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Subject -Social Science (2021-22) Worksheet No. 12

Ch.7/ Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities Date : _______
Name:______________________________ Std / Sec: ___________ Roll No.:______

I. Choose and tick mark the correct answer.

1. Many tribes obtained their livelihood from ____________.

i) Agriculture ii) Hunting-gathering iii) Herding iv) Business enterprise

a) Only i, ii and iii b) Only i c) Only iii d) Only ii and iv

2. In which of the following regions did the tribal people belonging to the Khokhar tribe lived?
a) Multan b) Sindh c) Punjab d) Balochistan

3. Name the ruler who appointed the Gakkhar chief, Kamal Khan Gakkhar as a mansabdar?
a) Raja Man Singh b) Jahangir c) Alauddin Khalji d) Akbar

. 4. Which statement is INCORRECT with regard to the Banjaras?

a) The caravan of the Banjaras was called ‘tanda’ and it consisted of many families.
b) They bought grains at a higher rate and sold wherever necessary at a lower rate.
c) The Banjaras were the trader nomads and were used by the Sultans to transport grains
to the city markets.
d) They even transported food grains for the Mughal army during the military campaigns.

5. A group of 84 villages in the Gond kingdom was called ________

a) Chaurasi b) Khel c) Garh d) Paik

6. Who recognised specialised artisans as separate jatis?

a) Rajputs b) Brahmanas c) Kshatriyas d) Tribes

7. What do historians depend on when they write tribal histories?

a) Written records b) Tribal records c) Oral traditions d) Religious rituals

8. Which one of the present-day states was NOT inhabited by the Gonds?
a) Karnataka b) Madhya Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) Andhra Pradesh

9. Pick the CORRECT statement about the change in tribal societies after being organised
into a state.
a) A samanta levied taxes on traders, artisans, and other articles of trade.
b) Many tribes of Punjab, Sindh and the North-West Frontier continued to reject the
caste system.
c) The traditions of one region were adopted by another region.
d) The tribal chief-built temples to demonstrate their power and wealth.

10. The vast forested area where the Gonds lived was called ________.
a) Balochis b) Berads c) Badagas d) Gondwana

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 11. Match the tribes with the present-day states where they are found.
Column A Column B
1. Santhals i. Bihar
2. Kolis ii. Punjab
3. Khokhar iii. Maharashtra highlands and Gujarat
4. Berads iv. Bengal
5. Chero v. Karnataka
a) 1- iv, 2- iii, 3-ii, 4-v, 5-i c) 1- v, 2- i, 3-iii, 4-ii, 5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- ii, 3-iii, 4-iv, 5-i d) 1- iii, 2- ii, 3-i, 4-iv, 5-v

12. The study of tribal life and society is a part of the science of ___________.
a) sociology b) economics c) psychology d) anthropology

13. Which nomadic tribe played an important role under the Khiljis?
a) Banjaras transported food grains from the local markets to far flung garrisons during the
reign of Alauddin Khilji.
b) Kolis transported war weapons to the nearby villages of Khiljis.
c) Santhals constructed houses for the people of the provinces.
d) Khokhar supplied soldiers to Khiljis during the time of war.

14. Match the following Columns:

Column A Column B
1. Raja Man Singh i. Western Himalayas
2. The shepherd tribe of Gaddis ii. Tribal communities dominant in North-
eastern part of the subcontinent
3. Koragas, Vetars, Maravars iii. New Rajput clans from different lineages
4. Nagas, Ahoms iv. Large tribal populations in South of India
5. Hunas, Chandelas, Chalukyas v. Akbar’s general defeated the Cheros
a) 1- iv, 2- iii, 3-ii, 4-v, 5-i c) 1- v, 2- i, 3-iii, 4-ii, 5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- ii, 3-iii, 4-iv, 5-i d) 1- v, 2- i, 3 -iv, 4- ii, 5-iii

15. Which one of these is INCORRECT with regard to the challenges faced by the
anthropologists in reconstructing tribal history?
a) Rich oral traditions are usually passed down from one generation to another.
b) The invasions of the outsiders in the tribal territory was truly welcomed.
c) No written records are found so it is difficult to trace their origins.
d) Tribals dislike outside interference so anthropologists have to live with them.

16. Which of these is / are the remarkable features of all tribal groups?
i) They worship nature, believe in equality, and have a deep respect for all forms of life.
ii) They believe in sharing all resources equally and are quite progressive.
iii) They do not believe in slavery, caste, gender-based discrimination.
iv) They discourage widow remarriage, and the position of the chief is not hereditary.

a) Only i, ii and iii b) Only i and ii c) Only ii, iii and iv d) Only iii and iv
17. Which one of the options is INCORRECT with regard to the nomadic tribes?
i) Tribes move about from one place to another along with their cattle-herd.
ii) These nomadic pastoral tribes depend on their herd for food.
iii) They do not believe in exchange of their animal products for food grains.
iv) These trader nomads buy and sell assorted products as they move.

a) i, ii and iii b) ii and iv c) Only iii d) Only ii, iii and iv

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 18. Give a term for – ‘A group of families or households claiming descent from a common
ancestor’.
a) Clan b) Class c) Department d) Tanda

II. Read the passage carefully to answer the following questions:

The Ahoms migrated to the Brahmaputra valley from present-day Myanmar in the
thirteenth century. They created a new state by suppressing the older political system of
the bhuiyans (landlords). During the sixteenth century, they annexed the kingdoms of
Chhutiyas (1523) and of Koch-Hajo (1581) and subjugated many other tribes. The Ahoms
built a large state, and for this. They used firearms as early as the 1530s. By the 1660s,
they could even make high-quality gunpowder and cannons.

1. Which country is regarded as the original home of the Ahoms?

________________________________________________________________________
2. Which political system was suppressed by the Ahoms?
________________________________________________________________________
3. Which kingdom was subjugated by the Ahoms in 1581?
________________________________________________________________________
III. Read the passage carefully to answer the following questions:

The emergence of large states changed the nature of Gond society. Their basically equal
society gradually got divided into unequal social classes. Brahmanas received land grants
from the Gond rajas and became more influential. The Gond chiefs now wished to be
recognised as Rajputs. So, Aman Das, the Gond raja of Garha Katanga, assumed the
title of Sangram Shah. His son, Dalpat, married princess Durgawati, the daughter of
Salbahan, the Chandel Rajput raja of Mahoba.

1. Who received land grants from the Gond rajas?

________________________________________________________________________
2. What was the negative aspect of the Gond society which emerged after the establishment
of Gond state?
________________________________________________________________________
3. Who was Rani Durgawati?
________________________________________________________________________________

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