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Jahangir, Shah Jahan ,Aurangzeb

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

The last Mughal ruler whose reign can be divided roughly into 2 equal parts.

a)

Babur

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Akbar

d)

Aurangzeb

2.

Aurangzeb’s empire reached the greatest extent , from Hindukush to _________ and from Kashmir to Karnataka.

a)

Masulipatam

b)

Chittagong

c)

Hoogly

d)

Qasim Bazaar

3.

The objectives of Aurangzeb’s Deccan policy was to annex ---------------

a)

Kashmir and Punjab

b)

Bijapur and Ahmadnagar

c)

Golconda and Bijapur

d)

Crush the power of the Marathas

4.

Name the two taxes that were re-imposed by Aurangzeb on Hindus

a)

Iqta and land tax

b)

jizya and pilgrimage tax

c)

Jizya and iqta

d)

land tax and jizya

5.

This ruler got rid of all his brothers , imprisoned his father and crowned himself the emperor in 1658 CE.

a)

Babur

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Akbar

d)

Aurangzeb

6.

Where and when did Aurangzeb die ?

a)

Bijapur , 1706

b)

Golconda 1658

c)

Ahmadnagar 1707

d)

Deccan 1705

7.

State the major causes of the decline of the Mughal Empire

a)

Aurangzeb’s prolonged absence

b)

Wars had drained the immense treasures

c)

Nobles became rebellious

d)

None of the above

8.

Aurangzeb executed the son and successor of Shivaji

a)

Sahu Maharaj

b)

Baijirao

c)

Sambhaji

d)

Raja Ram

9.

Aurangzeb spent the last years of his reign fighting against the sultanates of ---------------and --------------

a)

Kashmir and Karnataka

b)

Kabul and Chittagong

c)

Bijapur and Golconda

d)

Chittagong and Kashmir

10.

Under the leadership of Raja Ram, the Mughal territories were ravaged and plundered by the ------------------

a)

Maratha armies

b)

Rajputs

c)

Satnamis

d)

Sikhs

11.

After a bloody war of succession , Aurangzeb ascended the Mughal throne in -------------------

a)

1758 CE

b)

1658 CE

c)

1708 CE

d)

1687 CE

12.

Aurangzeb faced a major challenge in the Deccan from the

a)

Marathas

b)

Sikhs

c)

Rajputs

d)

Jats

13.

The ruler who spent the last 26 years of his reign in the Deccan

a)

Shivaji

b)

Jahangir

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Akbar

14.

Aurangzeb annexed the sultanate of Golconda in ---------------

a)

1707 CE

b)

1687 CE

c)

1686 CE

d)

1658 CE

15.

Aurangzeb had depleted the military and financial resources by fighting a long war in the

a)

East India

b)

North India

c)

Deccan

d)

none of these

16.

Name the rulers who challenged Aurangzeb's authority

a)

Ahom ruler of Assam

b)

Free spirited Jats in the Delhi - Agra region

c)

The Satnamis , a sect of artisans and peasants

d)

All of the above