WorksheetsPolitical Formation in the 18th century
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 4mins
The Kohinoor diamond and the peacock throne were looted by
Hussain Ali
Nadir shah
Farrukhsiyar
Ahmad Shah Abdali
Who was the first Nawab of Awadh?
Nizam ul Mulk Asaf jah
Ahmad Shah Abdali
Burhan ul Mulk Saadat Khan
Who is known as chin Quilich khan
Murshid Qulikhan
Shujauddin
Shivaji
Nizam ul Mulk Asaf Jah
Who established the independent Kingdom of Mysore in 1761?
Tipu Sultan
Hyder Ali
Shivaji
What were powerful warrior families called in Maratha?
Jathas
Deshmukh
Nizams
Which is the capital of Maratha?
Poona
Ujjain
Indore
Lucknow
What is 25 percent of the land revenue claimed by the zamindars?
Rakhi
Chauth
Sardeshmukhi
none of the above
What was the main reason for the decline of the Maratha empire?
Foreign invasions
The financial loss of the empire
The third battle of Panipat
English
What is sardeshmukhi?
A powerful state that emerged in the late 17th century.
A region under the control of the Marathas.
9-10 per cent of the land revenue is paid to the head revenue collector.
none of the above
Who were called the Peshwas?
A family of Chitpavan Brahmanas who served Shivaji’s successors.
Peasant-pastoralists
A revenue system
none of the above
Between ____ and ____, the Maratha empire expanded.
1740, 1756
1720, 1761
1713, 1719
none of the above
who were nayakas?
Courtiers
Telegu Warrior Chiefs
Administrators
Mansabdars
The Jats were prosperous
artists
traders
agriculturists
none of the above
Jahandar Shah was the puppet in the hands of the ______
Zulfiqar khan
Sayyid brothers
Muhammad shah
Nadir Shah
Sayyid brothers are also called as ______
ruler only in name
king-makers
Later Mughals
Puppet
the successors of Nizam-ul-din were known as Nizams
true
false
who is the mother of Shivaji
Nur Jahan
Jija Bai
Jodha Bai
None of the above
the Sikhs become a strong political and military force under______
Dadaji Kondadev
Tipu Sultan
Guru Gobind Singh
Sayyid Muhammad Qanauji
