Yes, for transportation. B) No, they had no impact. C) Yes, for agriculture. D) No, they were insignificant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, for transportation. 34. The smaller castes or sub-castes that branched within the Varna system were also knowns as? A) Caste. B) Scheduled tribes. C) Banjarras. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caste. 35. How many villages did Garha Katanga have? A) 70, 000. B) 70.000. C) 50, 000. D) 100, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 70, 000. 36. Why do nomadic communities move from place to place? A) To escape from the law. B) To follow trends and fashion. C) To search for food, water, grazing land, and to avoid natural disasters. D) To find better Wi-Fi signal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To search for food, water, grazing land, and to avoid natural disasters. 37. What are some advantages of living in a settled community? A) Limited personal freedom. B) Access to amenities, sense of belonging, community support. C) Increased crime rates. D) Lack of privacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Access to amenities, sense of belonging, community support. 38. How many tribes are there in India? A) 645. B) 565. C) 345. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 645. 39. What were the historical works written by the Ahoms called? A) B U-Tech. B) Upanishads. C) Vedas. D) Puranas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B U-Tech. 40. Which state has the largest population of Santhals? A) Jharkhand. B) Arunachal Pradesh. C) Rajasthan. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jharkhand. 41. What is a tribe? A) A tribe is a social group made up of families or communities sharing common customs, language, and culture. B) A tribe is a type of wild animal found in the jungle. C) A tribe is a type of musical instrument. D) A tribe is a form of currency used in ancient civilizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tribe is a social group made up of families or communities sharing common customs, language, and culture. 42. How do nomadic communities travel from place to place? A) Teleporting with magic. B) Using rocket ships. C) Using various modes of transportation such as camels, horses, or on foot. D) Riding on elephants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using various modes of transportation such as camels, horses, or on foot. 43. What was the administrative system of the Gond kingdoms like? A) Centralised. B) Non-existent. C) Democratic. D) Decentralised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centralised. 44. Which of the following is not a feature of tribal communities? A) A strong bond of kinship. B) Equality among all members. C) A hierarchy among people. D) A simple lifestyle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hierarchy among people. 45. Societies which does not follow the social rule and rituals prescribed by brahmans were called A) Shudrasya. B) Mughals. C) Tribes. D) Vaishyasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tribes. 46. What were the rules prescribed by the Brahmanas for varna-based society? A) Division into numerous unequal classes. B) No rules or rituals. C) No social hierarchy. D) Equal rights for all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Division into numerous unequal classes. 47. Who was the chief of the Gakkhars tribes? A) Kamal Khan. B) Cuddle muda. C) Alauddin Khalji. D) Man Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kamal Khan. 48. What are some characteristics of a settled community? A) Unpredictable economy, lack of infrastructure, temporary dwellings. B) Frequent migration, no established social structures, unstable economy. C) Nomadic lifestyle, temporary shelters, unstable social structures. D) Permanent or long-term dwellings, established social structures, stable economy, and infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Permanent or long-term dwellings, established social structures, stable economy, and infrastructure. 49. What was the predominant religion in the Ahom state? A) Tribal beliefs. B) Hinduism. C) Islam. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism. 50. What did the Banjaras transport on their animals? A) All of the above. B) Cloth. C) Grain. D) Utensils. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the above. 51. Who was the son of Dalapat? A) A narain. B) Sher Shah. C) Hampi. D) You love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A narain. 52. In which state of India resides the maximum number of tribes? A) Madhya pradesh. B) Nagaland. C) West Bengal. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madhya pradesh. 53. The Ahoms could not create high quality gun powder or cannons by 1552 A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. On what basis did the varna system differentiate between people? A) On the color of their skin. B) On religious beliefs. C) On property and wealth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the color of their skin. 55. Which of the following was not a characteristic of the tribal economy? A) Shifting cultivation. B) Primitive farming. C) Commercial agriculture. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commercial agriculture. 56. Name an English Trader who came to India to describe tribe A) Peter. B) Paul koyosky. C) SBINA. D) Jules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peter. 57. Who wrote about Banjaras in their memoirs? A) Jahangir. B) Shah Jahan. C) Alauddin Khalji. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jahangir. 58. Tribe may be an example of A) Community. B) Family. C) Association. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community. 59. Which is the largest tribe in India? A) Bhil. B) Gond. C) Bang. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bhil. 60. How do settled communities usually obtain food and resources? A) Through space exploration and colonization of other planets. B) Through agriculture, trade, hunting, fishing, and domestication of animals. C) By depending on imports from other communities. D) By relying solely on foraging and gathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through agriculture, trade, hunting, fishing, and domestication of animals. Next →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesClass 7 QuizzesClass 7 History Chapter 5 Settled Communities Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books