Exercise No: 2
Name: Mughal rule
No.5: Life under the Mughals Question Type: Statement Choice
Question Which of the following areas did the Mughals have great skill in? Answers Correct Answer Architecture
Incorrect Answer 1 Football Incorrect Answer 2 Computing Incorrect Answer 3 Horse-riding
No.6: Shah Jehan Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan to honour his dead wife Mumtaz. What TWO materials did he use in its creation?
Answers Correct Answer Chinese crystal. Correct Answer White Marble.
Incorrect Answer 1 Diamond. Incorrect Answer 2 Gold. Incorrect Answer 3 Brick.
No.7: Aurangzeb Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question Which TWO of the following are reasons why Aurangzeb became unpopular? Answers Correct Answer Music and dance were discouraged.
Correct Answer His religious laws grew more intolerant.
Incorrect Answer 1 He did not like football. Incorrect Answer 2 He hated the Mughals.
Incorrect Answer 3 He banned Islamic religious practices.
No.8: Shivaji Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question Shivaji led a successful revolt against the Mughals, after evading capture. Which TWO of these describe how he managed to escape?
Answers Correct Answer He sneaked out of prison. Correct Answer He dressed as a Holy Man.
Incorrect Answer 1 He tunnelled under the prison walls. Incorrect Answer 2 He hid in a cart full of straw. Incorrect Answer 3 He bribed the guards.
KS3 History 13: Mughal India and the coming of the British, 1526-1857 how did the
Mughal Empire rise and fall?
Exercise No: 3
Name: Decline
No.9: The decline of the Mughal empire Question Type: Multiple Choice Question Which TWO of the following were NOT causes of the decline of the Mughals?
Answers Correct Answer There were many good rulers after Aurangzeb. Correct Answer There was a clear policy of succession.
Incorrect Answer 1 Aurangzeb's lack of religious toleration. Incorrect Answer 2 Revolts in different parts of the empire. Incorrect Answer 3 States declaring independence.
No.10: The arrival of the British Question Type: Statement Choice Question The British East India Company was established under a Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I for
15 years for spice trading on 31st December Answers Correct Answer 1600
Incorrect Answer 1 1498 Incorrect Answer 2 1727 Incorrect Answer 3 1611
No.11: East India Company Question Type: Statement Choice
Question How did the East India company make its fortune and gain its power over the Mughal empire? Answers Correct Answer Through its control of trade - mainly textiles
Incorrect Answer 1 Through guns Incorrect Answer 2 By trading in spices
Incorrect Answer 3 By killing French competition
No.12: Robert Clive Question Type: Ranking
Question Place the following events of Robert Clive's life in chronological order Answers Correct Order D - E - C - A - B
Statement A The Battle of Plassey
Statement B Parliamentary enquiry on corruption in India Statement C He conquered Bombay
Statement D Expelled from Merchant Taylor's school Statement E Clive joined the East India company
KS3 History 13: Mughal India and the coming of the British, 1526-1857 how did the
Mughal Empire rise and fall?
Exercise No: 4
Name: British rule
No.13: The Black Hole of Calcutta Question Type: Statement Choice Question The Black Hole of Calcutta is an infamous incident where it is said
Answers Correct Answer that over 100 Europeans died in a cramped cell in terrible
conditions.
Incorrect Answer 1 that space ships landed in India. Incorrect Answer 2 that the Mughal empire collpased.
Incorrect Answer 3 that many Europeans imprisoned Bengal captives.
No.14: The Battle of Plassey Question Type: Statement Choice
Question How were Clive and the East India company troops able to defeat the larger forces of Siraj-ud- doula ?
Answers Correct Answer By bribing some of Siraj-ud-doula's men to join the English
forces
Incorrect Answer 1 By pretending to surrender Incorrect Answer 2 By tampering with their weapons Incorrect Answer 3 By destroying their forces in battle
No.15: Causes of the Indian Mutiny of 1857 Question Type: Multiple Choice Question Which TWO of the following were NOT causes of the Indian Mutiny?
Answers Correct Answer Families with a male heir lost their lands to the British Correct Answer The arrival of Hindu missionaries
Incorrect Answer 1 The arrival of the steamship
Incorrect Answer 2 The 100 year anniversary of the battle of Plassey Incorrect Answer 3 The use of cow and pig grease in Enfield rifles
No.16: The effects of the Indian Mutiny Question Type: Statement Choice Question What was the most significant effect of the Indian Mutiny of 1857?
Answers Correct Answer The British government took control of India from the East India
Company
Incorrect Answer 1 The government of India joined with the government of Britain Incorrect Answer 2 India took control of the British empire
KS3 History 13: Mughal India and the coming of the British, 1526-1857 how
did the Mughal Empire rise and fall?
Peer Assessment Question and Expert Answer
Question What were the successes of the various Mughal leaders and why did the Mughals fall from power?
Expert Teacher Answer
The Mughal empire grew from humble beginnings in Turkestan under Babur. Babur embraced new technology such as firearms and conquered all of Hindustan and other parts of INdia. However, it was his grandson, Akbar who managed to build on Babur's foundations and actually subdue most of India. Akbar was not only a great general but also a good administrator too. As a Muslim, he practiced religious toleration to other groups - most notably in his abolition of the tax placed on all-non Muslims. This act was extremely popular. He also allowed Hindu regions to retain their own customs. Under Akbar and the following rulers, there were many innovations in architecture- including the building of the Red Palace in Delhi and the Taj Mahal. However, the extravagance of these projects led to financial problems for the Mughals- something that weakened their control over the empire. The decline of the Mughul empire can be traced to the reign of Aurangzeb. THe Mughuls had no clear policy of succession and there was much fighting about who would lead the empire after Shah Jehan. Aurangzeb ruled for 49 years but under his reign there was much fighting by various tribes who wanted their independence - including the Marathas. Aurangzeb was a very strict Muslim and he brought back many of the old laws against other religions that Akbar had stamped out- inclusing the tax on non- Muslims. This caused great anger. Sikhs and Marathas formed breakaway governments and there was much in-fighting amongst the empire. One of the major problems that the Mughul empire faced was from the arrival of the Europeans- most notably the British. The East India Company set up trading posts in different areas of India- and gradually introduced more soldiers to guard these. Small Indian states began to pay money to the Company for military protection. The East India Company overcame resistance in Bombay, Mysore and Bengal- effectively ruling India. The British had accelerated the demise of the Mughals. In the 19th century the East India Company gradullay saw a decline in their influence - because of financial troubles and after the Indian Mutiny of 1857 - where Indians tried to gain independence once more - the British took over control of India under the Empire.