WorksheetsSst Grp 1 Decline Of Mughal Empire
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
How did Aurangzeb deplete the military and financial resources of his empire?
He ate too much food
He constructed too many statues
By fighting a long war in the deccan
He gave more power to his mansabdars
What did the subadars do?
They controlled the offices of revenue and military administration
They fought alot of wars with the rulers
They collected revenues as iqtas
They ruled under tughlaq and plundered the temples
Who allowed the britishers in India?
Shah Jahan
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Jahangir
What rebellions were prominent in north and west India?
Peasants and other rulers
Peasants and Zamindars
Chieftains and Zamindars
Zamindars and Subadars
Which ruler attacked delhi in 1739?
Nadir Shah
Shah Jahan
Mohammed Ghazni
Ahmad Shah Abdali
Which ruler attacked north India 5 times between 1748 - 1761?
Sher Shah Suri
Nadir Shah
Farrukh Siyar
Ahmad Shah Abdali
Which two emperors were assassinated by their nobles in the 17th century?
Ahmad Shah
Shah Alam II
Farrukh Siyar
Alamgir II
Which city was turned into rubble by Nadir Shah?
Aurangabad
Shahjahanabad
Agra
Shahbad
The Mughal emperors after Aurangzeb were unable to arrest who?
the gradual shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of provincial governors, local chieftains
the gradual shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of nobles
the gradual shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of other emperors
the gradual shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of the history book
How did the revenue of the capital decline?
Because Jahangir fought a long war in the Deccan
The rich people spent too much money on themselves
As the governors consolidated their control over the provinces
The money was stolen by the mansabdars
