Q 1 – The British East India Company established its power after
(a) 1757
(b) 1761
(c) 1768
(d) 1771
Ans. (a) 1757
Q 2 – 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
Ans. (c) Deccan
Q 3 – Aurangzeb died in the year
(a) 1700
(b) 1710
(c) 1725
(d) 1707
Ans. (d) 1707
Q 4 – Ahmad Shah Abdali was the ruler of
(a) Afghan
(b) Iran
(c) Iraq
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) Afghan
Q 5 – Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded North India times between 1748 and 1761.
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Ans. (c) 5
Q 6 – During which century the Mughal Empire declined?
(a) 18th
(b) 16th
(c) 19th
(d) 21th
Ans. (a) 18th
Q 7 – Which of the following enjoyed the zat rank of 7000?
(a) Asaf Jah
(b) Murshil Quli Khan
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Both of these
Q 8 – Who were the Telugu warrior chiefs’?
(a) Nayakas
(b) Jathas
(c) Misl
(d) All of these
Ans. (a) Nayakas
Q 9 – Who was the powerful governor of Bengal?
(a) Sa’adat Khan
(b) Murshid Quli Khan
(c) Asaf Jah
(d) Alivardi Khan
Ans. (b) Murshid Quli Khan
Q 10 – During whose rule Jagat Seth became prosperous in Bengal?
(a) Murshil Quli
(b) Saadat Khan
(c) Alivardi Khan
(d) Asaf Jah
Ans. (c) Alivardi Khan
Q 11 – Sawai Jai Singh founded his new capital here:
(a) Malwa
(b) Amber
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Jaipur
Ans. (d) Jaipur
Q 12 – Dalkhalsa was set up in 1699 by
(a) Guru Nanak Singh
(b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(c) Guru Gobind Singh
(d) Guru Har Kishan
Ans. (c) Guru Govind Singh
Q 13 – Small political groups of the Sikhs were called
(a) Khalsa
(b) Misls
(c) Dalkhalsa
(d) none of these
Ans. : (b) Misls
Q 14 – Chauth was the ……….. of the land revenue.
(a) 10%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%
Ans. (c) 25%
Q 15 – Who was the founder of Maratha empire?
(a) Shivaji
(b) Tipu Sultan
(c) Raja Jai Singh
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Shivaji
Q 16 – Shivaji adopted the title of Chhatrapati in
(a) 1701
(b) 1760
(c) 1752
(d) 1762
Ans. (d) 1762
Q 17 – Tax levied by Marathas was called
(a) zat
(b) sardeshmukhi
(c) umara
(d) none of these
Ans. (b) sardeshmukhi
Q 18 – Under whose leadership Bharatpur emerged as a strong Jat State?
(a) Churaman
(b) Suraj Mai
(c) Jawahir Shah
(d) Nadir Shah
Ans. (b) Suraj Mai
Q 19 – Chauth
(a) 4 percent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.
(b) 40 percent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.
(c) 44 percent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.
(d) 25 percent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.
Ans. (d) 25 percent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.
Q 20 – The organisation of the Sikhs into a political community during the seventeenth century helped in regional state-building in the
(a) Punjab
(b) Awadh
(c) Bengal
(d) Jodhpur
Ans. (a) Punjab
Q 21 – In 1708, the Khalsa rose in revolt against the Mughal authority under whose leadership, declared their sovereign rule.
(a) Banda Singh
(b) Banda Dev
(c) Bahadur’s Singh
(d) Banda Bahadur’s
Ans. (d) Banda Bahadur’s
Q 22 – 9-10 percent of the land revenue paid to the head revenue collector in the Deccan called
(a) Sardeshmukhi
(b) Dashemukh
(c) Deshmukhi
(d) Chuath
Ans. (a) Sardeshmukhi
Q 23 – Revenue farmers were called
(a) Jagirdar
(b) Ijaradars
(c) Nayak
(d) Subadar
Ans. (b) Ijaradars
Q 24 – The Mughals emperors after ________were unable to arrest the gradual shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of provincial governors, local chieftains and other groups.
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Babar
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans. (d) Aurangzeb
Q 25 – Many Rajput kings, had served under the Mughals with distinction particularly those belonging to
(a) Jaipur and Jaisalmer
(b) Amber and Jodhpur
(c) Amber and Jaisalmer
(d) Jaisalmer and Jodhpur
Ans. (b) Amber and Jodhpur
Q 26 – Burhan-ul-Mulk Saradat Khan was appointed subadar of
(a) Awadh
(b) Punjab
(c) Bengal
(d) Deccan
Ans. (a) Awadh
Q 27 – Under whose reign the banking house of Jagat Seth became extremely prosperous.
(a) Shah Alam II
(b) Alivardi khan
(c) Mir Jafar
(d) Nadir shah
Ans. (b) Alivardi khan
Q 28 – Who controlled the offices of revenue and military administration
(a) Local people
(b) Britishers
(c) Governors
(d) King
Ans. (c) Governors
Q 29 – Telugu warrior chiefs were called
(a) Subadar
(b) Nayakas
(c) Mansabdar
(d) Faujdari
Ans. (b) Nayakas
Q 30 – Guru Govind Singh died in
(a) 1705
(b) 1707
(c) 1708
(d) 1706
Ans. (c) 1708
Q 31 – Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, the founder of
(a) Hyderabad state
(b) Bengal state
(c) Awadh state
(d) Maratha state
Ans. (a) Hyderabad state
Q 32 – Peacock throne was looted by
(a) Mehmood Ghazni
(b) Nadir Shah
(c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
(d) Britishers
Ans. (b) Nadir Shah
Q 33 – Burhan-ul-Mulk also held the combined offices of
(a) Diwani, Mansabdari and Faujdari
(b) Diwani, Iqta and Mansabdari
(c) Subadari, Diwani and Nayak
(d) Subadari, Diwani and Faujdari
Ans. (d) Subadari, Diwani and Faujdari
Q 34 – Ahmad Shah Abdali was the
(a) Iran Ruler
(b) Pakistan Ruler
(c) Afghan Ruler
(d) Iraq Ruler
Ans. (c) Afghan Ruler
Q 35 – Asaf Jah and Murshid Quli Khan held a zat rank of
(a) 7,000 each
(b) 6,000 each
(c) 9,000 each
(d) 8,000 each
Ans. (a) 7,000 each
Q 36 – Who was given the subadari of Agra in 1722
(a) Raja Ajit Singh
(b) Raja Amrit Singh
(c) Raja Jai Singh
(d) Raja Amber Singh
Ans. (c) Raja Jai Singh
Q 37 – Why Mughals empire was facing problems closing of 17th century
(a) Britishers were under the control of Mughals
(b) Mughals military resources were very powerful
(c) Mughals successors left the Delhi
(d) Financial resources were depleted
Ans. (d) Financial resources were depleted
Q 38 – Mughals empire started declining its power under the region of
(a) Babar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans. (d) Aurangzeb