B4. Sikh Guru, Marathas and VIjaynagar

Question 1

Who was the fifth guru in
Sikhism

Answer 1

Guru Arjan Dev
Hargobind as the sixth
Guru

Question 2

who built the world famous Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as Golden Temple in Amritsar

Answer 2

Guru Arjan Dev

Question 3

is well-known for the
golden beautification of the
Harmandir Sahib

Answer 3

Ranjit Singh

Question 4

Which Sikh Guru compiled the
Adi Granth the holy scripture of
Sikhism

Answer 4

Guru Arjan Dev

Question 5

The Gurmukhi script was
created in the 16th century CE by the second Sikh guru

Answer 5

Guru Angad

Question 6

Guru Gobind Singh
commanded Sikhs to wear five items all the time. They are :

Answer 6

• Kesh (uncut hair)
• Kangha (a wooden comb for the hair)
• Kara (an iron bracelet),
• Kachera (100% cotton tieable undergarment (not an elastic one)
• Kirpan (an iron dagger large enough to defend oneself)

Question 7

Where was Guru Nanak Dev
born

Answer 7

Talwandi

Question 8

In the year ___, the Maratha
empire ceased to exist with the
surrender of the Marathas to the
British, ending the third
Anglo-Maratha War

Answer 8

1818

Question 9

Who among the following was
killed by Chatrapati Shivaji in the
Battle of Pratapgarh

Answer 9

Afzal Khan

Question 10

Representatives of the Maratha
Empire and the British East India
Company Signed the ‘Treaty of
Salbai’ in which year

Answer 10

1782

Question 11

‘Sardeshmukhi’ in the Maratha
regime was a

Answer 11

Tax levied on revenue

Question 12

Hampi, the ancient capital of
Vijayanagara is located in

Answer 12

Karnataka

Question 13

The third battle of Panipat was
fought between whom

Answer 13

Maratha Empire and Durrani
on 14th January 1761

Question 14

became the capital of the
Maratha Empire after the peshwas
won over Shivaji

Answer 14

Poona

Question 15

Chhatrapati Shivaji and
Soyarabai named their son

Answer 15

Rajaram

Question 16

Chauth and Sardeshmukhi

Answer 16

These two taxes were the
most important taxes in the taxation
system during the Marathas

Question 17

Anglo-Mysore war fought between

Answer 17

Kingdom of Mysore and the British
East India Company
1780-1784

Question 18

Battle of Goa

Answer 18

9–10 December 1510

Question 19

British East India Company
defeated the Portuguese in the

Answer 19

Battle of Suvali
29–30 November 1612

Question 20

Tipu Sultan and british East
India Company signed the Treaty of
Mangalore in the year

Answer 20

1784

Question 21

When was the ‘Battle of
Tukaroi’ fought

Answer 21

1575
(between Midnapore and Jaleswar)
also known as the Battle of Bajaura or the Battle of Mughulmari

Question 22

The Treaty of Sagauli was
signed between the British and the

Answer 22

Gurkhas

Question 23

The Battle of Karnal in 1739
was fought between Nadir Shah and

Answer 23

Muhammad Shah

Question 24

The famous battle of Plassey in
1757 was fought in which region of
India

Answer 24

23 June 1757 at Palashi, Bengal
East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal(Siraj Ud Daulah) and his French allies

Question 25

After which battle did East
India Company start appointing the
residents in Indian states

Answer 25

Battle of Buxar (1764)

Question 26

Who signed the treaty of
Alinagar with the British

Answer 26

Siraj-ud-Daula

Question 27

The British annexed Punjab
after defeating the Sikhs in the
Anglo-Sikh War in the year

Answer 27

1849

Question 28

Who ruled Mysore under the
subsidiary alliance with the British
after the defeat of Tipu Sultan at the Battle of Seringapatam?

Answer 28

Wodeyars

Question 29

Which king inscribed the
Hathigumpha (Elephant Cave)
inscription in Udayagiri Hills, Odisha

Answer 29

Sobhanaraja

Question 30

In the context of medieval Sufi
tradition, the term ‘wali’ meant

Answer 30

Saint

Question 31

Srirangapatnam Fort is located
in

Answer 31

Karnataka