Detailed explanations in West Bengal Board Class 7 History Book Solutions Chapter 6 Towns, Traders and Trade offer valuable context and analysis.
WBBSE Class 7 History Chapter 6 Question Answer – Towns, Traders and Trade
1. Find the odd one out :
a) Shajahananad, Tughlaqabad, Qila Rai Pithora, Daulatabad.
Answer: Qila Rai Pithora
b) Tanka, Mohar, cotton, silver.
Answer: Cotton.
c) Indigo, Peeper, Banjara, Multani
Answer: Banjara.
d) Karavanian, Kasba, Banjara, Multani. is
Answer: Kasba
e) Pandua, Burhampur, Chittagong, Gaur. is
Answer: Burhampur.
2. Match the column A with B
| A | B |
| Siri Danes Saraf Hauz Chirag-I Delhi |
Inhabitants of Denmark Sheikh Nasiruddin Alauddin Khalji Exchange of coins Preservation of water. |
Answer:
| A | B |
| Siri Danes Saraf Hauz Chirag-I-Delhi |
Alauddin Khalji Inhabitants of Denmark Exchange of coins Preservation of water. Sheikh Nasiruddin |
3. Answer in brief : ( 30 to 35 words) :
a) How would cities develop in the medieval India?
Answer:
There were a number of cities in India during the age of the Sultanate as well as the Mughals. They were often centres for business and finance. Cities were also established for political and administrative reasons. Cities around temples and mosques was important religious cities. Most of the cities had flourished during the 13th to 19th century AD.
b) Why did old Delhi of the Sultanate gradually decline?
Answer:
The city of old Delhi changed to a great extent in the second half of the 14 century. The city was not built in the stony regions of Araballi but the city Ferozabad was buit around Feroz Shah Kotla. This city was along the banks of the Yamuna River. Thus water supply enabled easy transportation of goods. The old city of the Sultanate was gradually reduced to ruins.
c) Describe the kuthis of the European Companies.
Answer:
The European merchants used to make houses according to the requirments in the Kothis. The Kothis were fortified with arms and ammunitions. They had their residences as well as godowns there. It was in this way the Gujrat, North and South coromondal became the main centres of the Europeans.
d) How did the Mughal rulers encoruage trade?
Answer:
The Mughal rulers encouraged the merchants in trade. They announced tax relief on goods, gave Permision for establishement of Kothis. Many of the Mughal aristocrats were engaged in trade themselves. The emperor, members of the nobility and the aristrocrats were engaged in trade themselves.
They used to employ craftsmen in their ‘Karkhans’ or factories to make luxury items for themselves. But trade was not the intention in such cases. Thus when Europe moved forward through trade, agriculture was the base for Indian economy.
5. Answer the following questions in 100 to 120 words :
a) Why did Delhi develop into an important city in the 13th century?
Answer:
The development and flourishment that took place in Delhi during the middle ages can be divided into two stages. One was in the 10th to 14th century and the other in the 17th century. Delhi during Qutubuddin Aibak’s time centred around the city Quila Rai-Pithore. This was the first Delhi of the Sultanate or Qutab Delhi.
Later during the rule of Giyasuddin Balaban a township named Ghiaspur was established beside the River Yamaun. Balban’s grandson Kaikobad built the Quilaghari Place near the Yamuna river. Jalaluddin Khalji’s Shaher-1-Nau or New city was centered around this palace. People belonging to the class of Amirs and Sardars settled in the place with them came Singers and musicians.
A strong fort city was built in Siri with the view to protect the citizens during the reign of Sultan Allauddin Khalji. Sultan Giyasuddin Tughlaq wanted a place to reside with his followers. So he established Tughlaqabad a bit away from this Purana shahar.
This was never the capital or the centre for business. In his time an attempt was made to build a wall around Qutab Delhi, Siri and his very own ‘Jahanpanah’ in order to form a greater city. This work however could not be completed. Despite all this the Delhi of times of the Sultanate never lost his importance.
b) Describe the urban life of Shahjahanabad.
Answer:
The Population of Shahjahanabad was of a cosmopolitan nature. People belonging to various classes resided in different types of houses. The nobility and high officials lived in beautiful houses with gardens, the rich merchants lived in houses decorated with terracotta tiles and stones, the ordinary Shopkeepers would live above or behind their shops.
The huge sprawling houses were known as ‘havelis’. The ordinary houses were known as ‘makam’ or ‘Kothi’. Very small rooms were known as ‘Kothri’. There were also bunglows. Many thatched huts built around big houses. These served as quarters for ordinary soldiers, servents, skilled laboures and the like.
Sometimes, the huts caught fire, as a result of which the people and the cattle boat their lives. But there was no such differences in the settlements. High officials like Amirs and the Poor craftmen would live in the same ‘mohalla’ side by side. There were two highways in Shahjahanabad. The high ways were known as ‘bazar’ because they lived up with shops.
c) Why did trade flourish during the Delhi Sultanate?
Answer:
Business had spread during the time of the Sultanate. There were several reasons for this. In the 13th -14th century the Sultans built some new cities and townships. Sometimes the houses in the old cities were rebuilt. The writings of that time give descriptions of how the cities were formed. The nobility, aristocrats, soliders and common people started living in these cities.
Thus the cites soon became over populated. A lot of raw materials and labourers were needed to build the palaces, mosques, markets, pubs, bath, water supply system etc. These labourers belonged to different caste and creed. Some were Indian, some came from other countries, Many labourers were Prisoners of wars and slaves.
The import-export business had developed with a view supplying the people with their daily needs and raw building materials. The Sultans maintained a large army. In Sultan Alauddin Khalji’s time tax was imposed on the farmers to acquire money to maintain the army. The famers were compelled to sell their crop to the merchants. The luxury items used by the nobility Provided scope for business.
d) What was the nature of inland trade in medieval India?
Answer:
There were two kinds of business in the country.
i) Business between the villages and the cities and towns.
ii) Business between two cities. The goods that would be sent from the villages to the highly populated cities would generally be less priced and would come in large numbers. Crops, Edible oil, Ghee, Salt would come in large quantities to be sold in the cities.
From one city to another would come luxury items created for the rich and the aristocrats. The craftsmen belonged to different communities. Good wine, fine muslin cloth would be imported from various places.
Cotton and silk from Bangladesh, Coromondal and Gujrat were much in demand. It was the first time in this age that the spinning wheel was used to make cloth. Other handicrafts such as that of leather, wood, metal, carpets were used as commodities and were also traded during this time. It was in this age that paper was first made in India. It so happened that the sweet sellers started selling sweets in paper packets.
The system of communication improved a lot during this time. Inns were built at the roadside: where travellers and merchants could keep their luggage and take rest. Tax collection and business: became easier due to the introduction of Tanka (Silver coins) and jital (Gold coins.)
e) What idea do you gain about the foreign trade from the import-export chart given?
Answer :
There were many foreign traders from different countries came to India for trading purpose.Firstly, India imported from the East and South East Asia Spices, Tin, copper. India imported silver and gold from Europe.
On the other hand European countries imported Silver from America. India supplied cotton textile and opium to East and South East Asia. Europe imported black Peeper, Indigo, Saltpetre, cotton Textile, silk and silk Fabric from India. This is the trading picture of the middle age.
Class 7 History Chapter 6 Question Answer West Bengal Board – Towns, Traders and Trade
Multiple Choice Questions & Answers : (1 mark for each question)
Question 1.
Quila Rai Pathora was established by …………….
i) Alauddin Khalji
ii) Froz Shah Tughlaq
iii) Prithviraj
iv) Humayun
Answer:
iii) Prithviraj
Question 2.
Jahanpanah was established by …………….
i) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
ii) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
iii) Feroj Shah Tyghlaq
iv) Aluddin Khalji
Answer:
ii) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Question 3.
The term Kotla means …………….
i) market
ii) city
iii) hospital
iv) fort
Answer:
iv) fort
Question 4.
The main problem of Delhi was …………….
i) scarcity of water
ii) scarcity of space
iii) skilled labourers
iv) craftsmen
Answer:
i) scarcity of water
Question 5.
Hauz-i Shamsi was constructed by …………….
i) Giyasuddin Balban
ii) Alauddin khalji
iii) Illtutmish
iv) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer:
iii) Illtutmish
Question 6.
In the 350 years of Sutanaterule, the rulers had transferred their administrative centre ……………..
i) ten times
ii) eleven times
iii) seven times
iv) eight times
Answer:
ii) eleven times
Question 7.
The fort of Attock was in …………….
i) Rajputna
ii) Deccan
iii) Delhi
iv) north-west
Answer:
iv) north-west
Question 8.
Shahjahanabad was built in the year …………….
i) 1648
ii) 1639
iii) 1635
iv) 1645
Answer:
ii) 1639
Question 9.
In Shahjahanabad beautiful and huge mansions were known as …………….
i) haveli
ii) makan
iii) kothi
iv) kothri
Answer:
i) haveli
Question 10.
In Sultanate era sweetmeat sellers of Delhi were selling sweets wrapped in ……………..
i) leaf
ii) jute bag
iii) paper
iv) cloth
Answer:
iii) paper
Question 11.
A kind of paper known as Hundi was introduced by the …………….
i) Saraf
ii) dalal
iii) merchants
iv) traders
Answer:
i) Saraf
Question 12.
Indian spices specially peeper, were much in demand in …………….
i) Africa
ii) America
iii) Europe
iv) Asia
Answer:
iii) Europe
Question 13.
The English merchants first established trade centres in …………….
i) Bengal
ii) Surat
iii) Goa
iv) Masulipattam
Answer:
iv) Masulipattam
Question 14.
Thomas Roe established trade Kothis in …………….
i) Patna
ii) Agra
iii) Burhanpur
iv) all are correct
Answer:
iv) all are correct
Question 15.
European ships were larger and more suited to naval warfare than …………….
i) Africa
ii) India
iii) America
iv) mansadar
Answer:
ii) India
Fill in the blanks : ( 1 mark for each question)
1. The word nagar originated from …………….
Answer:
Sanskrit
2. Fatehpur Sikhri was built by Mughal emperor …………….
Answer:
Akbar
3. During the time of Qutbuddin Aibak, Delhi grew around …………….
Answer:
Quila Rai Pithora
4. The Mongals had destroyed the city of Bagdad, which was a big center of the civilization.
Answer:
Muslim
5. An important source of water in Delhi was the hauz or is …………….
Answer:
talao
6. From Agra served as the capital of the Mughal empire.
Answer:
1596
7. During the reign of Alauddin Khilji revenue was collected in cash from the …………….
Answer:
peasantry
8. Delhi Sultans introduced two types of coins, Tanka and …………….
Answer:
Jital
9. …………….. acted as a link between the buyers and sellers.
Answer:
Dalals
10. A kind of paper known as Hundi was introduced by the is …………….
Answer:
Saraf
11. Cities like Varanasi, Rajmahal, Hooghly, Dhaka were all connected by …………….
Answer:
waterways
12. The European merchants were not interested in trading only, they also wanted control over the …………….
Answer:
sea routes
13. The Dutch settled in Surat in the west and in the Deccan.
Answer:
Masulipattam
14. The European merchants worked in India with the help of …………….
Answer:
middlemen
15. Gujarat, North and South Coromondel became the main trading centers for the …………….
Answer:
Europeans
State whether True or False: (1 mark for each question)
1. Communication system improved significantly in sultanate era.
Answer:
true
2. Business spread during the time of Delhi Sultanate.
Answer:
true
3. At Shahjahanabad had four main highways.
Answer:
false
4. In 1505 during the time of Sikandar Lodi the city of Agra started to ruin.
Answer:
false
5. All the dynasties of the Sultanate made Delhi the centre of their authority.
Answer:
true
6. Later Hauz-i Alai came to be known as Hauz-i Khas.
Answer:
true
7. The main problem of Delhi was scarcity of labour.
Answer:
false
8. The Subarbs were not enclosed by walls like the main cities.
Answer:
true
9. Siri was established by Muhammad bin Tughiaq.
Answer:
false
10. In the medieval age the growth and development of Delhi had two phases.
Answer:
true
11. The word Magar originated from Sanskrit.
Answer:
false
12. Shahjahanabad was established in 1540.
Answer:
false
13. During the reign of Alauddin Khilji a strong fort was built at Siri.
Answer:
true
14. An important source of water in Delhi was the Hauz or talao.
Answer:
true
15. From 1596 Agra served as the capital of the Mughal empire.
Answer:
true
Match the column A with column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| a) Jahan Ara Begam was | i) two main highways |
| b) Beautiful and huge mansions were | ii) for the travellers |
| c) Sliahjahanabad had | iii) Emperor Jahangir |
| d) Roadside inns were built | iv) Duke of Albuquerque came to India |
| e) Saraf couls assess | v) wanted control over the sea routes |
| 1) After Vasco da Gama | vi) by Feroz Shah Tughiaq |
| g) European merchants | vii) Saha Jahan’s daughter |
| h) Thomas Roe came to the court of | viii) known as Haveli |
| i) Firojabad was established | ix) the purity of metals |
Answer:
a) Jahan Ara Begam was Saha Jahan’s daughter.
b) Beautiful and huge mansions were known as Haveli.
c) Shahjahanabad had two main highways.
d) Roadside inns were built for the travellers.
e) Saraf could assess the purity of metals.
f) After Vasco da Gama Duke of Albuquerque came to India.
g) European merchants wanted control over the sea routes.
h) Thomas Roe came to the court of Emperor Jahangir.
i) Firojabad was established by Feroz Shah Tughlaq.
Answer in brief (within 30 – 50 words) : (Full mark-3)
Question 1.
Name some towns developed between the 13th and 18th century.
Answer:
Delhi had become important in Indian politics and economy since early times. Apart from Delhi there were other important cities also. Pandua, Gauda, Nabadwip and Chittagong in bengal, Lahore in Punjab, Agra in north India, Fatehpur Sikri built by Nughal emperor Akbar, Burhanpur, Golconda and Bijapur in the Deccan and Ahmedabad, Surat etc.
Question 2.
Why was Delhi attractive to the rulers and merchants.
Answer:
Delhi is geographically located at the confluence of the Aravalli range and riverine plains of the Yamuna. It was convenient to build well protected forts here because of the slope of the land and the availability of building material from the Aravallis. Again the river Yamuna was the main waterway and the natural frontier to the east. Hence from time immemorial rulers and merchants were attracted to this region.
Question 3.
What is Kutub Delhi?
Answer:
The Sultanate was established Muhammed Ghori, the Sommander-in-Chief of Qutbuddin Aibak. During the time of Qutbuddin Aibak, Delhi grew around Quila Rai Pithora, the town of the Rajput rulers. This was the first Delhi or Qutb Delhi during the time of the Sultanate.
Question 4.
Following the description of Isami, write about the process of building the city of Delhi.
Answer:
Isami was a historian. According to his description, as the insects gather around the flame of a lamp, so too the aristocrats, artists and artisans practising different arts, physicians, jewel traders, sages and saints from Arabia, China, Central Asia and Byzantine began to settle in the city of Iltutmish.
Question 5.
Who destroyed the city of Baghdad and was its result?
Answer:
The Mongals destroyed the city of Bagdad. It was a big centre of Muslim civilisation. This helped Delhi to develop. It became the seat of the Sufi saints and was popularly referred to as Hazarat-i delhi. The famous Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Aulia lived here during this time.
Question 4.
What was the incident that made Ghiyasuddin popular?
Answer:
Sultan Ghiyasuddin, when leaving for Bengal to fight a war, ordered that Nizamuddin should leave the city before he returned. Nizamuddin’s disciples was worried about his security. Then he simply told them, “Delhi is still far away.” Ghyasuddin was killed during his return in an accident. This incident made Nizamuddin popular among the people.
Question 7.
Mention the cosmopolitan character of Delhi.
Answer:
Delhi was not dominated by any caste or religion. Generally skilled labourers or craftsmen belonging to the same profession lived in a particular area. The cities however were not very well planned. There was not enough scope for the people to settle according to their caste or creed.
Question 8.
What was the main problem of Delhi?
Answer:
The main problem of Delhi was scarcity of water. It was not possible to provide adequate water for the entire population. The Sultan dug a few ‘hauz’ or tanks but this did not solve the problem. Therefore the city started moving towards the Yamuna. The water problem became acute when the river started changing its course frequently.
Question 9.
What was the sources of water in Delhi?
Answer:
An important source of water in Delhi was the hauz or talao. Digging of water bodies and their renovation was a symbol of good administration. Sultan Iltutmish is credited with building the hauz-i shamsi or hauz-i sultani. Alauddin Khalji had constructed an even bigger four-cornered reservoir. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq built another reservoir in the newly constructed Tughlaqabad.
Question 10.
Write about the importance of Delhi.
Answer:
The importance of Delhi never waned even though it came under the rule of various dynasties. The capital was changed several times during the mughal rule. This was not the case during the Sultanate. All the dynasties of the Sutanate made Delhi the center of their authoriry.
Question 11.
What is the story behind Chandni Chawk?
Answer:
There was a big bazar from Lal Qila to Jahanara Begum Chowk. Shah Jahan’s daughter, Jahan Ara Begam, built a garden to the north of this market and a bath to the sonth. It is said the Chawk would glitter on moonlight night nights and so it was named Chandni Chowk. Yet others claim that the glitter of coins of gold and silver in the chowk caused it to be named so.
Question 12.
Who were engaged in business?
Answer:
The Carvanians and Banjaras would bring food grains. Shahs or Multani merchants adept in long distance trade. They were also money lenders. Multani traders were mainly Hindu, although there were some Muslims as well. Other than these merchants there were several small traders. Some Sufi saints too were engaged in business.
Question 13.
What was Hundi?
Answer:
A kind of paper known as Hundi was introduced by the saraf. It came to be used in the times of Turks. The merchants could buy a hundi from a saraf and take it to different places and exchange it for money. This enabled merchants to carry money from one place to another.
Question 14.
Write about the sea trade in the medieval period.
Answer:
In the mediaval period many merchants from different countries joined the sea trade. Gujarati, Tamil, Telegu, Oriya and Bengali, Malabarase merchants had earned a name for themselves in the trading world. These merchants were from Hindu, Muslim and Jain communities. They traded with the Arab, Persian and South East Asian merchants. Some of the big Indian merchants had their own ships. The rest used to send goods on the ships of others.
Question 15.
When was the East India Company established?
Answer:
In A.D. 1600 The English East India Company was established in London. In 1602 Dutch East India Company was established in Amsterdam. In 1664 the French East India Company was established in Paris.
Question 16.
Give a short description of activities of English merchants.
Answer:
The English merchants first established trade centres in Muculipattam and then in Surat. Thomas Roe, the emmissary of King James I of England, came to the court of Emperor Jahingir. He established trase kothis in Agra, Patna and Burhanpur. Emperor Shah Jahan forced the Portugueseto leave Hooghly for engaging in slave trade. There after the Dutch, English, and French traded freely in India.
Answer in detail (within 100 – 120 words) : (Full mark-5)
Question 1.
Mention the cosmopolitan character of Shahjahanabad.
Answer:
Shahjahanabad had a cosmopolitan population. People of various classes lived in different types of houses. The princes and the Amirs lived in beautiful mansions. The rich merchants lived in brick and stone houses decorated with tiles. Common traders lived above their shops or behind them. The most beautiful and huge mansons were known as Haveli.
Houses inferior to the havelis were called makan and kothi. Apart from these there were bungalows. Many thatched huts existed beside the big houses. In these huts the ordingary soldiers, servants, artisans usually lived. High officials and poor artisans lived side by side.
Question 2.
Write a short note on treders and trading from 13th to 18th century.
Answer:
In India several merchant guilds traded in various parts of the country. In those days there were neither air routes nor rail routes. Road ways and waterways were the only means of communication. many of these routes were inaaccessible. Danger loomed at every step of the journey.
Yet the traders moved from one part of the country to another carrying their commodities for trading on animal backsor on sailing boats or ships. Not only the Indian trader but foreign merchants also came to do business. Many markets, mandis, hamlets, small and big towns grew up on the banks of rivers and sea-coast beacause of trade and commerce.
Question 3.
What were the causes for spreading business during the time of Delhi Sultanate?
Answer:
Business spread during the time of the Delli Sultanate. There were several reasons for this. In the 13th-14th century the Sultans of Delhi founded some new towns and rebuilt houses in the old cities. The Sultans and their nobilitiy, soldiers and the common people started to live in these cities. So the cities became populous.
A lot of raw material and labour was required to construct palaces, mosques, markets, pubs, baths etc. The labourers belonged to different caste and creed. Some were Indians and others came from abroad. Many labourers were enslaved prisoners of war. Import and export developed in course of supplying the people with daily necessities and building materials.
Question 4.
Write about the influx of foreign traders to India.
Answer:
The Portuguese were the pioneers who showed interest in coming to Indiaby sea. Their main interest was to capture the spice trade in India and South East Asia. Indian spices, specially pepper, were much in demand in Europe. The Portuguese wanted to make a good profit by buying the spices from Indian markets and sell them in Europe.
With this objective Vasco da Gama, the emissary of the king of Portugal, came to India. He reached calicut in Malabar in the south, in 1498. After Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese naval commander,Duke of Albuquerque, came to India. He wanted to end Arab domination in the arabian sea trade. The Portuguese secured influence over Goa.
The European merchants were not interested in trading alone. they also wanted control over the sea routes. Their ships were advanced and carried weapons. They became powerful in the Arabian Sea and indian Ocean.
Additional Questions and answers
Question 1.
Write the name of the capital of Chola dynasty.
Answer:
Thenjavur was the capital of Chia dynasty.
Question 2.
What is the name of the river that flowed near Thanjavur?
Answer:
Kaveri river flowed near Thanjavur.
Question 3.
Who built Rajarajeshvara temple?
Answer:
King Rajaraja Chola built Rajarajeshvara temple.
Question 4.
What were the market activities in towns?
Answer:
The towns were bustling with markets selling food grains, spices, cloth, jewllery etc.
Question 5.
How did water get supplied in towns?
Answer:
From wells and tanks water was supplied in towns.
Question 6.
What is meant by ‘pattern of urbanization’?
Answer:
Pattern of urbanization means the process by which cities are developed.
Question 7.
What was the capital of Chauhan reign?
Answer:
Ajmer was the capital of Chauhan reign.
Question 8.
Name the places which were famous for producing cloth.
Answer:
Thanjavur and Uraiyur were famous for producing cloth.
Question 9.
Which kind of cotton was used by the king?
Answer:
Fine cotton was used by the kings.
Question 10.
What did Gujarati traders use to sell?
Answer:
Gujarati traders sold textiles and spices.
Question 11.
Which spices were grown in the tropical climates?
Answer:
Pipper, cinamon, nutmeg, ginger etc. grown in tropical climate.
Question 12.
Who was Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti?
Answer:
Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti was a famous Sufi Saint.
Question 13.
Why were craftsman of Bidar so famous?
Answer:
The craftsmen of Bidar were famous for their inlay work in copper and silver.
Question 14.
When did Hampi fall into ruin?
Answer:
In 1565 the defeat of Vijayanagara by Deccan sultan is the cause of ruin of Hampi.
Question 15.
Which city was called the gate to Mecca?
Answer:
Surat was called gateway to Mecca.
Question 16.
Who had banking houses at Surat?
Answer:
The Kathiward sets ha huge banking houses at Surat.
Question 17.
When did Surat begin to decline?
Answer:
Towards the end of the 17th century Surat began to decline.
Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
Question 1.
An important trade center of western India was ………………..
i) Madurai
ii) Hampi
iii) Masulipattam
iv) Surat
Answer:
iv) Surat
Question 2.
Musalipattanam was famous for ……………….
i) temples
ii) horse trade
iii) trading port
iv) crafts production
Answer:
trading port
Question 3.
Hampi was the capital of which empire ……………….
i) Vijayanagara
ii) Mewar
iii) Mughal
iv) none of these
Answer:
Vijayanagara
Question 4.
Which of the following was not traders ……………….
i) Gujrat Baniyans
ii) The Mandari oswal
iii) Nenadesi
iv) The Banjaras
Answer: Nenadesi
Question 5.
A pilgrim centre was ……………….
i) Surat
ii) Puskar
iii) Bombay
iv) Bijapur
Answer:
ii) Puskar
Question 6.
Which of the following was an example of temple town ……………
i) Berar
ii) Ajmer
iii) Golconda
iv) Tanjavur
Answer:
iv) Tanjavur
Question 7.
The people from distant place visited Surat because it was ……………
i) a beautiful place
ii) the gateway of west Asia
iii) famous town
iv) pilgrim centre
Answer:
ii) the gateway of west Asia
Question 8.
The Rajrajeshvara temple is situated in ……………
i) Thanjavur
ii) Bijapur
iii) Ajmer
iv) Vijayanagara
Answer:
i) Thanjavur
Question 9.
What type of towns existed in medieval period …………..
i) administrative
ii) port
iii) temple
iv) all of these
Answer:
iv) all of these