Question
Class 7Social ScienceIndia a Home to Many

Match the communities in Column A with their corresponding characteristics or contributions in Column B.

Column A

Column B

1. Bene Israel

(a) Traditional medicine system called Sowa Rigpa

2. Parsis

(b) Built India’s oldest mosque, Cheraman Juma Masjid

3. Arab merchants

(c) Shipwrecked near Konkan coast around 175 BCE

4. Armenian

(d) Legend of milk, and sugar with Raja Jadi Rana

5. Tibetan refugees

(e) Abdul hai served as Chief Justice in Akbar’s court

Verified Answer

1 - C (The Bene Israel Jewish community arrived around 175 BCE when their ship was shipwrecked near the Konkan coast south of Mumbai.)

2 - D (According to legend, a wise Parsi man dissolved sugar in milk to show Raja Jadi Rāṇā how they would enrich Indian society.)

3 - B (Arab merchants who came from the 7th century onward helped build India's oldest mosque, the Cheraman Juma Masjid, in Kerala.)

4 - E (Armenians played important roles in the Mughal royal household, with Abdul Hai serving as Chief Justice in Emperor Akbar's court.)

5 - A (Tibetan refugees brought their traditional medicine system Sowa Rigpa, also called 'Art of Healing', which is now part of India's AYUSH programme.)