Class 7 History Chapter 2 India before the Times of Shivaji

Maharaj Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Name the following:

Question 1.
The Queen of Gondvana –
Answer:
Rani Durgavati

Question 2.
The son of Udaysingh –
Answer:
Maharana Pratap

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Question 3.
The founder of Mughal dynasty –
Answer:
Babur

Question 4.
The first Sultan of the Bahamani kingdom–
Answer:
Hasan Gangu

Question 5.
The fighting force established by Guru Gobindsingh –
Answer:
Khalsa Dal

2. Find the odd one out:

Question 1.
Sultan Mahmud, Qutubuddin Aibak, Muhammad Ghuri, Babur
Answer:
Sultan Mahmud

Question 2.
Adilshahi, Nizamshahi, Sultanate,Baridshahi
Answer:
Sultanate

Question 3.
Akbar, Humayun, Shershah, Aurangzeb
Answer:
Shershah

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3. Answer briefly:

Question 1.
How did the kingdoms of Vijaynagar and Bahamani emerge?
Answer:
(i) During the reign of Sultan Muhammad Tughlaq of Delhi,
there were many revolts in the South against the central power
of Delhi.
(ii) From these revolts arose the formidable Vijaynagar and
Bahamani kingdoms.

Question 2.
What reforms did Mahmud Gawan make?
Answer:
(i) Mahmud Gawan strengthened the Bahamani kingdom.
(ii) He started paying the soldiers their salary in cash instead of
through land grants.
(iii) He brought discipline in the army.
(iv) He introduced many reforms in the land revenue system.
He opened a Madarsa at Bidar for Arabic and Persian studies.

Question 3.
Why did it become impossible for the Mughals to strengthen
their base in Assam?
Answer:
(i) While Aurangzeb ruled, the Ahoms had a prolonged struggle
with the Mughals.
(ii) The Mughals attacked the Ahoms’ region.
(iii) The Ahoms united under the leadership of Gadadharsinha.
Commander Lachit Borphukan gave an intense battle against
the Mughals.
(iv) The Ahoms used the guerilla technique in the conflict
against the Mughals.
(v) It became impossible for Mughals to create a strong base in
Assam.

4. Write about them briefly in your own words.

Question 1.
Krishnadevaraya
Answer:
(a) Krishnadevaraya, ascended the throne of Vijaynagar in 1509
CE. He conquered Vijaywada, Rajmahendri and annexed the
regions to his kingdom.
(b) He successfully took on the armies of the Sultans who had
united under the leadership of the Bahamani Sultan Mahmud
Shah.
(c) During his reign the Vijaynagar kingdom extended far and
wide.
(d) He built the Hazar Ram temple and Vitthal temple in
Vijaynagar.
(e) A scholar he wrote ‘Amuktamalyada’, a Telugu compendium
on polity.
(f) Decline of the Vijaynagar kingdom began with his death in
the year 1530 CE.

Question 2.
Chandbibi was murdered.
Answer:
(a) Chandbibi, the capable daughter of Husain Nizamshah of
Ahmadnagar, bravely defended the fort displaying courage and
valour.
(b) At this time, there was an internal strife among the factions
of the Sardars in Nizamshahi’s kingdom resulting in the murder
of Chandbibi.

Question 3.
Rani Durgavati
Answer:
(a) Rani Durgavati, bom in the dynasty Chandel Rajput became
the queen of Gondvana after her marriage.
(b) She was an excellent administrator. Her struggle against the
Mughals is important in Medieval history.
(c) After her husband’s death, Durgavati laid down her life but
refused to surrender while fighting against Akbar.

5. Give reasons:

Question 1.
The Bahamani Kingdom disintegrated into five fragments.
Answer:
(a) After the death of Mahmud Gawan, factionsim increased
among the Bahamani Sardars.
(b) The conflict with the Vijaynagar kingdom had an adverse
effect on the Bahamani kingdom.
(c) The provincial Governors began to act more independently.
This led to the disintegration of the Bahamani kingdom into five
small power-Imadshahi of Varhad, Baridshahi of Bidar,
Adilshahi of Bijapur, Nizamshahi of Ahmadnagar and
Qutubshahi of Golconda.

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Question 2.
Rana Sanga’s army was defeated.
Answer:
(a) After the battle of Panipat, Rana Sanga of Mewad brought
all Rajput kings together.
(b) There was a battle between Babur and Rana Sanga at
Khanua.
(c) Babur’s artillery and reserved force played a key role in this
battle and Rana Sanga’s army was defeated.

Question 3.
Rana Pratap has become immortal in history.
Answer:
(a) After the death of Udaysingh, Maharana Pratap ascended
the throne of Mewad.
(b) He continued the struggle for Mewad’s existence.
(c) Till the very end he struggled with Akbar to maintain his
independence.
(d) He has become immortal in history due to his qualities of
valour, courage, self-respect and sacrifice.

Question 4.
Aurangzeb imprisoned Guru Tegh Bahadur.
Answer:
(a) Guru Tegh Bahadur, protested strongly against Aurangzeb’s
policy of religious intolerance.
(b) Aurangzeb imprisoned him and beheaded him in 1675.

Question 5.
The Rajputs fought against the Mughals.
Answer:
(a) Akbar had secured the cooperation of the Rajputs with his
policy of amicable relations.
(b) Aurangzeb could not obtain the cooperation of Rajputs.
After the death of Rana Jaswantsingh of Marwad, Aurangzeb
annexed his kingdom to the Mughal empire.
(c) Durgadas Rathod crowned Jaswantsingh’s minor son of
Ajitsingh of Marwad.
(d) Durgadas Rathod fought hard against the Mughals and
continued his struggle against the Mughals for the existence of
Marwad.

6. Complete the timeline.

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