WorksheetsEighteenth- Century Political Formations
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is one of the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire? (Select all the options that are applicable)
Nadir Shah
Peasant and zamindari rebellions
Banda Bahadur
None of these
Which Afghan ruler invaded North India 5 times between 1748 and 1761? (Write in small letters)
(a)
Groups of highly mobile, peasant-pastoralists are called
(a)
Who is in the above picture?
Aurangzeb
Nadir Shah
Shivaji
None of these
What is Sardeshmukhi?
9-10% of the land revenue paid to the head revenue collector in the Deccan.
25% of the land revenue claimed by the zamindars. In the Deccan, this was collected by the Marathas.
None of the above
Nadir Shah invaded Bengal
TRUE
FALSE
The founder of Awadh state was
(a)
Sikhs' combined forces were known as the grand army or
Dal Khalsa
Deshmukhs
Peshwa
None of these
Nadir Shah was the ruler of which country?
Iran
Afghanistan
India
Which states were seized by the Mughals by the 1720s?
Malwa and Gujarat
Bengal
Malwa only
All of these
Who was captured in 1715 and was executed (killed) in 1716?
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Nanak
Shivaji
Banda Bahadur
Whose sword is this?
Shivaji
Banda Bahadur
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Guru Gobind Singh
(a) is the capital of the Maratha Kingdom.
What did the Khalsa declare in 1765?
Sovereign rule
Sikhs rule
None of the above
In which battle did Aurangzeb die?
First battle of Panipat
Third battle of Panipat
Third battle of Sonipat
Which 2 states were found by members of high Mughal nobility? (Select all that are applicable)
Awadh
Bengal
Hyderabad
Delhi
Guru Gobind Singh had inspired the Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to rule.
TRUE
FALSE
Who developed an effective administrative system?
(a)
In which year Marathas raided Delhi?
(a)
Aurangzeb had fought a protracted war in the (a) which had led to the decline of the Mughal Empire
The Sikhs organized themselves into a number of bands called jathas which were later called as __________
Misls
Turanis
Peshwas
None of the above
