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Tracing Changes Through A Thousand Years · Bihar Board (BSEB) STD 7 (BSEB - English Medium). 56 questions.

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MCQ 11 Mark
Where were the manuscripts placed?
  • A
    At home.
  • B
    In libraries.
  • C
    In archives.
  • ✓
    Both $(b)$ and $(c).$
Answer
Correct option: D.
Both $(b)$ and $(c).$
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MCQ 21 Mark
Which of the language was used in Andhra Pradesh according to Amir khusrau?
  • A
    Sindhi
  • B
    Kashmiri
  • ✓
    Lahori
  • D
    Telangani
Answer
Correct option: C.
Lahori
In $1318$ the poet Amir Khusrau noted that there was a different language in every region of the land. He noted Telangani language was used in Andhra Pradesh.
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MCQ 31 Mark
A person who makes maps is called $........$
  • A
    map specialist.
  • B
    monographer.
  • ✓
    cartographer.
  • D
    photographer.
Answer
Correct option: C.
cartographer.
Cartography is the study and practice of making maps. In this context Cartographer is a person who makes maps.
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MCQ 41 Mark
A place where documents and manuscripts are stored as records for knowledge is called an $........$
  • A
    Store.
  • ✓
    Archive.
  • C
    Almirah.
  • D
    Warehouse.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Archive.
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MCQ 51 Mark
Which of the following is the holy book of Muslims?
  • ✓
    Quran.
  • B
    Ramayan.
  • C
    Guru granth sahib.
  • D
    Geeta.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Quran.
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MCQ 61 Mark
There was no printing press earlier so the writers copied manuscripts by $........$
  • A
    Paper.
  • ✓
    Hands.
  • C
    Pen.
  • D
    Prints.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Hands.
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MCQ 71 Mark
In which periods the British historian divided the history of India?
  • A
    Hindu.
  • B
    Muslims.
  • C
    British.
  • ✓
    All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above.
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MCQ 81 Mark
What is the idea of bhakti:
  • ✓
    Of a loving, personal deity that devotees could reach without the aid of priests or elaborate rituals.
  • B
    Worshipping the king.
  • C
    Idol worship.
  • D
    Preaching from scriptures.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Of a loving, personal deity that devotees could reach without the aid of priests or elaborate rituals.
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MCQ 91 Mark
Which of the following is not the literary source.
  • A
    Travelogue.
  • ✓
    Coin.
  • C
    Inscriptions.
  • D
    Manuscripts.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Coin.
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MCQ 101 Mark
Who used to copy down scripts?
  • ✓
    Scribes.
  • B
    Archeologists.
  • C
    Cartographers.
  • D
    Historians.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Scribes.
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MCQ 121 Mark
Who coined the term Hindustan in the thirteenth century?
  • A
    $Al-$Idrisi.
  • ✓
    Babur.
  • C
    Akbar.
  • D
    $Al-$Rasid.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Babur.
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MCQ 131 Mark
In which period the number and variety of textual records increased dramatically?
  • A
    $600$ to $700 \ CE.$
  • B
    $700$ to $800\  CE.$
  • C
    $800$ to $1000 \ CE.$
  • ✓
    $700$ to $1750 \ CE.$
Answer
Correct option: D.
$700$ to $1750 \ CE.$
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MCQ 141 Mark
Who used the term ‘Hind’?
  • A
    $Al-$Idrisi.
  • B
    Vasco da gama.
  • ✓
    Minhaj$-$Siraj.
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
Minhaj$-$Siraj.
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MCQ 151 Mark
Who used to collect manuscripts in the past?
  • A
    Monasteries.
  • B
    Temple.
  • C
    Rulers.
  • ✓
    All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above.
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MCQ 161 Mark
Who was considered a ‘foreigner’ in the past?
  • ✓
    Any stranger that is not the part of society.
  • B
    Citizen of that village.
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Any stranger that is not the part of society.
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MCQ 171 Mark
Which language was spoken during $14^{th}$ century in present Bengal region?
  • A
    Awadhi.
  • ✓
    Gauri.
  • C
    Telangani.
  • D
    Lahori.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Gauri.
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MCQ 181 Mark
How is Medieval Persian different from modern Persian?
  • A
    In terms of spelling.
  • B
    In meanings.
  • C
    In script.
  • ✓
    In grammar and vocabulary.
Answer
Correct option: D.
In grammar and vocabulary.
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MCQ 191 Mark
Who brought the teachings of holy Quran to India?
  • ✓
    Merchants and Migrants.
  • B
    Merchants and Hindus.
  • C
    Merchants and Kshatiyas.
  • D
    Migrants and Sikhs.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Merchants and Migrants.
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MCQ 201 Mark
Prosperity in the subcontinent attract trading companies of which region?
  • ✓
    European.
  • B
    Australian.
  • C
    Russian.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
European.
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MCQ 211 Mark
$........$ was a fourteenth$-$century chronicler.
  • ✓
    Ziyauddin Baruni.
  • B
    Minhaj$-$ Siraj.
  • C
    Siraj Khan.
  • D
    Sultan.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Ziyauddin Baruni.
The fourteenth$-$century chronicler Ziyauddin Barani wrote his chronicle first in $1356$ and another version two years later.
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MCQ 221 Mark
Kanauj name is spelt in Arabic language as:
  • A
    Kanoj.
  • B
    Kunnauj.
  • ✓
    Qanauj.
  • D
    Qunaj.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Qanauj.
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MCQ 231 Mark
What led to the migration of forest dwellers in the $8^{th}$ century?
  • A
    Demotion of agriculture.
  • B
    Trees cut.
  • ✓
    Gradual clearing of forests, Extension of agriculture.
  • D
    Soil damage.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Gradual clearing of forests, Extension of agriculture.
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MCQ 241 Mark
Colas, khaljis and Tughaqs build empire that were:
  • A
    Imperial.
  • B
    Religious.
  • C
    Economic organisations.
  • ✓
    Pan regional.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Pan regional.
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MCQ 251 Mark
What do you mean by ‘archives’?
  • ✓
    Place where manuscripts were collected.
  • B
    Place where diamonds were collected.
  • C
    Place where toys were collected.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Place where manuscripts were collected.
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MCQ 261 Mark
$........$ is a name derived from Rajaputra $–$ the son of a Ruler, a body of warriors who claimed Kshatriya caste status.
  • A
    Shudras.
  • B
    Hindus.
  • C
    Kshtriya.
  • ✓
    Rajputs.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Rajputs.
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MCQ 271 Mark
When did the medieval period began in India?
  • A
    $9^{th}$ Century $AD.$
  • ✓
    $8^{th}$ Century $AD.$
  • C
    $10^{th}$ Century $AD.$
  • D
    $18^{th}$ Century $AD.$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$8^{th}$ Century $AD.$
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MCQ 281 Mark
$...........$ Draws the map.
  • A
    Engineer.
  • B
    Artist.
  • ✓
    Cartographer.
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
Cartographer.
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MCQ 291 Mark
The periods in which British historians divided the Indian history.
  • A
    Hindu, Muslims and Shudras periods.
  • B
    Hindu, Muslims and Christians periods.
  • ✓
    Hindu, Muslims and British periods.
  • D
    Hindu, Muslims and Sikhs periods.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Hindu, Muslims and British periods.
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MCQ 301 Mark
The Mughal Empire declined in the $........$ Century.
  • A
    Sixteenth.
  • ✓
    Eighteenth.
  • C
    Seventeenth.
  • D
    Nineteenth.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Eighteenth.
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MCQ 311 Mark
Ziyauddin Barani wrote his Chronicle first in:
  • A
    $13^{th}$ century.
  • B
    $12^{th}$ century.
  • ✓
    $14^{th}$ century.
  • D
    $15^{th}$ century.
Answer
Correct option: C.
$14^{th}$ century.
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MCQ 321 Mark
Who claimed Kshatriya caste?
  • A
    Group of students.
  • ✓
    Group of warriors.
  • C
    Group of priests.
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
Group of warriors.
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MCQ 331 Mark
Areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands between the Ganga and Yamuna these lands came under?
  • A
    Turks.
  • ✓
    Delhi Sultan.
  • C
    Sultan of Mysore.
  • D
    Moghuls.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Delhi Sultan.
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MCQ 341 Mark
Who said $-$Common people do not know Sanskrit, only Brahmans do?
  • A
    Siraj.
  • B
    Akbar.
  • C
    Birbal.
  • ✓
    Amir Khusro.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Amir Khusro.
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MCQ 351 Mark
In which period did the number and variety of textual records increase dramatically?
  • A
    $600$ to $700$
  • B
    $700$ to $800$
  • C
    $800$ to $1000$
  • ✓
    $700$ to $1750$
Answer
Correct option: D.
$700$ to $1750$
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MCQ 361 Mark
What were the new crops and beverages that arrived in Indian sub$-$continent in the medieval period?
  • A
    Corn.
  • B
    Coffee.
  • ✓
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
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MCQ 371 Mark
In which centuries was the term 'Kshatriya' applied more generally to a group of warriors?
  • ✓
    Between the eighth and fourteenth centuries.
  • B
    Between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
  • C
    Between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Between the eighth and fourteenth centuries.
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MCQ 381 Mark
Which of the following is not the meaning of foreigner's in the past?
  • A
    Stranger.
  • B
    Pardesi.
  • C
    Ajnabi.
  • ✓
    Indigenous.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Indigenous.
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MCQ 391 Mark
Why were only Brahmans dominated in the society during the medieval period?
  • ✓
    They were only class to proficient in Sanskrit language.
  • B
    They were only class to proficient in British language.
  • C
    They were only class to proficient in Hindi language.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
They were only class to proficient in Sanskrit language.
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MCQ 401 Mark
The fourteenth$-$century chronicler Ziyauddin Barani wrote his chronicle first in $........$
  • A
    $1256$
  • B
    $1556$
  • C
    $1456$
  • ✓
    $1356$
Answer
Correct option: D.
$1356$
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MCQ 411 Mark
The environment of a region and the social and economic lifestyle of its residents is termed as?
  • ✓
    Haven.
  • B
    Territory.
  • C
    Habitat.
  • D
    Abode.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Haven.
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MCQ 421 Mark
$........$ framed their own rules and regulations to manage the conduct of their members.
  • A
    Shudras.
  • ✓
    Jatis.
  • C
    Ahom.
  • D
    Kayastha.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Jatis.
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MCQ 431 Mark
Manuscripts were placed in:
  • A
    Temples.
  • B
    School.
  • ✓
    Libraries and Archives.
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
Libraries and Archives.
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MCQ 441 Mark
The Shia Muslims who believed that the Prophets Son$-$in$-$law was the legitimate leader of Muslim community.
  • ✓
    Ali.
  • B
    Akbar.
  • C
    Khan bahadur.
  • D
    Baba Adam.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Ali.
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MCQ 451 Mark
Who was $Al-$Idrisi?
  • ✓
    Cartographer.
  • B
    Choreographer.
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Cartographer.
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MCQ 461 Mark
Who had accepted the authority of the early Muslim leaders?
  • ✓
    Sunnis.
  • B
    Shias.
  • C
    Khalifas.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Sunnis.
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MCQ 471 Mark
Which type of people collected Manuscripts?
  • A
    Poor people.
  • ✓
    Wealthy people.
  • C
    Local people.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Wealthy people.
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MCQ 491 Mark
New foods and beverages arrived in the subcontinent were:
  • A
    Potatoes, pulses, chillies, cabbage and coffee.
  • B
    Potatoes, corn, chillies, pulses and coffee.
  • C
    Potatoes, maize, chillies, maize and wheat.
  • ✓
    Potatoes, corn, chillies, tea and coffee.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Potatoes, corn, chillies, tea and coffee.
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MCQ 501 Mark
Why do historians today have to be careful about the terms in the past?
  • A
    Because they do not know the meaning of terms.
  • B
    Because the terms may have more than one meaning.
  • ✓
    Because the terms meant different in the past.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Because the terms meant different in the past.
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