Class 9 Resistance and Resilience (1000–1700 CE) Mock Test (CBSE)

Topics in Resistance and Resilience (1000–1700 CE)

• Resistance and resilience
• Safeguarding sovereignty: resistance, alliances and confederacies
• Rajput dynasties: confederacies and resistance (1200–1500 CE)
• Rajput–Mughal dynamics (1500–1700 CE)
• Mewar's resistance against the Mughals
• The Ahom kingdom: centuries of endurance
• Vijayanagara Empire: resilience against expansion
• Marathas: the quest for Swarājya
• The Sikhs: spiritual and political resilience
• Jat resistance
• Bhakti tradition: affirmation of the spirit of resilience
• Sulh-i-kul and Sufism
• Temples: the resilience of sacred sites
• Indian economy: agriculture, trade and merchant communities
• The world of the Indian Ocean: continuity and change

Resistance and Resilience (1000–1700 CE) practice questions with answers

1. Q1Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which prominent Gond queen bravely defended the kingdom of Garha Katanga against the Mughal forces led by Asaf Khan in 1564?

   1. (a)Ahilyabai Holkar
   2. (b)Rani Rudramadevi
   3. (c)Rani Durgavati
   4. (d)Chand Bibi
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   1. Correct option: (c) Rani Durgavati+1

   Answer: (c)
2. Q2Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which prominent statesman and military leader of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate is renowned for successfully using guerrilla warfare tactics against Mughal expansion in the Deccan during the early 17th century?

   1. (a)Malik Ambar
   2. (b)Ibrahim Adil Shah
   3. (c)Muzaffar Shah
   4. (d)Dilawar Khan
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   1. Correct option: (a) Malik Ambar+1

   Answer: (a)
3. Q3Assertion and reason·1 mark
   Assertion (A): Rajput rulers formed confederacies and alliances to resist the expansion of the Delhi Sultanate. Reason (R): Pooling the armies of several smaller states gave them a combined military strength that no single ruler could match.

   1. (a)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
   2. (b)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
   3. (c)Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
   4. (d)Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
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   1. Correct option: (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).+1

   Answer: (a)
4. Q4Short answer·2 marks
   State two ways in which the Ahom kingdom successfully resisted Mughal expansion in the Brahmaputra valley during the 17th century.
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   1. First way, any one of: guerrilla raids using the hilly, forested and marshy terrain of the Brahmaputra valley; a strong navy and river warfare on the Brahmaputra, as in the victory at Saraighat (1671); forts and earthen ramparts guarding key points; the paik system, which supplied a ready militia; able leadership of commanders such as Lachit Borphukan; or any other valid way.+1
   2. Second way, a different one from the same list.+1

   Answer: Any two of: guerrilla raids using the hills, forests and marshes of the Brahmaputra valley; naval and river warfare on the Brahmaputra (victory at Saraighat, 1671); forts and earthen ramparts; the paik militia system; leadership of commanders such as Lachit Borphukan.

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