The Making of Regional Cultures Class 7 MCQs Questions with Answers
Question 1.
With what do we associate each region?
(a) Food
(b) Language
(c) Clothing
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 2.
The language spoken in the Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram was
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Urdu
(c) Malayalam
(d) Persian
Answer
Answer: (c) Malayalam
Question 3.
Fourteenth-century text of Sanskrit which deals with grammar and poetry was called
(a) Lilatilakam
(b) Miniature
(c) Basohil
(d) Dialect
Answer
Answer: (a) Lilatilakam
Question 4.
Chera kingdom was established in
(a) 9th century
(b) 10th century
(c) 11th century
(d) 12th century
Answer
Answer: (a) 9th century
Question 5.
The conquerors tried to control the temple of Jagannatha at Puri because
(a) they were very devoted to God Jagannatha
(b) the temple was very beautiful
(c) the temple had huge wealth
(d) none of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) the temple had huge wealth
Question 6.
Who proclaimed himself as deputy of God?
(a) Shankara
(b) Ramanuja
(c) King Anangbhima
(d) Ruler of Mahodayapuram
Answer
Answer: (c) King Anangbhima
Question 7.
The word Rajputana meant
(а) the Rajput tradition
(b) in 19th century the region of present day Rajasthan
(c) group of Rajputs
(d) none of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) in 19th century the region of present day Rajasthan
Question 8.
Which type of emotions were there in Rajputs ?
(a) Bravery
(b) Valour
(c) Loyalty
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 9.
The major patrons of Kathak were
(a) Mongols
(b) Pandayan
(c) Mughals
(d) Rajput
Answer
Answer: (c) Mughals
Question 10.
Basohli was
(a) small sized paintings
(b) bold and intense style of miniature paintings
(c) old and very distinctive
(d) traditions
Answer
Answer: (b) bold and intense style of miniature paintings
Question 11.
Bengali language was derived from
(a) Hindi
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Persian
(d) Urdu
Answer
Answer: (b) Sanskrit
Question 12.
Which of the following is the language of 13th century Brihaddharma Purana of Bengal?
(a) Persian
(b) Hindi
(c) Urdu
(d) Sanskrit
Answer
Answer: (d) Sanskrit
Question 13.
What type of traveller was Xuan Zang?
(a) Japanese
(b) Nepali
(c) Chinese
(d) Burmese
Answer
Answer: (c) Chinese
Question 14.
What was the capital of Bengal under the Mughal control?
(a) Dhaka
(b) Murshidabad
(c) Calcutta
(d) Awadh
Answer
Answer: (a) Dhaka
Question 15.
Brihaddharma Purana permitted which caste to eat certain variety of fish1?
(a) Kshatriyas
(b) Brahamanas
(c) Both
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (b) Brahamanas
Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B:
Column A | Column B |
1. Kathakali | (a) Andhra Pradesh |
2. Kuchipudi | (b) Orissa |
3. Odissi | (c) Tamil Nadu |
4. Bharatanatyam | (d) Kerala |
5. Dochala | (e) Four roofed |
6. Chauchala | (f) Double roofed |
Answer
Answer:
Column A | Column B |
1. Kathakali | (d) Kerala |
2. Kuchipudi | (a) Andhra Pradesh |
3. Odissi | (b) Orissa |
4. Bharatanatyam | (c) Tamil Nadu |
5. Dochala | (f) Double roofed |
6. Chauchala | (e) Four roofed |
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
1. The Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram was a part of present day ……………
Answer
Answer: Kerala
2. Lilatilakam was composed in …………
Answer
Answer: Maniveravalam
3. Ruler Anantvarman erected a temple for lord …………. at Puri, Orissa.
Answer
Answer: Jagannatha
4. The legends of ………….. were enacted in folk plays called rasa lila.
Answer
Answer: Radha-Krishna
5. ………… paintings are done in water colour on cloth or paper.
Answer
Answer: Miniature
6. Bengali now recognized as a language was derived from ………….
Answer
Answer: Sanskrit
State whether the given statements are true or false:
1. Malayalam was the first regional language to be used in official record.
Answer
Answer: True
2. The Kathaks were originally a caste of priests in temples of North India.
Answer
Answer: False
3. Kathaks developed into two traditions or Gharanas—Rajasthan and Lucknow.
Answer
Answer: True
4. Nath literature includes songs of Mayanmati and Gopichandra.
Answer
Answer: True
5. Kangra style of miniature was inspired by Shaivite traditions.
Answer
Answer: False
6. Brahmanas were allowed to eat fish by Brihaddharma Purana from Bengal.
Answer
Answer: True
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