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History

Chapter- 4
Answer the following questions:

1. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire?


Ans. Babur.

2. Who was the last powerful ruler of the Mughal Empire?


Ans. Aurangzeb.

3. Who were ‘Later Mughals’?


Ans. Aurangzeb’s successors were called the Later Mughals, who ruled the empire for 150 years.

4. Name the chief contenders for political supremacy in India, in mid-18th century.
Ans. The Mughals, the Marathas and the English East India Company, were the chief contenders for
political supremacy in India, in 18th century.

5. Who re-imposed ‘jiziya’?


Ans. Aurangzeb.

6. Name the three main groups of nobles, who rose after the death of Aurangzeb.
Ans. The Turanis of Afghanistan, the Iranis of Persia and the Hindustanis.

7. In which year Aurangzeb died?


Ans. In 1707.

8. Who had been made the governor of Bengal in 1717?


Ans. Murshid Quli Khan.

9. Who was given the title ‘Asaf-Jah’?


Ans. Chin Quilich Khan (Nizam-ul-Mulk).

10. Who founded the city of Jaipur?


Ans. Sawai Raja Jai Singh.

11. Who was Nadir Shah?


Ans. Nadir Shah was the Persian rule, who invaded India and defeated the Mughal Emperor Muhammad
Shah.

12. What valuable objects did Nadir Shah carry away from India?
Ans. Nadir Shah carried away enormous wealth, including the Kohinoor diamond and Shah Jahan’s
jewel-studded Peacock throne.

13. Who was Ahmad Shah Abdali?


Ans. Ahmad Shah Abdali was the ruler of Afghan, who invaded India several times.

14. Who succeeded Baji Rao I in 1740?


Ans. Balaji Baji Rao (Nana Saheb).

15. Where Balaji Baji Rao shifted the Maratha capital?


Ans. Pune.

16. When and between whom the 3rd battle of Panipat was fought?
Ans. The third battle of Panipat was fought in 1761, between Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marathas.

17. Whom did Ahmad Shah Abdali left in-charge of Delhi?


Ans. Najib-ud-daulah.

18. Who was Hyder Ali?


Ans. Hyder Ali was a mere soldier, who rose to a high rank, took over the government of Mysore in
1761. He made Mysore a state powerful enough to challenge the British.

19. Who became the leader of Sikhs after the death of Guru Gobind Singh?
Ans. After the death of Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikhs came under the leadership of Banda Bahadur.

20. What is ‘misls’?


Ans. Sikhs were divided into 12 rival political groups, called misls.

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