I.

Multiple Choice Questions

i) Jaunpur had ____ parganas.
a)52 b)54 c)56 d)55
ii) The Ruins of hampi were brought to in light by an engineer called
Colonel Colin Mackenzie by
a) 1200 b)1600 c)1800 d)800
iii) Masulipatam is situated on the one of the mouth of the river
Krishna in the ____
a)Arabian sea b) Bay of Bengal C)Indian ocean d)Atlantic ocean

(iv) The world water day's celebrated on

a)8 march b)16 march c) 22 March d) 24 march (v) These are gigantic
waves
a ) Tsunami b) cyclone c) Earthquake d)none of the above

II. Fill in the blanks

i) Hampi was the capital of Vijayanagar empire.

ii) The Hampi bazaar is 35 yard wide 800 yard long.

iii) Surat is famous for Spices, Silk, musk & Porcelain with Malacca, China
and Sumatra.

iv) Masulipatam is famous for Kalamkari Textileand painting created

using vegetable dye.

v) Hampi is also a world Heritage Site.

vi) Ocean makes up to 71% of water on earth surface.

vii) Atacama is the coastal desert due to influence of cold ocean

currents.

III. Answer in one sentence.

i) What is known as qasbas?
Ans. Many of the larger villages, paraganas and thana headquarters
were gradually transformed into towns known as qasbas.

ii) Why did kings built temples in ancient and medieval India?
Ans. To fulfil the religious needs of te people, kings often built temples
in ancient and medieval India.

iii) Who are known as traditional grain merchants?

Ans. Most of the purchase was made by Banjaras, who are known as
traditional grain merchants.

iv) What is known as haats?

Ans. Haats were the periodic markets that were held on fixed days of
week.
v) For what was Tapi river at Surat used as?
Ans. The Tapi river at Surat was used as one of the major ports for
exports and also for the pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca.

vi)Name the primary source and secondary source of water

Ans. Rain is the primary source of water.
Rivers, Lakes, and Groundwater resources are the secondary sources of
water.

vii) Name the smaller marine bodies

Ans. Oceanic waters are interspersed with many smaller marine bodies
like seas, bays and gulfs

viii) When does neap tide occur?

Ans. When the Moon is in its first and last quarter , neap tides occur.

ix)How do Ocean currents move?

Ans. Ocean currents move in a clockwise direction in the northern
hemisphere and anti-clock wise direction in southern hemisphere.

x) What is called spring tides?

Ans. Exceptionally high tides are caused during full moon and new moon
days. Such tides are called Spring tides.

IV. State whether the statement is True or False. Rewrite the correct
statement if it is false.
i) Daulatabad was founded by Akbar
Ans. False, Daulatabad was founded by Muhammad bin Tughluq.
ii) Masulipatam was famous for its kalamkari products and chintz. True
iii) Awadh produced sugarpetre.
Ans. False, Awadh produced Saltpetre
iv) Snow is the primary source of water.
Ans. False,Rain is the primary source of water.
v)Tornadoes are the gigantic waves caused due to deep sea
earthquakes.
Ans False, Tsunami are the gigantic waves caused due to deep sea
earthquakes.

V. Answer in detail
i) Explain the significance of trade centre
1.The trading centres were linked to bigger commercial centre in a
region.
2.If we take Mughal provinces as region we notice that each of them
had bigger commercial centres serving as nodal centres for all the
commodities purchased in various parts of the Suba.
3.These big towns also served as administrative headquarters of the
suba.
4. Example: Patna, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Hyderabad etc

ii) How did the Grand Trunk Road help in trade and Commerce.
Grand Trunk Road greatly facilitated the movement of goods and
merchants which led to the prosperity of trade.
iii) Write few lines on the following
a) Surat b) Pilgrimage towns
Surat was established by a Hindu trader name Mallik Gopi. Spices silk
were some of the major business.
Religious town: which came around temples and places of
Pilgrimage( Elaborate the Answer)

iv) Explain the importance of tides

1.Tides have great commercial importance especially for the fishing and
the Shipping industry.
2.Heavy freighters can enter shallow ports only at high tide, when the
water is deepest.
3.Fishing boats are also subject to the rise and fall of tidal water.
4.Tidal energy which can be hardness during high tide is an eco friendly
Source of energy which never get exhausted.
v) Explain with neat and labelled diagram of Water Cycle in nature.
Refer pg 151

The movement of water from the hydrosphere to the atmosphere and

then to the lithosphere and biosphere and then back to the hydrosphere
is known as the water cycle.
vi) What steps can we take for water conservation
a. Practice rain water harvesting.
b. Fix leaky taps and don’t let them run when not in use.
c. Don’t immerse idols or floral offering in water bodies.
d. Don’t wash clothes or bath animal in local water bodies.
e. Don’t throw garbage or other material into water bodies.

VI Source Based Questions

A Read the following passage sand answer the following questions
given below:
Every pargana had a market and a wholesale market. It seems that
individual merchants and network of big and small size markets like
haats, penths and mandis took care of the commercial activities in
various localities. Individual villages were probably a part of the narrow
circuit of exchange which encompassed the mandis mediating the
distribution of commodities
These local trading centres were linked to bigger commercial centres in
a region. We noticed that each of them had bigger commercial centres
serving as the model centres for all the commodities produced in
various parts of the sabha. Generally, these big towns also served as
administrative headquarters of the sabha. Patna, Ahmedabad, Surat,
Dacca, Agra, Delhi, Lahore, Ajmer, Thatta, Berhampur, Masulipatnam,
Bijapur, Hyderabad and Calicut are a few examples of such trading
centres.

Questions
i) What is known as Mandis?
Ans. Mandis are wholesale markets.

ii) Who served as administrative towns?

Ans. The local trading centres which linked to bigger commercial centres
in a region had bigger commercial centres serving as the model centres
for all the commodities produced in various parts of the sabha. These
big towns served as administrative headquarters of the sabha.
iii) Name the trading centres who took care of the commercial
activities in various localities.
Ans. Patna, Ahmedabad, Surat, Dacca, Agra, Delhi, Lahore, Ajmer,
Thatta, Berhampur, Masulipatnam, Bijapur, Hyderabad and Calicut are a
few examples of such trading centres.

iv) Who is the part of narrow circuit of exchange?

Ans. Individual villages were probably a part of the narrow circuit of
exchange which encompassed the mandis mediating the distribution of
commodities.

B Observe the pictures and identify the following

Scene of a Mandi

Tsunami hits a town

 Golden Temple at Amritsar

VII Map Questions

1) Dargahs of Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti located in this city.
Ajmer.

2) Sultan Ahmed Shah I founded this city.

Ahmedabad

3) Sea Situated adjacent to pallikaranai wetland,the freshwater

marsh in Chennai.
Bay of Bengal.

4) Locate -Arabian Sea

5) Sikander Lodi founded this modern city: Agra.

6) Locate, the holy city of the Sikhs: Amritsar

7) Masulipatam is located in this state.

Andhra Pradesh.

8) Locate the port city also referred as suryapur.

Surat.