WorksheetsHistory L-10 Eighteenth-Century Political Formations
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Maratha kingdom rose under Shivaji. After Shivaji’s death, ______ led the
Maratha empire to its zenith.
Chauth
Sardeshmukhi
Jawahir Shah
Peshwa
Nadir Shah sacked Delhi in_____.
1739
1740
1769
1600
How did Sikhs become a political power?
The organisation of the Sikhs into a political community during the seventeenth
century helped in regional state-building in the Punjab.
Their combined forces were known as the grand army (dal khalsa)
They established their own administration between the Sutlej and the Jamuna.
*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.
Malwa and Gujarat were seized from the Mughals in____?
1730s
1720s
1620s
1740s
Which Empire was the most powerful regional Empire to arise out of a sustained opposition to Mughal rule?
Jat Empire
Sikh
Maratha Empire
None of These
___ became the capital of the Maratha Empire
Nagpur
Bombay
Poona
Nashik
Who was the Founder of Maratha Empire ?
Guru Gobind Singh
Nadir Shah
Shivaji
Surajmal
Who were Deshmukhs?
Powerful Warrior Family
Principal Ministers
An historical works
In which Year Maratha king were recognised as the overlord of the Entire Deccan Pninsula?
1729
1730
1714
1737
Khalsa was instituted in the year
1700
1699
1689
1540
Kunbis were the
Maratha peasant warriors
Maratha warriors
Maratha farmers
None of the above
Sawai Raja Jai Singh found his new capital in
Jaipur
Jodhpur
Bikaner
Nagpur
Chauth was a tax
imposed by Maratha
imposed by Mughals
imposed by Peshwa
Surajmal was a leader of
Maratha
Jats
Rajputs
Khalsa was found by
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Nanak
Guru Arjun Dev
What were the small political groups of sikhs called
Khalsa
Misls
Dalkhalsa
None
Who were the ijardars ?
Revenue Farmers
Farmers
Tax collectors
All of these
Nadir Shah was the ruler of which country
Iran
Afghan
Iraq
None
Aurangzeb had depleted the military and financial resources by fighting a long war in the
East India
North India
Deccan
none of these
Ahmad Shah Abdali was the ruler of
Afghan
Iran
Iraq
None of these
