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Rise of Independant and Regional Powers

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the tenth and last sikh guru?

a)

Hyder Ali

b)

Balaji Baji Rao

c)

Guru Gobind Singh

d)

Arshdeep Singh

2.

Which was the richest provinces of the Mughal empire?

a)

Vijayanagara Empire

b)

Bengal

c)

Mughals

d)

Marathas

3.

Which region was known for its prosperous economy and efficient administration under Murshid Quli Khan?

a)

Delhi

b)

Kolkata

c)

Mumbai

d)

Bengal

4.

Who made Punjab a very strong and independent Kingdom?

a)

Lord Minto

b)

Ranjit Singh

c)

Rana Sangram Singh

d)

Nizam-ulk mulk asaf jah

5.

Which region was ruled by the Nizams in the 18th century?

a)

Chennai

b)

Mumbai

c)

Delhi

d)

Hyderabad

6.

Which region was ruled by the Nawabs of Awadh during the 18th century?

a)

Kolkata

b)

Mumbai

c)

Awadh

d)

Delhi

7.

Who was succeded by Balaji Baji Rao

a)

Baji Rao I

b)

Balaji Baji Bao VIII

c)

Balaji Vishwanath

d)

Alivardi Khan II

8.

Which kingdom in the Punjab region rose to power under Maharaja Ranjit Singh?

a)

Mughal Empire

b)

Maurya Empire

c)

Maratha Empire

d)

Sikh Empire

9.

Who was the founder of the Mysore Kingdom and a strong opponent of the British East India Company?

a)

Tipu Sultan

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Sultan of Mysore

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

10.

Hyderabad was founded by Nizam-ul-mulk Asaf Khan

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Who was the grandson of Shivaji?

a)

Shabdhi

b)

Shuja

c)

Shahu

d)

Murshid

12.

Who laid the foundation of the independant state of Awadh

a)

William Pitt

b)

Saadat Khan

c)

Asif Khan

d)

Hyder Ali Khan

13.

What is the capital of the Maratha empire?(Headquarters)

a)

Panaji

b)

Patna

c)

Pune(Poona)

d)

Nagpur(Mumbai)

14.

The Rajput States that took advantage of the decline of the Mughal empire

a)

Patna

Mewar

Chattisgar

b)

Jaipur

Amber

Marwar

c)

Amber

Mewar

Marwar

15.

who is the last Mughal ruler that imprisoned Shivaji's son?

a)

Akbar

b)

Alamgir

c)

Jahangir

d)

Aurangabad

16.

Ranjit Singh made a perpetual friendship with who(clue: English governer general of English East India company)?

a)

Imbrahim Lodi

b)

Aurangazeb

c)

Lord Linto

d)

Lord Minto

17.

We were easily able to interefere in the internal affairs,Who are we?(Carnatic)

a)

USA Trading Companies

b)

European Trading

Companies

c)

England Trading companies

d)

African trading companies

18.

Who was the official head of the Martha empire

a)

Shivaji Maharaj

b)

Balaji Vishwanath

c)

Peshwa

d)

Nana Fadnavis

19.

Saadat Khan was succeeded by_____.

a)

Lord Curzon

b)

Safdar Jung

c)

Shuja-ud-Daulah

d)

Shami

20.

Under whose rule Mysore became the most powerful kingdoms in the south?

a)
Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan
b)
Akbar and Aurangzeb
c)
Shivaji and Rana Pratap
d)
Krishnadevaraya and Rani Chennamma
21.

What river was set as a boundary between the Sikh Kingdom and British territories?

a)

Saraswathi

b)

Satlaj

c)

Ganga

d)

Sindhu