The third battle of Panipat was fought in

1

(a)

1760

(b)

1761

(c)

1762

(d)

1763

The Jats consolidated their power during the

1

(a)

late 17th and 18th centuries

(b)

late 18th and 19th centuries

(c)

late 19th and 20th centuries

(d)

late 16th and 17th centuries

Powerful warrior families of Maratha kingdom are known as

1

(a)

Kunbis

(b)

Deshmukhs

(c)

Peshwas

(d)

Sardars

Jawahir Shah was son of

1

(a)

Nadir Shah

(b)

Ahmad Shah Abdali

(c)

Shah Alam II

(d)

Alamgir II

Panipat and Ballabhgarh became important trading centres under the domination of the

1

(a)

Jats

(b)

Marathas

(c)

Sikhs

(d)

Rajputs

Ahmad Shah Abdali, who invaded .........five times between 1748 and 1761

1

(a)

North India

Later Mughals were puppets in the hands of...............

1

(a)

Iranis and Turanis

Asaf Jah appointed.........and granted Jagirs.

1

(a)

Mansabdars

Umara and Jagirdars constituted powerful sections of the Mughal _________

1

(a)

empire

Asaf [ah founded the Hyderabad state in ___________

1

(a)

1720 A.D.

The coromandel coast in the East were checked by the British.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Nizam-ul-Mulk was the founder of Awadh state.

1

(a) True

(b) False

Murshid Quli Khan founded the state of Bengal

1

(a) False

(b) True

Independent Telugu warrior chiefs were known as Nayakas of the plateau.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Influential Rajput families claimed the subadari of the rich provinces of Gujarat and Malwa

1

(a) False

(b) True

Who took over as the leader of the Sikhs after Guru Gobind Singh?

1

(a)

Banda Bahadur took over as the leader of the Sikh after Guru Gobind Singh.

Name the Rajput leader who founded his new capital at Jaipur.

1

(a)

Sawai Raja Jai Singh founded his new capital at Jaipur.

Name the two major groups or factions of nobles of later Mughal period

1

(a)

Nobles were divided into two major groups or factions, the Iranis and Turanis (nobles of Turkish descent) at later Mughal period.

Who was Raja Ajit Singh?

1

(a)

Raja Ajit Singh was the ruler of Jodhpur.

Under whose patronage the city of Ujjain did expand?

1

(a)

The city of Ujjain was expanded under Sindhia's (Gwalior) patronage.

How did moneylenders and bankers achieve influential position in the state of Awadh?

3

(a)

How Murshid Ouli'Khan gained power in eastern India?

3

(a)

How did Burhan-ul-Mulk become powerful?

3

(a)

Who was the founder of Hyderabad state? How did he gained power?

3

(a)

What is the Khalsa?

3

(a)

How the Sikhs organised state-building in Punjab?

5

(a)

(i) In the map of India, mark the territory under British Control during the mid-18th Century.
(ii) Also mark external boundary of Mughal empire, 1700

5

(a)