Q 1 – Small political groups of the Sikhs were called
(a) Khalsa
(b) Misls
(c) Dalkhalsa
(d) none of these
Q 2 – During which century the Mughal Empire declined?
(a) 18th
(b) 16th
(c) 19th
(d) 21th
Q 3 – Shivaji adopted the title of Chhatrapati in
(a) 1701
(b) 1760
(c) 1752
(d) 1762
Q 4 – The British East India Company established its power after
(a) 1757
(b) 1761
(c) 1768
(d) 1771
Q 5 – During whose rule Jagat Seth became prosperous in Bengal?
(a) Murshil Quli
(b) Sa’adat Khan
(c) Alivardi Khan
(d) Asaf Jah
Q 6 – Under whose leadership Bharatpur emerged as a strong Jat State?
(a) Churaman
(b) Suraj Mai
(c) Jawahir Shah
(d) Nadir Shah
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
Q 8 – Tax levied by Marathas was called
(a) zat
(b) sardeshmukhi
(c) umara
(d) none of these
Q 9 – Dalkhalsa was set up in 1699 by
(a) Guru Nanak Singh
(b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(c) Guru Gobind Singh
(d) Guru Har Kishan
Q 10 – Who was the founder of Maratha empire?
(a) Shivaji
(b) Tipu Sultan
(c) Raja Jai Singh
(d) None of these
Q 11 – Sawai Jai Singh founded his new capital here:
(a) Malwa
(b) Amber
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Jaipur
Q 12 – Who were the Telugu warrior chiefs’?
(a) Nayakas
(b) Jathas
(c) Misl
(d) All of these
Q 13 – Ahmad Shah Abdali was the ruler of
(a) Afghan
(b) Iran
(c) Iraq
(d) none of these
Q 14 – 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
Q 15 – Who was the powerful governor of Bengal?
(a) Sa’adat Khan
(b) Murshid Quli Khan
(c) Asaf Jah
(d) Alivardi Khan
Q 16 – Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded North India times between 1748 and 1761.
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Q 17 – Revenue farmers were called
(a) Jagirdar
(b) Ijaradars
(c) Nayak
(d) Subadar
Q 18 – Chauth was the ……….. of the land revenue.
(a) 10%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%
Q 19 – Aurangzeb died in the year
(a) 1700
(b) 1710
(c) 1725
(d) 1707
Q 20 – 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
Q 21 – 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
Q 22 – Ahmad Shah Abdali was the
(a) Iran Ruler
(b) Pakistan Ruler
(c) Afghan Ruler
(d) Iraq Ruler
Q 23 –Mughals empire started declining its power under the region of
(a) Babar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
Q 24 – Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, the founder of
(a) Hyderabad state
(b) Bengal state
(c) Awadh state
(d) Maratha state
Q 25 – 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
Q 26 – 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
Q 27 – 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.
Q 28 – 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
Q 29 – 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
Q 30 – Who controlled the offices of revenue and military administration
(a) Local people
(b) Britishers
(c) Governors
(d) King
Q 31 – Who was leader of Jats who acquired control over territories situated on the west of the city of Delhi?
Q 32 – Who founded Khalsa and when? Describe.
Q 33 – How was Aurangzeb’s policy responsible for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Q 34 – Name the old Mughal provinces and describe them in brief.
Q 35 – What efforts were made by the Khalsa for strengthening the Sikh community?
Q 36 – Give the name of towns which were prosperous under Jats leadership.
Q 37 – Who founded Khalsa and when? Describe.
Q 38 – Who was leader of Jats who acquired control over territories situated on the west of the city of Delhi?
Q 39 – What were the common features of the three (Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad) Mughal Provinces?