WBBSE Class 7 History Chapter 6 Town Traders And Trade Multiple Choice Questions

WBBSE Class 7 History Chapter 6 Town Traders And Trade Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. The capital of the Sultanate was Delhi.

  1. Wealthy classes lived in Delhi.
  2. There were facilities for fort construction and trade in Delhi.
  3. Delhi was a very old city.

Answer: 2. There were facilities of fort construction and trade in Delhi.

Question 2. People built settlements in the newly developed cities.

  1. The agrarian system of the villages collapsed.
  2. Employment and business opportunities in the cities were high.
  3. The Zamindars started oppressing the villagers.

Answer: 2. Employment and business opportunities in the cities were high.

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Question 3. Delhi gained importance during the Sultanate period.

  1. The Mongols started fighting among themselves in Mongolia.
  2. The condition of Baghdad deteriorated.
  3. The prosperity of Persia declined gradually.

Answer: 2. The condition of Baghdad deteriorated.

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Question 4. The importance of Delhi fell during the Sultanate era.

  1. Floods along river Yamuna increased.
  2. A new city sprang up at Ferozabad.
  3. A new capital was built at Calcutta.

Answer: 2. A new city sprang up at Ferozabad.

Question 5. The main shortcoming of Delhi was the scarcity of water.

  1.  It was not possible to store rain-water for such a large population residing in Delhi.
  2. There was a shortage of water pipelines in Delhi.
  3. The inhabitants of Delhi wasted water.

Answer: 1. It was not possible to store rainwater for such a large population residing in Delhi.

Question 6. The political significance of Delhi dwindled.

  1. The capital of the Sultanate was shifted to Agra.
  2. The Sufi saints left Delhi and settled elsewhere.
  3. The industrial units were slowly shifted to other places.

Answer: 1. The capital of the Sultanate was shifted to Agra.

Question 7. Akbar abandoned the newly built capital of Fatehpur Sikri and went to Lahore.

  1. Political factions arose at Fatehpur Sikri.
  2. There was water scarcity at Fatehpur Sikri.
  3. There were threats to the safety of the empire and the people.

Answer: 2. There was water scarcity at Fatehpur Sikri.

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Question 8. The Mughals shifted their capital from Agra to Shahjahanabad in Delhi.

  1. The city of Agra was damaged by the erosion of its banks by river Yamuna.
  2. The Agra Fort collapsed.
  3. New industries were set up at Delhi.

Answer: 1. The city of Agra was damaged by the erosion of its banks by river Yamuna.

Question 9. According to folklore, the area near the Red Fort was called Chandni Chowk.

  1. The area was shaped like the moon.
  2. River Yamuna reflected the moonlight on moonlit nights.
  3. A Chowk or market arose in the name of Chand Bibi.

Answer: 2. River Yamuna reflected the moonlight on moonlit nights.

Question 10. The Qila Mubarak in Delhi was better known as the Red Fort.

  1. It was built in the place called Red Fort.
  2.  It was made of white marble and then painted red.
  3. The structure was made of red sandstone.

Answer: 3. The structure was made of red sandstone.

Question 11. Delhi was built on the river

  1. Ganges
  2. Brahmaputra
  3. Yamuna
  4. Indus

Answer: 3. Yamuna

Question 12. The word ‘Shahar’ has come from

  1. Arabic
  2. Sanskrit
  3. Persian
  4. French

Answer: 3. Persian

Question 13. Delhi was located at the range of

  1. Aravalli
  2. Susunia
  3. Nilgiri
  4. Himalayas

Answer: 1. Aravalli

Question 14. Tughlaqabad was founded by

  1. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  3. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
  4. Kaikobad

Answer: 1. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Question 15. The city of Siri was founded by

  1. Alauddin Khilji
  2. Rajia
  3. Jahangir
  4. Akbar

Answer: 1. Alauddin Khilji

Question 16. Who destroyed the city of Baghdad?

  1. Turks
  2. Afghans
  3. Mongols
  4. Arabs

Answer: 3. Mongols

Question 17. A seat of Muslim culture

  1. Surat
  2. Spain
  3. Portugal
  4. Baghdad

Answer: 4. Baghdad

Question 18. Fatehpur Sikri was the capital of

  1. Akbar
  2. Shah Jahan
  3. Jahangir
  4. Aurangzeb

Answer: 1. Akbar

Question 19. The palace of the Amir was called

  1. Haveli
  2. Makan
  3. Kothri
  4. Godown

Answer: 1. Haveli

Question 20. Chirag-i-Dilli means

  1. Gateway of Delhi
  2. Light of Delhi
  3. Reservoir of Delhi
  4. Friend of Delhi

Answer: 2. Light of Delhi

Question 21. Who was called Chirag-i-Dilli?

  1. Salim Chisti
  2. Sheikh Nizamuddin Aulia
  3. Sheikh Nasiruddin
  4. Sri Chaitanya

Answer: 2. Sheikh Nizamuddin Aulia

Question 22. During the Sultanate period, handicrafts were in high demand.

  1. Leather goods, wooden products, and carpets were some of the favourite items.
  2. Spinning wheel was used for the first time.
  3. During this time paper was first made in india.

Answer: 1. Leather goods, wooden products, and carpets were some of the favourite items.

Question 23. Delhi Sultans introduced two types of coin-Tanka and Jital.

  1. For selling sweets wrapped in paper.
  2. For the convenience of tax collection and trade.
  3. For fixed the price of commodities.

Answer: 2. For the convenience of tax collection and trade.

Question 24. The Portuguese interest in coming to India by sea.

  1. The Portuguese wanted to make good profit by selling spices in Indian Market.
  2. Portuguese’s main intent was to capture the spice trade in India.
  3. Portuguese merchants were not interested in trading alone.

Answer: 2. Portuguese’s main intent was to capture the spice trade in India.

Question 25. In Mughal era, Mohar or Ashrafi was a

  1. Copper Coin
  2. Silver Coin
  3. Gold Coin
  4. Bronze Coin

Answer: 2. Gold Coin

Question 26. Gold coins of the Vijaynagar empire of South India were called

  1. Hon
  2. Rupaya
  3. Dam
  4. Jital

Answer: 1. Hon

Question 27. Two ports which were the entry point of foreign trade during the Sultanate and Mughal era were

  1. Surat and Chittagong
  2. Chittagong and Saptagram
  3. Masulipattam and Surat
  4. Broach and Cambay of Gujarat

Answer: 4. Broach and Cambay of Gujarat

Question 28. In the Mughal period, the Sarafs acted as

  1. Bankers
  2. Merchants
  3. Rulers
  4. Traders

Answer: 1. Bankers

Question 29. Among the European trading companies, the first company that arrived in India were

  1. British
  2. French
  3. Portuguese
  4. Dutch

Answer: 3. Portuguese

Question 30. The British traders first established their factory at

  1. Goa
  2. Chandannagar
  3. Masulipattam
  4. Sreerampur

Answer: 3. Masulipattam

Question 31. Trade kothis in Agra and Patna were established by

  1. Vasco da Gama
  2. Albuquerque
  3. Sir Thomas Roe
  4. James I

Answer: 3. Sir Thomas Roe

Question 32. Thomas Roe came to the court of Emperor Jahangir in

  1. 1615 AD
  2. 1651 AD
  3. 1650 AD
  4. 1663 AD

Answer: 1. 1615 AD

Question 33. Vasco da Gama was followed to India by the Portuguese naval commander

  1. Sir Thomas Roe
  2. Duke of Albuquerque
  3. Captain Hawkins
  4. Francois Marie Arouet

Answer: 2. Duke of Albuquerque

Question 34. Rupaya was a

  1. Silver coin
  2. Copper coin
  3. Gold coin
  4. Bronze coin

Answer: 1. Silver coin

Question 35. Delhi was built on the river

  1. Ganges
  2. Brahmaputra
  3. Yamuna
  4. Indus

Answer: 3. Yamuna

Question 36. The word ‘Shahar’ has come from

  1. Arabic
  2. Sanskrit
  3. Persian
  4. French

Answer: 3. Persian

Question 37. Tughlaqabad was founded by

  1. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  3. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
  4. Kaikobad

Answer: 1. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

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