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Class 7 History
Eighteenth Century Political Formations
Quiz 2
What was the capital of Paramaras?
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Dhar
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Ujjain
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Jodhpur
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Nandipur
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The Parmaras founded their independent kingdom on the ruin of the Pratihara Kingdom. Munja Vakpati was the first great ruler of this dynasty. The Parmars ruled from their capital at Dhar (near Indore). The Parmars became famous in the time of Raja Bhoja.
Nagabhatta, the ruler of Ujjain, who resisted the Arab attacks belonged to the _________ dynasty.
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Paramara
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Chauhan
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Gurjara Pratihara
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Garhwal
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In 750 AD, Nagabhata-I replaced the throne of the great king Harshavardhana and established himself as the great ruler of Ujjain. He resisted invasion by the Mlechchas who were identified with the Arab Muslim invaders which is mentioned in the Gwalior inscription of his descendant Mihira Bhoja. Nagabhata was the founder of the imperial Gurjara Pratihara dynasty.
Which one of the following was not a work of Bhavabhuti?
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Malathi Madhava
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Uttara Ramacharita
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Mahavira Charita
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Prithviraja Vijaya
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Prithviraja Vijaya was not a work of Bhavabhuti. Prithviraja Vijaya is an eulogistic Sanskrit epic poem on the life of the Indian Chahamana king Prithviraja III. It is believed to have been composed around 1191-1192 CE by Jayanaka, a Kashmiri poet-historian in the court of Prithviraja. Bhavabhuti was an 8th-century scholar of India noted for his plays and poetry, written in Sanskrit. His plays are considered the equal of the works of Kalidasa.
Who was appointed as the Subedar of Deccan?
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Farukhsear
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Nizam-ul-Mulk
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Azamshah
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Akbar
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The Mughal emperor Farrukh Siyar appointed Nizam-Ul-Mulk the Subedar of Deccan. After this he tried to establish his separate existence at Hyderabad. He also captured some part of the Pune Pargana.
Prithviraj Chauhan lost the second battle of Tarain as ________, the ruler of Kanauj refused an alliance with Chauhan.
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Jaichand
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Anagpal Tomar
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Mularaja
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Bhima II
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The Second Battle of Tarian was fought in 1192 AD between Ghurid army of Mohammed Ghori and Rajput army of Prithviraj Chauhan. After his defeat in the first battle, Mohammad Ghori came back to avenge his loss. Many of Prithviraj Chauhan's former allies were this time indifferent to fight for him and his enemy, King Jaichand of Kannauj also refused an alliance with Prithviraj which reduced the Rajput army and thus led them to their defeat.
Which of the following statements is true?
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Mohammed Ghori defeated Prithviraj in the first battle of Tarain
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Prithviraj defeated Mohammed Ghori in the second battle of Tarain
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Mohammed Ghori was defeated in the first battle of Tarain
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Mohammed Ghori won both the battle of Tarain
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Prithviraj Chauhan was the last and the most powerful ruler of the Chauhan dynasty. He defeated Muhammad Ghori in the
First Battle of Tarain in 1191 A.D.
In
1192,
Muhammad Ghori again invaded India.
In this Second Battle of Tarain in 1192
, Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan.
The well known Khandaraya temple at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh was built by _______________ .
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Paramaras
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Chauhans
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Pratiharas
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Chandelas
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The Khandaraya temple in Madhya Pradesh is a Hindu temple built in the medieval period. It was built by the Chandelas in their capital city of Khajuraho. Shiva is the chief deity of this temple. The temple is the largest among the three groups of the Khajuraho complex of temples namely Kandariya, Matangeshwara and Vishvanatha temples.
Maharaja Jaswant Singh was the ruler of _______.
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Marwar
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Kutch
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Golconda
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Malwa
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Maharaja Jaswant Singh was the ruler of Marwar. Jaswant Singh Rathore was a maharaja of Marwar in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan. His father was Maharaja Gaj Singh. He was a distinguished man of letters and author of "Siddhant-bodh", "Anand Vilas" and "Bhasa-bhusan" He was the Subedar of Assam from 1656-1666.
Which one of the following was the cause for the disintegration of the Mughal Empire?
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War of succession among sons of Aurangazeb
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Attacks of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali
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Revolts of various communities like Jats, Sikhs, Rajputs etc.
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All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
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War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb, attacks of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali, revolts of various communities like Jats, Sikhs, Rajputs etc. are the factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire. When Aurangzeb died, the empire of the Mughals was the largest in India. Yet, within about fifty years of his death, the Mughal Empire disintegrated. Aurangzeb's death was followed by a war of succession among his three sons, revolts among various communities and foreign invasions each of which significantly weakened the hold of the Mughal Empire over its territories.
The huge wealth of the Mughals fell into the hands of _______after the capture of Delhi in $$1739$$.
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Nadir Shah
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The English
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The French
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The Portuguese
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Emperor Nadir Shah was a Persian invader and founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Persia. He invaded the Mughal Empire, eventually attacking Delhi in 1739. He
got
enormous wealth by looting the Mughal Empire.
During the second decade of the eighteenth century numerous independent dynasties were founded in different parts of India. The dynasty founded by Chin Qulich Khan (also known as Nizam-ul-mulk) in the Deccan was known as ____________.
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Qutb Shahi
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Asafjahi
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Adil Shahi
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Muhajamjahi
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During the second decade of the eighteenth century numerous independent dynasties were founded in different parts of India. Asafjahi dynasty was founded by Chin Qulich Khan (popularly known as Nizam-ul-mulk) in the Deccan. The Asafjahi was a dynasty which ruled the Kingdom of Hyderabad. It had Turkic origins tracing to the region around Samarkand. The family came to India in the late 17th century, and became employees of the Mughal Empire.
Shuja-ud-Daula was the Nawab of _______.
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Rampur
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Arcot
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Awadh
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Surat
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Shuja-ud-Daulah was the Nawab of Awadh from 5 October 1754 to 26 January 1775. He played a crucial role in the Battle of Panipat and the Battle of Buxar. He had allied himself with Mir Qasim and took part in the Battle of Buxar, which ended in defeat.
The founder of the independent state of Bengal was
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Murshid Quli Khan
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Alivardi Khan
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Shuja-ud-din
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Sarfaraz Khan
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Murshid Quli Khan was founder of the independent state of Bengal. Murshid Quli Khan, also known as Mohammad Hadi and born as Surya Narayan Mishra , was the first Nawab of Bengal, serving from 1717 to 1727. Murshid Quli Khan was bought by Mughal noble Haji Shafi.
During the Aurangazeb's reign, which of the following were not included in his government?
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Rajputs
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Marathas
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Pathans
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All of these
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During the Aurangazeb's reign, Marathas were not included in his government. During his reign, the Mughal Empire extended from the Himalayas to Karnataka and Gujarat to Bengal. However he faced lot of rebels from the Jat, Maratha as well as Sikh community. Marathas were not included in Aurangzeb's government.
Rajputana constituted which part of India?
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Rajasthan
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Maharashtra
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Kerala
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Orissa
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In the nineteenth century, the region that constitutes most of present-day Rajasthan was called as Rajputana by the British. While this may suggest that this was an area that was inhabited only or mainly by Rajputs.
The independent kingdom of Awadh was founded by
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Saadat Khan
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Safdar Jang
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Shuja-ud-Daulah
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Asaf-ud-Daulah
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Saadat Khan was the founder of the independent kingdom of Awadh. Saadat Ali Khan was the Subadar Nawab of Awadh from 26 January 1722 to 1739 and the son of Muhammad Nasir. At age 25 he accompanied his father on the final campaign of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb against the Maratha in the Deccan, and the emperor awarded him the title of Khan Bahadur.
The Nawab of Awadh who permanently transferred his capital from Faizabad to Lucknow was
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Safdar Jang
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Shuja-ud-Daula
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Asaf-ud-Daula
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Saadat Khan
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The Nawab of Awadh Asaf-ud-Daula permanently transferred his capital from Faizabad to Lucknow. Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula, son of Nawab Shujauddaula, was the fourth Nawab of Avadh. He shifted the capital from Faizabad to Lucknow this led to decline of rapidly growing Faizabad but glory to Lucknow. Asaf-ud-Daula was the Nawab wazir of Oudh ratified by Shah Alam II, from 26 January 1775 to 21 September 1797.
Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs.
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True
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False
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Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth guru of Sikhs. He inspired the Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to rule. Several battles were fought by Guru Gobind Singh against the Rajput
and Mughal rulers, both before and after the institution of the Khalsa in 1699.
Who among the following was responsible for making "Sikhism' a militant force?
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Guru Har Govind Singh
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Guru Teg Bahadur
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Guru Govind Singh
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Guru Arjun Singh
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Guru Har Govind Singh was the first guru to engage in warfare advising the Sikhs to take part in military training and martial arts. He also constructed Akal Takht. Guru Har Govind began the transformation of Sikhs from a peaceful community to militant fighting community but it was the leadership of Guru Teg Bahadur which made Sikhs a complete political and military force.
Consider the following Mughal rulers after Aurangzeb:
1. Alamgir-II
2. Farrukh Siyar
3. Jahandar Shah
4. Shah Alam-II
The correct chronological sequence of these rulers is:
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3, 2, 4, 1
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2, 3, 4, 1
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2, 3, 1, 4
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3, 2, 1, 4
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Answer - (D) - 3, 2, 1, 4
The chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors:
Jahandar Shah- 1712-1713
Farrukh Siyar - 1713-1719
Alamgir -II - 1754-1759
Shah Alam- II -1759
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