SADHU VASWANI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Kompally, Hyderabad.
2021-2022
 
REVISION SHEET

Name: _____________ Sec: ___ Date: _______________

Grade: 7 Sub: Social Science
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History Ch 6: Towns, Traders and Craftspersons.

I. Choose the correct option:

1. What type of towns existed during the Medieval period? ( )

(a) Port
(b) Administrative
(c) Temple
(d) All of these

2. Thanjavur is situated on the river: ( )

(a) Kaveri
(b) Krishna
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Godavari

3. Which of the following was also an example of a temple town (The capital
of Cholas). ( )
(a) Ajmer
(b) Thanjavur
(c) Berar
(d) Golconda

4. The Rajarajeshvara temple was constructed in ________________ ( )

(a) Ajmer
(b) Bijapur
(c) Vijayanagara
(d) Thanjavur

5. Which of the following was a pilgrim centre? ( )

(a) Bombay
(b) Calcutta
(c) Surat
(d) Pushkar
6.What was Mandapika? ( )

(a) Mandap
(b) Mandi
(c) Mandal
(d) None of these

7. Which of the following were NOT the kind of traders? ( )

(a) The Banjaras
(b) The Marwari Oswal
(c) Nenadesi
(d) Gujarati Baniyas

8. Associations or unions of persons of any particular craft was (were)

termed as ( )
(a) emporium
(b) factor
(c) guilds
(d) sthapatis

9. Hampi was the capital of which Empire? ( )

(a) Vijayanagara
(b) Mughal
(c) Mewar
(d) None of these

10. The people from distant land visited Surat because ( )

(a) it was the Gateway to West Asia
(b) it was a beautiful place
(c) it was the pilgrim centre
(d) none of the above

11. Important trade centre from western India was ( )

(a) Masulipatnam
(b) Hampi
(c) Surat
(d) Madurai

12. Masulipatnam was famous for its ( )

(a) elephant trade
(b) temples
(c) crafts production of copper and silver
(d) trading port

13. The part of the town where artisans and merchants of Indian origin used
to live was called ( )
(a) administrative town
(b) port town
(c) commercial town
(d) black town

II. Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B:

Column A Column B

1. Kunjaramallan (a) Mandi/markets

2. Moinuddin Chishti (b) Portuguese traveller

3. Hatta (c) Muslim merchants

4. Mandapika (d) Market streets

5. Domingo Paes (e) Sufi saints

6. Moors (f) Rajarajeshvara temple

III. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:

1. ……………………………….. was the capital of Vijayanagar empire.

2. …………………………………. in Rajasthan was the capital of Chauhans.

3. Bronze is an alloy of copper and …………..

4. ……………………………………. performed before the deity, royalty in

Virupaksha temple.

5. The textiles of …………………………..… were famous for Zari/gold lace.

6. …………………………………………………….. discovered the sea route to

India.

IV. State whether the given statements are true or false:

1. Cloth bags in Thanjavur were produced by Saliya weavers. ( )

2. Uraiyur made bronze idols and ornamental bell metal lamps. ( )

3. Craftspersons of Bidar were famous for their inlay work. ( )

4. Baniyas and Bohras traded with the ports of Red Sea, Persian Gulf, East
Africa. ( )

5. Murshidabad on the banks of Ravi became the capital of Bengal in 1704.()

6. Mulla Abdul Ghaffur and Virji Vora owned number of ships.( )

V. Answer the following questions:

1. Why do you think towns grew around temples? 

2. How important were craftspersons for the building and

maintenance of temples? 

3. Illustrate why people from distant lands visit Surat? 

4. Analyze in what ways was craft production in cities like Calcutta

different from that in cities like Thanjavur?

5. Explain the ‘lost wax’ technique?

6. Give an account of the architecture of Hampi.

History Ch:10 – Eighteenth Century Political Formations

I. Choose the correct option:

1. Aurangzeb had depleted the military and financial resources by fighting a

long war in the ( )
(a) East India
(b) North India
(c) Deccan
(d) none of these

2. Ahmad Shah Abdali was the ruler of ( )

(a) Afghan
(b) Iran
(c) Iraq
(d) none of these

3. Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded North India several times between 1748 and
1761. ( )
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6

4. During which century the Mughal Empire declined? ( )

(a) 18th
(b) 16th
(c) 19th
(d) 21th

5. Which of the following enjoyed the zat rank of 7000? ( )

(a) Asaf Jah
(b) Murshil Quli Khan
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these

6. Who were the Telugu warrior chiefs’? ( )

(a) Nayakas
(b) Jathas
(c) Misl
(d) All of these
7. Who was the powerful governor of Bengal? ( )
(a) Sa’adat Khan
(b) Murshid Quli Khan
(c) Asaf Jah
(d) Alivardi Khan

8. During whose rule Jagat Seth became prosperous in Bengal? ( )

(a) Murshil Quli
(b) Sa’adat Khan
(c) Alivardi Khan
(d) Asaf Jah

9. Sawai Jai Singh founded his new capital here: ( )

(a) Malwa
(b) Amber
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Jaipur

10. Dalkhalsa was set up in 1699 by ( )

(a) Guru Nanak Singh
(b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(c) Guru Gobind Singh
(d) Guru Har Kishan

11. Small political groups of the Sikhs were called ( )

(a) Khalsa
(b) Misls
(c) Dalkhalsa
(d) none of these

12. Chauth was the ……….. of the land revenue. (

)
(a) 10%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%

13. Who was the founder of the Maratha empire? ( )

(a) Shivaji
(b) Tipu Sultan
(c) Raja Jai Singh
(d) None of these
14. Shivaji adopted the title of Chhatrapati in ( )
(a) 1701
(b) 1760
(c) 1752
(d) 1762

15. Tax levied by Marathas was called ( )

(a) zat
(b) sardeshmukhi
(c) umara
(d) none of these

16. Under whose leadership Bharatpur emerged as a strong Jat State? ( )

(a) Churaman
(b) Suraj Mai
(c) Jawahir Shah
(d) Nadir Shah

II. Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B:

Column A Column B

1. Sadat Khan (a) Hyderabad

2. Murshid Quli Khan (b) Gujarat

3. Asaf Jah (c) Malwa

4. Ijaradars (d) Awadh

5. Raja Ajit Singh (e) Bengal

6. Sawai Raja Jai Singh (f) Revenue farmers

III. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:

1. Third battle of Panipat (1761) was fought between Marathas and ………….

2. Ruler of Iran ………… plundered the city of Delhi in 1739.

3. Mughal nobles were divided in two factions, the ………….. and the
…………..

4. Revenue in Bengal was collected in ……………

5. The Chief Minister of Marathas was called ……………..

6. System of rakhi offered protection to cultivators on payment of a tax of

……………. of produce.

IV. State whether the given statements are true or false:

1. Nobles appointed as Governors by the Mughals had no control over

Diwani and Faujdari. ( )

2. Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded north India 5 times between 1748-1761.( )

3. Banking house of Jagat Seth became extremely prosperous during the

rule of Murshid Quli Khan. ( )

4. Khalsa was instituted in 1699. ( )

5. Ranjit Singh was an important leader of Marathas. ( )

6. Jats consolidated their power under the leadership of Churaman. ( )

V. Answer the following questions:

1. What were the policies adopted by Asaf jah to strengthen his position?
2. Who were the very powerful governors of Awadh, Bengal and
Hyderabad among the later and early Mughals?
3. Why was the state of Hyderabad constantly engaged in struggle?
4. How did the new social groups come to being?
5. Who were peshwas, deshmukhs, kunbis?
6. Define chauth and sardeshmukhi.

VI. On the given political map of India mark the following places:
1. Awadh 2.Poona 3. Hyderabad 4. Panipat 5. Masulipatnam 6. Madras 7. Panipat
8. Bengal 9. Lucknow 10. Bombay