CBSE Class 7 Social Science The Rise of Empires (Class 7 NCERT New) Quiz 13

1. The language used in Ashoka’s inscriptions.

A Prakrit B Sanskrit C Pali D Tamil

2. The Greek ambassador who wrote Indica.

A Megasthenes B Seleucus Nicator C Ptolemy D Arrian

3. The ruler defeated by Alexander at the Battle of Hydaspes.

A Porus B Darius III C Chandragupta Maurya D Seleucus Nicator

4. The capital city of the Mauryan Empire.

A Pataliputra B Taxila C Ujjain D Vaishali

5. Who sponsored voyages along Africa’s coast, earning the title “The Navigator”?

A Christopher Columbus B Prince Henry of Portugal C Vasco da Gama D Ferdinand Magellan

6. What treaty divided newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal in 1494?

A Treaty of Versailles B Treaty of Paris C Treaty of Tordesillas D Treaty of Utrecht

7. Which explorer reached India by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope?

A Ferdinand Magellan B Vasco da Gama C Marco Polo D Amerigo Vespucci

8. What was the main goal of early European explorers?

A To find a route to the Americas B To find new trade routes to Asia C To conquer African kingdoms D To spread democratic government

9. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) is best known for controlling trade in which region?

A North America B East Indies (Indonesia) C West Africa D Middle East

10. Why did Spain and Portugal become leading powers during the Age of Exploration?

A They invented gunpowder weapons. B They had strong monarchies and navigational skills. C They had the largest populations. D They were allies of the Ottoman Empire.