This MCQ module is based on: India — A Home to Many: Exercises
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India — A Home to Many: Exercises
🎓 Class 7
Social Science
CBSE
Theory
Ch 5 — A Home to Many — India Through the Ages
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Exercises — India, A Home to Many
Exploring Society: India and Beyond — Part II | Chapter 5 Exercises
Key Terms Recap
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
The world is one family — an ancient Indian value that has guided India's acceptance of diverse communities.
Persecution
Hostility directed at a group, often based on religion, ethnicity, or political motives.
Synagogue
A place of worship for the Jewish community.
Zoroastrianism
One of the world's oldest religions, founded by Zarathushtra, centred on Ahura Mazda and the choice of good over evil.
NCERT Textbook Questions & Activities
Q1. Map Activity L3 Apply
On the outline of a world map, try to trace the routes that the communities mentioned in this chapter may have used to reach India. What types of physical geographies did they have to negotiate?
Q2. Short Answer L2 Understand
What are the key values intrinsic to Indian culture that enable it to welcome people of different backgrounds?
Q3. Research Activity L4 Analyse
Homi Bhabha, Sam Maneckshaw, Ratan Tata, Fali Nariman, Nani Palkhivala, and Cornelia Sorabji are a few names of Parsis who excelled in their respective fields. Find out more about people from other communities that made India their home and their contributions.
Q4. Group Project L6 Create
Divide the class into groups. Each group takes up a small project to study a community listed in this chapter. Share what you have gathered through one of these ways: drama, posters, song, painting, etc.
Communities & Their Reasons for Coming to India
L4 Analyse
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Competency-Based Questions — Exercises
Scenario: A school is organising a Cultural Heritage Fair. Each class has to represent one community that made India its home. Class 7-B has chosen the Tibetan community.
Q1. Why did Tibetans seek refuge in India in 1959?
L2 Understand
Q2. Explain how the Indian government helped the Tibetan refugees preserve their culture.
L3 Apply
Q3. Compare the reasons why the Parsis and the Tibetans came to India. What similarities and differences do you find?
L4 Analyse
Creative Q. Design a stall for the Cultural Heritage Fair representing any one of the communities mentioned in the chapter. Describe what you would include.
L6 Create
✎ Variety Question Block — Exercises
True or False
1. India has the largest population of Zoroastrians (Parsis) in the world today.
True
2. The Bahai faith was founded in ancient Egypt.
False
Correction: The Bahai faith was founded in mid-19th century Persia (modern-day Iran) by Bahaullah.
3. Syriac Christians settled on the Malabar coast of India (present-day Kerala).
True
4. The Cheraman Juma Masjid in Kerala was built by Armenian traders.
False
Correction: The Cheraman Juma Masjid was built with the help of Arab merchants who settled in Kerala from the 7th century onward.
Match the Following
Maharaja Digvijaysinhji
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Polish orphans rescued during WWII
Raja Jadi Rana
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Welcomed the Parsis to Sanjan
Dalai Lama
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Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
Hirabai Lobi
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Siddi community, Padma Shri 2023
Creative / Open-Ended
Think and Write: Are there communities in your neighbourhood whose ancestors might have come to India centuries ago? Research their story and write a short paragraph about how they became part of Indian society.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the important questions in NCERT Class 7 History Chapter 5?
NCERT Class 7 History Chapter 5 includes multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, long answer questions, and competency-based questions (CBQ). Students should focus on key concepts, definitions, and application-based reasoning from the chapter for thorough exam preparation.
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The CBSE marking scheme for Class 7 History typically includes 1-mark MCQs, 3-mark short answer questions, and 5-mark long answer questions. Competency-based questions (CBQ) involving case studies and data interpretation are also included as per NEP 2020 guidelines.
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NCERT exercises form the foundation for Class 7 History exams. Most CBSE board questions are directly or indirectly based on NCERT content. Practising all in-text and end-of-chapter questions along with CBQ-format practice ensures comprehensive preparation.
What types of questions come from Chapter 5 in Class 7 History?
Chapter 5 of Class 7 History typically features objective-type MCQs, assertion-reason questions, short descriptive answers, map-based or diagram questions, and case-study based CBQ questions testing analysis and evaluation skills.
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