ICSE ICSE Class 8 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for History and Civics

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_______ was the capital of Awadh.

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Mysore, under the leadership of _______ became the most formidable adversary of the English East India Company in the south.

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_____________, the tenth Sikh guru, organized a military brotherhood of Sikhs called __________.

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The Sikhs were organized into a loose confederacy of ______ misls or groups.

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The _________  had the power and potential to establish an all-India empire after the collapse of the Mughal empire.

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Shahu was an ease-loving and weak ___________ ruler.

The Maratha empire reached the heights of its power and glory during the reign of ______.

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Shuja-ud-DauIah was the nawab of ____________.

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The state of _______________ was founded by the Mughal viceroy of the Deccan, Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah.

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Bengal was one of the poorest provinces of the Mughal empire.

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Lucknow was the cultural centre of Bengal.

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The most capable among the successors of Murshid Quli Khan was Alivardi Khan.

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The most powerful kingdom in the south was Mysore.

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Ranjit Singh became the master of Punjab by the end of the 18th century.

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What followed the disintegration of the Mughal empire?

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What is the significance of the Third Battle of Panipat?

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What advantage did Murshid Quli Khan take of the decline in the power of the Mughal empire?

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How did political and economic stability in Awadh impact cultural development in Lucknow?

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How did political instability in the Carnatic benefit the European trading companies?