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UPSC CDS Modern Indian History — practice questions — page 33

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Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded north India how many times between 1748 and 1761?Read the answer and worked solution →The two rival factions of later Mughal nobles were the Iranis and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which later Mughal emperor, ruling 1713 to 1719, was assassinated by his nobles?Read the answer and worked solution →Which three states were carved out of old Mughal provinces in the eighteenth century?Read the answer and worked solution →Hyderabad state was founded by:Read the answer and worked solution →Asaf Jah and Murshid Quli Khan each held a zat rank of:Read the answer and worked solution →Hyderabad's ambitions on the Coromandel textile coast were checked by the:Read the answer and worked solution →Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa'adat Khan was appointed subadar of Awadh in:Read the answer and worked solution →Revenue farmers who bought the right to collect tax for a fixed sum were called:Read the answer and worked solution →Murshid Quli Khan transferred all Mughal jagirdars of Bengal to:Read the answer and worked solution →Which banking house became extremely prosperous under Alivardi Khan of Bengal?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Rajput state alone defied Mughal suzerainty?Read the answer and worked solution →Sawai Raja Jai Singh of Amber founded his new capital at:Read the answer and worked solution →Sawai Jai Singh built how many astronomical observatories, known as Jantar Mantar?Read the answer and worked solution →After Guru Gobind Singh's death in 1708, the Khalsa revolted under:Read the answer and worked solution →Sikh bands of the eighteenth century were called jathas and later:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the rakhi system the Sikhs protected cultivators for a tax of:Read the answer and worked solution →Maharaja Ranjit Singh reunited the Sikh groups and made his capital at Lahore in:Read the answer and worked solution →Shivaji was born at Shivneri in:Read the answer and worked solution →Chauth, the Maratha levy on zamindars, was what share of land revenue?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the eighteenth-century statesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Maratha wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the eighteenth-century datesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the eighteenth-century termsRead the answer and worked solution →Sikh or MarathaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the state foundersRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Eighteenth-century bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The Civil Code of 1804 that abolished birth privileges is usually known as the:Read the answer and worked solution →The term liberalism derives from the Latin root liber, meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded north India how many times between 1748 and 1761?

  1. Five
  2. Nine
  3. Four
  4. Seven
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Correct answer: A. Five

1. He was the Afghan ruler. 2. He invaded five times. 3. The Marathas fell to him at Panipat in 1761. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 10, Eighteenth-Century Political Formations._

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The two rival factions of later Mughal nobles were the Iranis and the:

  1. Marathas
  2. Turanis
  3. Afghans
  4. Rajputs
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Correct answer: B. Turanis

1. Turanis were nobles of Turkish descent. 2. The Iranis and Turanis made emperors their puppets. 3. Two emperors were assassinated and two blinded. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 10, Eighteenth-Century Political Formations._

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Which later Mughal emperor, ruling 1713 to 1719, was assassinated by his nobles?

  1. Ahmad Shah
  2. Shah Alam II
  3. Farrukh Siyar
  4. Alamgir II
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Correct answer: C. Farrukh Siyar

1. Alamgir II was also assassinated. 2. Farrukh Siyar was killed in 1719. 3. Ahmad Shah and Shah Alam II were blinded. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 10, Eighteenth-Century Political Formations._

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