Read Instructions for the test.

1. Negative marks are -0.33 per wrong answer
2. Right answer is 1 mark
3. No time limit but finish in 30 mins
4. Solution can be found at below chapters:

Test series is based on following chapters.

1. History & Culture Chapter 1: DECLINE OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE
2. History & Culture Chapter 2: INDIAN STATES AND SOCIETY IN 18TH CENTURY

Q1: After Aurangzeb's death his sons quarreled amongst themselves and ___ won

Zafar shah

Muhammad shah

Bahadur shah

Bairam khan

Q2: Rulers who followed Aurangzeb were

Bahadur Shah, Jahandar shah, Farrukh Siyar,Muhammad shah

Bahadur Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad shah

Bahadur Shah,Muhammad shah, Jahandar shah, Farrukh Siyar

,Muhammad shah,Bahadur Shah

Q3: he founded the south state of Hyderabad

Wazir Nizam ul Mulk

Asaf shah

burhan ul mulk

Nadir shah

Q4:battle of Buxar against the English East India Company was fought by

Shuja ud dawla and Mir Qasim

Shah Alam II

both

none

Q5: Causes of the decline of the Mughals:

Aurangzeb’s policy of expansion put pressure on men and material.

His intolerant policy on Hindu chief Shivaji in Deccan and Sikhs put additional strain on the Empire. This drained the resources of the Empire and ruined trade and industry.

The North West front was exposed as Aurangzeb concentrated on Deccan for 25 years.

all

Q6: Failure of Aurangzebs policy was due to

His inability to subdue the Marathas undermined prestige of the Empire and local chief too dreamed of independence.

When Aurangzeb tried to re extend the imperial sway over Rajputs and earned the ire of Rajputs it further led to confrontation.

Weak successors who focused on personal pleasure were responsible for the decline.

all

Q7:Reasons why foreign invaders were successful in India

Absence of political nationalism meant that people were loyal to their respective kingdoms not the country.

Porous borders

both

none

Q8: Mughal treasury, Kohinoor diamond and the peacock throne were captured by Afghan raider

Nadir shah

Ahmedshah abdali

both

none

Q9: Hyderabad was founded due to

repeated attempts of reforming the administration were rejected by the emperor

corruption of power

banished from Delhi

none

Q10: Bengal was founded by

british

Murshid quli khan

Nadir shah

Hazrat mahal

Q11: How did british get hold over Bengal

Nawabs however were short sighted with regards to English east India Company

didn’t take these trading companies as threats to the kingdom.

failed also in two more aspects building a strong army and checking corruption amongst local officials

all

Q12: Bengal fell into british hands after defeat of

Siraj ud dawlah

Shuja ud dawlah

Mir jafar

none

Q13: Awadh was founded by

Saadat khan burhan ul Mulk

asaf jah

mir qasim

siraj ud dawlah

Q14: Haider Ali was

ordinary soldier in the Mysore army.

learned western military tactics from French experts and applied them in battles.

he was illiterate he was an efficient administrator. He extended his power in Mysore and soon made it into a powerful kingdom

all

Q15: First Anglo Mysore War

English east India Company allied with Nizam of Hyderabad

haider ali fought back and threatened to attack madras

both

none

Q16: Second Anglo Mysore War

British under Hastings bribed the Nizam and he withdrew from the alliance with Haider Ali.

Hastings also diverted the army from the Maratha war against Haider Ali and finally defeated him

Tipu sultan succeeded Haider ali

all

Q17: Tipu sultan was a

deeply interested in literature and had a library

He had planted a tree of liberty in his kingdom and was a member of Jacobin club

His army was trained in western tactics and armed with muskets and bayonets with French help. He also was building a navy and had constructed ports.

all

Q18:Third Anglo Mysore War

resulted in Tipu defeat in 1792

He had to pay a huge indemnity

surrender his sons to the British as hostages. It destroyed Tipu's dominant position in south and established British supremacy there.

all

Q19:Subsidiary alliance was scheme of

Dalhousie

Wellesley

Ripon

Hastings

Q20: subsidiary alliance had the features like

British would station an army in the allying kingdom and protect it from internal and external threats

In return the king should disband his army, accept a British resident and govern on his advice, relinquish all deals with other foreign powers

pay a tribute to British for the army or cede a territory to them

all

Q21: Raja Sawai Jai Singh of Amber was

was an able administrator.

founded Jaipur and made it a seat of science and arts.

was a reformer and a law maker. He was also an astronomer

all

Q22: Raja Jai Singh constructed observatories at

Delhi, Jaipur,

Ujjain, Mathura

Varanasi

all

Q23: Guru Nanak

founded Sikhism which spread amongst lower classes of Punjab and Jat peasants..

Under Guru Gobind Singh sikhs became a political and military force.

fought constant wars against Aurangzeb but became a noble under Bahadur shah

all

Q24: Ranjit Singh of Punjab

was a skilled administrator and a soldier

He built an army of skilled soldiers of different religions and started manufacturing cannons.

He was tolerant and secular.

all

Q25:Taxes Marathas got in return for elping Mughals were

Chauth

Sardeshmukhi

both

none

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