MCQs-Reshaping India’s Political Map-Class 8-Social Science

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

A. Match the ruler with their action:

1. Akbar – (a) Shifted capital to Daulatabad

2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq – (b) Expanded empire to South India

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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