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Eighteenth Century Political Formations

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which invader came from Afghanistan in 1739 CE to invade Delhi?

a)

Jawahir Shah

b)

Nadir Shah

c)

Asaf Jha

d)

Farrukh Siyar

2.

25 per cent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars is known as (a)   .

3.

Which option is correct?

a)

Sa‘adat Khan- Awadh

Murshid Quli Khan- Bengal

Asaf Jah- Hyderabad

b)

Murshid Quli Khan-

Awadh

Sa‘adat Khan- Bengal

Asaf Jah- Hyderabad

c)

Murshid Quli Khan-

Hyderabad

Sa‘adat Khan- Bengal

Asaf Jah-

Awadh

4.

After Shivaji’s death, effective power in the Maratha state was wielded by a family of Chitraupvan Brahmanas.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The invasion which was followed by a series of plundering raids by the Afghan ruler ______, who invaded north India five times between 1748 and 1761.

a)

Nadir Shah

b)

Murshid Quli Khan

c)

Ahmad Shah Abdali

d)

Asaf Jah

6.

What was the capital of Marathas in eighteenth century?

a)

Poona

b)

Bengal

c)

Rohilkhand

d)

Rajput

7.

Who was the founder of city of Jaipur?

a)

Raja Ajit Singh

b)

Shivaji

c)

Sawai Raja Jai Singh

8.

_______ the peasant pastoralists was the backbone of Maratha army.

a)

Kunbis

b)

Jathas

c)

Deshmuks

d)

Khalsa

9.

With the decline of Mughal Emperors the governors of large provinces and _____ consolidated their authority in different part of the subcontinent.

a)

Zamindars

b)

Faujdari

c)

Turks

d)

Chieftains

10.

Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad states come under______ provinces.

a)

New Mughal

b)

Watan Jagirs

c)

Old Mughals

d)

Old Provinces

11.

Guru Gobind Singh is (a)   Guru of Sikh

12.

Asaf Jah and Murshid Quli Khan held a zat rank of 7,000 each, while Sa’adat Khan’s zat was 6,000.

a)

True

b)

False