1. When did Aurangzeb die?
a) 1705
b) 1707
c) 1709
d) 1711
Answer. b) 1707
Aurangzeb died on 3 March 1707, at the age of 88 years, in Ahmednagar [ Maharashtra]. The tomb of Aurangzeb is located in Aurangabad [ Maharashtra].
2. Who was the successor of the Mughal empire after the death of Aurangzeb?
a) Bahadur Shah I
b) Muhammad Azam Shah
c) Muhammad Kam Bakhsh
d) Shah Alam
Answer. a) Bahadur Shah I
3. Bahadur Shah died in which year?
a) 1709
b) 1711
c) 1712
d) 1713
Answer. c) 1712
4. Who became the Mughal emperor after the death of Bahadur Shah with the help of Zulfiqar Khan?
a) Azam Khan
b) Muhammad Azam Shah
c) Jahandar Shah
d) Shah Alam
Answer. c) Jahandar Shah became the emperor of the Mughal after the death of Bahadur Shah, and Zulfiqar Khan became the wazir ( prime minister).
Zazia tax was removed in the rein of Jahandar Shar after the recommendation of Zulfiqar Khan.
5. Which of the following was also known as "King Makers" in India's modern history?
a) Chanakya
b) Zulfiqar Khan
c) Khan Brothers
d) Saiyid brothers
Answer. d) Saiyid brothers ( Abdullah Khan and Husain Ali Khan), both are assassinated in 1720. Both were tolerant towards Hindi and supported Hindu-Muslim Unity, however, other Muslim nobles did not like it.
6. The third battle of Panipat between Maratha and Ahmed Shah Abdali happened in?
a) 1748
b) 1761
c) 1764
d) 1768
Answer. b) 1761; Maratha defeated.
7. The famous battle of Buxar between East India Company, and Nawab of Bengal and Avadh happened in which year?
a) 1748
b) 1761
c) 1764
d) 1768
Answer. c) 1764
8. Which of the following is/are the cause of the decline of the Mughal Empire?
a) Aurangzeb's religious orthodoxy.
b) Aurangzeb's conflict with some of the Rajput states and Marathas.
c) The expansionist policy of Aurangzeb lacked political, social, and economic insight
d) All of the above
Answer. d) All of the above
9. Which of the following is/are the cause of the decline of the Mughal Empire?
a) The Jagirdari Crisis
b) Lack of confidence and training of the Mughal Army
c) Weak Successors
d) All of the above
Answer. d) All of the above
10. Who was the emperor of India, when Iran ruler Nadir Shah attacked Delhi in 1739?
a) Aurangzeb
b) Muhammad Shah (Rangila)
c) Bahadur Shah
d) Zulfiqar Khan
Answer. b) Muhammad Shah (Rangila)( 1719-1748)
The battle of Carnal happened in 1739, between Mughal and Nadir Shah.
11. Which of the following Mughal rulers followed religious intolerance?
a) Akbar
b) Shah Jahan
c) Jahangir
d) Aurangzeb
Answer. d) Aurangzeb
12. Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
a) Aurangzeb
b) Muhhamad Shah
c) Bahadur Shah I
d) Bahadur Shah II
Answer. d) Bahadur Shah II
Bahadur Shah II served as the 19th Mughal Emperor ( 1837 to 1857).
13. Which of the following is not correct about Aurangzeb?
a) He emphasized history writing
b) He imposed the jizya tax
c) He stopped jharokha darshan
d) He started the lunar calendar instead of the solar calendar
Answer. a) He emphasized history writing
14. Which Mughal Emperor was a puppet in the hands of the Sayyid brothers?
a) Farrukh Siyar
b) Muhammad Shah
c) Jahandar Shah
d) Shah Alam
Answer. b) Muhammad Shah was the successor of Farrukh Siyar, he was the puppet of the Sayyid brothers.
15. Which of the following is not true about the Sayyid brothers?
a) adopted policy of religious tolerance
b) abolished the Jizya tax
c) they made an alliance with Churaman, the Jat chieftain
d) central income increased because of the spread of revenue farming
Answer. d) central income increased( declined) because of the spread of revenue farming
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