Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (SSC) · History-Civics (इतिहास-नागरिकशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 2 — Chapter 2: India Before the Times of Shivaji Maharaj
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Who founded the Mughal Empire? [1]
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Shivaji Maharaj
(D) Aurangzeb
2. Which Mughal ruler expanded and consolidated control? [1]
(A) Akbar
(B) Babur only
(C) Shivaji Maharaj
(D) No one
3. What sultanates existed in the Deccan region? [1]
(A) Bijapur and Ahmednagar
(B) Only Delhi Sultanate
(C) Only Mughal territory
(D) No sultanates existed
4. What region did these sultanates control? [1]
(A) Parts of present-day Maharashtra
(B) Only northern India
(C) Only southern India
(D) No specific region
5. What did regional powers often do? [1]
(A) Engage in conflicts with each other
(B) Live in complete peace always
(C) Ignore each other completely
(D) Merge into one kingdom
6. What set the stage for Maratha power's rise? [1]
(A) The fragmented political landscape
(B) A single unified nation
(C) No historical context
(D) Peaceful unification
7. Who eventually rose to power from this landscape? [1]
(A) Shivaji Maharaj
(B) Only the Mughals
(C) Only the British
(D) Only the Portuguese
8. Why learn about pre-Shivaji India? [1]
(A) To understand the context of Maratha rise
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. Who founded the Mughal Empire? [1]
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Shivaji Maharaj
(D) Aurangzeb
10. Which Mughal ruler expanded and consolidated control? [1]
(A) Akbar
(B) Babur only
(C) Shivaji Maharaj
(D) No one
11. What sultanates existed in the Deccan region? [1]
(A) Bijapur and Ahmednagar
(B) Only Delhi Sultanate
(C) Only Mughal territory
(D) No sultanates existed
12. What region did these sultanates control? [1]
(A) Parts of present-day Maharashtra
(B) Only northern India
(C) Only southern India
(D) No specific region
13. What did regional powers often do? [1]
(A) Engage in conflicts with each other
(B) Live in complete peace always
(C) Ignore each other completely
(D) Merge into one kingdom
14. What set the stage for Maratha power's rise? [1]
(A) The fragmented political landscape
(B) A single unified nation
(C) No historical context
(D) Peaceful unification
15. Who eventually rose to power from this landscape? [1]
(A) Shivaji Maharaj
(B) Only the Mughals
(C) Only the British
(D) Only the Portuguese
16. Why learn about pre-Shivaji India? [1]
(A) To understand the context of Maratha rise
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests