MCQ Questions for Class 7 History: Ch 2 New Kings and Kingdoms
1. Mahmud of Ghazni was the ruler of
(a) Delhi
(b) America
(c) Iran
(d) Afghanistan
â–º (d) Afghanistan
2. The Chola king who brought half of Ceylon under his control  Â
(a) Rajaraja IÂ Â Â
(b) Kulottunga IÂ Â Â
(c) Rajendra  Â
(d) Rajadiraja
â–º (a) Rajaraja IÂ Â Â
3. The functionaries for collecting revenue were generally recruited from
(a) Brahmanas
(b) Farmers family
(c) Influential families
(d) Artist family
â–º (c) Influential families
4. Who were subordinate to the Pallava kings of Kanchipuram
(a) Pala
(b) Rashtrakutas
(c) Chera
(d) Cholas
â–º (d) Cholas
5. Settlements of peasants, known as____ , became prosperous with the spread of irrigation agriculture
(a) Uzi
(b) Ur
(c) Uri
(d) Udi
â–º (b) Ur
6. The river Kaveri branches off into several small channels before emptying into the
(a) Godavari
(b) Indian ocean
(c) Bay of Bengal
(d) Arabian sea
â–º (c) Bay of Bengal
7. Somnath temple is in
(a) Kerala
(b) Odisha
(c) Gujarat
(d) Tamil Nadu
â–º (c) Gujarat
8. Hiranyagarbha rituals were performed with the help of
(a) Farmers
(b) Brahmanas
(c) Shudras
(d) Artist
â–º (b) Brahmanas
9. Kitab-al Hind written by
(a) Akbar
(b) Ghazni
(c) Al-biruni
(d) Nagabhat
â–º (c) Al-biruni
10. The city of Kanauj is in the
(a) Yamuna valley
(b) Narmada valley
(c) Ganga valley
(d) Tapi valley
â–º (c) Ganga valley
11. Who was the founder of the Chola kingdom?  Â
(a) Simhavishnu  Â
(b) Vijayalaya  Â
(c) Rajendra  Â
(d) Krishna
â–º (b) Vijayalaya  Â
12. Which of the following rulers involved in the tripartite struggles
(a) Gurjara-Pratihara, Chera and Pala dynasties
(b) Gurjara-Pratihara, Chola and Chera dynasties
(c) Gurjara-Pratihara, Chola and Pala dynasties
(d) Gurjara-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and Pala dynasties
â–º (d) Gurjara-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and Pala dynasties
13. Following sources used by the Kalhana except
(a) Paintings
(b) Documents
(c) Eyewitness accounts
(d) Inscription
â–º (a) Paintings
14. Kings often rewarded Brahmanas by grants of
(a) House
(b) Land
(c) Foods
(d) Golden Coin
â–º (b) Land
15. Chola bronze images are considered amongst the finest in the
(a) World
(b) Asia
(c) India
(d) Europe
â–º (a) World
16. Tribhuvana-chakravartin means
(a) Overlord of king
(b) Lord of Rashtrakutas
(c) Overlord of farmers
(d) Lord of the three worlds
â–º (d) Lord of the three worlds
17. Chahamanas ruled over the
(a) Delhi and MP
(b) Delhi and Gujarat
(c) Delhi and UP
(d) Delhi and Ajmer
â–º (d) Delhi and Ajmer
18. A minor chiefly family known as the Muttaraiyar held power in the
(a) Mahanadi delta
(b) Godavari delta
(c) Krishna delta
(d) Kaveri delta
â–º (d) Kaveri delta
19. Vetti is a
(a) Good
(b) Samanta
(c) Tax
(d) King
â–º (c) Tax
20. Rajaraja's son
(a) Rajaraja III
(b) Rajendra II
(c) Rajaraja I
(d) Rajendra I
â–º (d) Rajendra I
21. Rajatarangini, a book that generally recorded the heritage of Kashmir in the 12th Century, was written by:
(a) PravaraguptaÂ
(b) KalhanaÂ
(c) LalitapidaÂ
(d) Kashyapa
â–º (b) KalhanaÂ
22. The specialists who worked at the temple and lived near it were
(a) Dancers
(b) Cook
(c) Sweeper
(d) All of these
â–º (d) All of these
