Class 7 History Chapter 5 Settled Communities Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Name of Akbar's general
2. In large parts of the subcontinents, society was already divided according the rules of
3. ..... was the Chandel Rajput raja of .....
4. Which tribe was powerful in the north-west?
5. What is the word for a group of families or households claiming descent from a common ancestor?
6. Who are one of the most famous nomadic tribes in India?
7. Tribals were divided into numerous unequal classes.
8. What were the new castes emerging within varnas called?
9. Tribals believed in the caste system propagated by the Aryans.
10. Name one example of a nomadic community.
11. Which historians and travellers give scanty historians
12. Chief of Gakkhars was
13. What were landlords called in the Ahom society?
14. The Ahom state depended on what?
15. Reign of Sib Singh was from ..... to .....
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
17. What were the livelihoods of many tribes in the subcontinent?
18. What are some challenges faced by nomadic communities?
19. What kinds of exchanges took place between nomadic pastoralists and settled agriculturists?
20. Sib Singh was an important ruler of the
21. How do tribes and settled communities typically make a living?
22. In which state Garo Khasi and Jaintia tribes are located?
23. Mundals and santals tribes lived in which place
24. Which kingdom of Gonds is mentioned in Akbar Nama which had 70, 000 villages
25. From the following list of choices, which one would be most appropriate meaning of the term Adivasis?
26. Who lived in the Maharashtra (highlands) Karnataka
27. How did Garha Katanga earn much wealth?
28. How do tribes typically make a living?
29. How did tribal societies change after being organised into a state?
30. Who are Banjaras?
31. The Vedic age started with the arrival of ..... to India.
32. The Bohra community had trade relations with the ports of red sea.
33. Were the Banjaras important for the economy?
34. The smaller castes or sub-castes that branched within the Varna system were also knowns as?
35. How many villages did Garha Katanga have?
36. Why do nomadic communities move from place to place?
37. What are some advantages of living in a settled community?
38. How many tribes are there in India?
39. What were the historical works written by the Ahoms called?
40. Which state has the largest population of Santhals?
41. What is a tribe?
42. How do nomadic communities travel from place to place?
43. What was the administrative system of the Gond kingdoms like?
44. Which of the following is not a feature of tribal communities?
45. Societies which does not follow the social rule and rituals prescribed by brahmans were called
46. What were the rules prescribed by the Brahmanas for varna-based society?
47. Who was the chief of the Gakkhars tribes?
48. What are some characteristics of a settled community?
49. What was the predominant religion in the Ahom state?
50. What did the Banjaras transport on their animals?
51. Who was the son of Dalapat?
52. In which state of India resides the maximum number of tribes?
53. The Ahoms could not create high quality gun powder or cannons by 1552
54. On what basis did the varna system differentiate between people?
55. Which of the following was not a characteristic of the tribal economy?
56. Name an English Trader who came to India to describe tribe
57. Who wrote about Banjaras in their memoirs?
58. Tribe may be an example of
59. Which is the largest tribe in India?
60. How do settled communities usually obtain food and resources?