Practice Questions: Eighteenth Century Political Formations | Social Studies (SST) Class 7 PDF Download

Q1. Who was the founder of the Maratha Kingdom?
(a) Maharana Pratap
(b) Shivaji
(c) Raja Ajit Singh
(d) All of the above
Ans: (b)

Q2. Kunbis were the:
(a) Maratha peasant warriors
(b) Maratha warriors
(c) Maratha farmers
(d) Noneof these
Ans: (a)

Q3. Khalsa was instituted in the year:
(a) 1700
(b) 1699
(c) 1689
(d) 1690
Ans: (b)

Q4. Sawai Raja Jai Singh found his new capital in:
(a) Jaipur
(b) Jodhpur
(c) Bikaner
(d) All of the above
Ans: (a)

Q5. Which part of India associated with peasant and zamindari rebellions?
(a) Southern and eastern parts of India.
(b) Northern and southern parts of India.
(c) Northern and western parts of India.
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) 

Q6. Bahadur Shah was the son of:
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Akbar
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) All of the above
Ans: (c)

Q7. Chauth was a tax:
(a) imposed by Maratha
(b) imposed by Mughals
(c) imposed by Peshwa
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q8. Surajmal was a leader of:
(a) Maratha
(b) Jats
(c) Rajput
(d) All of the above
Ans: (b)

Q9. Murshid Quli Khan was Governor of:
(a) Bengal
(b) Awadh
(c) Hyderabad
(d) All of the above
Ans: (a)

Q10. Khalsa was found by:
(a) Guru Gobind Singh
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Guru Arjun Dev
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q11. What were the small political groups of the Sikhs called?
(a) Khalsa
(b) Misls
(c) Dalkhalsa
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
Under a number of able leaders in the eighteenth century, the Sikhs organized themselves into a number of bands called jathas, and later on misls.

Q12. Who were the ijaradars?
(a) Revenue farmers
(b) Farmers
(c) Tax collectors
(d) All of these
Ans: (a)
The state depended on local bankers and mahajans for loans. It sold the right to collect tax tothe highest bidders. These “revenue farmers” (ijaradars) agreed to pay the state a fixed sum ofmoney.

Q13. What was the Jats were prosperous about?
(a) Artists
(b) Agriculturist
(c) Craftsman
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
The Jats were prosperous agriculturists, and towns like Panipat and Ballabhgarh became important trading centres in the areas dominated by them.

Q14. Who got the title of Asaf Jah founder of state of Hyderabad?
(a) Burhan-ul-Mulk
(b) Nizam-ul-Mulk
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, the founder of Hyderabad state, was one of the most powerfulmembers at the court of the Mughal Emperor Farrukh Siyar.

Q15. Nadir Shah was the ruler of which country?
(a) Iran
(b) Afghan
(c) Iraq
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
In the midst of this economic and political crisis, the ruler of Iran, Nadir Shah, sacked andplundered the city of Delhi in 1739.

Q16. What were the offices held by Sa’adat Khan?
(a) Subadari
(b) Diwani
(c) Faujdari
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
Sa’adat Khan held the combined offices of subadari, diwani and faujdari, In fact, he was responsible for managing the political, financial and military affairs of the province of Awadh.

Q17. Why did Zamindars of Bengal borrow money from bankers and moneylenders?
(a) To increase their wealth
(b) To pay revenue in cash
(c) To buy new land
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
Zamindars of Bengal borrow money from bankers and moneylenders to pay the revenue in cash.

Q18. Who was the founder of Awadh?
(a) Saadat Khan
(b) Murshid Quli Khan
(c) Asaf Jah
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Founder of Awadh was Burhan-ul-Mulk Saadat Khan.

Q19. Who were appointed by Mughals to control over their provinces?
(a) Subadars
(b) Faujdari
(c) Diwani
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
Nobles appointed as governors (subadars) often controlled the offices of revenue and military administration (diwani and faujdari) to control their provinces.

Q20. What were the total number of Sikh misls before Ranjit Singh?
(a) Ten
(b) Twelve
(c) Twenty
(d) Fifteen
Ans: (b)
There was total twenty Sikh misls before Ranjit Singh.