Samacheer Kalvi Class 7 History Chapter 1 Sources of Medieval India Solutions
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Sources of Medieval India Chapter 1 Solutions :
(I) Choose the correct answer
(1) ____ are the writings engraved on solid surfaces such as rocks, stones, temple walls and metals.
(a) Chronicles
(b) Travelogues
(c) Coins
(d) Inscriptions
Answer :
Correct Option → (d)
Inscriptions are the writings engraved on solid surfaces such as rocks, stones, temple walls and metals.
(2) ____ was the land gifted to temples.
(a) Vellanvagai
(b) Shalabhoga
(c) Brahmadeya
(d) Devadana
Answer :
Correct Option → (d)
Devadana was the land gifted to temples.
(3) ____ period was known as the period of devotional literature.
(a) Chola
(b) Pandya
(c) Rajput
(d) Vijayanagara
Answer :
Correct Option → (a)
The Chola period was known as the period of devotional literature.
(4) ___ provides information about the first Sultan of Delhi
(a) Ain-i-Akbari
(b) Taj-ul-Ma’asir
(c) Tuzk-i-Jahangiri
(d) Tarikh-i-Frishta
Answer :
Correct Option → (b)
Taj-ul-Ma’asir provides information about the first Sultan of Delhi.
(5) ____, an Arab-born Morocco scholar, travelled from Morocco to India
(a) Marco Polo
(b) Al Beruni
(c) Domingo Paes
(d) Ibn Battuta
Answer :
Correct Option → (d)
Ibn Battuta, an Arab-born Morocco scholar, travelled from Morocco to India.
(II) Fill in the Blanks
(1) ___ inscriptions provide details about administration in a Brahmadeya village.
(2) ___ had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his gold coins and had his name inscribed on it.
(3) 3.6 grains of silver amounted to a ___
(4) ____ was patronised by Sultan Nazir-ud-din Mahmud of Slave Dynasty
(5) An Italian traveller ___ visited Vijayanagar Empire in 1420
Answer :
(1) → Uttiramerur
(2) → Muhammad Ghori
(3) → Jital
(4) → Minhaj-us-Siraj
(5) → Nicolo Conti
(III) Match the following
| A | B |
| 1. Khajuraho | Odisha |
| 2. Konark | Hampi |
| 3. Dilwara | Madhya Pradesh |
| 4.Virupaksha | Rajasthan |
Answer :
(1) → Madhya Pradesh.
(2) → Odisha.
(3) → Rajasthan.
(4) → Hampi.
(IV) State true or false :
(1) Pallichchandam was the land donated to Jaina institution.
Answer : True
(2) The composition of metal coins gives us information on the political condition of the empire.
Answer : False
(3) The high cost of copper made palm leaf and paper cheaper alternatives for recording royal orders and events in royal courts.
Answer : True
(4) Domingo Paes, a Portuguese traveller, visited the Chola Empire in 1522.
Answer : False
(V) Match the statement with the reason
(1) Assertion (A) : Muhammad Ghori’s gold coins carried the figure of Goddess Lakshmi
Reason (R) : The Turkish invader was liberal in his religious outlook.
(a) R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is wrong and R is correct.
(d) A and R are wrong
Answer :
R is the correct explanation of A.
Hence, alternative (A) is the correct answer to this question.
(2) Find out the wrong pair
(a) Madura Vijayam – Gangadevi
(b) Abul Fazal – Ain-i-Akbari
(c) Ibn Battuta – Tahquiq-i-Hind
(d) Amuktamalyatha – Krishnadevaraya
Answer :
The wrong pair is Ibn Battuta – Tahquiq-i-Hind.
(3) Find out the odd one
(a) Inscriptions
(b) Travelogues
(c) Monuments
(d) Coins
Answer :
Here the odd one is Travelogues.
(VI) Answer the following in one or two sentences :
(1) Who compiled Nalayira Divyaprabhandham?
Answer :
Nathamuni compiled Nalayira Divyaprabhandham.
(2) What does the word Tuzk mean?
Answer :
The word Tuzk mean Auto biography.
(3) Name Jahangir’s memoir.
Answer :
Tuzk-i-Jahangiri
(4) Name the two different types of sources for the study of history.
Answer :
Primary sources and Secondary sources are the two different types of sources for the study of history.
(5) List out the important mosques and forts constructed during the medieval times.
Answer :
Some of the notable mosques and forts of the medieval times are Quwwat-ul Islam Masjid, Moth-kiMasjid, Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri Dargah (all in and around Delhi) and Charminar (Hyderabad) The forts of historical importancen are Agra Fort, Chittor Fort, Gwalior Fort and Delhi Red Fort as well as the forts of Daulatabad (Aurangabad) and Firoz Shah Kotla (Delhi).
(6) Mention the important foreign travellers who visited India during the medieval period.
Answer :
Marco Polo, a Venetian traveller, Al-Beruni, Ibn Battuta Nicolo Conti, Abdur-Razzaq, Domingo Paes.
(VII) Answer the following in detail :
(1) Describe the different types of coins introduced by the rulers of Delhi Sultanate.
Answer :
Each coin carried information about the economic condition of the time. The kings also engraved their achievements on coins. Muhammad Ghori had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his gold coins and had his name inscribed on it. Also Iltutmis silver coins, alauddin khilji gold coins, and Muhammad bin tughlaq introduced copper tokens.
(VIII) Answer Grid
(1) ____ was a courtier of Emperor Aurangazeb.
(2) Tiruvalangadu copper plates belong to ___.
(3) ____ was the land for the maintenance of the school
(4) ____ compiled Periyapuranam.
(5) ___ is an Arabic word meaning history.
(6) Muhammed bin Tughluq transferred his capital from Delhi to ___ in the south.
Answer :
(1) → Khafi khan
(2) → Rajendra Chola I
(3) → Shalabhoga
(4) → Sekkizhar
(5) → Tariq
(6) → Devagiri
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