MCQ Questions for Class 7 History: Ch 7 Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities
1. Mundas and Santals lived in the region of
(a) Orissa and Bengal
(b) Bihar and Orissa
(c) Bengal and Assam
(d) Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
► (a) Orissa and Bengal
2. The Ahom state depended upon forced labour. Those forced to work for the state were called
(a) Bhuiya
(b) Itinerant
(c) Paiks
(d) Tanda
► (c) Paiks
3. Tribes obtained their livelihood from the following ways except
(a) Weaving
(b) Hunter-gatherers
(c) Herders
(d) Agriculture
► (a) Weaving
4. Which Gond raja of Garha Katanga, assumed the title of Sangram Shah
(a) Amar Das
(b) Aman Das
(c) Ram Das
(d) Rahim khan
► (b) Aman Das
5. Bastar is in
(a) Assam
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Madhya Pradesh
► (d) Madhya Pradesh
6. The rise of which clans to the position of rulers set an example for the tribal people to follow many dominant tribes of Punjab, Sind and the North-West Frontier had adopted Islam quite early
(a) Ahoms
(b) Rajput
(c) Banjaras
(d) Gonds
► (b) Rajput
7. Nomads are
(a) Farmers people
(b) Hunting people
(c) Craft men people
(d) Wandering people
► (d) Wandering people
8. Raja Mansingh was the famous general of
(a) Babar
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
► (c) Akbar
9. Under the rule of _____ hierarchy between social classes grew further in Delhi
(a) Mughals
(b) Cholas
(c) Britishers
(d) Dutchs
► (a) Mughals
10. Large tribe of Bhils was spread across
(a) Western and central India
(b) South and central India
(c) North and central India
(d) Eastern and central India
► (a) Western and central India
11. Few exceptions about the tribal people is
(a) They did not keep written records
(b) They preserved poor customs
(c) They have written traditions
(d) Customs were not passed down to each new generation
► (a) They did not keep written records
12. Cultivation in which trees and bushes in a forest area are first cut and burnt. The crop is sown in the ashes. When this land loses its fertility, another plot of land is cleared and planted in the same way. It is called
(a) Multiple cultivation
(b) Shifting cultivation
(c) Modern cultivation
(d) Burn Cultivation
► (b) Shifting cultivation
13. Emperor ____ wrote in his memoirs that the Banjaras carried grain on their bullocks from different areas and sold it in towns
(a) Akbar
(b) Babar
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Jahangir
► (d) Jahangir
14. The ____ and ____ depended on each other for their diverse needs. This relationship, of conflict and dependence, gradually caused both societies to change
(a) caste-based, race societies
(b) creed-based, tribal societies
(c) creed-based, race societies
(d) caste-based, tribal societies
► (d) caste-based, tribal societies
15. Durgawati was the daughter of
(a) Salbahan, the Chandel Rajput raja
(b) Ram Das, the Chandel Rajput raja
(c) Dalpat, the Chandel Rajput raja
(d) Aman Das, the Chandel Rajput raja
► (a) Salbahan, the Chandel Rajput raja
16. Koboi tribe live in
(a) Assam
(b) Manipur
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Meghalaya
► (b) Manipur
17. It is a group of families or households claiming descent from a common ancestor.
(a) Class
(b) Gang
(c) Departments
(d) Clan
► (d) Clan
18. Gond kingdom was divided into
(a) Clan
(b) Jati
(c) Group
(d) Garhs
► (d) Garhs