Class 7 History Chapter 8 Eighteenth Century Political Formations Quiz 15 (25 MCQs)

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1. In which regions did Maratha campaigns put severe pressure on Rajput principalities in the 1740s?
2. What was the collective name given to the whole army of the 'misls'?
3. The state of Hyderabad was constantly engaged in a struggle against the Maratha to the west and ..... of the plateau.
4. Who is Nadir Shah's son?
5. What are the astronomical observatories made by Jai Singh in five states of India commonly known as?
6. Who won the title fighting Peshwa in the Battle of Buxar?
7. SHIVAJI DIED IN
8. Tax made by Marathas was called
9. ..... , ..... and ..... , became very powerful and independent.
10. Which state, under Suraj Mal, became a strong political entity in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
11. When was Khalsa formed?
12. Many new states were carved out of the old Mughal provinces. But only some of them, such as Awadh, Hyderabad, and Bengal, became very successful. Awadh was under Sa'adat Khan and Hyderabad was ruled by Asaf Jah. Which Mughal noble controlled the state of Bengal?
13. A powerful Mughal noble in the court of Farrukhsiyar and Muhammad Shah-
14. Who sacked and plundered the city of Delhi in 1739?
15. Asaf Jah brought skilled soldiers and administrators from .....
16. What was the Khalsa?
17. Who defied Mughal suzerainty among the Rajput states during the late sixteenth century?
18. Whose leadership did the Khalsa rise under after Guru Gobind Singh's death in 1708?
19. Battle of Buxar took palce in
20. When Did Rafi Ud-Darajat Die
21. The Sikhs organized themselves into a number of bands called jathas which were later called as .....
22. In which year Did marathas raid Delhi?
23. What inspired the Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to rule?
24. What marked the beginning of the Khalsa's sovereign rule in the Sikh territories?
25. What were the collective decisions taken by the Sikhs known as?