GRADE VII

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE

HALF YEARLY REVISION WORKSHEET
ANSWER KEY

HISTORY CH 1- INDIA IN THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD

I.
i. c. Delhi Sultanate
ii. a. Names
iii. b. False
iv. b. British
v. c. Ganga & Yamuna

HISTORY CH 2- EMERGENCE OF NEW KINGDOMS

I.
1. a. Karnataka
2. d. I-c, II-a, III-d, IV- b
3. c. The Rajputs
4. b. Rajendra I
5. d. Krishna I
6. a. Thanjavur
7. c. Pratiharas
8. b. Ur
9. c. Rajaraja I
II.
1. Rampala
2. Sabha
3. Mahmud Ghazni
4. land
III.
1. Agricultural prosperity was ensured by the special attention given to irrigation by the
government as well as local authorities. Village assemblies were responsible for maintaining
tanks in good condition and for reclaiming forests and wastelands. The Cholas spent huge
amounts on building canals, tanks, dams and wells. Rajendra I dug an artificial lake near his new
capital, Gangaikonda Cholapuram.

2.
i. Ur: An assembly of common villagers where the land was held by all classes of people who
were, therefore, entitled to membership in the local assembly.
ii. Sabha: An exclusively brahmin assembly of the brahmadeya villages where all the land
belonged to the brahmins.
iii. Nagaram: Assembly of local merchants where traders and merchants were in a dominant
position. The sabha, generally comprising the elite or learned in the community.

IV.
1.
 The army consisted of elephants, cavalry and infantry.
 Attention was given to training and discipline of the cantonments.
 It was composed chiefly of kaikkolas (men with strong arms) or sengundar (spear-
wielders).
 The commanders enjoyed the rank of nayaka senapati or mahadandanayaka
 The Cholas under Rajaraja controlled the Coromandel and Malabar Coast and the Bay of
Bengal.
 HISTORY CH 3- THE SULTANS OF DELHI
I.
1. b. False
2. Khalji dynasty
3. d. Bandagans
4. b. False
5. a. Timur
6. b. tanka
7. a. Alauddin Khalji
8. a. in cash
9. d. Mamluk dynasty
II.
1. iqtadar
2. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
3. Ziauddin Barani
III.
1. The sultans divided their kingdom into territories of various sizes. The holders of these lands
were called the muqtis. It was a muqti’s duty to join military campaigns and maintain law and
order.
2. Alauddin Khalji fixed the prices of all commodities from grain to cloth, slaves, cattle, etc. A
controller of the market called the shahna-i-mandi and intelligence officers known as barids were
appointed to implement the market control measures. He established granaries in Delhi and
Rajasthan to collect grains from the grain merchants.
3. Chalgans were a group of highly placed and powerful officers, whom Iltutmish had organised
as his personal supporters. The institution was known as turkan-i-chihilgani or ‘the Forty’.

IV.
1. Though Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was the most learned sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, his
projects failed because:
 The taxes were raised in the Doab to fifty per cent at a time when the entire region was in
the grip of famine. It caused widespread discontent among the peasants.
 The capital had to be relocated to Delhi after being shifted to Daulatabad because he
realized that it was as difficult to control Delhi from Daulatabad as it was difficult to
control south India from Delhi.
 Introduction of token currency of bronze coins in place of silver coins was a failure
because the silver coins disappeared from the market and forged coins made by people in
their homes came into circulation. The situation went out of control and he had to
withdraw the coins and compensate the sufferers.
 He led expeditions into Khurasan and Qurachil but was unable to establish control there
which led to loss of his prestige..