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KABIR SCHOOL 2020-21

CLASS: VII SUBJECT: S.S
TOPIC: H-6 TOWNS, TRADERS AND CRAFTSPERSONS

PRACTICE SHEET
Q1. Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Akbar’s new capital was
a. Agra
b. Fatehpur Sikri
c. Delhi
2. Delhi under Shah Jahan was called
a. Shahjahanabad
b. Chandni Chowk
c. None of these
3. Somnath temple is in
a. UP
b. Tamil Nadu
c.Gujarat
4. Hampi was the capital of the
a. Thanjavur
b. Vijayanagara
c. Both a and b
5. Thanjavur was on the banks of the river
a. Ganga
b. Brahmaputra
c. Kaveri
6. Temple towns like Kanchipuram and Madurai are in the state of
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Karnataka
c. Andra Pradesh
7. Tiruvannamalai emerged as a
a. Temple town
b. Township
c. Trading centre
8. This is the town where the blacks lived?
a.Black towns
b.White towns
c. None of these

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 9. Traders sold textile and spices in exchange for
a.Gold and diamond
b.Gold and silver
c.Gold and ivory

10. He was the governor and a merchant of Mughals who played off the Dutch and
the English.
a. Mir Jumla
b. Vasco da Gama
c. Muinuddin Chisti

Q2. Fill in the blanks:

1. The Rajarajeshwara temple was built in _____.
2. Ajmer is associated with the Sufi saint ___________.
3. The Dutch established a settlement at _________ in Andhra Pradesh.
4. ____________ wrote about Vijayanagara.
5. Chola rulers used _______ to make statues.
6. Devdasis performed in ________ temple.
7. Demand for luxury goods gives rise to ________.
8. The weavers lost all their creativity and liberty in dealing with _______ agents.
9. _______ was called a Gateway to Mecca.
10. _____ were formed to expand the trading by the English, Dutch and
French.

Q3. Answer the following questions:

1. Why were they famous?
a. Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
b. Pushkar
c. Kabul
d. Vishwakarma
e. Mir Jumla
f. Vasco Da Gama

2. How was Hampi an important town? Describe its architecture?

3. How did Masulipatnam become an important town?

4. Describe the rise of administrative towns in India.

5. How did Masaulipatnam declined as a major city?

6. How did new traders towns emerge in 16th and 17th century?

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