📘 Class 7 History – Chapter 10
Eighteenth-Century Political Formations
MCQs Worksheet (NCERT)

                                         

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1. Which Mughal ruler’s death marked the beginning of the decline of the Mughal Empire?

a) Babur
b) Akbar
c) Aurangzeb
d) Jahangir

Answer: c) Aurangzeb

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2. Who founded the state of Hyderabad?

a) Saadat Khan
b) Murshid Quli Khan
c) Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah
d) Ranjit Singh

Answer: c) Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah

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3. Awadh was founded by:

a) Asaf Jah
b) Saadat Khan
c) Balaji Vishwanath
d) Shivaji

Answer: b) Saadat Khan

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4. Who was the founder of the Bengal state?

a) Alivardi Khan
b) Siraj-ud-Daulah
c) Murshid Quli Khan
d) Shuja-ud-Daula

Answer: c) Murshid Quli Khan

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5. The Marathas collected which taxes?

a) Zakat and Ushr
b) Land revenue only
c) Chauth and Sardeshmukhi
d) Jizya

Answer: c) Chauth and Sardeshmukhi

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6. The Peshwas were originally:

a) Mughal emperors
b) Maratha chiefs
c) Prime ministers of the Marathas
d) British officers

Answer: c) Prime ministers of the Marathas

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7. The Sikh groups were known as:

a) Jagirs
b) Misls
c) Subas
d) Iqtas

Answer: b) Misls

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8. Who united the Sikh misls into a powerful kingdom?

a) Guru Gobind Singh
b) Banda Bahadur
c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
d) Guru Nanak

Answer: c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh

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9. Which was NOT a weakness of the regional states?

a) Internal conflicts
b) Lack of unity
c) Strong national army
d) British interference

Answer: c) Strong national army

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10. The regional states failed mainly because they:

a) Had no revenue system
b) Were united
c) Could not resist British power
d) Followed Mughal laws

Answer: c) Could not resist British power

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📌 MCQ Tip:
Remember founders and key terms like Chauth, Sardeshmukhi, and Misls. MCQs are scoring—practice daily.

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