Class 7 Social Science - Our Past-2 (History) - Chapter Rulers and Buildings NCERT Solutions | How did the Mughal court suggest that ev

What role did the Yamuna play in the layout of the new Mughal city at Shahjahanabad?

An inscription in Shah Jahan’s diwan-i khas in Delhi stated: “If there is Paradise on Earth, it is here, it is here, it is here.” How was this image created?

What is a shikhara?

The rich and powerful construct large houses today. In what ways were the constructions of kings and their courtiers different in the past?

How is the “trabeate” principle of architecture different from the “arcuate”?

What is pietra-dura?

What are the elements of a Mughal chahar bagh garden?

How did a temple communicate the importance of a king?

Look at Figure 4. How could that building be constructed faster today?

Who was considered a “foreigner” in the past?

Match the following:

Gurjara-Pratiharas                   Western Deccan
Rashtrakutas                               Bengal
Palas                                 Gujarat and Rajasthan
Cholas                                      Tamil Nadu

Which ruler first established his or her capital at Delhi?

Match the following:

mansab                               Marwar
Mongol                                governor
Sisodiya Rajput                   Uzbeg
Rathor Rajput                     Mewar
Nur Jahan                           rank
subadar                             Jahangir

Fill in the blanks:

(a) The Rajarajeshvara temple was built in ———.
(b) Ajmer is associated with the Sufi saint ————.
(c) Hampi was the capital of the ———— Empire.
(d) The Dutch established a settlement at ———— in Andhra Pradesh.

Match the following:

garh                                             khel
tanda                                           chaurasi
labourer                                       caravan
clan Garha                                   Katanga
Sib Singh                                     Ahom state
Durgawati                                    paik

The Buddha                               namghar
Shankaradeva                          worship of Vishnu
Nizamuddin Auliya                    questioned social differences
Nayanars                                  Sufi saint
Alvars                                       worship of Shiva

Anantavarman                            Kerala
Jagannatha                                Bengal
Mahodayapuram                       Orissa
Lilatilakam                                 Kangra
Mangalakavya                          Puri
Miniature                                  Kerala 

Match the following:

subadar                                                 a revenue farmer
faujdar                                                   a high noble
ijaradar                                                  provincial governor
misl                                                       Maratha peasant warriors
chauth                                                   a Mughal military commander
kunbis                                                    a band of Sikh warriors
umara                                                   tax levied by the Marathas

State whether true or false:

(a) We do not find inscriptions for the period after 700.
(b) The Marathas asserted their political importance during this period.
(c) Forest-dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of agricultural settlements.
(d) Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir.

Fill in the blanks:
(a) Aurangzeb fought a protracted war in the ____________________.
(b) Umara and jagirdars constituted powerful sections of the Mughal __________________.
(c) Asaf Jah founded the Hyderabad state in _____________________.
(d) The founder of the Awadh state was ______________________.

Why were temples built in Bengal?

Like the Mughal Empire, India today is also made up of many social and cultural units. Does this pose a challenge to national integration?

What were the major ideas expressed by Kabir? How did he express these?

What were the two major cities under the control of the Chahamanas?

Why were the Delhi Sultans interested in cutting down forests? Does deforestation occur for the same reasons today?

What is meant by the “internal” and “external” frontiers of the Sultanate?

In what ways has the meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries?

Why do you think many teachers rejected prevalent religious beliefs and practices?

How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?