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Political Formation in the 18th century

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Kohinoor diamond and the peacock throne were looted by

a)

Hussain Ali

b)

Nadir shah

c)

Farrukhsiyar

d)

Ahmad Shah Abdali

2.

 

Who was the first Nawab of Awadh?

a)

Nizam ul Mulk Asaf jah

b)

Ahmad Shah Abdali

c)

Burhan ul Mulk Saadat Khan

3.

 

Who is known as chin Quilich khan

a)

Murshid Qulikhan

b)

Shujauddin

c)

Shivaji

d)

Nizam ul Mulk Asaf Jah

4.

Who established the independent Kingdom of Mysore in 1761?

a)

Tipu Sultan

b)

Hyder Ali

c)

Shivaji

5.

What were powerful warrior families called in Maratha?

a)

Jathas

b)

Deshmukh

c)

Nizams

6.

Which is the capital of Maratha?

a)

Poona

b)

Ujjain

c)

Indore

d)

Lucknow

7.

What is 25 percent of the land revenue claimed by the zamindars?

a)

Rakhi

b)

Chauth

c)

Sardeshmukhi

d)

none of the above

8.

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

a)

Foreign invasions

b)

The financial loss of the empire

c)

The third battle of Panipat

d)

English

9.

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 is paid to the head revenue collector.

d)

none of the above

10.

Who were called the Peshwas?

a)

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

b)

Peasant-pastoralists

c)

A revenue system

d)

none of the above

11.

 

Between ____ and ____, the Maratha empire expanded.

a)

1740, 1756

b)

1720, 1761

c)

1713, 1719

d)

none of the above

12.

who were nayakas?

a)

Courtiers

b)

Telegu Warrior Chiefs

c)

Administrators

d)

Mansabdars

13.

The Jats were prosperous

a)

artists

b)

traders

c)

agriculturists

d)

none of the above

14.

Jahandar Shah was the puppet in the hands of the ______

a)

Zulfiqar khan

b)

Sayyid brothers

c)

Muhammad shah

d)

Nadir Shah

15.

Sayyid brothers are also called as ______

a)

ruler only in name

b)

king-makers

c)

Later Mughals

d)

Puppet

16.

the successors of Nizam-ul-din were known as Nizams

a)

true

b)

false

17.

who is the mother of Shivaji

a)

Nur Jahan

b)

Jija Bai

c)

Jodha Bai

d)

None of the above

18.

the Sikhs become a strong political and military force under______

a)

Dadaji Kondadev

b)

Tipu Sultan

c)

Guru Gobind Singh

d)

Sayyid Muhammad Qanauji