Sources of Medieval India

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For History Standard 7 Term 1 “Sources of Medieval India”

I.Choose the correct answer:
1._____ are thewritings engraved onsolid surfaces such asrocks, stones, temple walls and metals.
a) Chronicles
b) Travelogues
c) Coins
d) Inscriptions

2._____ was the land gifted to temples.
a) Vellanvagai
b) Shalabhoga
c) Brahmadeya
d) Devadana

3._____ period was known as the period of devotional literature.
a) Chola
b) Pandya
c) Rajput
d) Vijayanagara

4._____ provides information about the first Sultan of Delhi.
a) Ain-i-Akbari
b) Taj-ul-Ma’asir
c) Tuzk-i-Jahangiri
d) Tarikh-i-Frishta

5. _____an Arab-born Morocco scholar, travelled from Morocco to India.
a) Marco Polo
b) Al Beruni
c) Domingo Paes
d) Ibn Battuta

II Fill in the Blanks:
1. _____ inscriptions provide details about administration in a Brahmadeya village.
2. _____ had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his gold coins and had his name inscribed on it.
3.3.6 grains of silver amounted to a_____.
4. _____ was patronised by Sultan Nazir-ud-din Mahmud of Slave Dynasty.
5.An Italian traveller _____ visited Vijayanagar Empire in 1420.

Answers:
1. Uttiramerur
2. Muhammad Ghori
3. Jital
4. Minhaj-us-Siraj
5. Nicolo Conti

III Match the following:
1. Khajuraho          A. Odisha
2. Konark               B. Hampi
3. Dilwara              C. Madhya Pradesh
4. Virupaksha        D. Rajasthan

Answers:
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B

IV State true or false:
1.Pallichchandam was the land donated to Jaina institution.
2.The composition of metal coins gives us information on the political condition of the empire.
3.The high cost of copper made palm leaf and paper cheaper alternatives for recording royal orders and events in royal courts.
4.Domingo Paes, a Portuguese traveller, visited the Chola Empire in 1522.

Answers:
1. True
2. False (Gives economic condition of the empire)
3. True
4. False (visited Vijayanagar in 1522)

V Match the statement with the reason. Tick (√) the appropriate answer:
Assertion(A): Muhammad Ghori’s gold coins carried the figure of Goddess Lakshmi.
Reason (R): The Turkish invader was liberal in his religious outlook.
a) R is the correct explanation of A.
b) R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is wrong and R is correct.
d) A and R are wrong.

b) Find out the wrong pair
1. Madura Vijayam – Gangadevi
2. Abul Fazal – Ain-i-Akbari
3. Ibn Battuta – Tahquiq-i-Hind
4. Amuktamalyatha – Krishnadevaraya

c) Find out the odd one
Inscriptions, Travelogues, Monuments, Coins

VI. Answer the following in one or two sentences:
1. Who compiled Nalayira Divyaprabhandham ?
2. What does the word Tuzk mean?
3. Name Jahangir’s memoir.
4. Name the two different types of sources for the study of history.

Answers:
1. Nathamuni
2. Auto biography
3. Tuzk-i-Jahangiri
4. Primary sources and Secondary sources

VIII Answer Grid:
1. _____ was a courtier of Emperor Aurangazeb.
2. Tiruvalangadu copper plates belong to _____.
3. _____ was the land for the maintenance of the school.
4. _____ compiled Periyapuranam.
5. ______ is an Arabic word meaning history.
6. Muhammed bin Tughluq transferred his capital from Delhi to _____ in the south.

Answers:
1. Khafi khan
2. Rajendra Chola I
3. Shalabhoga
4. Sekkizhar
5. Tariq or Tahquiq
6. Devagiri