Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (SSC) · History-Civics (इतिहास-नागरिकशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 13 — Chapter 13: Life of the People in Maharashtra
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What occupational groups existed in Maharashtra? [1]
(A) Farmers, artisans, traders, soldiers
(B) Only farmers
(C) Only soldiers
(D) No specific groups
2. How were villages often structured? [1]
(A) Self-sufficient communities
(B) Completely dependent on cities
(C) Non-existent
(D) Only military camps
3. What supported daily life in villages? [1]
(A) Local governance and social structures
(B) Nothing supported it
(C) Only foreign aid
(D) Only military rule
4. What cultural practices flourished in this period? [1]
(A) Festivals, music, literature
(B) No cultural practices
(C) Only foreign customs
(D) Only religious rituals
5. What movement was linked to Marathi cultural flourishing? [1]
(A) The Bhakti movement
(B) Only foreign movements
(C) No specific movement
(D) Only political movements
6. What did this period's culture help establish? [1]
(A) Maharashtra's distinct regional identity
(B) No lasting identity
(C) Foreign identity only
(D) No cultural impact
7. Does this cultural foundation continue today? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No, it disappeared completely
(C) Only partially in small ways
(D) It never existed
8. Why learn about life in medieval Maharashtra? [1]
(A) To understand the roots of regional identity
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What occupational groups existed in Maharashtra? [1]
(A) Farmers, artisans, traders, soldiers
(B) Only farmers
(C) Only soldiers
(D) No specific groups
10. How were villages often structured? [1]
(A) Self-sufficient communities
(B) Completely dependent on cities
(C) Non-existent
(D) Only military camps
11. What supported daily life in villages? [1]
(A) Local governance and social structures
(B) Nothing supported it
(C) Only foreign aid
(D) Only military rule
12. What cultural practices flourished in this period? [1]
(A) Festivals, music, literature
(B) No cultural practices
(C) Only foreign customs
(D) Only religious rituals
13. What movement was linked to Marathi cultural flourishing? [1]
(A) The Bhakti movement
(B) Only foreign movements
(C) No specific movement
(D) Only political movements
14. What did this period's culture help establish? [1]
(A) Maharashtra's distinct regional identity
(B) No lasting identity
(C) Foreign identity only
(D) No cultural impact
15. Does this cultural foundation continue today? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No, it disappeared completely
(C) Only partially in small ways
(D) It never existed
16. Why learn about life in medieval Maharashtra? [1]
(A) To understand the roots of regional identity
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests