Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

History L-10 Eighteenth-Century Political Formations

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Maratha kingdom rose under Shivaji. After Shivaji’s death, ______ led the

Maratha empire to its zenith.

a)

Chauth

b)

Sardeshmukhi

c)

Jawahir Shah

d)

Peshwa

2.

Nadir Shah sacked Delhi in_____.

a)

1739

b)

1740

c)

1769

d)

1600

3.

How did Sikhs become a political power?

a)

The organisation of the Sikhs into a political community during the seventeenth

century helped in regional state-building in the Punjab.

b)

Their combined forces were known as the grand army (dal khalsa)

c)

They established their own administration between the Sutlej and the Jamuna.

d)

*The Jats consolidated their power during the late 17th and 18th century. Under the

leadership of Churaman they acquired control over territories to the west of Delhi.

4.

Malwa and Gujarat were seized from the Mughals in____?

a)

1730s

b)

1720s

c)

1620s

d)

1740s

5.

Which Empire was the most powerful regional Empire to arise out of a sustained opposition to Mughal rule?

a)

Jat Empire

b)

Sikh

c)

Maratha Empire

d)

None of These

6.

___ became the capital of the Maratha Empire

a)

Nagpur

b)

Bombay

c)

Poona

d)

Nashik

7.

Who was the Founder of Maratha Empire ?

a)

Guru Gobind Singh

b)

Nadir Shah

c)

Shivaji

d)

Surajmal

8.

Who were Deshmukhs?

a)

Powerful Warrior Family

b)

Principal Ministers

c)

An historical works

9.

In which Year Maratha king were recognised as the overlord of the Entire Deccan Pninsula?

a)

1729

b)

1730

c)

1714

d)

1737

10.

Khalsa was instituted in the year

a)

1700

b)

1699

c)

1689

d)

1540

11.

Kunbis were the

a)

Maratha peasant warriors

b)

Maratha warriors

c)

Maratha farmers

d)

None of the above

12.

Sawai Raja Jai Singh found his new capital in

a)

Jaipur

b)

Jodhpur

c)

Bikaner

d)

Nagpur

13.

Chauth was a tax

a)

imposed by Maratha

b)

imposed by Mughals

c)

imposed by Peshwa

14.

Surajmal was a leader of

a)

Maratha

b)

Jats

c)

Rajputs

15.

Khalsa was found by

a)

Guru Gobind Singh

b)

Guru Nanak

c)

Guru Arjun Dev

16.

What were the small political groups of sikhs called

a)

Khalsa

b)

Misls

c)

Dalkhalsa

d)

None

17.

Who were the ijardars ?

a)

Revenue Farmers

b)

Farmers

c)

Tax collectors

d)

All of these

18.

Nadir Shah was the ruler of which country

a)

Iran

b)

Afghan

c)

Iraq

d)

None

19.

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

20.

Ahmad Shah Abdali was the ruler of

a)

Afghan

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

None of these