14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Post-Mughal Period (1707-1857)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/01/2026
1. Arrange the following in their chronological order by selecting the correct answer from the codes given below:
I. Muhammad Shah (1719–1748)
II. Jahandar Shah (1712–1713)
III. Alamgir II (1754–1759)
IV. Ahmad Shah (1748–1754)
2. The famous book of prose in Urdu ‘Ajaib-Ut Qasas’ was written by which later Mughal ruler?
3. Which of the following Mughal Emperors was not allowed to enter into Delhi by Wazir Ghaziuddin?
4. Which among the following Mughal Emperor adopted the title of Alamgir II?
5. The Awadh ruler chosen as Wazir by Mughal Emperor was
6. Which among the following event happened during the reign of Bahadur Shah I?
7. A courtesan called Lal Kunwar dominated the affairs of the Mughal empire during the reign of
8. Consider the following statements.
I. Muhammad Shah (1719-1748) was the first Mughal ruler to patronise Urdu. II. Malik Muhammad Jayasi wrote the famous epic ‘Padmavat’ in Hindi. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
9. Rammohan Roy was given the title ……… by Akbar Shah II.
10. The Maratha leader who supported Saiyyad brothers in overthrowing Farrukhsiyar was:
11. The battle of Jajau (1707) for the succession of Mughal throne was fought between
12. Maharaja Jai Singh II constructed observatories at which among the following places?
I. Delhi
II. Jaipur
III. Ujjain
IV. Varanasi
13. Muhammad Shah awarded Fatehchand with the title of
14. The last Mughal Emperor was Bahadur Shah, his father’s name was
15. Who among the following later Mughal rulers, had given the title ‘Mirza Raja’ to Jai Singh, the Subedar of Malwa?
16. Who succeeded Aurangzeb after his death in 1707 AD?
17. The last Mughal Emperor, died in the Rangoon in the year.
18. Who among the following later Mughal rulers were defeated by Britishers in the Battle of Buxar?
19. Shah Alam I or Muazzam was also known as
20. Jahandar became Mughal Emperor after the death of
21. Assertion (A) The reign of Jahandar Shah ended soon in 1713. Reason (R) He was defeated by his cousin Farrukh Siyar in Agra.
22. Which among the following Mughal rulers were crowned at Patna?
23. Assertion (A) Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an emperor far away from his capital. Reason (R) There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the North-West Frontier.
24. Consider the following statements.
I. When Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded Punjab in 1748, he was defeated by the Mughal Army near Sirhind. II. After the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmad Shah Abdali refused to recognise Shah Alam II as the Mughal Emperor of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
25. According to historian ‘Satish Chandra’ what was the main reason for the disintegration of the Mughal Empire?
26. Who among the following were famous as Kingmaker in Mughal Empire?
27. Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah Zafar as Lodi dynasty was to
28. Which among the following post-Mughal ruler allowed Marathas to collect Sardeshmukhi in Deccan?
29. Who was the last Mughal Emperor to sit on the Mayur Singhasan (Peacock Throne)?
30. Which among the following Mughal Emperors sent Raja Rammohan Roy as an ambassador to London?
31. The Mughal Emperor who reigned for the shortest period in the 18th century was
32. With regard to the disintegration of the Mughal Empire, which Mughal Emperor was deposed by his Wazir Ghazi-ud-Din Imad-ul-Mulk?
34. Who among the following was responsible for blinding of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II in 1788?
35. Who among the following was the leader of the foreign delegation who visited the Mughal court during the reign of Bahadur Shah I?
36. Consider the following statement.
I. Farrukhsiyar appointed Abdulla Khan as Wazir of the Empire and Hussain Ali as Mir Bakshi. II. Saiyyad brothers were Amirs of Hindustani group. Which among the statement(s) given above is/are correct?I. Farrukhsiyar appointed Abdulla Khan as Wazir of the Empire and Hussain Ali as Mir Bakshi. II. Saiyyad brothers were Amirs of Hindustani group. Which among the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
37. The Mughal rulers installed on the throne with the help of Sayyid brothers were
I. Farrukhsiyar II. Muhammad Shah III. Shah Jahan II (Rafi-ud-Daulah) IV. Rafi-ud-Darajat
38. Who was the Mughal Emperor when the Battle of Plassey was fought between the Nawab of Bengal and the English East India Company?
39. At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal Emperor was
40. What was the other name of Roshan Akhtar?
41. Banda Bahadur was executed by the orders of which among the following Mughal rulers?
42. Who among the following Mughal ruler had adopted the title of Shah Jahan II?
43. The famous Kohinoor diamond was taken away from India in the 18th Century, during the invasion of Delhi by ………
44. In 1717, which Mughal Emperor gave the English East India Company a firman granting trade privileges in India?
45. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Bahadur Shah Zafar?
46. How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign come to an early end?
47. Among the following who had constructed an astronomical observatory popularly known as Jantar-Mantar at Delhi?
48. For which Mughal Emperor, it was said that his empire stretched from ‘Delhi to Palam.’
49. The Mughal coins were discontinued under the regime of Akbar II in
50. The book ‘Jiz Muhammad Shahi’ related to knowledge of Astrology was written by
