This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 7 > Class 7 History Chapter 8 Eighteenth Century Political Formations – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 History Chapter 8 Eighteenth Century Political Formations Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which regions did Maratha campaigns put severe pressure on Rajput principalities in the 1740s? A) Gujarat and Malwa. B) Rajasthan. C) Punjab and Sindh. D) Bengal and Awadh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajasthan. 2. What was the collective name given to the whole army of the 'misls'? A) Mughal Army. B) Dal khalsa. C) Khalsa. D) Sikh Legion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dal khalsa. 3. The state of Hyderabad was constantly engaged in a struggle against the Maratha to the west and ..... of the plateau. A) Britishers. B) Telegu Warkroir Chiefs (Nakas). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telegu Warkroir Chiefs (Nakas). 4. Who is Nadir Shah's son? A) Safavid Shah. B) Ahmad Shah. C) Jawahar Shah. D) Jawahir Shah. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jawahir Shah. 5. What are the astronomical observatories made by Jai Singh in five states of India commonly known as? A) Jagarah laboratory. B) Public welfare department. C) Jan Aushadhi Center. D) Jantar mantar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jantar mantar. 6. Who won the title fighting Peshwa in the Battle of Buxar? A) Baji Rao. B) Hyder Ali. C) Shiva. D) Sultan's deception. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baji Rao. 7. SHIVAJI DIED IN A) 1780. B) 1680. C) 1675. D) 1645. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1680. 8. Tax made by Marathas was called A) Substance. B) Spec. C) Sardine. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sardine. 9. ..... , ..... and ..... , became very powerful and independent. A) Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad. B) Goa, Bengal and Hyderabad. C) Awadh, Kashmir and Hyderabad. D) Awadh, Bengal & Karnataka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad. 10. Which state, under Suraj Mal, became a strong political entity in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? A) Bengal. B) Bharatpur. C) Maratha. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bharatpur. 11. When was Khalsa formed? A) 1699. B) 1717. C) 1715. D) 1716. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1699. 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? A) Shaukat Ali Khan. B) Irfan Khan. C) Muhammad Khan. D) Murshi Quli Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Murshi Quli Khan. 13. A powerful Mughal noble in the court of Farrukhsiyar and Muhammad Shah- A) Nizam Shah. B) Nizam-ul-mulk-Asaf jah. C) Murshi Quli Khan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Murshi Quli Khan. 14. Who sacked and plundered the city of Delhi in 1739? A) Ahmad Shah Abdali. B) Later Mughals. C) Nadir Shah. D) Nizam-Ul-Mulk Asaf Jah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nadir Shah. 15. Asaf Jah brought skilled soldiers and administrators from ..... A) Deccan. B) Bengal. C) Northern India. D) Hyderabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Northern India. 16. What was the Khalsa? A) A type of fort. B) A political community of Sikhs. C) A Maratha military strategy. D) A tax system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A political community of Sikhs. 17. Who defied Mughal suzerainty among the Rajput states during the late sixteenth century? A) Raja Ajit Singh. B) Sawai Raja Jai Singh. C) Rana pratap. D) Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rana pratap. 18. Whose leadership did the Khalsa rise under after Guru Gobind Singh's death in 1708? A) Banda Bahadur. B) Rana pratap. C) Maharaja Ranjit Singh. D) Sawai Raja Jai Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Banda Bahadur. 19. Battle of Buxar took palce in A) 1764. B) 1805. C) 1758. D) 1856. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1764. 20. When Did Rafi Ud-Darajat Die A) 6 June 1719. B) 17 December 1699. C) 3 May 1713. D) 6 November 1667. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6 June 1719. 21. The Sikhs organized themselves into a number of bands called jathas which were later called as ..... A) Misls. B) They were and they were. C) Peshwas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misls. 22. In which year Did marathas raid Delhi? A) 1737. B) 1738. C) 1765. D) 1233. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1737. 23. What inspired the Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to rule? A) Rakhi system. B) Guru Gobind Singh's teachings. C) Dal khalsa. D) Baisakhi and Diwali Celebrations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guru Gobind Singh's teachings. 24. What marked the beginning of the Khalsa's sovereign rule in the Sikh territories? A) Declaring their independence. B) Banda Bahadur's capture. C) Striking their own coin. D) Establishing a new administration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Striking their own coin. 25. What were the collective decisions taken by the Sikhs known as? A) Gurmatas. B) Rakhi system. C) Jathas. D) Dal khalsa. 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