Multan and Sind were dominated by the tribe called

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(a)

Arghuns

(b)

Langahs

(c)

Balochis

(d)

Both (a) and (b)

Chero chiefdoms had emerged by the

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(a)

11th century

(b)

13th century

(c)

12th century

(d)

14th century

The 84 villages or Chaurasi was further subdivided into:

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(a)

Tanda

(b)

Barhots

(c)

Khel

(d)

Clan

The Gonds practised:

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(a)

Shifting cultivation

(b)

Intensive agriculture

(c)

Subsistence cultivation

(d)

Plantation agriculture

Practising system of having many wives were called:

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(a)

Polygamous

(b)

Swayamvaras

(c)

Jauhar

(d)

Buranji

A census of the population was carried on under the_________

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(a)

Ahoms

Each village under Ahom had to send a number of paiks by_______

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(a)

rotation

The _________________  prescribed the Varna rules.

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(a)

Brahmanas

Mundars is an important tribe of _____________

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(a)

Bihar

Rathakaras were ______________

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(a)

chariot-makers

The Gonds were Nomadic pastoralists.

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(a) True

(b) False

The Ahoms practiced shifting cultivation.

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(a) True

(b) False

Akbar Nama mentions the Gond kingdom of Garha Katanga that had 70,000 villages

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(a) False

(b) True

Ahom society was divided into clans/khels.

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(a) False

(b) True

Most of the tribes kept written records.

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(a) True

(b) False

Where did the tribes settle?

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(a)

The tribes settled in forests, hills, deserts and places which are difficult to reach.

Where did the Kolis reside?

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(a)

The Kolis resided in the Maharashtra highlands and Karnataka.

What made Brahmanas more influential in the Gond Society ?

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(a)

The Gond raja began to grant land to Brahmanas. This made them influential.

What do you mean by 'Paiks and Bhuiyans?'

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(a)

Paiks were the labourers who were forced to work in Ahom state. Bhuiyans were the landlords.

What made Garha Katanga a rich state?

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(a)

Garha Katanga earned huge wealth by trapping and exporting wild elephants to other kingdoms. This made it a rich state.