CBSE Class 7 Social Science Chapter 05 India, A Home To Many MCQs Set 02

Answer: (A) Near the Konkan coast, just south of Mumbai

Explanation:
The shipwrecked travellers survived and settled on the Konkan coast south of Mumbai, where they eventually grew into India's largest Jewish community.

Answer: (A) A place where Jews gather for worship and ceremonies like weddings

Explanation:
A synagogue is simply the Jewish house of worship, used for both religious services and events such as weddings — nothing to do with royal courts or other faiths' places of worship.

Answer: (A) Words with shared origins took on opposite moral meanings in the two related traditions

Explanation:
Same root, opposite outcome — that's the point being made. Despite Vedic and Avestan traditions sharing linguistic roots, the terms devas/daevas and Ahura/asura ended up meaning almost reversed things in each tradition, showing how closely related cultures can diverge in belief.

Answer: (A) India's culture of acceptance shown through migrant stories has been a lived practice, not just a saying

Explanation:
The examples of Jews, Parsis, Christians, Armenians and others are presented to show that vasudhaiva kutumbakam — the world as one family — has actually guided Indian behaviour for centuries, rather than remaining a mere ideal.

Answer: (A) A Buddhist scripture on loving-kindness

Explanation:
It is drawn from Buddhist teaching and used here to illustrate the same spirit of boundless compassion that the chapter links to India's culture of welcoming outsiders.

Answer: (A) Sassanid Empire falls to Arab forces, persecution begins, Zoroastrians sail across the Arabian Sea, they land on Gujarat's coast

Explanation:
The order given in the chapter is clear: the fall of the Sassanid Empire to Arab Muslim forces led to religious persecution, which then pushed Zoroastrian groups to sail across the Arabian Sea and land on India's western coast between the 8th and 10th centuries.

Answer: (A) To build a church and practise their Christian faith

Explanation:
Agra's Armenian settlement became possible because Akbar allowed them to build a church and follow their own religious practices, marking the start of their presence in Mughal India.

Answer: (A) She served as a doctor in the royal palace

Explanation:
While Abdul Hai held the post of Chief Justice under Akbar, Lady Juliana is mentioned as a doctor attending to the royal palace, showing the range of roles Armenians filled in Mughal service.

Answer: (A) Why India has attracted, sheltered, and absorbed communities from across the world

Explanation:
The three opening questions ask what made India a home for outsiders, why the persecuted sought refuge here, and what about Indian society allows assimilation — framing the entire chapter around India's culture of acceptance.

Answer: (A) Because their teachings promoted unity among people and harmony between religions, differing from official belief

Explanation:
Baha'u'llah's message of unity and interfaith harmony clashed with the dominant religious view in Persia, leading to hostility that eventually pushed many Baha'is to seek safety elsewhere, including India.

Answer: (A) Armenian Street and St. Mary's Armenian Church

Explanation:
Armenian College and Mother Mary Church belong to Kolkata's Armenian heritage, whereas Chennai's legacy is marked by Armenian Street in George Town and the mid-18th-century St. Mary's Armenian Church.

Answer: (A) It houses the sacred fire that Parsis have kept burning since they first arrived nearby

Explanation:
The ancient fire that the Parsis carried with them continues to burn at Udvada, close to the coast where their ancestors are said to have landed, making it a lasting symbol of their faith's survival in India.

Answer: (A) They developed a distinctive hybrid identity while becoming part of Indian society

Explanation:
This blending shows neither pure African survival nor complete assimilation, but rather a fusion — African traditions persisting alongside adopted Indian faiths and customs, which is exactly how the chapter frames Siddi identity.

Answer: (A) A government-in-exile functioning from Dharamshala under the Dalai Lama

Explanation:
• Formed after the Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959
• Operates from Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
• Functions as a government-in-exile for the Tibetan community, distinct from China's administration over Tibet itself

Answer: (A) A guest should be treated as one would treat God

Explanation:
Atithi devo bhava literally elevates hospitality to a sacred duty, distinguishing it from ideas like vasudhaiva kutumbakam (world as family) or sarve bhavantu sukhinah (may all be happy), which express related but separate values in the chapter.