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G07_His 8_quizizz_2324

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kunbis were the

a)

Maratha peasant warriors

b)

Maratha warriors

c)

Maratha farmers

d)

None of the above

2.

Sawai Raja Jai Singh found his new capital in

a)

Jaipur

b)

Jodhpur

c)

Bikaner

d)

Nagpur

3.

Which part of India Associated with peasants and zamindari rebellions

a)

Southern and Eastern parts of india

b)

Northern and southern parts of india

c)

Northern and western parts of india

4.

Chauth was a tax

a)

imposed by Maratha

b)

imposed by Mughals

c)

imposed by Peshwa

5.

Surajmal was a leader of

a)

Maratha

b)

Jats

c)

Rajputs

6.

Khalsa was found by

a)

Guru Gobind Singh

b)

Guru Nanak

c)

Guru Arjun Dev

7.

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

8.

Ahmad Shah Abdali was the ruler of:

a)

Afghan

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

None of these

9.

Chauth was the …. of the land revenue.

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

25%

d)

30%

10.

Who was the founder of Maratha empire?

a)

Shivaji

b)

Tipu Sultan

c)

Raja Jai Singh

d)

None of these

11.

During which century the Mughal Empire declined?

a)

18th

b)

16th

c)

19th

d)

21st

12.

How many times did Ahmad Shah Abdali invade North India between 1748 and 1761?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

13.

Ruler of Iran ………… plundered the city of Delhi in 1739.

a)

Nadir shah

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Shahjahaan

d)

Alivardi khan

14.

Who was given thr subadari of Agra 1722?

a)

Raja ranjit singh

b)

Raja Jai singh

c)

Farukh siyar

d)

None

15.

Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah was the most powerful member in the court of :

a)

Shah Alam

b)

Ahmad Shah

c)

Murshid Quli Khan

d)

Farrukh Siyar

16.

Peasant and Zamindari (a)   added to the problems of the Mughals.

17.

Small political groups of the Sikhs were called

a)

Khalsa

b)

Dal Khalsa

c)

Misls

d)

All of these

18.

Guru Gobind Singh had inspired the Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to rule.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

In which battle did Aurangzeb die?

a)

First battle of Panipat

b)

Third battle of Panipat

c)

Third battle of Sonipat

20.

What did the Khalsa declare in 1765?

a)

Sovereign rule

b)

Sikhs rule

c)

None of the above

21.

(a)   is the capital of the Maratha Kingdom.

22.

Whose sword is this?

a)

Shivaji

b)

Banda Bahadur

c)

Maharaja Ranjit Singh

d)

Guru Gobind Singh

23.

Who was captured in 1715 and was executed (killed) in 1716?

a)

Guru Gobind Singh

b)

Guru Nanak

c)

Shivaji

d)

Banda Bahadur

24.

Which states were seized by the Mughals by the 1720s?

a)

Malwa and Gujarat

b)

Bengal

c)

Malwa only

d)

All of these

25.

Nadir Shah was the ruler of which country?

a)

Iran

b)

Afghanistan

c)

India

26.

Sikhs' combined forces were known as the grand army or

a)

Dal Khalsa

b)

Deshmukhs

c)

Peshwa

d)

None of these

27.

What is Sardeshmukhi?

a)

9-10% of the land revenue paid to the head revenue collector in the Deccan.

b)

25% of the land revenue claimed by the zamindars. In the Deccan, this was collected by the Marathas.

c)

None of the above

28.

One group were states such as Awadh, Bengal, and Hyderabad who did not break their formal ties with the Mughal emperor. Another group was of states known as 'watan jagirs', which were groups of several Rajputs who had a lot of independence under the Mughals. Which was the third group?

a)

states under the control of Rajputs, Sikhs, and Mundas

b)

states under the control of Marathas, Sikhs, and Jats

c)

states under the control of Marathas, Gujarati, and Tamils

d)

states under the control of the British, the Adivasi, and the Mongolians

29.

Dalkhalsa was set up in 1699 by -

a)

Guru Nanak Singh

b)

Guru Tegh Bahadur

c)

Guru Gobind Singh

d)

Guru Har Kishan

30.

Tax levied by Marathas was called -

( There are 2 answers in the question )

a)

Zat

b)

Chauth

c)

Sardeshmukhi

d)

None of the above

31.

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

32.

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

33.

Who were Deshmukhs?

a)

Powerful Warrior Family

b)

Principal Ministers

c)

An historical works

34.

Kunbis were the

a)

Maratha peasant warriors

b)

Maratha warriors

c)

Maratha farmers

d)

None of the above

35.

What were the small political groups of sikhs called

a)

Khalsa

b)

Misls

c)

Dalkhalsa

d)

None

36.

Who were the ijardars ?

a)

Revenue Farmers

b)

Farmers

c)

Tax collectors

d)

All of these

37.

Which state in India has the Chittorgarh Fort?

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Rajasthan

c)

Harayana

d)

Assam

38.

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

39.

The effective power in the MARATHA state was weilded by a family of Chitpavan __________________who served SHVAJIS successors as PESHWAS

a)

KSHATRIYAS

b)

BRAHMANAS

c)

RAJA

d)

VAISHYAS

40.

A system called________was introduced offering protection to to cultivators on the payment of a tax of 20percent of the produce

a)

SAKHI

b)

RAKHI

c)

CHAUTH

d)

SARDESHMUKHI

41.

Guru Gobind Singh is (a)   Guru of Sikh