📘 Class 7 History – Chapter 1
Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years
(MCQs Worksheet)
Practice these MCQs to revise important concepts from the chapter and prepare confidently for exams.
📝 Multiple Choice Questions
1. The medieval period in Indian history is generally considered from:
- A. 500 CE – 1200 CE
- B. 700 CE – 1750 CE
- C. 1000 CE – 1800 CE
- D. 1200 CE – 1900 CE
Answer: B. 700 CE – 1750 CE
2. The process of dividing history into different periods is called:
- A. Chronology
- B. Manuscript writing
- C. Periodisation
- D. Cartography
Answer: C. Periodisation
3. Which of the following were handwritten historical records?
- A. Inscriptions
- B. Manuscripts
- C. Newspapers
- D. Maps
Answer: B. Manuscripts
4. Who were scribes?
- A. Kings who ruled kingdoms
- B. People who copied manuscripts by hand
- C. Traders and merchants
- D. Temple priests
Answer: B. People who copied manuscripts by hand
5. Which language became important for administration during the medieval period?
- A. Sanskrit
- B. Tamil
- C. Persian
- D. English
Answer: C. Persian
6. Which of the following is written on stones or pillars?
- A. Manuscript
- B. Chronicle
- C. Inscription
- D. Archive
Answer: C. Inscription
7. Which group emerged as an important political power during the medieval period?
- A. British
- B. Rajputs
- C. Portuguese
- D. French
Answer: B. Rajputs
8. Why do different copies of the same manuscript sometimes vary?
- A. Printing mistakes
- B. Language change
- C. Copying errors by scribes
- D. Natural disasters
Answer: C. Copying errors by scribes
9. Which of the following refers to a place where historical records are preserved?
- A. Chronicle
- B. Archive
- C. Manuscript
- D. Inscription
Answer: B. Archive
10. Which one of the following changes took place during the medieval period?
- A. Decline of agriculture
- B. Growth of towns and trade
- C. End of languages
- D. No social change
Answer: B. Growth of towns and trade
Read the chapter once, solve MCQs, then revise keywords like medieval period, manuscripts, scribes, inscriptions, periodisation.
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