CBSE Class 7 Social Science Empires and Kingdoms: 6th to 10th Centuries (Class 7 NCERT New) Quiz 2

1. Which action would the caste system have prevented from occurring in ancient India?

A A ruler being removed from power by the military. B The children of Hindu priests marrying each other. C A successful general becoming a scholar later in his life. D The child of a farm worker becoming a household servant.

2. Which statement best describes the development of the Mauryan Empire?

A It began with the unification of northern India by a single ruler and spread southward through future conquests. B It began with the Aryan conquest of the Indus River civilization and quickly covered nearly the entire Indian subcontinent. C It began with the creation of a large empire in central Asia that spread southward through conquest to include India. D It began with the intermarriage among the ruling families of different kingdoms and was gradually controlled by a single family.

3. Which statement best explains how mathematics benefited from the invention of the zero by Gupta mathematicians?

A The zero creates a method for representing negative quantities, which has applications in science as well as commerce. B The zero allows mathematicians to extend the number system beyond humans’ ability to count only objects that they can see. C The zero introduced abstract concepts into mathematics, which connected it with developmentsoccurring in religion and philosophy. D The zero makes it possible to use a placeholder system that shortens the writing of numbers and makes mathematical operations easier to perform.

4. Which event took place after the death of Emperor Ashoka?

A Hinduism returned as India’s dominant religion. B India fell under foreign control for several centuries. C The hold of the caste system over Indian society began to weaken. D Buddhists throughout India were persecuted and driven out of the country.

5. The caste system was outlawed in India in 1949. This action, however, did not eliminate caste-based discrimination or social divisions based on caste differences.Where would a person traveling to India today most likely notice caste-based divisions?

A in the poor areas of large cities B in economically under-developed rural areas C among the members of opposing political parties D between information workers and manufacturing workers

6. An Indian artist living during Gupta times would most likely have produced

A a bronze statue of Vishnu B ivory carving of an elephant C a decorated map of the world D a watercolor painting of the Himalayas

7. Indian mathematicians working during the time of the Gupta Empire were responsible for which mathematicalachievement?

A a decimal system for writing numbers B a mechanical device for adding and multiplying C a system of symbols to represent abstract concepts D a way of representing geometric shapes as equations

8. Which group of people had early influences on the culture of India that can still be seen today?

A Vedic Era cultures who developed written scriptures B Buddhist missionaries from East Asia and Southeast Asia C Greek and Roman conquerors who briefly controlled parts of India D Mesopotamian traders who first made contact with Indian civilizations

9. Which statement best explains the impact of the creation of a written form of Sanskrit?

A It strengthened the Vedic tradition that became Hinduism. B It slowed the spread of Aryan cultural influences in India. C It gave Hindu scholars an important place in the political system. D It made it possible for Indians to abandon their nomadic lifestyle.

10. Which statement best explains why the Aryans’ settlement in India helped in the creation of a written form of theirlanguage?

A Once the Aryans had taken control of India, they developed a bureaucracy that needed to keep good records to control the vast territory. B The peoples that the Aryans conquered already had an alphabet that the Aryans adopted for their own language once they had taken control. C By giving up their nomadic lifestyle, the Aryans were able to develop a settled way of life that made it possible to develop their culture further. D Prior to the Aryans’ arrival in India, Sanskrit was mostly spoken by priests, who had no need to transmit their ideas to other members of society.