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VII T1 SS U2 Emergence of New Kingdoms in North India-Textbook Solutions
Unit -2
EMERGENCE OF NEW KINGDOMS IN NORTH INDIA
Evaluation
I. Choose the correct answer
1. Who wrote Prithivirajraso?
a) Kalhana
b) Vishakadatta
c) Rajasekara
d) Chand Bardai
Ans: d) Chand Bardai
2. Who was the first prominent ruler of Pratiharas?
a) Bhoja I
b) Naga Bhatta I
c) Jayapala
d) Chandradeva
Ans: b) Naga Bhatta I
3. Ghazni was a small principality in _______
a) Mangolia
b) Turkey
c) Persia
d) Afghanistan
Ans: d) Afghanistan
4. What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?
a) To destroy idolatry
b) To plunder the wealth of India
c) To spread Islam in India
d) To establish a Muslim state in India
Ans: b) To plunder the wealth of India
II Fill in the blanks
1. _____________ was the founder of Vikramashila University.
Ans: Dharmapala
2. Arabs conquered Sind in ________________.
Ans: AD(CE) 712
3. The city of Ajmeer was founded by ______________.
Ans: Simharaji
4. The Khandarya temple is in __________________________.
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
III Match the following
1. Khajuraho - Bunderlkhand
2. Sun temple- Konark
3. Dilwara Temple -Mount Abu
IV True or False
1. Rajputra is a Latin word.
Ans: False
Rajputra is a Sanskrit word.
2. King Gopala was elected by the people.
Ans: True
3. The temple at Mount Abu is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Ans: False
The temple at Mount Abu is dedicated to Jain Tirthankaras
4. Raksha Bandan is a festival of brotherhood.
Ans: True
5. Indians learnt the numerals 0 – 9 from Arabs.
Ans: False
Arabians learnt the numerals 0-9 from Indians
V Consider the following statements.
Tick ( √ ) the appropriate answer.
1. Assertion:- The tripartite struggle was to have control over Kanauj.
Reason:-Kanauj was a big city.
a) R is the correct explanation of A.
b) R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is wrong and R is correct.
d) A and R are wrong.
Ans: b) R is not the correct explanation of A.
2. Statement I. Mahipala could not extend his domain beyond Benaras.
Statement II. Mahipala and Rajendra Chola were contemporaries.
a) I is correct.
b) II is correct.
c) I and II are correct.
d) I and II are false.
Ans: c) I and II are correct.
3. Assertion:- India’s Islamic period did not begin after Arab conquest of Sind in AD (CE)712.
Reason:- Gurjara Pratiharas gave a stiff resistance to Arabs.
a) R is the correct explanation of A.
b) R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct and R is wrong.
d) A is wrong and R is correct.
Ans: a) R is the correct explanation of A.
4. Assertion:- The second battle of Tarain was lost by Prithiviraj.
Reason:-There was disunity among the Rajputs
a) R is the correct explanation of A.
b) R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct and R is wrong.
d) A is wrong and R is correct.
Ans: c) A is correct and R is wrong.
5. Consider the following statements and find out which is/are correct.
1. Raksha Bandan tradition is attributed to Rajputs.
2. Tagore started a mass Raksha Bandan festival during Partition of Bengal
3. Raksha Bandan was to counter the British attempt to create a divide between Hindus and Muslims.
a) 1 is correct.
b) 2 is correct.
c) 3 is correct.
d) All the above are correct.
Ans: d) All the above are correct.
VI Answer in one or two sentences
1. Write about tripartite struggle over Kanauj.
There was a prolonged tripartite struggle between the Gurjara Pratiharas of Malwa, the Rashtrakutas of Deccan and the Palas of Bengal, as each one of them wanted to establish their supremacy over the fertile region of Kanauj. In the process, all the three powers were weakened
2. Name any four Rajput clans.
The Pratiharas, The Chauhans, The Chalukyas known as Solankis and the Paramaras of Pawars.
3. Who was the founder of Pala dynasty?
Gupala was the founder of pala dynasty.
4. Mention the first two early Caliphates.
Two early caliphates were “Umayyads” and “Abbasids”.
5. Name the ruler of Sind who was defeated by Qasim.
Qasim defeated Dahir, the ruler of Sind and killed him in the battle.
VII Answer the following in detail
1. What was the impact of Arab conquest of Sind? (point out any five)
The people of Sind were given the status of ‘protected subjects’.
There was no interference in the lives and religions of the people. But soon Qasim was recalled by the Caliph.
The Arab scholars visited Sind and studied many Indian literary works.
They translated many Sanskrit books on astronomy, philosophy, mathematics and medicine into Arabic. They learnt the numerals 0 to 9 from India. Until then, the people in the West did not know the use of zero. Through the Arabs, Europe gained more knowledge in mathematics. The importance of zero was learnt by them from India.
It is believed that the people in the West and the Arabs learnt the game of chess only from the Indians
