Column I | Column II |
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(i) Sikhs | (a) Churaman |
(ii) Maratha | (b) Jathas |
(iii) Jat | (c) Shivaji |
Answer: (i) b, (ii) c, (iii) a
Question 1: Who founded the state of Bengal?
Answer: (b) Murshid Quli Khan
Question 2: Awadh depended on _____ for loans
Answer: (c) both a and b
Question 3: The close connection between state and bankers was noticeable in ____
Answer: (d) All of the above
Question 4: The khalsa was instituted in ____
Answer: (a) 1699
Question 5: The grand army of the Sikhs used to meet every year at _____
Answer: (c) Amritsar
Answer: (a) Nadir Shah, (b) Rohilkhand, (c) Jagat Seth, (d) Nagaur, (e) Peshwa
Question 1: Who consolidated their authority in different parts of the subcontinent when the Mughal Empire declined?
Answer: The governors of large provinces, subadars and the great zamindars.
Question 2: Name the states that were carved out of the old Mughal provinces.
Answer: Bengal, Awadh and Hyderabad.
Question 3: Name the Maratha chiefs who, with revival of trade, got enough resources to raise armies.
Answer: Sindhia of Gwalior, Gaekwad of Baroda and Bhonsle of Nagpur.
Question 4: What were the drawbacks of the Maratha expansion?
Answer: It made other rulers hostile towards the Marathas. Consequently, they were not inclined to support the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat in 1761.
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