Question

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1. The Khokhars and the Ghakkars were powerful tribes in:
(a) Multan and Sindh
(b) Odisha and Bengal
(c) North-east
(d) Punjab
2. Rani Durgawati was a famous ruler of the:
(a) Gonds
(b) Ahoms
(c) Bhils
(d) Cheros
3. Raja Man Singh was the Mughal general when the Mughals defeated the:
(a) Ahoms
(b) Gonds
(c) Cheros
(d) Todas
4. A barhot was made
up
of:
(a) 10 villages (b) 12 villages (c) 15 villages (d) 50 villages
5. The Ghakkar chief, Kamal Khan, was made a mansabdar during the reign of:
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir (d) Shah Jahan​

Answer 1

Answer:

Th e Ahoms are an important Assamese tribe. Th ey ruled over Kamrup, Darrang, Nowgong, Sibsagar,

Lakhimpur and portions of the Sadiya frontier tract for nearly 600 years.

• Th e Ahoms had trade relations with Bengal, Bihar, Bhutan, Tibet and Myanmar. Th eir society was

divided into clans called khels. A khel oft en controlled several villages.

• Th e Ahom state depended upon forced labour. Th e paiks were forced to work for the state.

• In 1662, the Mughals under Mir Jumla attacked the Ahom kingdom but were not much successful.

• Th e Ahoms remained an independent state till the British took them over in 1826, when the former had

been weakened by Burmese invasions.

EXERCISES

A. Choose the correct answer.

1. Th e Khokhars and the Ghakkars were powerful tribes in:

(a) Multan and Sindh (b) Odisha and Bengal

(c) North-east (d) Punjab

2. Rani Durgawati was a famous ruler of the:

(a) Gonds (b) Ahoms (c) Bhils (d) Cheros

3. Raja Man Singh was the Mughal general when the Mughals defeated the:

(a) Ahoms (b) Gonds (c) Cheros (d) Todas

4. A barhot was made up of:

(a) 10 villages (b) 12 villages (c) 15 villages (d) 50 villages

5. Th e Ghakkar chief, Kamal Khan, was made a mansabdar during the reign of:

(a) Babur (b) Akbar (c) Jahangir (d) Shah Jahan

B. Write T for True and F for False statements.

1. Th e tribes preserved their customs and traditions orally which were passed down from

generation to generation.

2. Th e Gonds knew how to make high-quality gunpowder and cannons by the 1660’s.

3. Buranjis were historical records written and compiled by the Bhils.

4. Garha Katanga was the largest of the Gond kingdoms.

5. Th e Langahs and the Arghuns were powerful tribes in the north-east.

C. Fill in the blanks.

1. Th e fi rst Ahom ruler was ___________________.

2. Th e Cholas embraced ___________ who had once been a tribal deity, as their royal family god.

3. Th e older political system of the _______________________ was suppressed by the Ahoms to

create a new state.

4. Th e Delhi Sultanate ruler ____________________ had used the services of the banjaras to

transport grain to the city markets.

5. Th e Gond clans worship a deity described as ________________.

D. Answer the following in one or few words.

1. Th e type of agriculture in which a plot of land is cleared, trees are cut and burned and the seeds

are sown in the ashes

2. Historical documents written and compiled by the Ahoms

3. Unit of 84 villages under the Gond kingdom administration

76

Answer 2

first answer is punjab is right