CBSE Class 8 Social Science Reshaping India’s Political Map (Class 8 NCERT New) Quiz 13

1. How did Aurangzeb secure the throne when Shah Jahan fell ill in 1657?

A He held a democratic interfaith dialogue with his brothers B He executed his eldest brother Dara Shikoh and imprisoned his father C He moved the royal capital permanently to Daulatabad D He paid a massive sum of silver coins to the Marwaris

2. What royal title, meaning "conqueror of the world", did Aurangzeb assume?

A Sikander Sani B Chhatrapati C Alamgir D Ashwapati

3. Which policies did Aurangzeb enforce that reversed Akbar's earlier reforms?

A He made Sanskrit the official administrative script B He banned music, reimposed the jizya tax, and ordered the demolition of temples C He abolished all land revenue taxes on peasant communities D He made the paik system mandatory across northern India

4. Which queen of the Gond kingdom of Garha took her own life on the battlefield to avoid capture by Akbar's forces?

A Andal B Rani Durgavati C Queen of Chittor D Princess of Marwar

5. Which Rajput ruler unified several clans but was defeated by Babur at the Battle of Khanwa?

A Rana Kumbha B Rana Sanga C Maharana Pratap D Durga Das Rathore

6. Maharana Pratap pursued successful guerrilla warfare from the Aravalli hills after which 1576 confrontation?

A Battle of Haldighati B First Battle of Panipat C Battle of Talikota D Battle of Saraighat

7. Which warrior group joined Maharana Pratap’s troops as archers and was included on the Mewar royal emblem?

A The Jats B The Gonds C The Bhils D The Santhals

8. The "paik system" of the Ahom kingdom required every able-bodied man to do what?

A Pay a high pilgrimage tax to visit sacred river sites B Provide labor or military service to the state in exchange for land rights C Memorize and recite Persian miniature calligraphy D Trade exclusively with Portuguese horse merchants

9. At the Battle of Saraighat (1671), which Ahom commander defeated a larger Mughal force on the Brahmaputra River?

A Lachit Borphukan B Ram Singh C Musunuri Nayaka D Maharaja Ranjit Singh

10. Emperor Jahangir ordered the torture and death of which Sikh Guru?

A Guru Nanak B Guru Arjan C Guru Hargobind D Guru Tegh Bahadur