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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. Aurangzeb died in the year _______________.
   2. Soldiers of the Mughal army were not paid in cash, but through grants of land called _______________.
   3. The greatest Rajput ruler of the 18th century was _______________. He founded the city of _______________.
   4. Chikka Krishna Raj established the kingdom of _______________ in the 18th century.
   5. The Mughals granted Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao the right to collect _______________ from Punjab and Sind.
   6. The Third battle of Panipat was won by _______________  _______________ _______________.
2. 2.

   Tick the sentences that are true. Correct the others.

   1. Muhammad Shah appointed Chin Qilich Khan as the governor of Deccan in 1772.
   2. Saadat Khan, the nawad wazir of Awadh, succeeded shujauddaulah.
   3. Sirajuddaulah defected the British in tthe First Battle of Panipat.
   4. The Sikhs established a powerful kingdom under the leadership of Banda Bahadur.
   5. Raja Jai Singh of Amber destroyed all the astronomical observatories in his kingdom.
   6. Hyder Ali was also known as the 'Tiger of Mysore'.
   7. The office of the peshwas became hereditary during the time of Peshwa Baji Rao.
3. 3.

   Multiple Choice questions.

   1. The invader who attacked India during the rule of Muhammad Shah was
      1. Ahmad Shah Abdali
      2. Nadir Shah
      3. Peshwa Baji Rao ii
      4. Azam Shah
   2. The Asaf Jahi dynasty belonged to the region of:
      1. Awadh
      2. Lucknow
      3. Hyderabad
      4. Bengal
   3. The tenth guru of the Sikhs was
      1. Guru Teg Bahadur
      2. Guru Nanak
      3. Guru Gobind Singh
      4. Banda Bahadur
   4. Muhammad khan Bangash was the leader of the
      1. Marathas
      2. Rajputs
      3. Rohillas
      4. Sikhs
   5. Shivaji's grandson was
      1. Sahu
      2. Sambhaji
      3. Baji Rao
      4. Balaji Vishwanath
4. 4.

   Match the following.

   1. Sambhaji	a. Mysore
   2. Hyder Ali	b. Bengal
   3. Saadat Khan	c. Awadh
   4. Ranjit Singh	d. Son of Shivaji
   5. Murshid Quli Khan	e. Last independent ruler of the Sikhs

    

5. 5.

   What were the chief causes for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
6. 6.

   Describe the rise of the Kingdoms of Awadh and Punjab.