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

1. What is brocade?

A type of stone used for temple construction

A rich fabric woven with a raised pattern, typically using gold or silver thread

A form of devotional singing

A technique for producing miniature paintings

Question 1 of 20

2. What is the significance of the Geographical Indication (GI) tag associated with Banarasi saris?

It allows every sari made anywhere to be called Banarasi.

It prohibits traditional weaving techniques.

It requires all saris to be manufactured outside Banaras.

It protects the regional identity of the craft and restricts the use of the Banarasi name to qualifying products.

Question 2 of 20

3. From which animals is the soft wool used to make pashmina shawls obtained?

Goats of Ladakh and Kashmir

Camels of Rajasthan

Sheep of coastal Kerala

Yaks of the eastern plains

Question 3 of 20

4. Which design motif is characteristic of Persian influence in pashmina shawl embroidery?

Images of mechanical clocks

Maps of military campaigns

Floral motifs, including the curved teardrop-shaped buta

Only plain, undecorated geometric borders

Question 4 of 20

5. Which of the following is a group of Indian languages that flourished in literature during this period?

Greek, Latin, and Egyptian

Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Odia, Hindavi, Bengali, and Marathi

Only Arabic and Persian

Only Sanskrit and Prakrit

Question 5 of 20

6. Which new style of Bengali folk songs is associated with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's influence?

Dhrupad

Qawwali

Paṭṭachitra

Dhamali

Question 6 of 20

7. Who translated the Mahabharata into Bengali during the early 16th century?

Kavindra Paramesvara

Abul Fazl

Faizi

Nilakantha Somayaji

Question 7 of 20

8. Which language became important in Mughal administration and courtly culture?

Tamil

Kannada

Persian

Odia

Question 8 of 20

9. Who translated Bhaskaracharya's mathematical work Lilavati into Persian?

Amir Khusro

Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak, known as Faizi

Dara Shikoh

Kavindra Paramesvara

Question 9 of 20

10. Which historical work by Kalhana was translated into Persian?

Natyashastra

Guru Granth Sahib

Varadambika Parinaya

Rajatarangini

Question 10 of 20

11. How did Urdu develop in the Ganga-Yamuna plains?

It developed from Hindi/Hindavi and incorporated words from Arabic and Persian.

It developed solely from Greek and Latin.

It developed exclusively from Tamil and Telugu.

It was created as a language of temple inscriptions.

Question 11 of 20

12. What is the name of the regional form of Urdu that developed south of the Deccan?

Dhamali

Hindustani

Dakhini

Prakrit

Question 12 of 20

13. Which literary figure is known as the “father of Urdu literature” and wrote primarily in Hindavi?

Tansen

Amir Khusro

Purandaradasa

Narayana Pandita

Question 13 of 20

14. Which mathematician authored the work Ganita Kaumudi in the 14th century?

Madhava

Bhaskaracharya

Dara Shikoh

Narayana Pandita

Question 14 of 20

15. Which scholar made pioneering contributions to calculus and the study of infinite series in southern India?

Madhava

Abul Fazl

Amir Khusro

Nizamuddin Auliya

Question 15 of 20

16. Which scholar developed a planetary model involving Mercury and Venus orbiting the Sun without enclosing the Earth in their orbits?

Narayana Pandita

Tansen

Nilakantha Somayaji

Kavindra Paramesvara

Question 16 of 20

17. What was Indian saltpetre used for during Akbar's time?

Producing silk thread

Making gunpowder and cooling water and beverages

Creating floral designs on pashmina shawls

Building stone temples

Question 17 of 20

18. Which rose-based perfume was developed during the period described?

Dakhini

Charbagh

Dhamali

Itr Jahangir

Question 18 of 20

19. Which three medical systems were widely practised in India during this period?

Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani

Only modern allopathic medicine

Ayurveda, Greek medicine alone, and European surgery

Siddha, Dakhini, and Hindavi

Question 19 of 20

20. Which monument in Odisha is noted for its intricately carved stone wheels and was constructed in the 13th century?

Sheesh Mahal

Ranakpur Temple

Surya Mandir at Konark

Nishat Bagh

Question 20 of 20

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