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Emergence of Independent states

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All the Nawabs of Bengal encouraged ___________

a)

Art

b)

Dance

c)

Music

d)

Trade

2.

An additional tax imposed by Marathas

a)

Chauth

b)

Sardeshmukhi

c)

Jazia

d)

Marriage tax

3.

 

The language that emerged as Lingua Franca

a)

Hindi

b)

Urdu

c)

Persian

d)

English

4.

To seek help against British, Tipu Sultan did not sent his ambassdors to-

a)

France

b)

Turkey

c)

Iran

d)

Greek

5.

When did British Empire occupied Delhi and made Mughal ruler as mere pensioners?

a)

1805

b)

1857

c)

1803

d)

1800

6.

Who laid the foundation of Bengal as an independent states?

a)

Saadat khan

b)

Alivardi khan

c)

Murshid Quli Khan

d)

Nizam -ul-mulk Asaf Jah

7.

Who among the following were not among nawabs of Bengal?

a)

Shuja-ud-din

b)

Alivardi Khan

c)

Murshid Quli Khan

d)

Safdarjung

8.

Which Mughal ruler appointed Saadat khan as governor of Awadh ?

a)

Farrukh Siyar

b)

Muhammad Shah

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Bahadur Shah zafar - II

9.

 

Sikhs, Rajputs and ______ openly asserted their Independence from Mughal empire

a)

Awadh

b)

Hyderabad

c)

Marathas

d)

Bengal

10.

Name the first Guru of Sikhs

a)

Guru Gobind Singh Ji

b)

Guru Arjun Dev Ji

c)

Guru Nanak Dev Ji

d)

Guru Amar Das ji

11.

Who acquired Kohinoor and brought back to India ?

a)

Guru Gobind Singh Ji

b)

Maharaja Ranjeet Singh

c)

Guru Arjun Dev Ji

d)

Chhatrapati Shivaji

12.

 

Old name of Udaipur

a)

Marwar

b)

Mewar

c)

Jhodhpur

d)

Jaipur

13.

The leadership of Sikhs passed into hands of a trusted disciple of Guru Govind Singh ji ____

a)

Banda Bahadur

b)

Guru Nanak singh ji

c)

Maharaja Ranjeet singh

d)

Bahadur Shah

14.

Assertion- The Rajputs were not united among themselves.

Reason- one of the reason for not united was due to mutual rivalry between them.

Based on the statements, mark the correct inference from the following:

a)

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

b)

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c)

A is true but R is false.

d)

A is false but R is true.

15.

Assertion (A): Tipu Sultan was a great ruler of Bengal.

Reason (R): Tipu sultan introduced many reforms, in army, coinage, and weights and measurements also he was an able warrior and general.

Based on the statements, mark the correct inference from the following:

a)

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

b)

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c)

A is true but R is false.

d)

A is false but R is true.

16.

Shiva ji divided his empire into 3 parts which was not among them

a)

Swaraj or own kingdom

b)

Mysore region

c)

Mulk-i-quadim

d)

territories that were part of Mughal empire

17.

Small political groups of the Sikhs were called

a)

(a) Khalsa

b)

(b) Misls

c)

(c) Dalkhalsa

d)

(d) none of these

18.

Third battle of Panipat (1761) was fought between Marathas and ………….

a)

Nadir Shah

b)

Ahmad Shah Abdali

c)

Mohammad Shah

d)

Britishers

19.

Who was the finance minister of Ranjit singh?

a)

Dewan Dina Nath

b)

Fakir Azizuddin

c)

Ajit Singh

d)

Sawai Jai Singh

20.

Name the kingdom that was formed in year 1722

a)

Awadh

b)

Bengal

c)

Hyderabad

d)

Mysore