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8th SOCIAL SCIENCE ENG MDM QUIZ 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the valleys through which the attacks on India have taken place?

a)
Kashmir Valley and Khyber Pass
b)
Gobi Desert and Arabian Sea
c)
Himalayas and Thar Desert
d)
Indus Valley and Bay of Bengal
2.

How old is Rig-Veda as on today?

a)
1,000 years old
b)
3,500 years old
c)
5,000 years old
d)
10,000 years old
3.

Which town was the primary centre for sea trade?

a)
Rome
b)
Paris
c)
Alexandria
d)
Athens
4.

Who has said that Aryan migration theory is wrong?

a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Marie Curie
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
David Frawley
5.

Which are the civilizations of ancient Columbia?

a)
Muisca, Quimbaya, and Tairona
b)
Caral, Nazca, Chachapoyas
c)
Chibcha, Zapotec, Olmec
d)
Aztec, Inca, Maya
6.

Who are the ‘Mayas’?

a)
An ancient civilization in Mesoamerica
b)
A famous rock band from the 1980s
c)
A modern-day political group in Central America
d)
A type of flower found in South America
7.

How are ‘mummies’ preserved?

a)
Mummification
b)
Pickling
c)
Drying
d)
Freezing
8.

How was ‘Hwangho River’ China’s sorrow?

a)
It brought prosperity to the region
b)
It had no impact on the people
c)
It was a source of joy and happiness
d)
It caused devastation through flooding
9.

What is the meaning of Veda?

a)
book
b)
tree
c)
car
d)
knowledge
10.

How many mantra-s are there in Rig-Veda? How are the grouped?

a)
100 mantras, grouped into 5 Mandalas
b)
500 mantras, grouped into 20 Mandalas
c)
1,000 mantras, grouped into 15 Mandalas
d)
10,552 mantras, grouped into 10 Mandalas
11.

Who classified the Veda-s?

a)
Shiva
b)
Vishnu
c)
Vyasa
d)
Brahma
12.

Name two theist texts.

a)
The Book of Mormon and the Tao Te Ching
b)
The Bible and the Quran
c)
The Vedas and the Dhammapada
d)
The Torah and the Bhagavad Gita
13.

What is a Sutra?

a)
A Sutra is a short, precise, and condensed teaching. Examples of sutra literature include the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Diamond Sutra in Buddhism, and the Sutrakritanga in Jainism.
b)
Sutra is a type of spicy Indian dish made with rice and vegetables.
c)
Examples of sutra literature include novels, poetry, and drama.
d)
A Sutra is a type of musical instrument used in traditional Indian music.
14.

What are the Triratnas?

a)

Samyak

darshan

kcharitra

b)

Samyakgyan

Samyakdarshan

Samyakcharitra

c)

Samyakya

Samyaka

Samya

d)

gyanan

dashan

chaitra

15.

Name the sects among the Jains.

a)
Digambara and Svetambara
b)
Catholic and Protestant
c)
Shia and Sunni
d)
Hindu and Buddhist
16.

What is the middle path?

a)
Being indecisive and never making a choice
b)
Taking the most extreme route in every situation
c)
Always following the crowd and never thinking for oneself
d)
Avoiding extremes and finding balance in life
17.

Who were the people influenced by the new religion?

a)

Hindus

b)

None of these

c)

Jains

d)

Sufis

18.

Name the important cities of Ashoka’s period.

a)

ujjain and Tamilnadu

b)

Magadha and Tumkuru

c)

Pataliputra, Taxila, Ujjain, Kalinga and Suvarnagiri

d)

kalinga and vijayanagara

19.

What was the extent of Kanishka’s empire?

a)
Covered parts of South America
b)
Limited to only modern-day India
c)
Extended to Europe and Africa
d)
Vast, covering parts of modern-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
20.

Name the great scientists of the Gupta Age.

a)
Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein
b)
Galileo Galilei and Nicolaus Copernicus
c)
Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel
d)
Aryabhata and Varahamihira
21.

Who was the last king of the Shatavahana?

a)
Chandragupta Maurya
b)
Harsha
c)
Ashoka the Great
d)
Pulomavi IV
22.

The meaning of ‘vid’ is ...................

a)

wisdom

b)

knowledge

c)

truth

d)

enlightenment

23.

Upanishad is a part of ..................

a)

Puranas

b)

Vedic literature

c)

Smritis

d)

Agamas

24.

The vast area of philosophy that derives origin from Shakta - agama is ..........

a)

Yoga

b)

Vedanta

c)

Sankhya

d)

tantra

25.

Geographically, India is a ___________.

a)

Sub-continent and an island

b)

Sub-continent and a peninsula

c)

Peninsula and an island

d)

Peninsula and a country

26.

Buddha delivered his first sermon at __________.

a)

Lumbini

b)

Bodh Gaya

c)

Sarnath

d)

Kushinagar

27.

The original name of Gautama Buddha was __________.

a)

Siddhartha

b)

Devadatta

c)

Ananda

d)

Rahula

28.

Texcoco is a ______________ in Mexico.

a)

mountain

b)

river

c)

lake

d)

volcano

29.

The two kinds of literary sources are _________ and __________.

a)

Native Literature and Foreign Literature

b)

Historical Literature and Mythological Literature

c)

Ancient Literature and Modern Literature

d)

Poetry and Prose

30.

Chanakya came to be known as __________.

a)

Vishnugupta

b)

Kautilya

c)

Vishnu Sharma

d)

Vatsyayana

31.

The founder of the Kushan dynasty was __________.

a)

Kujula Kadphises

b)

Kanishka

c)

Huvishka

d)

Vasudeva I

32.

India’s two main history works are .......... and .............

a)

Vishnu Purana, Shiva Purana

b)

Ramayana, Mahabharata

c)

Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads

d)

Puranas, Vedas

33.

Mahaveera attained ____________ in his 42nd year.

a)

enlightenment

b)

nirvana

c)

moksha

d)

kaivalya

34.

Mahaveera attained Nirvana at __________ in his 72nd year.

a)

Pavapuri

b)

Rajgir

c)

Vaishali

d)

Kundala

35.

The most famous king of the Amorites is __________.

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Sargon

d)

Ashurbanipal

36.

The language of the Romans is __________.

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Arabic

37.

The word Veda is derived from ............... root sound.

a)

gyan

b)

vid

c)

dharm

d)

yog

38.

Hieroglyphics are called _____________.

a)

sacred writing

b)

ancient language

c)

holy symbols

d)

secret code

39.

The other name of sanatana dharma is .....................

a)

Eternal Religion

b)

Hindu dharma

c)

Divine Path

d)

Sacred Way

40.

The capital of the Cholas was _________.

a)

Tanjavur

b)

Madurai

c)

Chennai

d)

Delhi

41.

The capital of the Mauryas was ___________.

a)

Pataliputra

b)

Ujjain

c)

Taxila

d)

Kalinga

42.

The ruling deity of the Incas was ___________.

a)

Tupec

b)

Inti

c)

Viracocha

d)

Pachamama

43.

Vardhamana was born at __________.

a)

Kundala

b)

Vaishali

c)

Pavapuri

d)

Rajgir

44.

The kings who ruled Egypt are called ___________.

a)

Emperors

b)

Sultans

c)

Pharaohs

d)

Chieftains

45.

The first sermon of Buddha is called _________.

a)

Dharma Chakra Pravarthana

b)

Anitya Dukkha Anatta

c)

Noble Eightfold Path

d)

Four Noble Truths

46.

‘Princep’ means ___________.

a)

The First Citizen of the State

b)

The Royal Heir

c)

The Nobleman

d)

The Supreme Leader

47.

The first Jain Tirthankara was ____________.

a)

Rishabha

b)

Parshvanatha

c)

Mahavira

d)

Neminatha

48.

The Greeks referred to Mesopotamia as ___________.

a)

land of the gods

b)

river valley

c)

land between the rivers

d)

ancient civilization

49.

The new era of Kanishka’s reign is called the ______________.

a)

Vikrama

b)

Gupta

c)

Kanishka

d)

Saka

50.

The one that is heard is called ............... and the one that is memorised is .............

a)

veda, upanishad

b)

smriti, shruti

c)

shruti, smriti

d)

mantra, sutra

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