Worksheets18th Century Political Formation
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Three of the largest provinces to become independent were Awadh, (a) and Hyderabad.
Who invaded the Mughal Empire?
Nadir Shah
Firoz Shah
Naser Ali Khan
Ahmad Shah
Ahmad Al Ameri
Nadir Shah took away:
The Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond.
The peacock throne of Shah Jahan.
The Kohinoor Diamond.
The flamingo throne of Noor Jahan.
Bahadur shah ascended the throne in
1713
1862
1707
1712
states based on a system of a governance headed by a king or queen
Monarchies
Republic
Democracy
Self-Government
The last Mughal Emperor was
Shah AlamII
Mir Qasim
Shuja-ud Daula
Bahadur shah Zafar
Lucknow culture developed in the state of
Awadh
Punjab
He was a powerful Maratha ruler who took the title of `Chhattrapati’
Shahji
Shivaji
The position of the Peshwas is equivalent to modern
Prime Minister
President
Aurangzeb had depleted the military and financial resources by fighting a long war in the
East India
North India
Deccan
none of these
Aurangzeb died in the year
1700
1710
1725
1707
Ahmad Shah Abdali was the ruler of
Afghan
Iran
Iraq
none of these
During which century the Mughal Empire declined?
18th
16th
19th
21th
During which century the Mughal Empire declined?
18th
16th
19th
21th
Which of the following enjoyed the zat rank of 7000?
Asaf Jah
Murshil Quli Khan
Both of these
None of these
Small political groups of the Sikhs were called
Khalsa
Misls
Dalkhalsa
All the above
Chauth was the ……….. of the land revenue.
10%
20%
25%
30%
Who was the founder of Maratha empire?
Shivaji
Tipu Sultan
Raja Jai Singh
Tax levied by Marathas was called
Chauth
Sardeshmukhi
Zat
Umara
Nobles appointed as Governors by the Mughals had no control over Diwani and Faujdari.
True
False
The third battle of Panipat was fought in -
1760
1770
1761
1765
Ranjit Singh was an important leader of Marathas.
True
False
Mughal emperors kept check on their powerful
Jotdars
Jagirdars
Mansabdars
Faujdar
Nadir Shah, sacked and plundered the city of Delhi in
1735
1738
1739
1737
Dalkhalsa was set up in 1699 by
Guru Har Krishna
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Tegh Bahadur
Guru Nanak Singh
Nizam-ul-Mulk was the founder of Awadh state
True
False
Mughal empire started declining it's power under the region of
Babar
Jahangir
Akbar
Aurangzeb
___________ was the governor of Bengal under the Mughals.
Murshid Ali Khan.
Muhammad Bin Tughluq.
Murshid Quli Khan.
Murshidabad.
Who was the founder of Hyderabad State ?
Sa'adat Khan
Nadir Shah
Nizam-ul-mulk Asaf Jah
Akbar
Who were the ijardars ?
Revenue Farmers
Farmers
Tax collectors
All of these
Who were the Telugu warrior chiefs’?
Nayakas
Jathas
Misl
None
Revenue of Bengal was collected in
Ornaments
Cash
Exchange
Trading
Who got the title of Asaf Jah founder of state of Hyderabad
Burhan-ul-Mulk
Nizam-ul-Mulk
Both a and b
None
