Class: Level 3 Total Marks: 100

Subject: History Time: 3 hrs

Reg. no: ________________ Date: ________

1st Quarterly Exam 2023 – 2024

Section A: Objective [ 20 ]

ANSWER IN A FEW WORDS….

1. What was the main aim of the movement initiated by Shah Waliullah?

2. What name did the British give to the War of Independence 1857?

3. In whose reign did the Mughal Empire expanded to its most?

4. Who translated Quran into Persian?

5. Who believed, in 18th and 19th century, that Islam in the subcontinent had to be revived through Jihad?

6. Who carried on Haji Shariatullah’s work after his death?

7. Why did Indians refuse to use the greased cartridges?

8. Who founded Madrassa Rahimiya?

9. Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?

10. When EIC was set up in India, who was the Mughal Emperor?

11. What was the other name of Qutub ud din?

12. Which emperor established Islamic rules which angered some Indians?

13. Who was responsible for the construction of the Taj Mahal?
14. How did Humayun die?

15. What was the real name of Titu Mir?

16. Who was the teacher of Haji Shariatullah?

17. Which religion the British tried to preach in the subcontinent?

18. Who introduced ‘Din e Ilahi’?

19. Who deceived the Muslims in the Battle of Plassey?

20. What was the fort made of in which Tipu Sultan fought his last fight against British?

Section B: Short Questions [ 6*4 = 24]

1. Describe the achievements of Syed Ahmad Barelvi in reviving Islam.

2. Describe the ascent of Aurangzeb to the Mughal throne?

3. Who was Rani of Jhansi?

4. Who was Tipu Sultan?

5. What happened at the Battle of Kanpur?

6. What was the Doctrine of Lapse?

Section C: Long Questions [ 4*14 = 56]

1. How important was Shah Wali Ullah in the spread of Islam in the Sub-Continent before 1850? Explain your answer.

2. Was the in-fighting between Aurangzeb’s successors the most important reason for the collapse of the Mughal
Empire? Explain your answer.

3. ‘The War of Independence of 1857 achieved nothing’. Give reasons why you might agree and disagree with this
statement.

4. ‘The introduction of social reforms by the British, such as education, caused the War of Independence in 1857.’ Do you
agree? Give reasons for your answer.