MCQ Ch 8 Cultural Currents: 13th to 17th Class 8 Social Science

1. What is culture?

Dependence only on foreign traditions

ich three common patterns helped Indian culture remain strong during the 13th to 17th centuries?

Complete isolation, rejection of art, and the end of education

Continuation of traditional practices, patronage by rulers, and participation of people across society

Abandonment of regional languages and religious practices

Question 1 of 20

2. Which statement best describes the Bhakti tradition?

It depended entirely on royal ceremonies.

It rejected devotional songs and poetry.

It focused exclusively on the study of mathematics.

It offered a path of devotion that did not require rituals or priests.

Question 2 of 20

3. Which message was central to the teachings of Kabirdas?

There is one God, and religious rituals should not become barriers to spiritual understanding.

Spiritual understanding is possible only through expensive ceremonies.

People should remain separated according to their religious communities.

Only rulers can understand the nature of God.

Question 3 of 20

4. What was the main social message promoted by Ravidas through his poetry?

The superiority of wealthy communities

The importance of royal privileges

Equality and the oneness of all people

The need to strengthen divisions based on birth

Question 4 of 20

5. Which sacred text preserves the teachings of Guru Nanak along with hymns of several Hindu saints?

Ain-i-Akbari

Guru Granth Sahib

Rajatarangini

Lilavati

Question 5 of 20

6. Which Bhakti saint is particularly associated with Rajasthan?

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Purandaradasa

Dnyaneshwar

Mirabai

Question 6 of 20

7. What did Kabir's comparison of wheat grains becoming flour illustrate?

The importance of agricultural trade

The superiority of one religious community over another

The disappearance of distinctions when divine unity is realised

The need to avoid sharing food with others

Question 7 of 20

8. What is Sufism primarily concerned with?

Devotion and an inner, personal search for God

Military training and territorial expansion

The construction of forts and palaces

The rejection of all forms of spiritual practice

Question 8 of 20

9. Which devotional musical form is associated with Sufi traditions and the blending of Indian, Persian, and Arabic singing traditions?

Dhamali

Qawwali

Dhrupad

Paṭṭachitra

Question 9 of 20

10. Which two Sufi saints encouraged music as a means of connecting with God?

Kabir and Ravidas

Tukaram and Namdev

Nizamuddin Auliya and Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

Dnyaneshwar and Kanakadasa

Question 10 of 20

11. What does the term “zikr” refer to in Sufi practice?

A miniature painting technique

A method of weaving silk

A type of royal garden

Remembrance of God through repetitive chanting or silent recitation of divine names

Question 11 of 20

12. Which Mughal prince supported the idea that Vedanta and Sufism could lead towards a universal truth?

Dara Shikoh

Akbar

Jahangir

Aurangzeb

Question 12 of 20

13. Which devotional tradition is associated with the Divya Prabandham and Tiruvachakam?

Mughal court painting

The devotional traditions of the Alvars and Nayanars

Persian garden design

The Kerala School of Mathematics

Question 13 of 20

14. Which text brought together dance, drama, music, science, mathematics, aesthetics, and mythology?

Lilavati

Rajatarangini

Guru Granth Sahib

Natyashastra

Question 14 of 20

15. Which traditional storytelling art uses painted cloth panels and is associated with Odisha, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh?

Paṭṭachitra

Dhrupad

Zardozi

Zikr

Question 15 of 20

16. Which form of classical music developed in northern India?

Siddha music

Dakhini

Hindustani classical music

Carnatic classical music

Question 16 of 20

17. Which ruler of Gwalior supported the development of dhrupad to new heights in the late 15th century?

Krishnadevaraya

Raja Mansingh Tomar

Raja Man Singh I

Akbar

Question 17 of 20

18. Which musician became one of the nine ratnas at Akbar's court?

Amir Khusro

Purandaradasa

Kanakadasa

Tansen

Question 18 of 20

19. Which instruments evolved into their modern forms through experimentation during this period?

Sitar and tabla

Flute and conch only

Tambourine and bell only

Veena and cymbals only

Question 19 of 20

20. What made Mughal miniature paintings distinct from traditional Rajput paintings?

They completely avoided royal patronage.

They depicted only village festivals and agricultural activities.

They were shaped by Persian influences and often portrayed court scenes, landscapes, and portraits.

They were made exclusively on the walls of temples.

Question 20 of 20

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