MCQ Questions for Class 7 History: Ch 10 Eighteenth Century Political Formations
1. Who controlled the offices of revenue and military administration
(a) Local people
(b) Britishers
(c) Governors
(d) King
► (c) Governors
2. Mughals empire started declining its power under the region of
(a) Babar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
► (d) Aurangzeb
3. Under whose reign the banking house of Jagat Seth became extremely prosperous.
(a) Shah Alam II
(b) Alivardi khan
(c) Mir Jafar
(d) Nadir shah
► (b) Alivardi khan
4. Why Mughals empire was facing problems closing of 17th century
(a) Britishers were under the control of Mughals
(b) Mughals military resources were very powerful
(c) Mughals successors left the Delhi
(d) Financial resources were depleted
► (d) Financial resources were depleted
5. Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa?adat Khan was appointed subadar of
(a) Awadh
(b) Punjab
(c) Bengal
(d) Deccan
► (a) Awadh
6. Who was given the subadari of Agra in 1722
(a) Raja Ajit Singh
(b) Raja Amrit Singh
(c) Raja Jai Singh
(d) Raja Amber Singh
► (c) Raja Jai Singh
7. Many Rajput kings, had served under the Mughals with distinction particularly those belonging to
(a) Jaipur and Jaisalmer
(b) Amber and Jodhpur
(c) Amber and Jaisalmer
(d) Jaisalmer and Jodhpur
► (b) Amber and Jodhpur
8. Asaf Jah and Murshid Quli Khan held a zat rank of
(a) 7,000 each
(b) 6,000 each
(c) 9,000 each
(d) 8,000 each
► (a) 7,000 each
9. The Mughals emperors after ___were unable to arrest the gradual shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of provincial governors, local chieftains and other groups.
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Babar
(d) Aurangzeb
► (d) Aurangzeb
10. Ahmad Shah Abdali was the
(a) Iran Ruler
(b) Pakistan Ruler
(c) Afghan Ruler
(d) Iraq Ruler
► (c) Afghan Ruler
11. Revenue farmers were called
(a) Jagirdar
(b) Ijaradars
(c) Nayak
(d) Subadar
► (b) Ijaradars
12. Burhan-ul-Mulk also held the combined offices of
(a) Diwani, Mansabdari and Faujdari
(b) Diwani, Iqta and Mansabdari
(c) Subadari, Diwani and Nayak
(d) Subadari, Diwani and Faujdari
► (d) Subadari, Diwani and Faujdari
13. 9-10 per cent of the land revenue paid to the head revenue collector in the Deccan called
(a) Sardeshmukhi
(b) Dashemukh
(c) Deshmukhi
(d) Chuath
► (a) Sardeshmukhi
14. Peacock throne was looted by
(a) Mehmood Ghazni
(b) Nadir Shah
(c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
(d) Britishers
► (b) Nadir Shah
15. In 1708, the Khalsa rose in revolt against the Mughal authority under whose leadership, declared their sovereign rule.
(a) Banda Singh
(b) Banda Dev
(c) Bahadur's Singh
(d) Banda Bahadur's
► (d) Banda Bahadur's
16. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, the founder of
(a) Hyderabad state
(b) Bengal state
(c) Awadh state
(d) Maratha state
► (a) Hyderabad state
17. The organisation of the Sikhs into a political community during the seventeenth century helped in regional state-building in the
(a) Punjab
(b) Awadh
(c) Bengal
(d) Jodhpur
► (a) Punjab
18. Guru Gobind Singh died in
(a) 1705
(b) 1707
(c) 1708
(d) 1706
► (c) 1708
19. Chauth
(a) 4 per cent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.
(b) 40 per cent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.
(c) 44 per cent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.
(d) 25 per cent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.
► (d) 25 per cent of the land revenue claimed by zamindars.
20. Telugu warrior chiefs were called
(a) Subadar
(b) Nayakas
(c) Mansabdar
(d) Faujdari
► (b) Nayakas