Question Bank

History
Grade VII
Ch.7-Tribes, Nomads And Settled Communities.
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Q I. Answer the following in one sentence: [1 Mark each
1. Define shifting cultivation.
2. What is tanda?
3. Which Sultan used banjaras to transport grains to the city markets?
4. Mention one similarity between the nomads and the itinerant groups.
5. Mention any two occupations of the pastoral tribes.
6. Define the following:
a) Garh
b) Chaurasi
c) Paiks
d) Buranjis
Q II. Answer the following: [2 Mark each]
1. What do you mean by ‘tribe’? Give examples.
2. Why did many dominant tribes of Punjab and Sind adopt Islam quite early?
3. Who were rathakaras? Mention their occupations.

Q III. Answer the following: [3 Mark each]

1. What exchange took place between the nomadic pastoralists and the agriculturists?
2. Write in brief about the religion followed by the Ahoms.
3. How did the Jatis become the basis for organizing society in the twelfth century?

QIV. Answer the following: [5 Marks each]

1. Write briefly about the Banjara tribes.
2. Write in brief about the administration system followed by the Gond tribe.
3. ‘Mobile traders played an important role in the medieval economy.’ Justify.

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