Class 7 Social Science History MCQ The Making of Regional Cultures

Question : Who proclaimed himself as deputy of God?

(A) Shankara
(B) Ramanuja
(C) King Anangbhima
(D) Ruler of Mahodayapuram

Question : The word Rajputana meant

(A) the Rajput tradition
(B) in 19th century the region of present day Rajasthan
(C) group of Rajputs
(D) none of the above

Question : Kuchipudi is a classical dance of which state?

(A) Kerala
(B) Orissa
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) West Bengal

Question : Name a book written in Manipravalam language?

(A) Ramayan
(B) Gita
(C) Lilatikalam
(D) None of these

Question : What was Manipravalam?

(A) Statue
(B) Language
(C) King
(D) Saint

Question : Who proclaimed himself as deputy of God?

(A) Shankara
(B) Ramanuja
(c) King Anangbhima
(d) Ruler of Mahodayapuram

Question : Xuan Zang was a

(A) Chinese travellers
(B) English travellers
(c) Afghani travellers
(d) Japanese travellers

Question : Basohli was

(A) small sized paintings
(B) bold and intense style of miniature paintings
(c) old and very distinctive
(d) traditions

Question : In 1230, Who dedicated his kingdom to the deity and proclaimed himself as the deputy? of the god

(A) king Anangabhima IV
(B) king Anangabhima III
(c) king Anangabhima II
(d) king Anangabhima I

Question : What is Manipravalam?

(A) Language
(B) Kingdom
(c) Dance
(d) None of these

Question : Bengali is the language of:

(A) Bengal
(B) Assam
(c) Bihar

Question : What was Manipravalam?

(A) Statue
(B) Language
(c) King
(d) Saint

Question : Kathak, now associated with several parts of

(A) North India
(B) West India
(c) East India
(d) South India

Question : What was the capital of Bengal under the Mughal control?

(A) Dhaka
(B) Murshidabad
(c) Calcutta
(d) Awadh

Question : How were the Rajput rulers most distinctive?

(A) Rajput rulers were apostles of bravery
(B) Rajput rulers were cowards
(c) Rajput rulers were rich
(d) None of these

Question : The Mughal emperors ________ patronised highly skilled painters who primarily illustrated manuscripts containing historical accounts and poetry

(A) Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan
(B) Akbar, Jahangir and Aurangzeb
(c) Babar, Jahangir and Aurangzeb
(d) Babar, Jahangir and Shah JahanU

Question : Bengal also witnessed a temple-building spree from the late ________ century, which culminated in the ______ century

(A) 15th, 19th
(B) 14th, 17th
(c) 16th, 17th
(d) 16th, 19th

Question : Attribution of living soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena

(A) Animism
(B) Anemesm
(c) Anemism
(d) Amimesim

Question : The language spoken in the Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram was

(A) Sanskrit
(B) Urdu
(c) Malayalam
(d) Persian

Question : Bengal also witnessed a temple-building spree from the late ____ century, which culminated in the _____ century

(A) 15th, 19th
(B) 14th, 17th
(c) 16th, 17th
(d) 16th, 19th

Question : Which state was called Rajputana by the British

(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(c) Punjab
(d) Gujarat

Question : Lilatilakam, was composed in

(A) Mannnipravalam
(B) Manipravalam
(c) Manipurvalam
(d) Manipravolam

Question : The earliest miniatures were on

(A) Palm leaves or wood
(B) Glass
(c) Plastic
(d) Paper

Question : Name the gharanas associated with Kathak?

(A) Rajasthan
(B) Lucknow
(c) Madras
(d) Both a and b

Question : What was Basohli?

(A) Small sized painting
(B) Bold and intense style of miniature painting
(c) Old and very distinctive
(d) Traditions

Question : The word Katha is a word of …..?

(A) Tamil
(B) Hindi
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Malayalam

Question : The kathaks were originally a caste of ……..?

(A) Dancers
(B) Singers
(c) Story tellers
(d) Musicians

Question : ……….literature contains several references to fish?

(A) Rajasthani
(B) Punjabi
(c) Bengali
(d) Orissa

Question : Brihaddharma Purana permitted which caste to eat a certain variety of fish?

(A) Kshatriyas
(B) Brahamanas
(c) Both
(d) None of these

Question : Which state of India has Kathak as its places of origin ?

(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(c) Delhi
(d) Karnataka