This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 7 > History > Eighteenth Century Political Formations > Class 7 History Chapter 8 Eighteenth Century Political Formations – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 History Chapter 8 Eighteenth Century Political Formations Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was the founder of Maratha empire? A) Shiva. B) Sultan's deception. C) King Jai Singh. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shiva. 2. From where did Asaf Jah brought skilled soldiers and administrators? A) East India. B) Northern India. C) Southern India. D) West India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northern India. 3. What were the Old Mughal Provinces? A) Awadh. B) Hyderabad. C) Bengal. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 4. The successors of Nizam-ul-din were known as Nizams A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Aurangzeb had depleted the military and financial resources by fighting a long war in? A) Deccan. B) North India. C) South India. D) East India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deccan. 6. What was the rank of Asaf Jah and Murshid Quli Khan? A) 4500. B) 7000. C) 2100. D) 10000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7000. 7. Who was given the subadari of Agra in 1722 A) Raja Amrit Singh. B) King Jai Singh. C) Raja Ajit Singh. D) Raja Amber Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) King Jai Singh. 8. WHEN SHAH ALAM 2 DIED IN A) 1816. B) 1734. C) 1749. D) 1732. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1816. 9. Who became the ruler of Mysore from 1760-82? A) Shiva. B) Hyder Ali. C) Sultan's deception. D) King Jai Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyder Ali. 10. ..... was the first state to gain independence from the Mughal Empire. A) Bengal. B) Haryana. C) Kashmir. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bengal. 11. Dates for Farrukh Sell A) 1739-1801. B) 1713-1719. C) 1713-1717. D) 1713-1712. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1713-1719. 12. Shivji (1627- ..... ) A) 1678. B) 1688. C) 1668. D) 1680. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1680. 13. "In an effort to reduce Mughal influence in ..... he transferred all Mughal jagirdars to Orissa." Who is 'he' and what is the region name? A) Murshid Quli Khan ;Bengal. B) Murshid Quli Khan ;Awadh. C) Bengal ;Murshid Quli Khan. D) Awadh ;Murshid Quli Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Murshid Quli Khan ;Bengal. 14. Bengal was founded by Murshid Quli Khan. In order to reduce the Mughal influence in Bengal he ..... A) Transferred all Mughal jagirdars to Orissa. B) Ordered reassessment of the revenues and strict cash collection. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 15. What is the significance of the Jantar Mantar in Jaipur? A) Fortification against invasions. B) Trading centers. C) Astronomical observatories. D) Water harvesting structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astronomical observatories. 16. SHIVAJI CAPTURED MANY FORTS USING ..... WARFARE. A) 1716. B) 1715. C) 1712. D) 1713. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1713. 17. The state of Hyderabad was constantly engaged in a struggle against Marathas and with independent ..... (Nayakas) A) Mansabardar. B) Maratha warriors. C) Subdaras. D) Telugu Warriors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Telugu Warriors. 18. In the late eighteenth century, what was the extent of Sikh territories, and who reunited these groups? A) From the Indus to the Jamuna; Guru Gobind Singh. B) From the Ganges to the Yamuna; Banda Bahadur. C) From the Indus to the Jamuna; Maharaja Ranjit Singh. D) From the Yamuna to the Sutlej; Guru Gobind Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From the Indus to the Jamuna; Maharaja Ranjit Singh. 19. Guru Gobind Singh had inspired the Khalsa with the faith that their destiny was to ..... A) Fight. B) Rule. C) Conquer. D) Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rule. 20. ..... constructed 5 astronomical observatories. A) Ajit Singh. B) Surajmal. C) Ranjit Singh. D) Jasal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jasal. 21. In which year did Shivaji crown himself and assume the title of Chhatrapati? A) 1674. B) 1722. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1674. 22. The Mughal Empire became weak after the death of Aurangzeb in 1707, and Nadir Shah, the ruler of Iran, attacked and plundered the city of Delhi in 1739. In fact, later Mughal emperors after Aurangzeb were puppets in the hands of powerful landlords and regional chiefs. What were the origins of these local rulers? A) Americans and Turan. B) Europeans and Russians. C) Iranis and Turan. D) Tribals and peasants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iranis and Turan. 23. What term is used to describe the collective forces of the Sikhs known for their well-knit organization? A) Maratha Empire. B) Jathas. C) Mughal Army. D) Dal khalsa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dal khalsa. 24. States which enjoyed considerable autonomy like the Rajput principalities, were called Watan jagirs. After the decline of Mughal empire they tried to ..... their territories. A) Extend. B) Withdraw. C) Surrender. D) Guard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extend. 25. Muhammad Shah appointed ..... as the governor of Awadh? A) Abdullah Rahim Khan. B) Saadat Khan. C) Ali Vardi Khan. D) Worship khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saadat Khan. 26. What was zat rank of Murshid Quli Khan A) 8000. B) 6000. C) 7000. D) 9000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7000. 27. The Jats were ..... A) Rulers. B) Prosperous agriculturists. C) A part of the ppt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prosperous agriculturists. 28. Who got the title of Asaf Jah founder of state of Hyderabad A) Burhan-ul-Mulk. B) Nizam-ul-Mulk. C) Both a and b. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nizam-ul-Mulk. 29. Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded North India how many times between 1748 and 1761? A) 3. B) 7. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 30. Many Rajput kings, had served under the Mughals with distinction particularly those belonging to A) Jipur & Jaisalmer. B) Jodhpur and Amber. C) Amber and Jaisalmer. D) Hyderabad and Awadh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jodhpur and Amber. 31. Who was the appointed as subadar of Bengal? A) Nizam-ul-mulk Asaf Jhah. B) Nadir Shah. C) Buhran-ul-Mulk Sa'adat Khan. D) Leader of Quli Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leader of Quli Khan. 32. Who got the title of "ASAF JAH" ? A) Nizam-ul-Mulk. B) Saadat Khan. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nizam-ul-Mulk. 33. By which year the British had successfully grabbed major chunks of the territory in eastern India. A) 1765. B) 1767. C) 1809. D) 1699. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1765. 34. The Sikhs formed a separate state under Guru Gobind Singh- A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. Who Invaded north india 5 times between 1748 and 1761 A) Ahmad Shah Abdali. B) Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah. C) Sa'adat Khan. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ahmad Shah Abdali. 36. The Mughals emperors after ..... were unable to arrest the gradual shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of provincial governors, local chieftains A) Akbar. B) Babur. C) Humayun. D) Aurangzeb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aurangzeb. 37. Which regions did the Jats dominate and in which year? A) Delhi & Agra, 1680. B) Delhi & Agra, 1880. C) Hyderabad & Seoul, 1770. D) Mumbai & Hyderabad, 1680. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delhi & Agra, 1680. 38. Khalsa was found by A) Guru Gobind Singh. B) Teacher Nanak. C) Guru Arjun Dev. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guru Arjun Dev. 39. Raja Jai Singh New Capital A) Jaipur. B) JOTHPUR. C) Barmer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jaipur. 40. The revenue farmer were to pay a fixed sum to the state. Who assessed these payments? A) Mansabardar. B) Local Bankers. C) Sa'dat Khan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Local Bankers. 41. Rulers of Watan Jagirs, Raja Ajit Singh of Jodhpur and Sawai Raja Jai Singh of Amber held the governorship of Gujarat and ..... respectively. A) Delhi. B) Malwa. C) Kannauj. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malwa. 42. What were powerful warrior families called in Maratha? A) Jathas. B) Deshmukh. C) Rules. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deshmukh. 43. Why did Sa'adat Khan reduce the number of jagirdars? A) To increase mansabdars. B) To decrease Mughal influence. C) To have more ijaradars. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To decrease Mughal influence. 44. Muhammad Shah take the help of which rulers for overthrowing sayyid brothers? A) Ali Vardy Khan. B) Sadat Ali Khan. C) Nizam ul mulk. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 45. Which two Mughal rulers were blinded by their own nobles? A) Farrukh Siyar, Alamgir. B) Ahmed Shah, Shah Alam II. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ahmed Shah, Shah Alam II. 46. To reduce Mughal influence in the region of Awadh, Burhan-ul-Mulk replaced the number of office holders appointed there by the Mughals by his own loyal servants in their place. His state depended on local bankers and mahajans for loans. What were the people, who agreed to pay the state a fixed sum of money in return for the right to collect land tax revenue, known as? A) Faujdars. B) Subedars. C) Revenue farmers. D) Collectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revenue farmers. 47. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, the founder of A) Maratha. B) Bengal. C) Awadh. D) Hyderabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyderabad. 48. How many years Did Chatrapati Shivaji Rule? A) 53. B) 23. C) 31. D) 76. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 53. 49. What marked the height of Raja Jai Singh's power according to a Persian account of 1732? A) Efficient administration. B) Control over Delhi and Agra. C) Artistic achievements. D) Economic prosperity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control over Delhi and Agra. 50. The position of the Peshwas is equivalent to modern A) Prime Minister. B) President. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prime Minister. 51. It was a additional one tenth of the land revenue A) Sardeshmukhi. B) Sardeshmukh. C) Chauth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sardeshmukhi. 52. By 1765, ..... had successfully captured major chunks of territory in Eastern India. A) Deccan Sultans. B) Mughals. C) Marathas. D) British. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) British. 53. Nizam-ul-Mlk-Asaf Jah, the founder of ..... state, was one of the ..... members at the court of the Mughal Emperor. A) Awadh ; weak. B) Awadh ; powerful. C) Hyderabad ; most powerful. D) Awadh ; most powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyderabad ; most powerful. 54. In which year did the Battle of Buxar take place? A) 1761. B) 1674. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1761. 55. What were the nobles who were appointed as governors in the Mughal empire called? A) Mansabardar. B) Subdaras. C) Craftsman. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subdaras. 56. Aurangzeb died in the year A) 1707. B) 1701. C) 1708. D) 1703. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1707. 57. Whose combined army was called dal Khalsa? A) Marathas. B) Mughals. C) Sikhs. D) Jats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sikhs. 58. Who was the founder of sikhism? A) Arjan teacher. B) Hargobind teacher. C) Teacher Nanak. D) Teacher Gobind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teacher Nanak. 59. Awadh is known for A) Black Soil. B) Alluvial Soil. C) Red Soil. D) Loamy Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alluvial Soil. 60. THE SUCCESSOR OF NIZAM-UL-MULK WERE KNOW AS THE A) Sultan's deception. B) Maharaja Ranjit Singh. C) Guru Gobind Singh. D) Nizams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nizams. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesClass 7 QuizzesClass 7 History Chapter 8 Eighteenth Century Political Formations Quiz 1Class 7 History Chapter 8 Eighteenth Century Political Formations Quiz 3Class 7 History Chapter 8 Eighteenth Century Political Formations Quiz 4Class 7 History Chapter 8 Eighteenth Century Political Formations Quiz 5Class 7 History Chapter 8 Eighteenth Century Political Formations Quiz 6Class 7 History Chapter 8 Eighteenth Century Political Formations Quiz 7Class 7 History Chapter 8 Eighteenth Century Political Formations Quiz 8Class 7 History Chapter 8 Eighteenth Century Political Formations Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books