Emergence of New Kingdom in North India Book Back Questions 7th Social Science Lesson 2

7th Social Science Lesson 2

2] Emergence of New Kingdom in North India

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There was a prolonged tripartite struggle between the Gurjara Pratiharas of Malwa, the Rashtrakutas of Deccan and the Palas of Bengal, as each one of them wanted to establish their supremacy over the fertile region of Kanauj. In the process, all the three powers were weakened.

There is a long epic poem Prithvirajraso, composed by the bard Chand Bardai, a few centuries later. The story goes like this: The daughter of the King of Kanauj was to marry. A suyamwara (the bride choosing the bridegroom of her choice) was held to enable her to choose her husband. But she was in love with Prithiviraj and desired to marry him. Prithiviraj was the enemy of her father. In order to insult him, the King of Kanauj had not only denied him an invitation but had placed a statue of Prithiviraj as door keeper at the entrance to his court. To the shock of everyone assembled, the princess rejected the princess present and garlanded the statue of Prithiviraj, indicating her choice. Prithiviraj, who had been hiding in the vicinity, jumped in a rode away with the princess in a horse. Later both of them were married.

The Raksha Bandan (Rakhi) tradition is attributed to Rajput’s. Raksha (protection) Bandhan (to tie) is a festival that celebrated brotherhood and love. It is believed that if a woman ties a rakhi around the wrists of male members, it means they are treating them like brothers. Such men are placed under an obligation to protect them. Rabindranath Tagore started a mass Raksha Bandhan festival during the Partition of Bengal (1905) , in which he encouraged Hindu and Muslim women to tie a rakhi on men from the other community and make them their brother. The exercise was designed to counter British efforts to create a divide between Hindus and Muslims.

Arab Conquest of Sind and its Impact: In A.D. (CE) 712, Muhammad bin Qasim who was the commander of the Umayyad kingdom invaded Sind. Qasim defeated Dahir, the ruler of Sind, and killed him in the battle. The capital of Sind, Aror, was captured. Qasim extended his conquest further into Multan. He organised the administration of Sind. The people of Sind were given the status of ‘protected subjects.’ There was no interference in the lives and religions of the people. But soon Qasim was recalled by the Caliph. The Arab scholars visited Sind and studied many Indian literary works. They translated many Sanskrit books on astronomy, philosophy, mathematics and medicine into Arabic. They learnt the numerals 0 to 9 from India. Until then, the people in the West did not know the use of zero. Through the Arabs, Europe gained more knowledge in mathematics. The importance of zero was learnt by them from India. It is believed that the people in the west and the Arabs learnt the game of chess only from the Indians.

Choose the best answers:

1. Who wrote Prithvirajraso?

(a) Kalhana

(b) Vishakadatta

(c) Rajasekara

(d) Chand Bardai

2. Who was the first prominent ruler of Pratiharas?

(a) Bhoja I

(b) Naga Bhatta I

(c) Jayapala

(d) Chandradeva

3. Ghazni was a small principality in ______________

(a) Mangolia

(b) Turkey

(c) Persia

(d) Afghanistan

4. What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?

(a) To destroy idolatry

(b) To plunder the wealth of India

(c) To spread Islam in India

(d) To establish a Muslim state in India

Fill in the blanks:

1. _______________ was the founder of Vikramashila University.

2. Arabs conquered Sind in ______________

3. The city of Ajmeer was founded by _____________

4. The Khandarya temple is in ______________

Match the following:

A B

1. Khajuraho – Mount Abu

2. Sun temple – Bundelkhand

3. Dilwara Temple – Konark

State true or false. If false, correct the statement:

1. Rajputra is a Latin word.

2. King Gopala was elected by the people.

3. The temple at Mount Abu is dedicated to Lord Shiva.

4. Raksha Bandan is a festival of brotherhood.

5. Indians learnt the numerals 0-9 from Arabs.

Consider the following the statements and tick the appropriate answer:

1. Assertion: The tripartite struggle was to have control over Kanauj.

Reason: Kanauj was a big city.

(a) R is the correct explanation of A

(b) R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is wrong and R is correct

(d) A and R are wrong

2. Statement I: Mahipala could not extend his domain beyond Benaras.

Statement II: Mahipala and Rajendra Chola were contemporaries.

(a) I is correct

(b) II is correct

(c) I and II are correct

(d) I and II are false

3. Assertion: India’s Islamic period did not begin after Arab conquest of Sind in AD (CE) 712.

Reason: Gurjara Pratiharas gave a stiff resistance to Arabs.

(a) R is the correct explanation of A

(b) R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is correct and R is wrong

(d) A is wrong and R is correct

4. Assertion: The second battle of Tarain was lost by Prithiviraj.

Reason: There was disunity among the Rajputs.

(a) R is the correct explanation of A

(b) R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is correct and R is wrong

(d) A is wrong and R is correct

5. Consider the following statements and find out which is/are correct:

1. Raksha Bandan tradition is attributed to Rajputs.

2. Tagore started mass Raksha Bandan festival during Partition of Bengal.

3. Raksha Bandan was to counter the British attempt to create a divide between Hindus and Muslims.

(a) 1 is correct

(b) 2 is correct

(c) 3 is correct

(d) All the above are correct

Answers:

Choose the best answers:

1. Chand Bardai 2. Naga Bhatta I 3. Afghanistan 4. To plunder the wealth of India

Fill in the blanks:

1. Dharma Palar 2. 712 3. Shima Raj 4. Madhya Pradesh

Match the following:

1. Bundelkhand 2. Konark 3. Mount Abu

State true or false:

1.False

Correct Statement: Rajputra is a Sanskrit word.

2.True

3.False

Correct Statement: The temple at Mount Abu is a Jain temple.

4.True

5.False

Correct Statement: Arab’s learnt the numerals 0-9 from the Indians.

Consider the following the statements and tick the appropriate answer:

1. R is not the correct explanation of A
2. Statement I and II are correct.
3. A is correct and R is wrong.
4. A is correct and R is wrong.
5. All the above are correct.