CBSE Class 7 History The Mughal Empire Worksheet

The Creation of an Empire- The Mughal Empire

Answer these questions:-

Q1. Why did Daulat Khan Lodhi and Rana Sanga invite Babar to attack on India?
Ans. Ibrahim Lodhi, the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate, ill-treated Daulat Khan Lodhi, the governor of Punjab. Therefore, Daulat Khan Lodhi and Rana Sanga invited Babar to attack India to end Ibrahim Lodhi’s rule.

Q2. What do you know about Babar’s conquests?
Ans. Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in the first battle of Panipat in 1526. He defeated Rajput ruler Rana Sanga in the battle of Kanwah in 1527 A.D. He also defeated Afgans.

Q 3. What do you mean by Mansabdari System?
Ans. Mansabdar means ‘a rank’. According to Mansabdari System the posts, income and the position of a member of administration was fixed. There were total 33 categories of Mansabdars.

Q 4. Write about the conquests of Akbar?
Ans. Akbar defeated Hemu in the second battle of Panipat in 1556 and reoccupied Agra and Delhi. He annexed many Rajput states, Bihar- Bengal, Khandesh, Gujrat etc.

Q 5. What do you mean by the agrarian system of the Mughals?
Ans. land revenue was the main source of the Mughal Empire. Raja Todar Mal was the revenue minister of Akbar. Akbar measured and classified the whole land into four types:-

1. Polaj Land: - This was the most fertile land. Therefore, any crop could be sown.
2. Parauti land: - It was cultivated after 1-2 Years.
3. Chhachhar Land: - it was cultivated after 3-4 years.
4. Barren Land: - it was cultivated after 5 or more years.

Q 6. Illustrate how Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari are used to reconstruct History?
Ans. Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari are written by Abul Fazal. These give important information about Akbar’s court, his early conquests, administration, social, economic and religious policy.

Fill in the Blanks:-

1. Tuzuk-i-Babari is the autobiography of Babar.
2. The battle of Kanwah was fought between Babar and Rana Sanga.
3. Akbar defeated Hemu in the battle of Panipat in 1556 A.D.
4. Babar wrote Babarnama (Tuzuk-i-Babari).
5. Abul Fazal wrote Akbarnama.

Write True (√) or False (X) for each statement:

1. The Mughals came to India in 1525 A.D. (√)
2. Daulat Khan Lodhi and Rana Sanga invited Babar to invade India. (√)
3. Sher Shah Suri was a Mughal ruler. (X)
4. The Rajputs were very well treated during the reign of Aurangzeb. (X)
5. The Deccan policy of Aurangzeb strengthened the Mughal Empire. (X)

More Question

Q1) Name the following :-

a) T he first Mughal Emperor

b) The regent of Akbar

c) The name of book written by Abdul Fazl

d) The main source of income for the Mughal Empire

e) Akbar’s revenue minister

f) The historical building in Delhi which was the residence of Mughal Emperors.

g) The battlefield where Ibrahim Lodi was defeated by Babu.

Q 2) Fill in the blanks :

a) Aurangzeb insulted _______________.

b) Prince Salim was better known as ______________.

c) _________________ exercised great influence in Jahangi’s court.

d) Akbar becme the emperor of the Mughal empire at the age of _____________.

e) The Mughals were related to ____________ on their mother’s side and from their father’s side they were successors of __________.

f) ____________ and _________ followed Akbar’s policy of governance.

Q2) Define:-

a. Zabt

b. Ibadat Khana

c. Zat

d. Mansabdar

e. Din-i-Ilahi

f. Suba

Q 2) Give short answers

a) Why did the Mughals emphasise their Timurid and not their Mongol descent ?

b) Give an account of Akbar Nama and Ain-iAkbari.

c) What were the main features of Sulh-Kul ?

d) What were the responsibilities of the Mansabdar ?

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