Reshaping India's Political Map — Class 8 MCQs with Answers
Class 8 CBSE Social Science · Chapter 2
72 practice questions · 24 Easy · 24 Medium · 24 Hard · Updated
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Practise the most important Class 8 CBSE Social Science questions from Chapter 2, "Reshaping India's Political Map". You get 9 timed quizzes made from 72 NCERT-based MCQs, with answers and explanations. The questions are split into 24 Easy, 24 Medium and 24 Hard. Warm up on the basics, then move on to the exam-level questions that top scorers in CBSE Board exams get right.
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Reshaping India's Political Map — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 8 Social Science)
6 solved questions from this chapter's difficulty levels, each with its answer and explanation. Tap an option to check yourself.
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- Q1 of 6Easy
In this chapter, the term 'medieval' is used to mean the period in India from the:
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Answer: 11th to the 17th centuries
Explanation: The word originally described European history, so the book fixes its own working range for India.
- Q2 of 6Easy
Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga kingdom built the famed Sūrya temple at:
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Answer: Konark
Explanation: It commemorated in part his victories, including over the Sultanate's governor of Bengal.
- Q3 of 6Medium
In the folklore of Vijayanagara's founding, Harihara and Bukka saw a hare chase a pack of hounds, which their guru Vidyaranya read as a symbol of:
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Answer: resilience and bravery
Explanation: He advised them to build their capital on that very spot.
- Q4 of 6Medium
Babur turned his attention to India after being thrown out of:
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Answer: Samarkand
Explanation: He was a Turkic-Mongol ruler and a descendant of Timur.
- Q5 of 6Hard
Assertion: The Delhi Sultanate was politically unstable. Reason: Almost two sultans in three took power by eliminating their predecessor. Choose the correct option.
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Answer: Both are true, and the reason explains the assertion
Explanation: Violent succession is exactly why the average reign was barely nine years.
- Q6 of 6Hard
Assertion: The Delhi Sultanate never fully controlled the Subcontinent. Reason: Kingdoms such as the Eastern Gangas and Hoysalas repelled its advance. Choose the correct option.
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Answer: Both are true, and the reason explains the assertion
Explanation: Sustained regional resistance is precisely what limited the Sultanate's reach.
Reshaping India's Political Map notes: key concepts (Class 8 Social Science)
Between the 13th and 17th centuries invasions and new dynasties repeatedly redrew India's political map. The Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagara and the Mughals rose and fell, and each faced determined regional resistance.
- Delhi Sultanate
- Formed after Prithviraj Chauhan's defeat in 1192; five Turkic-Afghan dynasties ruled in turn — Mamluks, Khiljis, Tughlaqs, Sayyids and Lodis.
- Jizya
- A tax imposed on non-Muslim subjects in return for protection and exemption from military service; in practice often a burden and a humiliation.
- Token currency
- Muhammad bin Tughlaq's copper coins declared to carry the value of silver or gold; progressive in principle but it invited counterfeiting and damaged trade.
- Vijayanagara Empire
- Founded in the 14th century by Harihara and Bukka Raya, former Tughlaq governors; its capital stood at present-day Hampi.
- Deccan Sultanates
- The five states — Bijapur, Golconda, Berar, Ahmednagar and Bidar — into which the Bahmani Sultanate fragmented.
- Battle of Talikota (1565)
- A coalition of Deccan Sultanates defeated Vijayanagara; the capital was sacked and the empire broke into Nayaka states.
- Sulh-i-kul
- Akbar's doctrine of 'peace with all', accompanied by abolishing the jizya and bringing Rajput and regional leaders into his court.
- Iconoclasm
- The rejection or destruction of religious images considered idolatrous — a motive, alongside plunder, for attacks on temples in this period.
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Between the 13th and 17th centuries invasions and new dynasties repeatedly redrew India's political map. The Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagara and the Mughals rose and fell, and each faced determined regional resistance. Key ideas include Delhi Sultanate, Jizya, Token currency, Vijayanagara Empire, Deccan Sultanates, Battle of Talikota (1565).
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