NCERT Class 8 Social Science Chapter 8 Cultural Currents: 13th to 17th Centuries Test Mock Test
This free online test covers Chapter 8, Cultural Currents: 13th to 17th Centuries, from the NCERT Class 8 Exploring Society India and Beyond Part II textbook. The 30 questions are written directly from the chapter — definitions, processes, worked examples and the points the book italicises — so a score here tells you how much of the chapter actually stuck, not how well you guess. Each answer carries an explanation that says why the right option is right and why the other three fail, which is where most of the learning happens. Attempt it after your first read of the chapter, then again before the exam. There is no negative marking, and you can review the full solution the moment you submit.
Duration
30 mins
Questions
30 MCQs
Total Marks
30 pts
Negative
0 per wrong
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Sample Questions
Q1.Which three common patterns does the chapter say run through the turbulent period from the 13th to the 17th centuries?
- AContinuation of traditional practices in Indian communities, patronage from rulers of various backgrounds, and active participation by people across all sections of society
- BComplete replacement of older traditions, patronage confined to Mughal rulers, and participation limited to the aristocracy
- CUniformity of art across regions, state control of all education, and the decline of devotional music
- DWithdrawal of royal patronage, migration of artists abroad, and the end of regional languages
Q2.What does the chapter say about the bhakti marga as a spiritual path?
- AIt was the path of devotion, established as one of the multiple paths to moksha, and it did not require rituals or priests
- BIt was introduced for the first time in the 15th century by Kabirdas
- CIt was the only recognised path to moksha and required elaborate temple rituals
- DIt was a path open only to those who could read Sanskrit texts
Q3.What was distinctive about the compositions of Kabirdas, who lived in the 15th century in present-day Uttar Pradesh?
- AThey dealt mainly with the deeds of rulers and their court life
- BThey spoke of one god and decried the rituals of both Hinduism and Islam
- CThey defended the rituals of Hinduism against criticism from Islam
- DThey were composed only in Sanskrit for temple recitation
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