CBSE Class 7 Social Science History The Making of Regional Cultures MCQs

Question. What was the capital of Bengal under the Mughal control?
(a) Dhaka
(b) Murshidabad
(c) Calcutta
(d) Awadh

Answer:  A

Question. How were the Rajput rulers most distinctive?
(a) Rajput rulers were apostles of bravery
(b) Rajput rulers were cowards
(c) Rajput rulers were rich
(d) None of these

Answer:  A

Question. The Mughal emperors ________ patronised highly skilled painters who primarily illustrated manuscripts containing historical accounts and poetry
(a) Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan
(b) Akbar, Jahangir and Aurangzeb
(c) Babar, Jahangir and Aurangzeb
(d) Babar, Jahangir and Shah JahanU

Answer:  A

Question. Who proclaimed himself as deputy of God?
(a) Shankara
(b) Ramanuja
(c) King Anangbhima
(d) Ruler of Mahodayapuram

Answer:  C

Question. Xuan Zang was a
(a) Chinese travellers
(b) English travellers
(c) Afghani travellers
(d) Japanese travellers

Answer:  A

Question. Basohli was
(a) small sized paintings
(b) bold and intense style of miniature paintings
(c) old and very distinctive
(d) traditions

Answer:  B

Question. In 1230, Who dedicated his kingdom to the deity and proclaimed himself as the deputy? of the god
(a) king Anangabhima IV
(b) king Anangabhima III
(c) king Anangabhima II
(d) king Anangabhima I

Answer:  B

Question. What is Manipravalam?
(a) Language
(b) Kingdom
(c) Dance
(d) None of these

Answer:  A

Question. Bengali is the language of:
(a) Bengal
(b) Assam
(c) Bihar

Answer:  A

Question. Which state was called Rajputana by the British
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Punjab
(d) Gujarat

Answer:  B

Question. Lilatilakam, was composed in
(a) Mannnipravalam
(b) Manipravalam
(c) Manipurvalam
(d) Manipravolam

Answer:  B

Question. What was Manipravalam?
(a) Statue
(b) Language
(c) King
(d) Saint

Answer:  B

Question. Kathak, now associated with several parts of
(a) North India
(b) West India
(c) East India
(d) South India

Answer:  A

Question. Bengal also witnessed a temple-building spree from the late ________ century, which culminated in the ______ century
(a) 15th, 19th
(b) 14th, 17th
(c) 16th, 17th
(d) 16th, 19th

Answer:  A

Question. Attribution of living soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena
(a) Animism
(b) Anemesm
(c) Anemism
(d) Amimesim

Answer:  A

Question. The language spoken in the Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram was
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Urdu
(c) Malayalam
(d) Persian

Answer:  C

Question. Bengal also witnessed a temple-building spree from the late ____ century, which culminated in the _____ century
(a) 15th, 19th
(b) 14th, 17th
(c) 16th, 17th
(d) 16th, 19th

Answer:  A

Question. The earliest miniatures were on
(a) Palm leaves or wood
(b) Glass
(c) Plastic
(d) Paper

Answer:  A

Question. Name the gharanas associated with Kathak?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Lucknow
(c) Madras
(d) Both a and b

Answer:  D

Question. What was Basohli?
(a) Small sized painting
(b) Bold and intense style of miniature painting
(c) Old and very distinctive
(d) Traditions

Answer:  B

Question. Which state of India has Kathak as its places of origin ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Delhi
(d) Karnataka

Answer:  A

Question. Jagannatha Temple of Puri is located in which presnt day state of India ?
(a) Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Odisha

Answer:  D

Question. Who proclaimed himself as a deputy of God?
(a) Shankara
(b) Ramanuja
(c) King Anangbhima
(d) Ruler of Mahodayapuram

Answer:  C

Question. The word Katha is a word of …..?
(a) Tamil
(b) Hindi
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Malayalam

Answer:  C

Question. The kathaks were originally a caste of ……..?
(a) Dancers
(b) Singers
(c) Story tellers
(d) Musicians

Answer:  C

Question.  ……….literature contains several references to fish?
(a) Rajasthani
(b) Punjabi
(c) Bengali
(d) Orissa

Answer:  C

Question. Brihaddharma Purana permitted which caste to eat a certain variety of fish?
(a) Kshatriyas
(b) Brahamanas
(c) Both
(d) None of these

Answer:  A

Question. Kathakali is a traditional dance of …..?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer:  C

Question. Kannada is the language of ….?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tanil Nadu

Answer:  C

Question. Lilatilakam deals with
(a) Drama and poetics
(b) Drama only
(c) Poetics only
(d) Grammar and poetics

Answer:   D