Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (SSC) · History-Civics (इतिहास-नागरिकशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 1 — Chapter 1: Sources of History
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What are written sources for medieval history? [1]
(A) Court chronicles and travellers' accounts
(B) Only oral stories
(C) Only coins
(D) Only buildings
2. What are archaeological sources? [1]
(A) Forts, monuments, coins
(B) Only written texts
(C) Only oral traditions
(D) Only paintings
3. What do archaeological sources provide evidence of? [1]
(A) Rulers' achievements and lifestyle
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only modern events
(D) Only future predictions
4. What is a bakhar? [1]
(A) A Marathi historical narrative tradition
(B) A type of coin
(C) A type of building
(D) A modern document
5. What do oral traditions include? [1]
(A) Folk songs and local legends
(B) Only written texts
(C) Only coins
(D) Only buildings
6. What do oral traditions preserve? [1]
(A) Historical memory across generations
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only modern facts
(D) Only future events
7. Why combine multiple historical sources? [1]
(A) To build a comprehensive, accurate picture
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for decoration
8. Why learn about historical sources? [1]
(A) To understand how history is reconstructed
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What are written sources for medieval history? [1]
(A) Court chronicles and travellers' accounts
(B) Only oral stories
(C) Only coins
(D) Only buildings
10. What are archaeological sources? [1]
(A) Forts, monuments, coins
(B) Only written texts
(C) Only oral traditions
(D) Only paintings
11. What do archaeological sources provide evidence of? [1]
(A) Rulers' achievements and lifestyle
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only modern events
(D) Only future predictions
12. What is a bakhar? [1]
(A) A Marathi historical narrative tradition
(B) A type of coin
(C) A type of building
(D) A modern document
13. What do oral traditions include? [1]
(A) Folk songs and local legends
(B) Only written texts
(C) Only coins
(D) Only buildings
14. What do oral traditions preserve? [1]
(A) Historical memory across generations
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only modern facts
(D) Only future events
15. Why combine multiple historical sources? [1]
(A) To build a comprehensive, accurate picture
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for decoration
16. Why learn about historical sources? [1]
(A) To understand how history is reconstructed
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests