Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 15 — Chapter 15: Empires and Kingdoms: 6th to 10th Centuries
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Which dynasty was known for naval power in the south? [1]
(A) The Cholas
(B) The Rajputs
(C) The Mughals
(D) The British
2. Which kingdoms were known for warrior traditions in the north? [1]
(A) The Rajputs
(B) The Cholas
(C) The Pandyas
(D) The Chalukyas
3. What time period is 'early medieval India'? [1]
(A) Roughly 6th to 12th centuries CE
(B) Roughly 1500-1900 CE
(C) Roughly 100 BCE-100 CE
(D) Roughly 1900-2000 CE
4. What were southern kingdoms known for besides naval power? [1]
(A) Temple architecture
(B) Only farming
(C) Only mining
(D) Only fishing
5. Who did the Cholas trade with? [1]
(A) Southeast Asia
(B) Only local villages
(C) Only Europe
(D) No one
6. What were Rajputs known for building? [1]
(A) Forts
(B) Only temples
(C) Only ships
(D) Only markets
7. What did regional kingdoms contribute to India? [1]
(A) Diverse architectural and cultural traditions
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only conflict
(D) Only decline
8. Why study early medieval regional kingdoms? [1]
(A) They shaped India's diverse heritage
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful
9. What is a feature of Dravidian temple architecture? [1]
(A) Large gopurams (gateway towers)
(B) Curved shikharas only
(C) Flat roofs only
(D) Glass domes
10. What developed alongside Sanskrit literature? [1]
(A) Regional languages like Tamil and Kannada
(B) No other languages developed
(C) Only foreign languages
(D) Only spoken language, no literature
11. What was the Bhakti movement? [1]
(A) A devotional movement emphasising personal devotion
(B) A military movement
(C) A trade movement
(D) A political movement only
12. What did Bhakti movement value over complex rituals? [1]
(A) Personal devotion to a deity
(B) More complex rituals
(C) Nothing specific
(D) Only wealth
13. What region is the Dravidian style associated with? [1]
(A) South India
(B) North India only
(C) Only Central Asia
(D) Only the Himalayas
14. What languages developed literature during this period? [1]
(A) Tamil, Kannada and Bengali
(B) Only English
(C) Only Sanskrit, nothing else
(D) No languages developed
15. What do these cultural developments contribute to? [1]
(A) India's rich, diverse heritage
(B) Nothing valuable
(C) Only confusion
(D) Only decline
16. Why study medieval cultural developments? [1]
(A) They shaped much of India's heritage still celebrated today
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful