History Practice Quiz 123

Q1.In the context of the Mughal Empire, what did 'diwani' and 'faujdari' primarily refer to?

A. Judicial and legislative powers B. Revenue and military administration C. Trade and commerce regulations D. Religious and cultural affairs

Q2.What was a significant consequence as provincial governors consolidated their control over the provinces in the Mughal Empire?

A. Increase in trade with European powers B. Establishment of new educational institutions C. Decline in the periodic remission of revenue to the capital D. Strengthening of the central Mughal authority

Q3.What was one of the causes for peasant and zamindari rebellions in the Mughal Empire?

A. Lack of access to foreign trade routes B. Pressures of mounting taxes C. Religious conversions enforced by the state D. Interference from European trading companies

Q4.Besides mounting taxes, what was another reason for the revolts by powerful chieftains during the decline of the Mughal Empire?

A. To establish new religious orders B. To seek alliances with foreign invaders C. To consolidate their own positions D. To demand greater cultural autonomy

Q5.Which Mughal emperors were unable to prevent the gradual shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of provincial governors, local chieftains, and other groups?

A. Emperors before Aurangzeb B. Emperors during Aurangzeb's reign C. Emperors after Aurangzeb D. Only Aurangzeb himself

Q6.Into whose hands did the political and economic authority gradually shift during the decline of the Mughal Empire, as the emperors after Aurangzeb failed to arrest this trend?

A. European trading companies and foreign invaders B. Central bureaucracy and religious scholars C. Provincial governors, local chieftains, and other groups D. Artisans, merchants, and peasant communities

Q7.According to a contemporary writer's account, what was the condition of the 'great lords' during the financial bankruptcy of the Mughal Empire?

A. They were accumulating vast wealth from trade. B. They were powerful and effectively collecting revenue. C. They were helpless and impoverished, unable to benefit from harvests or maintain armed forces. D. They were actively suppressing peasant revolts with strong armies.

Q8.Who was Nadir Shah, the ruler who sacked and plundered the city of Delhi in 1739?

A. Ruler of Afghanistan B. Ruler of Iran C. Ruler of Turkey D. Ruler of the Mughal Empire

Q9.In which year did Nadir Shah sack and plunder the city of Delhi, taking away immense amounts of wealth?

A. 1748 B. 1761 C. 1739 D. 1755

Q10.How many times did the Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali invade north India between 1748 and 1761?

A. Three times B. Four times C. Five times D. Six times

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History Practice Quiz 123