Sources of History MCQ with Answers
History, Standard 7th Maharashtra State Board
This resource is a carefully compiled set of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) based on the chapter “Sources of History,” designed to help Standard 7 students revise and master the topic with confidence. Each question is paired with the correct answer for quick self-assessment.
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Q.1: Which
century CE is considered to be the medieval period of Indian history?
A. Ninth Century to Eighteenth century CE.
B. Seventh century to Fifteenth century CE.
C. Fifth century to tenth century.
D. Non-of this.
Answer: A: Ninth
Century to Eighteenth century CE.
Q.2: History
give us a chronological, scientific and systematic account of……………
A. Future Event.
B. Present Event.
C. Past Event.
D. Knowledge.
Answer: C: Past
Event.
Q.3: …………………. are
very important from the view point of history.
A. Five factors.
B. Three factors.
C. Six factors.
D. Four factors.
Answer: D: Four
factor.
Q.4: Forts have
an important place among…………..
A. Oral source.
B. Material source.
C. Written source.
D. Non-of these.
Answer: B. Material
source
Q.5 …………………Includes
samadhis, graves, veergala, palaces, ministerial mansions, queen's quarters
(Raniwasa), and common houses.
A. City.
B. Monument.
C. Village.
D. State.
Answer B. Monument.
Q.6: What do
buildings help us understand about a particular historical period?
A) Only the religious beliefs of the people
B) The development of architecture, economic
conditions, quality of art, building style, and people's way of life
C) Only the rulers and their wars
D) Only the climate of the region
Answer: B The development of architecture, economic conditions, quality
of art, building style, and people's way of life.
Q.7: …………… made
by different rulers using metals like Gold, Silver, Copper, are important
sources of history.
A. Coins.
B. Script Plates.
C. Crown.
D. Copper plates
Answer: A. Coins.
Q.8: From these
…………. we learn about the rulers, their period, Governance, religious ideas,
personal details.
A. Economic condition.
B. Financial transaction.
C. Inscriptions.
D. Coins.
Answer: D. Coins
Q.9: We learnt
about the financial transaction and economy condition prevailing at …………
A. This Time.
B. That Time.
C. First Time.
D. Non-of this.
Answer: B. That
Time.
Q.10: We also
see how far…………… had advance in that period.
A. Technology.
B. Financial transaction.
C. Metallurgy.
D. Economy.
Answer: C. Metallurgy
Q.11: From the
images of Ram-Sita on the coins of emperor Akbar or shiva Parvati on the coins
of Hyder Ali we see we see the religious ………………. of those days.
A. Religious.
B. Co-ordination.
C. Coins Decoration.
D. Non-of this.
Answer: B. Co-ordination.
Q.12: We see
the images of ……….. on the coins of Emperor Akbar or shiva Parvati?
A. Shrishivbharat.
B. Bhimsen
Saxena.
C. Ram-Sita
D. Niccolao Manucci
Answer: C. Ram-Sita.
Q.13: The Peshwas
used the ……….. or ………….. language on their coins.
A. Arabic or Persian.
B. Sanskrit or Modi.
C. Devanagari or Persian.
D. Modi.
Answer: A. Arabic
or Persian.
Q.14: This
throw light on the use of ……………. In that period.
A. King.
B. Technology.
C. Language.
D. Religion.
Answer: C. Language.
Q.15: An …………….
Is carving on a stone, or a wall etc.
A. Image.
B. Inscription.
C. Royal Edicts.
D. Verdicts.
Answer: B. Inscription.
Q.16: The
inscription is found in the …………….. temple premises in Tanjavur.
A. Brihadishwara.
B. Tanjavur.
C. Chaityas.
D. Viharas.
Answer: A. Brihadishwara.
Q.17: Which inscriptions
of the period of …………………… Chola and Yadav Kinga had been found.
A. Mughal
B. Peshwa
C. Chalukya and Rashtrakuta
D. None of these
Answer:
Chalukya and Rashtrakuta