WBBSE Class 7 History Chapter 7 Lifestyle And Culture Multiple Choice Questions

WBBSE Class 7 History Chapter 7 Lifestyle And Culture Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. There was no purdah system for women of poor peasant families.

  1. Poor families could not afford the money to buy clothes.
  2. Both men and women had to work side by side in the fields and household.
  3. Women of poor, peasant families did not like the purdah system.

Answer: 2. Both men and women had to work side by side in the fields and household.

Question 2. Brahmanical, Buddhist, and Jain religions had become obsolete in medieval times.

  1. These religions emphasized unnecessary rituals and rigid ascetic life.
  2. They gradually turned anti-humanist in nature.
  3. They had no role to play in human life.

Answer: 1. These religions emphasized unnecessary rituals and rigid ascetic life.

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Question 3. The Sikhs placed Kabir beside their ten Gurus.

  1. Kabir preached Sikhism like the Sikh Gurus.
  2. Kabir helped the Sikhs in their wars against the Mughals.
  3. More than five hundred Dohas of Kabir are included in the Guru Granth Sahib.

Answer: 3. More than five hundred Dohas of Kabir are included in the Guru Granth Sahib.

Question 4. Akbar’s religious policy was different from that of his predecessors.

  1. Since the onset of his reign, he gave up the rigidity and orthodoxy of Islam.
  2. He drove away the Ulemas from the realm.
  3.  He forced all his subjects to accept Islam.

Answer: 1. Since the onset of his reign, he gave up the rigidity and orthodoxy of Islam.

WBBSE Class 7 History Chapter 7 Lifestyle And Culture Multiple Choice Questions

Question 5. Meera Bai composed more than

  1. 400 Bhajans
  2. 450 Bhajans
  3. 500 Bhajans
  4. 550 Bhajans

Answer: 3. 500 Bhajans

Question 6. Ravidas was a disciple of

  1. Ramananda
  2. Ravidas
  3. Sadhana
  4. Meera Bai

Answer: 1. Ramananda

Question 7. Ravidas believed in

  1. Sufism
  2. Shaktism
  3. Bhaktism
  4. Buddhism

Answer: 3. Bhaktism

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Question 8. Bhakti cult started in Bengal under the guidance of

  1. Guru Nanak
  2. Kabir
  3. Sri Chaitanya
  4. Namadev

Answer: 3. Sri Chaitanya

Question 9. Following the evidence of ‘Chaitanya Charitamrita’, Chaitanya was born in

  1. 1480
  2. 1523
  3. 1485
  4. 1533

Answer: 1485

Question 10. Alvars were devoted to

  1. Lord Vishnu
  2. Goddess Durga
  3. Lord Shiva
  4. Goddess Lakshmi

Answer: 1. Lord Vishnu

Question 11. ‘Christ is’ belonged to

  1. Multan
  2. Kashmir
  3. Punjab
  4. Ganga-Yamuna Doab

Answer: 4. Ganga-Yamuna Doab

Question 12. In Sufism, those who followed the Islamic principles were called

  1. Qalandars
  2. Be-Shara
  3. Saint
  4. Ba Shara

Answer: 4. Ba Shara

Question 13. Nizamuddin Auliya was the most famous among the ‘Sufi saints of

  1. Chisti
  2. Firdausi
  3. Suhrawardy
  4. Safa

Answer: 1. Chisti

Question 14. There was a drastic change in the field of architecture during the Mughal Era.

  1. The standard of architecture declined in the Mughal era.
  2. The Mughal rulers patronized architecture.
  3. The number of artists increased greatly.

Answer: 2. The Mughal rulers patronized architecture.

Question 15. After Shah Jahan, there was no noteworthy development in the field of Mughal painting.

  1. The Mughal economy collapsed after the reign of Shah Jahan.
  2. During the reign of Aurangzeb, many Mughal painters left the Imperial Court.
  3. The Mughal painters revolted in the era after Shah Jahan’s reign.

Answer: 2. During the reign of Aurangzeb, many Mughal painters left the Imperial Court.

Question 16. Arabic is the original language of Islam.

  1. Islam originated in Arabia and it was preached in Arabic language.
  2. The official language of the Islamic countries was Arabic.
  3. Arabic was the language of the Arabs.

Answer: 1. Islam originated in Arabia and it was preached in the Arabic language.

Question 17. Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque was built by

  1. Qutbuddin Aibak
  2. Iltutmish
  3. Alauddin Khilji
  4. Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Answer: 1. Qutbuddin Aibak

Question 18. The construction of Qutb Minar was started by Qutbuddin Aibak in honor of sufi saint

  1. Nizamuddin Auliya
  2. Muhammad
  3. Moinuddin Chisti
  4. Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

Answer: 4. Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

Question 19. Adina Masjid was built at

  1. Gauda
  2. Pandua
  3. Bishnupur
  4. Hyderabad

Answer: 2. Pandua

Question 20. Two main features of Mughal architecture were

  1. Dome and arch
  2. Octagonal tomb and huge doors
  3. Sheer walls
  4. Sloping walls

Answer: 1. Dome and arch

Question 21. Akbar created a separate department of painting under

  1. Mir Sayid Ali
  2. Abdus Samad
  3. Abul Hasan
  4. Muhammad Nadir

Answer: 2. Abdus Samad

Question 22. Akbarnama was written by

  1. Akbar
  2. Abul Fazl
  3. Gulbadan Begam
  4. Faizi

Answer: 2. Abul Fazl

Question 23. Charminar in Hyderabad built

  1. 1591 AD
  2. 1611 AD
  3. 1601 AD
  4. 1621 AD

Answer: 1. 1591 AD

Question 24. The art of Pietra Dura evolved as a form of ornamentation during the reign of

  1. Babur
  2. Jahangir
  3. Akbar
  4. Aurangzeb

Answer: 2. Jahangir

Question 25. Bhakti elements influenced

  1. Odishi dance
  2. Kuchipudi dance
  3. Manipuri dance
  4. Kathakali dance

Answer: 3. Manipuri dance

Question 26. Deepak Raga was created by

  1. Baiju Bawra
  2. Meera Bai
  3. Tansen
  4. Abdus Samad

Answer: 3. Tansen

Question 27. Industries were established along the river banks.

  1. No tax was imposed for industries established beside rivers.
  2. In the past all people lived beside rivers.
  3. It was easier to import raw materials and export finished products.

Answer: 3. It was easier to import raw materials and export finished products.

Question 28. Chaitanya adopted Bengali as the means for spreading Bhakti.

  1. He only knew Bengali.
  2. In those days the language of the common people of Bengal was Bengali.
  3. All books on Bhakti were written in Bengali.

Answer: 2. In those days the language of the common people of Bengal was Bengali.

Question 29. Chisti Sufis did not join politics.

  1. They believed worshipping God was not possible by involvement in politics.
  2. They did not understand politics.
  3. They were humanists.

Answer: 1. They believed worshipping God was not possible by involvement in politics.

Question 30. Akbar introduced Din-i-play.

  1. He was a follower of Buddhism.
  2. He wanted to build a group of followers.
  3. He gave up warfare.

Answer: 2. He wanted to build a group of followers.

Question 31. The Mughal emperors were interested in building forts.

  1. Building cost of forts was less.
  2. Building forts was easier than palaces.
  3. Building forts would make the empire secure.
  4. Answer: 3. Building forts would make the empire secure.

Question 32. During the reign of Jahangir European painting influenced Mughal painting.

  1. In that period European paintings started arriving at the Mughal court.
  2. In that period the Mughal painters were Europeans.
  3. In that period Indian artists had learned painting from Europe.

Answer: 3. In that period Indian artists had learned painting from Europe.

Question 33. In the medieval age, Radha and Krishna were at the center of Manipuri dance.

  1. The god and goddesses of Indian dance were Krishna and Radha.
  2. Vaishnava cult spread to Manipur in that period.
  3. Chaitanya belonged to Manipur.

Answer: 2. Vaishnava cult spread to Manipur in that period.

Question 34. In ancient India, people used to write on palm leaves.

  1. In that period use of paper was not known.
  2. In that period cost of paper was high.
  3. In that period the Indians had not invented ink to be used on paper.

Answer: 1. In that period use of paper was not known.

Question 35. Bhakti cult started in Bengal under the guidance of

  1. Guru Nanak
  2. Sri Chaitanya
  3. Kabir
  4. Namadev

Answer: 2. Sri Chaitanya

Question 36. Jital’ means

  1. Rupaya
  2. Tanka
  3. Mohar
  4. Paise

Answer: 2. Tanka

Question 37. Days and nights were divided into prahars

  1. Two
  2. Six
  3. Four
  4. Eight

Answer: 4. Eight

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