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Socil quiz: 18th Century Political Formations

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were the Britishers First ruling a major part of India? Also Name the Company which was started by the Britishes:

a)

Southern part, ESIA (English South India Company)

b)

Northern part, ENIA (English North India Company)

c)

Western part, EWIA (English West India Company)

d)

Eastern part, EEIA (English East India Company)

2.

What were the Military Administration called during the reign of Aurengazeb?

a)

Mansabdars

b)

Faujidari

c)

Faujidars

d)

Jagirs

3.

Who plundered, sacked and attacked Delhi in 1739?

a)

Ghengis Khan

b)

Shivaji Bhosle

c)

Nadir Shah

d)

Ahmad Shah

4.

Which 2 set of rulers were binded by their nobels during the 18th century?

a)

Ahmad Shah, Shah Alam II

b)

Alamgir II, Shah Alam II

c)

Nadir Shah, Farrukh Siyar

d)

Farrukh Siyar, Alamgir II

5.

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?

a)

Independent ruler

b)

Ruling on behalf of the Mughals

c)

Supported by the Hydrabad people and a courtier at the Mughal empire

d)

None of these

6.

Who was responsible for managing the political, financial and military affairs of the province of Awadh?

a)

Aurangazeb

b)

Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa‘adat Khan

c)

Murshid Quli Khan

d)

Both B and C

7.

Which of the following is a fertile land of Afghans which were captured Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa‘adat Khan?

a)

Kabul

b)

Azarbaijan

c)

Rohilkhand

d)

Bengal

8.

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?

a)

Bengal

b)

Awadh

c)

Delhi

d)

Mongollia

9.

Who was the Governor of this region?

a)

Sawai Raja Man Singh III

b)

Maharana Pratap Singh

c)

Chatrapathi Shivaji

d)

Sawai Raja Jai Singh

10.

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?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Neither ture nor false

d)

Can't say. Have less information

11.

In which year did Guru Gobind Singh die?

a)

1707

b)

1756

c)

1705

d)

1708

12.

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?

a)

Banda Bahadur, 1715, 1816

b)

Guru Gobind Singh, 1716 and 1717

c)

Guru Har Krishna, 1419 and 1516

d)

Banda Bahadur, 1715 and 1716

13.

What is Rakhi? In which place did it take place?

a)

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.

b)

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.

c)

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.

d)

It is a festive string

14.

How far did the Sikh territory expand in the 18th century?

a)

Sindhu to Jamuna

b)

Sindu to Ganga

c)

Ganga to Jamuna

d)

Godavari to Narmada

15.

What was the name given to warrior families in the Maratha rule?

a)

Kunbis

b)

Deshmukhs

c)

Meharbanis

d)

Pardeshis

16.

Which was the capital of this region?

a)

Chandigarh

b)

Patna

c)

Poona

d)

Delhi

17.

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?

a)

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.

b)

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.

c)

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.

d)

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.

18.

What all places were captured by the Marathas?

a)

Orissa, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Rajasthan

b)

Tamil, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Assam, Delhi, Punjab, Gujarat, Telugu, Bihar, Hydrabad

c)

Delhi, Orissa, Punjab, Bengal, Tamil, Karnataka, Tamil, Telugu and Rajasthan

d)

None of these

19.

When did the third battle of Panipat take place?

a)

1526

b)

1759

c)

1751

d)

1761

20.

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?

a)

Singh

b)

Sardar

c)

Shinde

d)

Both B and C

21.

Where did the Jats take power of with Churaman?

a)

East of Punjab

b)

South to Poona

c)

West to Delhi

d)

North to Hydrabad

22.

Who was the son of Nadir Shah? How did he fight the Mughals?

a)

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.

b)

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.

c)

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.

d)

Nadir Shah had no son or daughter

23.

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.

a)

The styles had various Meenakari work from Jodhpur and Jaisalmer forts. It had an elaborate garden

b)

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

c)

The walls were made of silver and no garden palace was found. A huge coutiyard was in the middle like the Udaipur palace

d)

It an elaborate garden palace combining styles at Amber and Agra