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18th century political formation

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invaded the Mughal Empire?

a)

Nadir Shah

b)

Firoz Shah

c)

Naser Ali Khan

d)

Ahmad Shah

e)

Ahmad Al Ameri

2.

Nadir Shah took away:

a)

The Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond.

b)

The peacock throne of Shah Jahan.

c)

The Kohinoor Diamond.

d)

The flamingo throne of Noor Jahan.

3.

Bahadur shah ascended the throne in

a)

1713

b)

1862

c)

1707

d)

1712

4.

states based on a system of a governance headed by a king or queen

a)

Monarchies

b)

Republic

c)

Democracy

d)

Self-Government

5.

The last Mughal Emperor was

a)

Shah AlamII

b)

Mir Qasim

c)

Shuja-ud Daula

d)

Bahadur shah Zafar

6.

Lucknow culture developed in the state of

a)

Awadh

b)

Punjab

7.

He was a powerful Maratha ruler who took the title of `Chhattrapati’

a)

Shahji

b)

Shivaji

8.

The position of the Peshwas is equivalent to modern

a)

Prime Minister

b)

President

9.

Aurangzeb had depleted the military and financial resources by fighting a long war in the

a)

East India

b)

North India

c)

Deccan

d)

none of these

10.

Aurangzeb died in the year

a)

1700

b)

1710

c)

1725

d)

1707

11.

Ahmad Shah Abdali was the ruler of

a)

Afghan

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

none of these

12.

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

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

13.

During which century the Mughal Empire declined?

a)

18th

b)

16th

c)

19th

d)

21th

14.

Who was the leader of the Marathas?

a)

Churaman

b)

Shivaji

c)

Maharaja Ranjit Singh

15.

What were powerful warrior families called in Maratha?

a)

Kunbis

b)

Jathas

c)

Deshmukhs

16.

Which is the capital of Maratha?

a)

Poona

b)

Ujjain

c)

Indore

17.

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

a)

Rakhi

b)

Chauth

c)

Sardeshmukhi

18.

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

19.

In which year did the Marathas raid Delhi?

a)

1761

b)

1737

c)

1720

20.

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.

21.

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.

22.

Who were called the Peshwas?

a)

A family of Chitpavan Brahmanas who served Shivaji’s successors.

b)

Peasant-pastoralists

c)

A revenue system

23.

The silk produced in the ______ region now found a new outlet in Poona.

a)

Nagpur

b)

Indore

c)

Chanderi

24.

when did bahadur shah die?

a)

1712

b)

1723

c)

1710

d)

1705

25.

Muhammad Shah take the help of which rulers for overthrowing sayyid brothers?

a)

Ali vardi khan

b)

Saadat ali khan

c)

Nizam ul mulk

d)

All of these

26.

Who got the title of "ASAF JAH"?

a)

Nizam-ul-Mulk

b)

Saadat khan

27.

They were sultans of Mysore

a)

Hyder Ali

b)

Tipu Sultan

c)

Badan Singh

d)

Suraj Mal

e)

Banda bahadur

28.

Who started the kingdom of Maharathas?

a)

Balaji Vishwanath

b)

Baji Rao

c)

Shivaji

29.

What were powerful warrior families called in Maratha?

a)

Kunbis

b)

Jathas

c)

Deshmukhs

30.

Who was the leader of the Marathas?

a)

Churaman

b)

Shivaji

c)

Maharaja Ranjit Singh

31.

Which is the capital of Maratha?

a)

Poona

b)

Ujjain

c)

Indore

32.

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

a)

Rakhi

b)

Chauth

c)

Sardeshmukhi

33.

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.

34.

Aurangzeb died in the year -

a)

1700

b)

1710

c)

1725

d)

1707

e)

1711

35.

Ahmad Shah Abdali was the ruler of -

a)

Afghan

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

None of these

36.

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

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

37.

Who were the Telugu warrior chiefs’?

a)

Nayakas

b)

Jathas

c)

Misl

d)

None

38.

Who was the powerful governor of Bengal?

a)

Sa'adat khan

b)

Murshid Quli khan

c)

Asaf jah

d)

Alivardi khan

39.

Who invaded the Mughal Empire?

a)

Nadir Shah

b)

Firoz Shah

c)

Naser Ali Khan

d)

Ahmad Shah

e)

Ahmad Al Ameri

40.

The last Mughal Emperor was

a)

Shah AlamII

b)

Mir Qasim

c)

Shuja-ud Daula

d)

Bahadur shah Zafar

41.

Lucknow culture developed in the state of

a)

Awadh

b)

Punjab

c)

Bengal

d)

Hyderabad

42.

What were the nobles who were appointed as governors in the Mughal empire called?

a)

Mansabdars

b)

Subadars

c)

Faujdari

d)

None of the above

43.

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

44.

Who was the founder of Hyderabad State ?

a)

Sa'adat Khan

b)

Nadir Shah

c)

Nizam-ul-mulk Asaf Jah

d)

Akbar

45.

How many times Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded North-India ?

a)

THREE TIMES

b)

THIRTEENTH TIMES

c)

FIVE TIMES

d)

SIX TIMES

46.

By 1730s , the Maratha King had the right to levy __________ and __________ taxes in the entire region .

a)

Zabt

b)

Chauth

c)

Zat

d)

Sardeshmukhi

47.

Aurangzeb had depleted the military and financial resources by fighting a long war in the

a)

East India

b)

North India

c)

Deccan

d)

None of those

48.

During which century the Mughal Empire declining?

a)

17th Century

b)

18th Century

c)

21st Century

d)

81st Century

49.

Chauth was the ……….. of the land revenue.

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

25%

d)

30%

e)

26%

50.

Guru Gobind Singh died in the year ____?

a)

1710

b)

1709

c)

1708

d)

2021

e)

1808

51.

Shivaji adopted the title of Chhatrapati in ________

a)

1861

b)

1862

c)

1761

d)

1762

e)

1760

52.

Who was the mother of Shivaji ?

a)

ElizaBeth II

b)

Raziya Sultan

c)

Jija Bai

d)

Lakshmi Bai

53.

Aurangzeb died in -------------- year

a)

1705

b)

1699

c)

1707

d)

1680

54.

Who was the first independent Nizam of Hyderabad?

a)

Alivardi Khan

b)

Hyder Ali

c)

Asaf Jah

d)

Murshid quli Khan

55.

Aurangzeb had drained his treasury for the war against ----------

a)

Sikhs

b)

Marathas

c)

Jat

d)

Chola's

56.

Sawai Jai Singh built ----------

a)

Lotus Temple

b)

Jantar Mantars

c)

Hawa Mahal

d)

Sheesh Mahal

57.

------------ was the 10th guru of Sikh community

a)

Guru Nanak

b)

Guru Angad

c)

Guru Gobind Singh

d)

Guru Tegh Bahadur

58.

In the Battle of Kannauj Sher Shah defeated

a)

Dara Shikoh

b)

Babur

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Humayun

59.

Second battle of Panipat was fought between -------------

a)

Shivaji & Abdali

b)

Akbar & Adil Shah

c)

Maharana Pratap & Humayun

d)

Sher Shah & Babur

60.

Chauth:

a)

(a) 4 percent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.

b)

(b) 40 percent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.

c)

(c) 44 percent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.

d)

(d) 25 percent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.

61.

The organization of the Sikhs into a political community during the seventeenth century helped in regional state-building in the

a)

Punjab

b)

Awadh

c)

Bengal

d)

Jodhpur

62.

In 1708, the Khalsa rose in revolt against the Mughal authority under whose leadership, declared their sovereign rule.

a)

Banda Singh

b)

Banda Dev

c)

Bahadur Singh

d)

Banda Bahadur

63.

9-10 percent of the land revenue paid to the head revenue collector in the Deccan called

a)

Sardeshemukhi

b)

Sardeshmukhi

c)

Deshmukhi

d)

Chauth

64.

Revenue farmers were called

a)

Jagirdars

b)

Ijaradars

c)

Subadars

d)

Nayakas

65.

The Mughals emperors after ________were unable to arrest the gradual shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of provincial governors, local chieftains and other groups.

a)

Humayun

b)

Akabar

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Babar

66.

Many Rajput kings, had served under the Mughals with distinction particularly those belonging to

a)

Jaipur and Jaisalmer

b)

Jodhpur and Amber

c)

Amber and Jaisalmer

d)

Hyderabad and Awadh

67.

Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa'adat Khan was appointed subadar of

a)

Awadh

b)

Bengal

c)

Hyderabad

d)

Delhi

68.

Under whose reign the banking house of Jagat Seth became extremely prosperous.

a)

Mir Jafar

b)

Nadir Shah

c)

Murshid Quli

d)

Alivardi Khan

69.

Who controlled the offices of revenue and military administration

a)

Locals

b)

Britishers

c)

Governors

d)

Mughals

70.

Telugu warrior chiefs were called

a)

Subadars

b)

Nayaks

c)

Faujdars

d)

Ijaradars

71.

Guru Gobind Singh died in

a)

1705

b)

1707

c)

1708

d)

1706

72.

Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, the founder of

a)

Hyderabad

b)

Awadh

c)

Bengal

d)

Maratha

73.

Peacock throne was looted by

a)

Mahmood Ghazni

b)

Nadir Shah

c)

Ahmad Shah Abdali

d)

Britishers

74.

Burhan-ul-Mulk also held the combined offices of

a)

Diwani, Mansabdari and Faujdari

b)

Diwani, Iqta and Mansabdari

c)

Subadari, Diwani and Nayak

d)

Subadari, Diwani and Faujdari

75.

Ahmad Shah Abdali was from

a)

Iran

b)

Pakistan

c)

Afghan

d)

Turkey

76.

Asaf Jah and Murshid Quli Khan held a zat rank of

a)

7,000

b)

8,000

c)

9,000

d)

6,000

77.

Who was given the subadari of Agra in 1722

a)

Raja Ajit Singh

b)

Raja Amrit Singh

c)

Raja Jai Singh

d)

Raja Amber Singh

78.

Why Mughals empire was facing problems closing of 17th century

a)

Britishers were under the control of Mughals

b)

Mughals military resources were very powerful

c)

Mughals successors left the Delhi

d)

Financial resources were depleted

79.

Mughals empire started declining its power under the region of

a)

Babar

b)

Jahangir

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Akbar

80.

Chauth:

a)

(a) 4 percent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.

b)

(b) 40 percent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.

c)

(c) 44 percent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.

d)

(d) 25 percent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.

81.

The organization of the Sikhs into a political community during the seventeenth century helped in regional state-building in the

a)

Punjab

b)

Awadh

c)

Bengal

d)

Jodhpur

82.

In 1708, the Khalsa rose in revolt against the Mughal authority under whose leadership, declared their sovereign rule.

a)

Banda Singh

b)

Banda Dev

c)

Bahadur Singh

d)

Banda Bahadur

83.

9-10 percent of the land revenue paid to the head revenue collector in the Deccan called

a)

Sardeshemukhi

b)

Sardeshmukhi

c)

Deshmukhi

d)

Chauth

84.

Revenue farmers were called

a)

Jagirdars

b)

Ijaradars

c)

Subadars

d)

Nayakas

85.

The Mughals emperors after ________were unable to arrest the gradual shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of provincial governors, local chieftains and other groups.

a)

Humayun

b)

Akabar

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Babar

86.

Many Rajput kings, had served under the Mughals with distinction particularly those belonging to

a)

Jaipur and Jaisalmer

b)

Jodhpur and Amber

c)

Amber and Jaisalmer

d)

Hyderabad and Awadh

87.

Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa'adat Khan was appointed subadar of

a)

Awadh

b)

Bengal

c)

Hyderabad

d)

Delhi

88.

Under whose reign the banking house of Jagat Seth became extremely prosperous.

a)

Mir Jafar

b)

Nadir Shah

c)

Murshid Quli

d)

Alivardi Khan

89.

Who controlled the offices of revenue and military administration

a)

Locals

b)

Britishers

c)

Governors

d)

Mughals

90.

Telugu warrior chiefs were called

a)

Subadars

b)

Nayaks

c)

Faujdars

d)

Ijaradars

91.

Guru Gobind Singh died in

a)

1705

b)

1707

c)

1708

d)

1706

92.

Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, the founder of

a)

Hyderabad

b)

Awadh

c)

Bengal

d)

Maratha

93.

Peacock throne was looted by

a)

Mahmood Ghazni

b)

Nadir Shah

c)

Ahmad Shah Abdali

d)

Britishers

94.

Burhan-ul-Mulk also held the combined offices of

a)

Diwani, Mansabdari and Faujdari

b)

Diwani, Iqta and Mansabdari

c)

Subadari, Diwani and Nayak

d)

Subadari, Diwani and Faujdari

95.

Ahmad Shah Abdali was from

a)

Iran

b)

Pakistan

c)

Afghan

d)

Turkey

96.

Asaf Jah and Murshid Quli Khan held a zat rank of

a)

7,000

b)

8,000

c)

9,000

d)

6,000

97.

Who was given the subadari of Agra in 1722

a)

Raja Ajit Singh

b)

Raja Amrit Singh

c)

Raja Jai Singh

d)

Raja Amber Singh

98.

Why Mughals empire was facing problems closing of 17th century

a)

Britishers were under the control of Mughals

b)

Mughals military resources were very powerful

c)

Mughals successors left the Delhi

d)

Financial resources were depleted

99.

Mughals empire started declining its power under the region of

a)

Babar

b)

Jahangir

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Akbar