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18th Century Political Formations

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the leader of the Marathas?

a)

Churaman

b)

Shivaji

c)

Maharaja Ranjit Singh

2.

What were powerful warrior families called in Maratha?

a)

Kunbis

b)

Jathas

c)

Deshmukhs

3.

Which is the capital of Maratha?

a)

Poona

b)

Ujjain

c)

Indore

4.

What is 25 per cent of the land revenue claimed by the zamindars?

a)

Rakhi

b)

Chauth

c)

Sardeshmukhi

5.

What was the main reason for the decline of the Maratha empire?

a)

Foreign invasions

b)

Financial loss of the empire

c)

The third battle of Panipat

6.

In which year did the Marathas raid Delhi?

a)

1761

b)

1737

c)

1720

7.

What is sardeshmukhi?

a)

A powerful state that emerged in the late 17th century.

b)

A region under the control of the Marathas.

c)

9-10 per cent of the land revenue paid to the head revenue collector.

8.

Between ____ and ____ , the Maratha empire expanded.

a)

1740 , 1756

b)

1720 , 1761

c)

1713 , 1719

9.

Aurangzeb died in the year -

a)

1700

b)

1710

c)

1725

d)

1707

e)

1711

10.

Ahmad Shah Abdali was the ruler of -

a)

Afghan

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

None of these

11.

Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded North India times between 1748 and 1761.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

12.

Who invaded the Mughal Empire?

a)

Nadir Shah

b)

Firoz Shah

c)

Naser Ali Khan

d)

Ahmad Shah

e)

Ahmad Al Ameri

13.

The last Mughal Emperor was

a)

Shah AlamII

b)

Mir Qasim

c)

Shuja-ud Daula

d)

Bahadur shah Zafar

14.

What was the name of the battle in which Aurangzeb died?

a)

The battle of Panipat

b)

The battle of waterloo

c)

The battle of Golconda

d)

None of the above