New States

Q. Give an account of the rise of Avadh in the 18th century.

Q. Match the following founders to the states.

1. Hyderabad
2. Awadh
3. Bengal

Q. Select the correct option after reading the statements.
1) The economic situation of the Mughal empire deteriorated during the reign of the later Mughals.
2) As the governors increased their control over the provinces, they stopped sending tax revenues to the rulers.

1. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is the correct explanation for statement 1.
2. Both statements are correct, but statement 1 and statement 2 do not have any relation.
3. Both statements are invalid.
4. Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false

Q. The nobles were divided into three major groups or factions- the ________, the _________ and the ________.

1. Hindustanis
2. Iranis
3. Mauranis
4. Turanis

Q. After the breaking up of the Mughal empire, there were some states which were known as the rebel states. The ______, the _______ and the _______ are some of the examples of these states.

1. Marathas
2. Awadh
3. Sikhs
4. Jats

Q. After the breaking up of the Mughal empire, which were the three major groups of states that had emerged in India?

1. British states
2. Old Mughal provinces
3. Watan jagirs and similar states
4. Rebel states

Q. Turanis were nobles of ______ descent.

1. Persian
2. Indian
3. Turkish
4. Roman

Q. In 1739, a Persian ruler named __________ stormed down to India and defeated the Mughals.

1. Nadir Shah
2. Bahadur Shah
3. Farrukh Siyar
4. Ahmad Shah Abdali

Q. Between 1748 and 1767, ___________ invaded the Mughal empire seven times.

1. Ahmad Shah Abdali
2. Farrukh Siyar
3. Nadir Shah
4. Bahadur Shah Zafar

Q. The peacock throne was a famous bejewelled throne of the Mughal empire. The throne was taken by __________ when he invaded the Mughal empire in 1739.

1. Ahmad Shah Abdali
2. Nadir Shah
3. Bahadur Shah
4. Aurangzeb