RBSE Class 7 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 7 Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 7 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 7 Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities Important Questions and Answers. 

RBSE Class 7 Social Science Important Questions History Chapter 7 Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. 
The caravan of Banjaras are: 
(a) Buranji’s
(b) Clans
(c) Tanda 
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) Tanda 

 

Question 2. 
Shifting cultivation was practised by the:
(a) Ahoms 
(b) Gonda
(c) Gaddi 
(d) Kolis
Answer:
(b) Gonda

Question 3. 
Rules of Verna were prescribed by:
(a) Tribes 
(b) Ruler
(c) Shudras 
(d) Brahmanas
Answer:
(d) Brahmanas

Question 4. 
The Cheers were defeated by Raja Man Singh 4n:
(a) 1519 
(b) 1691
(c)1591 
(d) 1619
Answer:
(c)1591 

Question 5. 
The Bhuiyans were:
(a) landlords 
(b) rulers
(c) labourers 
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) landlords 

Fill in the blanks

Question 1. 
The Gonds lived in a vast forested region called ...............
Answer:
Gondwana

Question 2. 
Garha Katanga was a ............... state.
Answer:
rich

Question 3. 
Durgawati was the daughter of ............... the ............... Rajput raja of Mahoba.
Answer:
salbahan, chandel

Question 4.
Ahom society was divided into  ...............
Answer:
clans, khels

Question 5. 
The Ahoms worshipped their own ............... god.
Answer:
tribal.

True/False

Question 1. 
According to Akbarnama the Gond kingdom of Garha Katanga had 70,000 villages..
Answer:
True

Question 2. 
The administrative system of Gond state was not centralised.
Answer:
False

Question 3. 
Gond society was divided into clans or khels.
Answer:
False

Question 4. 
Ahom society was very sophisticated.
Answer:
True

 

Question 5. 
The hills of Karnataka and Maharashtra were the abode of Bhils.
Answer:
False

Match the column

I	II
1. Chaurasi	(a) Landlords
2. Kamal Khan Gakkhar	(b) Gond society
3. Bhuiyans	(c) Forced labour
4. Paiks	(d) Durgawati
5. BirNarain	(e) Mansabdar

Answer:

I	II
1. Chaurasi	(b) Gond society
2. Kamal Khan Gakkhar	(e) Mansabdar
3. Bhuiyans	(a) Landlords
4. Paiks	(c) Forced labour
5. BirNarain	(d) Durgawati

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Name the areas where the tribes settled. 
Answer: 
Tribe usually settled in forests, hills, deserts and places difficult to reach.

Question 2. 
What were the means of livelihood of the Medieval Indian tribes?
Answer: 
The tribes obtained their livelihood from agriculture and cattle rearing. Some were hunter-gatherers or herders. 

Question 3. 
What is the source of information about tribes?
Answer: 
Contemporary historians and travellers provide information about tribes.

Question 4. 
Who was made in Punjab by Akbar?
Answer: 
Cheif of the Gakkhars, Kamal Khan Gakkhar was made a noble in Punjab by Emperor Akbar.

Question 5. 
By whom Cheros were defeated?
Answer: 
The Cheers were defeated by Akbar’s famous general Raja Man Singh in 1591.

Question 6. 
Who were Mongols?
Answer: 
Mongols were the best-known pastoral and hunter-gatherer tribe in histroy.

Question 7. 
Where was the home of Kolis?
Answer: 
The home of Kolis was in the Maharashtra highlands, Karnataka and Gujarat.

Question 8. 
Name the powerful tribe of the north-west.
Answer: 
The Balochis were powerful in the north-western part of India.

Question 9. 
When did Rajput clans become powerful?
Answer: 
Rajput clans become powerful by the eleventh and twelfth century.

Question 10. 
Give the meaning of Gondwana.
Answer: 
Gondwana means country inhabited by Gonds.

Question 11. 
Name the Gond Raja of Garha Katanga.
Answer: 
Aman Das was the Gond Raja of Garha Katanga.

Question 12. 
What was the name of the husband of Rani Durgawati?
Answer: 
Dalpat who was the son of the Gond Raja of Garha Katanga was Rani Durgawati’s husband. 

 

Question 13. 
Name the place where the Ahoms migrated to.
Answer: 
The Ahoms migrated to the Brahmaputra valley.

Question 14. 
Who are Mongols?
Answer: 
The best known postoral and hunter-gatherer tribe in history were the Mongols. 

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Write a note about the tribes settled in the north-west and north¬east India.
Answer: 
Some powerful tribes controlled a large area. In Punjab, the khokhar tribe was effective during 13th and 14th century. Later, the Gakkhars were important. In Multan and Sind, the Langahs and Arghuns were important. In the north-west, the Balochis were powerful. In the western Himalayas, Gaddis were active. The Nagas, Ahoms were also powerful in north-eastern part of the subcontinent.

Question 2. 
Illustrate how did the Ahoms build a large state?
Answer: 
By the fifteenth century, the Ahoms succeeded in building a new state of their own by suppressing some landlords. During the sixteenth century, they annexed the kingdom of Chhutiyas (1523) and Koch- Hajo(1581). They defeated many other powerful tribal groups in that area. They also used fire arms as early as 1530s. The Ahoms built a large state.

Question 3. 
The relation between the Ahoms and Mughals were hostile.” Discuss.
Answer: 
The 1662 Mughals under Mir Jumla attacked the Ahom kingdom.The Ahoms were defeated and the area went into the hands of Mughals. The Mughals did not rule this area directly. The Ahoms managed that area on their own. After that there were many encounters between the Ahoms and the Mughals.

Question 4. 
Briefly explain the Paik system of the Ahoms.
Answer: 
The Ahom state depended upon forced labour. Those who were forced to work for their state were known as Paiks. A census of the population was taken. Each village had to send a number of Paiks by rotation. People from heavily populated areas were shifted to less populated, areas. Ahom clans were broken up. The Paiks officers were ranked according to number of Paiks they had.

Question 5 
List the tribal groups of west and central India.
Or
Make a list of different tribal groups in India.

North	Area	Tribal Groups
South	1. Punjab, Multan, Sind and Himachal	Khokhar, Gakkhars, Langahs, Arghuns, Balochis, Gaddis, Banjaras
East	2. Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu	Kolis, Berads, Koragas, Vetars, Maravas Gonds, Koyas, Badagas, etc.
West	3. Assam,	AhOfdsV Cheros, Mundas, Santhals Bhuyans, Juaugs, Birhors, Bedias, etc.
Central	4. Maharashtra, Rajasthan	Kolis, Berads, Gonds, Bhils, Banjaras,
North	5. Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh	Bhils, Gonds, Pradhans, etc.

Question 6. 
Who became more powerful among Kshatriyas.
Answer: 

1. Among the Kshatriyas, many Rajput clans such as Hunas, Chandelas, Chalukyas etc. became powerful by the 11th and 12th centuries.
2. Some of these were tribes earlier, many of these clans c6me to be regarded as Rajputs.
3. They gradually replaced the older rulers.
4. The rulers used their wealth to create powerful kingdom.

Question 7. 
Which factors led to the change in societies?
Answer:
Sometimes tribes clashed with more powerful caste based societies. Both the societies depended on each other for diverse needs. This relationship of conflict and dependence changed both the societies.

Question 8. 
Write a short note on the religion of the Ahoms. 
Answer:
 Ahom’s worshipped their own tribal Gods. The influence of Brahmanas also increased in Ahom society. Brahmanas and temples were granted land by the king. In the reign of Sib Singh, Hinduism became an important religion. The Ahom kings did not give up their traditional beliefs after adopting Hinduism.

Question 9. 
Write a note about the tribes settled in the north-west and north¬east India.
Answer: 
Some powerful tribes controlled a large area. In Punjab, the Khokhar tribe was effective during 13th and 14th century. Later, the Gakkhars were important. In Multan and Sind, the Langahs and Arghuns were important. In the north-west, the Balochis were powerful. In the western Himalayas, Gaddis were active. The Nagas, Ahoms were also powerful in north-eastern part of the subcontinent.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Describe the social and administrative system of Gond state.
Answer: 
Social system of Gond state: The
Gonds lived in a vast forested region called Gondwana - or “country inhabited by Gonds”. They practised shifting cultivation. The large Gond tribe was further divided into many smaller clAnswer: Each clan had its own raja or rai. About the time that the power of the Delhi Sultans was declining, a few large Gond kingdoms were beginning to dominate the smaller Gond chiefs. Garh Katanga was one such Gond state. Administrative system of Gond state: The administrative system of these kingdoms was becoming centralised. The kingdom was divided into tach garh was controlled by a particular Gond clan. This was further divided into units of 84 villages called chaurasi. The chaurasi was subdivided into barhots which were made up of 12 villages each.

Question 2. 
Describe the history of Gond kingdom of Garh Katanga.
Answer: 
Garh Katanga: Garh Katanga was a large state of the Gond kingdom. 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. Dalpat, however, died early. Rani Durgawati was very capable and started ruling on behalf of her five-year-old son, Bir Narain. Under her, the kingdom became even more extensive. Mughal forces attack Garh Katanga: In 1565, the Mughal forces under Asaf Khan attacked Garha Katanga. 

A strong resistance was put up by Rani Durgawati. She was defeated and preferred to die rather than surrender. Her son, too, died fighting soon after. Mughal authority over Garh Katanga: When the Mughals defeated the Gonds, they captured a huge booty of precious coins and elephants. They annexed part of the kingdom and granted the rest to Chandra Shah, an uncle of Bir Narain. Despite the fall of Garha Katanga, the Gond kingdoms survived for some time. However, they became much weaker and later struggled unsuccessfully against the stronger Bundelas and Marathas.

Question 3.
Describe the Ahom kingdom.
Answer: 
Expansion of the Ahom kingdom:

1. 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 bhuiyAnswer:

2. During the sixteenth century, they annexed the kingdoms of the Chhutiyas (1523) and of Koch-Hajo (1581).

3. He also subjugated many other tribes. In this way Ahom created a large kingdom. Manufacture of weapons-The Ahoms built a large state, and for this they used firearms as early as the 1530s. By the 1660s they cpuld even make high quality gunpowder and cannons. Invasion of South West-The Ahoms faced many invasions from the south-west. In 1662, the’Mughals under Mir Jumla attacked the Ahom kingdom. Despite then- brave defence, the Ahoms were defeated. But direct Mughal control over the region could not last long. Administration-By the 17th century, the Ahom administration had become particularly centralized. 

 

Question 4. 
State some features of economic and social system of Ahoms.
Answer: 
Economic system of Ahoms:

1. All adult males served in the army during the war.
2. During peace, they remained busy in building dams, irrigation system and other public works.
3. Ahoms also introduced a new method of rice cultiv ation.

Social conditions of the Ahoms:

1. Ahoms society was divided into clans orkhels. 
2. There were very few castes of artisans so, artisans, in the Ahom area came from the adjoining kingdoms.
3. A khel controlled several villages.
4. Even the king could not take their land without the consent of the community.