Class 7 Worksheet – The Mughals (16th to 17th Century) | 50 Marks Practice Paper

SECTION A – MCQs (10 marks)

(5 questions × 2 marks each)

Tick (✔) the correct option:

1. The Mughals were proud of which ancestry?
   a) Mongol
   b) Timurid
   c) Turkish
   d) Afghan

2. Babur captured Kabul in:
   a) 1498
   b) 1504
   c) 1540
   d) 1526

3. The revenue system introduced by Todar Mal was called:
   a) Zat
   b) Zabt
   c) Jagir
   d) Sawar

4. Mansabdars received their salaries mainly as:
   a) Land grants
   b) Cash awards
   c) Revenue assignments
   d) Horses

5. Nur Jahan was the wife of:
   a) Akbar
   b) Jahangir
   c) Shah Jahan
   d) Aurangzeb

SECTION B – ONE WORD ANSWERS (10 marks)

(5 questions × 2 marks each)

6. What was the main source of income for Mughal rulers?
   Answer: ____________________

7. Name the policy of “universal peace” introduced by Akbar.
   Answer: ____________________

8. Who wrote the Akbar Nama?
   Answer: ____________________

9. What do we call officers who held a rank in the Mughal administration?
   Answer: ____________________

10. What term did the Mughals use for intermediaries who collected revenue?
    Answer: ____________________

SECTION C – SHORT ANSWERS (15 marks)

(Any 3 questions × 5 marks each)

11. Who were the Mughals? Explain their ancestry briefly.
    Answer: __________________________________________
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12. Describe the Mughal system of succession. How did it differ from primogeniture?
    Answer: __________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________

13. What was the role of a mansabdar in the Mughal Empire?
    Answer: __________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________

14. Write a short note on “Zabt” revenue system.
    Answer: __________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________

SECTION D – LONG ANSWERS (15 marks)

(Any 1 question × 15 marks)

15. Explain in detail the administrative system of the Mughals.
    Include the role of mansabdars, jagirdars, and zamindars.

Answer: __________________________________________
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The Mughals (16th to 17th Century) – Class 7 Notes CBSE

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