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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
                                                  SESSION 2025-26
                                                 CLASS VII HISTORY
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                               CH 4 – THE MUGHALS (16  TO 18  CENTURY)
                                     COMPETENCTY BASED WORKSHEET


                 Sl.no  Questions
                 1      The Mughals were descendants of ____
                        a) Timur and Genghis Khan                    b) Timur and Tatar Khan

                        c) Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan          d) Napoleon and Hitler
                 2      Mughal succession process followed the rule of ___
                        a) Primogeniture       b) Tanistry
                        c) Hereditary              d) Coparcenary
                 3      Can you recall at what age did Babur succeed to the throne of Ferghana?
                        Which Mongol group forced him to leave his homeland?

                 4      Identify the Sultan Babur defeated in 1526. Which two areas of India did
                        he capture thereafter?
                 5      Explain: a) Primogeniture     b) Coparcenary.
                        Which one do you think is a fairer succession process?
                 6      “As the Mughals became powerful many other rulers also joined them
                        voluntarily.” Corelate this statement with how the Mughals were able to
                        extend their influence over many kings and chieftains. Were there

                        resistances to the process as well?
                 7      Who was a mansabdar? Explain what his military responsibilities
                        included.
                 8      To what reasons the suffering of peasantry during the last years of
                        Aurangzeb’s reign can be attributed?

                 9      Explain the zabt system. Who created it? Which provinces of the empire
                        was this system not applicable in?
                 10     How did the international travellers compare the contrast between the
                        rich and poor in the Mughal empire? How did the inequality affect the
                        poorest of the peasants and artisans?
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