MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS for Chapter 2- Reshaping India's Political Map for Class 8 in Subject- Social Science
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Multiple
Choice Questions (MCQs)
1.
Which year marked the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate?
a) 1206
b) 1192
c) 1336
d) 1347
Answer: a) 1206
2.
Who defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in 1192?
a) Babur
b) Timur
c) Muhammad Ghori
d) Akbar
Answer: c) Muhammad Ghori
3.
Which was the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
a) Khilji
b) Tughlaq
c) Mamluk (Slave)
d) Lodi
Answer: c) Mamluk (Slave)
4.
Malik Kafur was a general under which ruler?
a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
c) Babur
d) Sher Shah Suri
Answer: b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
5.
Who introduced token currency with copper coins?
a) Iltutmish
b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
d) Akbar
Answer: c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
6.
Muhammad bin Tughlaq shifted the capital from Delhi to:
a) Agra
b) Devagiri (Daulatabad)
c) Lahore
d) Fatehpur Sikri
Answer: b) Devagiri (Daulatabad)
7.
Timur attacked Delhi in which year?
a) 1326
b) 1336
c) 1398
d) 1453
Answer: c) 1398
8.
Who built the Sun Temple at Konark?
a) Harihara
b) Narasimhadeva I
c) Rana Kumbha
d) Krishnadevaraya
Answer: b) Narasimhadeva I
9.
The Hoysalas ruled primarily in:
a) Bengal
b) Karnataka
c) Punjab
d) Rajasthan
Answer: b) Karnataka
10.
Which dynasty was defeated at the Battle of Talikota (1565)?
a) Bahmani
b) Vijayanagara
c) Mughals
d) Khiljis
Answer: b) Vijayanagara
11.
Babur established the Mughal Empire after which battle?
a) Battle of Khanwa
b) First Battle of Panipat (1526)
c) Second Battle of Panipat (1556)
d) Battle of Haldighati
Answer: b) First Battle of Panipat (1526)
12.
Akbar abolished which tax on non-Muslims?
a) Land revenue
b) Jizya
c) Pilgrimage tax
d) Trade tax
Answer: b) Jizya
13.
What was Akbar’s policy of “sulh-i-kul”?
a) Military expansion
b) Peace with all faiths
c) Revenue collection
d) Building forts
Answer: b) Peace with all faiths
14.
The Panch Mahal was built at:
a) Delhi
b) Fatehpur Sikri
c) Agra
d) Lahore
Answer: b) Fatehpur Sikri
15.
Who built the Taj Mahal?
a) Babur
b) Akbar
c) Jahangir
d) Shah Jahan
Answer: d) Shah Jahan
16.
Which Mughal ruler reimposed the jizya tax?
a) Babur
b) Akbar
c) Aurangzeb
d) Shah Jahan
Answer: c) Aurangzeb
17.
The Battle of Saraighat (1671) was fought between the Mughals and:
a) Marathas
b) Rajputs
c) Ahoms
d) Sikhs
Answer: c) Ahoms
18.
Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed by:
a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Aurangzeb
d) Babur
Answer: c) Aurangzeb
19.
The Khalsa was formed in:
a) 1526
b) 1565
c) 1699
d) 1707
Answer: c) 1699
20.
The iqta system was introduced by:
a) Akbar
b) Delhi Sultans
c) Marathas
d) Bahmani rulers
Answer: b) Delhi Sultans
21.
Mansabdars were officials under which ruler?
a) Babur
b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
c) Akbar
d) Sher Shah
Answer: c) Akbar
22.
Todar Mal was known for reforms in:
a) Art
b) Literature
c) Revenue system
d) Military tactics
Answer: c) Revenue system
23.
Rani Durgavati ruled the:
a) Gond kingdom
b) Marathas
c) Ahoms
d) Sikhs
Answer: a) Gond kingdom
24.
Maharana Pratap fought the Battle of Haldighati in:
a) 1556
b) 1576
c) 1526
d) 1671
Answer: b) 1576
25.
The Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent under:
a) Akbar
b) Shah Jahan
c) Aurangzeb
d) Babur
Answer: c) Aurangzeb
26.
Which fort was built by Rana Kumbha?
a) Red Fort
b) Agra Fort
c) Kumbhalgarh Fort
d) Gwalior Fort
Answer: c) Kumbhalgarh Fort
27.
What was the paik system?
a) Revenue collection
b) Military service in exchange for land
c) Artisans' guild
d) Temple donation
Answer: b) Military service in exchange for land
28.
The Vitthala Temple is located at:
a) Konark
b) Hampi
c) Delhi
d) Agra
Answer: b) Hampi
29.
Baburnama is:
a) A painting
b) A biography
c) A battle
d) A fort
Answer: b) A biography
30.
Which system allowed money transfer without carrying cash?
a) Jagir
b) Hundi
c) Mansab
d) Paik
Answer: b) Hundi
31.
The Vijayanagara Empire was founded by:
a) Harihara and Bukka
b) Rana Kumbha
c) Malik Kafur
d) Babur
Answer: a) Harihara and Bukka
32.
What was the Bahmani Sultanate?
a) A Rajput kingdom
b) A Deccan Sultanate
c) Mughal province
d) Sikh empire
Answer: b) A Deccan Sultanate
33.
Who was called ‘Sikander Sani’?
a) Akbar
b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
c) Babur
d) Sher Shah
Answer: b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
34.
Who introduced the mansabdari system?
a) Akbar
b) Babur
c) Shah Jahan
d) Aurangzeb
Answer: a) Akbar
35.
Which religion was the Khalsa associated with?
a) Hinduism
b) Sikhism
c) Islam
d) Buddhism
Answer: b) Sikhism
Assertion-Reason Questions
Q1.
Assertion: Aurangzeb reimposed jizya tax.
Reason: He aimed to promote religious equality.
Answer: A is true, R is false.
Q2.
Assertion: The Battle of Talikota led to the
fall of Vijayanagara.
Reason: The Deccan Sultanates united to defeat Vijayanagara forces.
Answer: Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation.
Q3.
Assertion: Babur used artillery and
gunpowder in the First Battle of Panipat.
Reason: This gave him an advantage over the Lodis.
Answer: Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation.
Q4.
Assertion: Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s token
currency plan failed.
Reason: Copper coins were widely counterfeited.
Answer: Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation.
Q5.
Assertion: Maharana Pratap won the Battle of
Haldighati.
Reason: He had superior numbers and resources.
Answer: A is false, R is false.
True/False Questions
1.
Ala-ud-din Khilji introduced the
mansabdari system. False
2.
The capital was moved to
Daulatabad by Muhammad bin Tughlaq. True
3.
Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed by
Aurangzeb. True
4.
Akbar abolished the jizya tax. True
5.
Babur wrote the Baburnama. True
6.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh established
the Sikh Empire. True
7.
The Hundi system allowed safe
transfer of money. True
8.
The Khilji dynasty was the last
of the Delhi Sultanate. False
9.
Rana Kumbha built the Kumbhalgarh
Fort. True
10. The Battle of Saraighat was won by the Mughals. False
Fill in the Blanks
1.
The ________ Empire declined
after the Battle of Talikota.
Answer: Vijayanagara
2.
Babur established the Mughal Empire
in the year ________.
Answer: 1526
3.
The Sun Temple at Konark was
built by ________.
Answer: Narasimhadeva I
4.
Akbar introduced the policy of
________ to ensure harmony among religions.
Answer: Sulh-i-kul
5.
________ was the system of
assigning land to nobles for tax collection during the Sultanate period.
Answer: Iqta system
Match the Following
Match
the ruler with their action:
1.
Akbar – (a) Shifted capital to
Daulatabad
2.
Muhammad bin Tughlaq – (b) Expanded empire to South
India
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3.
Babur – (c) Sulh-i-kul
4.
Aurangzeb – (d) First Battle of Panipat
5.
Ala-ud-din Khilji – (e) Reimposed jizya tax
Answer:-
1.
Akbar – (c) Sulh-i-kul
2.
Muhammad bin
Tughlaq – (a) Shifted capital to
Daulatabad
3.
Babur – (d) First Battle of Panipat
4.
Aurangzeb – (e) Reimposed jizya tax
5.
Ala-ud-din
Khilji – (b) Expanded empire to South
India
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