Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 7 — Chapter 7: The Gupta Era: An Age of Tireless Creativity
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. When did the Gupta Empire flourish? [1]
(A) Around 320-550 CE
(B) Around 1000 BCE
(C) Around 100 CE
(D) Around 1500 CE
2. What is the Gupta period often called? [1]
(A) The Golden Age of India
(B) The Dark Age
(C) The Age of War
(D) The Iron Age
3. Who was Aryabhata? [1]
(A) A mathematician and astronomer
(B) A poet
(C) A warrior
(D) A trader
4. What did Aryabhata contribute to? [1]
(A) Concepts of pi, zero and Earth's rotation
(B) Only poetry
(C) Only art
(D) Only warfare
5. Who was a famous Gupta-era writer? [1]
(A) Kalidasa
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chanakya
(D) Akbar
6. What are the Ajanta caves known for? [1]
(A) Beautiful paintings
(B) Modern architecture
(C) Nothing notable
(D) Only warfare records
7. What allowed scholars and artists to thrive in Gupta times? [1]
(A) Peaceful and prosperous conditions
(B) Constant warfare
(C) Poverty
(D) Isolation
8. What legacy did the Gupta Empire leave? [1]
(A) A lasting influence on Indian culture
(B) No legacy at all
(C) Only negative impact
(D) Only military influence
9. What does the Iron Pillar of Delhi show? [1]
(A) Advanced Gupta metallurgy
(B) Modern technology
(C) Foreign influence only
(D) Nothing significant
10. What temple style developed during the Gupta period? [1]
(A) Nagara style
(B) Dravidian style only
(C) Mughal style
(D) Gothic style
11. What characterises Nagara style temples? [1]
(A) Curved towers (shikharas)
(B) Flat roofs only
(C) No towers at all
(D) Glass domes
12. What is the Panchatantra? [1]
(A) A collection of moral fables
(B) A type of temple
(C) A scientific instrument
(D) A type of coin
13. Who wrote famous Sanskrit plays in this era? [1]
(A) Kalidasa
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chanakya
(D) Akbar
14. What supported the flourishing of Gupta culture? [1]
(A) Stability and royal patronage
(B) Constant warfare
(C) Isolation
(D) Poverty
15. What field, besides maths, did Gupta scholars advance? [1]
(A) Medicine and metallurgy
(B) Only warfare
(C) Only trade
(D) Only farming
16. Why is this Gupta legacy still relevant? [1]
(A) It is still celebrated and studied today
(B) It has no relevance today
(C) It was forgotten completely
(D) Only historians study it