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WorksheetsSocil quiz: 18th Century Political Formations
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Where were the Britishers First ruling a major part of India? Also Name the Company which was started by the Britishes:
Southern part, ESIA (English South India Company)
Northern part, ENIA (English North India Company)
Western part, EWIA (English West India Company)
Eastern part, EEIA (English East India Company)
What were the Military Administration called during the reign of Aurengazeb?
Mansabdars
Faujidari
Faujidars
Jagirs
Who plundered, sacked and attacked Delhi in 1739?
Ghengis Khan
Shivaji Bhosle
Nadir Shah
Ahmad Shah
Which 2 set of rulers were binded by their nobels during the 18th century?
Ahmad Shah, Shah Alam II
Alamgir II, Shah Alam II
Nadir Shah, Farrukh Siyar
Farrukh Siyar, Alamgir II
Read the following passage and answer the following question:
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, the founder of Hyderabad state, was one of the most powerful members at the court of the Mughal Emperor Farrukh Siyar. He was entrusted first with the governorship of Awadh, and later given charge of the Deccan. As the Mughal governor of the Deccan provinces, Asaf Jah already had full control over its political and financial administration. Taking advantage of the turmoil in the Deccan and the competition amongst the court nobility, he gathered power in his hands and became the actual ruler of that region.
What kind of ruler was Nizam-ul-muk-asaf-jah?
Independent ruler
Ruling on behalf of the Mughals
Supported by the Hydrabad people and a courtier at the Mughal empire
None of these
Who was responsible for managing the political, financial and military affairs of the province of Awadh?
Aurangazeb
Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa‘adat Khan
Murshid Quli Khan
Both B and C
Which of the following is a fertile land of Afghans which were captured Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa‘adat Khan?
Kabul
Azarbaijan
Rohilkhand
Bengal
Revenue was collected in cash with great strictness from all zamindars. As a result, many zamindars had to borrow money from bankers and moneylenders. Those unable to pay were forced to sell their lands to larger zamindars.
In which region does this practice takes place?
Bengal
Awadh
Delhi
Mongollia
Who was the Governor of this region?
Sawai Raja Man Singh III
Maharana Pratap Singh
Chatrapathi Shivaji
Sawai Raja Jai Singh
Raja Jai Singh was at the height of his power. He was the governor of Agra for 19 years and of Malwa for 6 or 7 years. He possessed a small army, artillery and great wealth. His sway extended from Agra to the banks of the Tapi.
Is the above statement true or false?
True
False
Neither ture nor false
Can't say. Have less information
In which year did Guru Gobind Singh die?
1707
1756
1705
1708
Under whose lead did the Khalsa rose and revolted against the Mughals? And in which two successive years did this person became imprisoned and died?
Banda Bahadur, 1715, 1816
Guru Gobind Singh, 1716 and 1717
Guru Har Krishna, 1419 and 1516
Banda Bahadur, 1715 and 1716
What is Rakhi? In which place did it take place?
It is a form of tax offering protection to cultivators on the payment of a tax of 20 per cent of the produce. It took place in the Sikh community.
It is a form of trade offering protection to cultivators on the payment of a tax of 99 per cent of the produce. It took place in the Sikh community.
It is a form of tax offering protection to cultivators on the payment of a tax of 20 per cent of the produce. It took place in the Jat community.
It is a festive string
How far did the Sikh territory expand in the 18th century?
Sindhu to Jamuna
Sindu to Ganga
Ganga to Jamuna
Godavari to Narmada
What was the name given to warrior families in the Maratha rule?
Kunbis
Deshmukhs
Meharbanis
Pardeshis
Which was the capital of this region?
Chandigarh
Patna
Poona
Delhi
Between 1720 and 1761, the Maratha empire expanded. It gradually chipped away at the authority of the Mughal Empire. Malwa and Gujarat were seized from the Mughals by the 1720s. By the 1730s, the Maratha king was recognised as the overlord of the entire Deccan peninsula. He possessed the right to levy chauth and sardeshmukhi in the entire region.
What is Chauth and What is Sardeshmukhi?
Chauth: 25 per cent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars. In the Deccan this was collected by the Marathas. Sardeshmukhi: 9-10 per cent of the land revenue paid to the head revenue collector in the Deccan.
Chauth: 40 per cent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars. In the Deccan this was collected by the Marathas. Sardeshmukhi: 9-10 per cent of the land revenue paid to the head revenue collector in the Deccan.
Chauth: 25 per cent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars. In the Deccan this was collected by the Marathas. Sardeshmukhi: 7-8 per cent of the land revenue paid to the head revenue collector in the Deccan.
Chauth: 14 per cent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars. In the Deccan this was collected by the Marathas. Sardeshmukhi: 20-21 per cent of the land revenue paid to the head revenue collector in the Deccan.
What all places were captured by the Marathas?
Orissa, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Rajasthan
Tamil, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Assam, Delhi, Punjab, Gujarat, Telugu, Bihar, Hydrabad
Delhi, Orissa, Punjab, Bengal, Tamil, Karnataka, Tamil, Telugu and Rajasthan
None of these
When did the third battle of Panipat take place?
1526
1759
1751
1761
Different names were given to families of areas like Sindhia of Gwalior, Gaekwad of Baroda and Bhonsle of Nagpur.
What name was given like that to Marathas?
Singh
Sardar
Shinde
Both B and C
Where did the Jats take power of with Churaman?
East of Punjab
South to Poona
West to Delhi
North to Hydrabad
Who was the son of Nadir Shah? How did he fight the Mughals?
The son of Nadir Shah was Guru Gobind Singh. He had 30,000 troops of his own and hired another 20,000 Maratha and 15,000 Sikh troops to fight the Mughals.
The son of Nadir Shah was Jawahir Shah.He had 30,000 troops of his own and hired another 20,000 Maratha and 15,000 Sikh troops to fight the Mughals.
The son of Nadir Shah was Alivari Khan. He had 37,000 troops of his own and hired another 20,568 Maratha and 10,000 Sikh troops to fight the Mughals.
Nadir Shah had no son or daughter
While the Bharatpur fort was built in a fairly traditional style, at Dig the Jats built a___________ kind of fort. Explain the model of the fort.
The styles had various Meenakari work from Jodhpur and Jaisalmer forts. It had an elaborate garden
It had an elaborate garden with white maarble on the side like that of the Taj Mahal as the Jats respected Shah Jahan and made the fort in his style
The walls were made of silver and no garden palace was found. A huge coutiyard was in the middle like the Udaipur palace
It an elaborate garden palace combining styles at Amber and Agra
