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Class 7 The Rise of Empires worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Magadha and the Mauryas, Kautilya’s Arthashastra and saptanga, Ashoka and his edicts. 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 Maurya Empire was founded by:
- Dhana Nanda
- Porus
- Ashoka
- Chandragupta Maurya
Answer
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
- 2.
Who was Megasthenes?
- Greek envoy who wrote the Indika
- a ruler who fought Alexander
- son of Chandragupta and father of Ashoka
- the last Nanda king of Magadha
Answer
(a) Greek envoy who wrote the Indika
- 3.
In Kautilya’s saptanga, “mitra” means:
- the treasury
- the ministers
- the forts
- the allies
Answer
(d) the allies
Section B · short answer
- 4.
What is an empire?
Answer
A large state in which one ruler controls many smaller kingdoms or territories.
- 5.
Who was each? (a) Dhana Nanda (b) Chandragupta Maurya
Answer
(a) the last Nanda king of Magadha (b) founder of the Maurya Empire
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Describe how Magadha grew into the Maurya Empire.
Answer
Magadha rose between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE under rulers like Ajatashatru and the Nandas; around 321 BCE Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the last Nanda and built a vast empire with its capital at Pataliputra.
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