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Class 7 The Age of Reorganisation worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Shungas, Satavahanas, Kharavela, the Tamil kingdoms, the Kushanas, Gandhara and Mathura art, the Shaka Samvat. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The Shunga dynasty was founded by:
- Kanishka
- Gautamiputra Satakarni
- Kharavela
- Pushyamitra Shunga
Answer
(d) Pushyamitra Shunga
- 2.
Gautamiputra Satakarni was a ruler of which dynasty?
- Satavahana
- Maurya
- Nanda
- Kushana
Answer
(a) Satavahana
- 3.
Where did the Satavahanas rule?
- the Kerala coast
- the northwest and the north
- the Ganga plains
- the Deccan
Answer
(d) the Deccan
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Why is the period after the Mauryas called an age of reorganisation?
Answer
The large empire broke up, and different regions were reorganised into new, competing kingdoms.
- 5.
Name each ruler’s dynasty: (a) Pushyamitra (b) Karikala
Answer
(a) Shunga (b) Chola
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Describe the main kingdoms that rose after the Mauryas.
Answer
The Shungas in the north, the Satavahanas in the Deccan, the Chedis under Kharavela in Kalinga, the Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas in the far south, and the Indo-Greeks, Shakas and Kushanas who came from the northwest.
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