14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Post-Mughal Period (1707-1857)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 16/03/2026
1. The Mughal-Maratha Treaty of 1719 was concluded in the times of
2. The famous Kohinoor diamond was taken away from India in the 18th Century, during the invasion of Delhi by ………
3. Who among the following later Mughal rulers were defeated by Britishers in the Battle of Buxar?
4. Which Mughal Emperor started the Hindu-Muslim unity festival Phool Walon ki Sair?
5. Maharaja Jai Singh II constructed observatories at which among the following places?
I. Delhi
II. Jaipur
III. Ujjain
IV. Varanasi
6. 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?
7. 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
8. 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)
9. 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?
10. Which among the following post-Mughal ruler allowed Marathas to collect Sardeshmukhi in Deccan?
11. The Awadh ruler chosen as Wazir by Mughal Emperor was
12. Who among the following was responsible for blinding of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II in 1788?
13. Muhammad Shah awarded Fatehchand with the title of
14. Who succeeded Aurangzeb after his death in 1707 AD?
15. A group of eunuchs and ladies dominated the Mughal court under
16. Shah Alam I or Muazzam was also known as
17. The leader of the Turani group who was awarded with Subedari of Mughal Province of Deccan by Farrukhsiyar was:
18. How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign come to an early end?
19. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur had not built the observatory at
20. Who among the following Mughal Emperors had the longest reign?
21. In 1717, which Mughal Emperor gave the English East India Company a firman granting trade privileges in India?
22. Which among the following Mughal Emperors sent Raja Rammohan Roy as an ambassador to London?
23. Farrukhsiyar awarded Jai Singh with the title of
24. With regard to the disintegration of the Mughal Empire, which Mughal Emperor was deposed by his Wazir Ghazi-ud-Din Imad-ul-Mulk?
25. The famous book of prose in Urdu ‘Ajaib-Ut Qasas’ was written by which later Mughal ruler?
26. The Maratha leader who supported Saiyyad brothers in overthrowing Farrukhsiyar was:
27. Rammohan Roy was given the title ……… by Akbar Shah II.
28. In Indian History, who is known as King maker?
29. The Mughal Emperor who reigned for the shortest period in the 18th century was
30. 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.
31. Which Mughal Emperor is known by the name of Rangila?
32. Which of the following Mughal Emperors was not allowed to enter into Delhi by Wazir Ghaziuddin?
33. At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal Emperor was
34. Who was the Mughal Emperor when the Battle of Plassey was fought between the Nawab of Bengal and the English East India Company?
35. 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?
36. Who was the last Mughal Emperor to sit on the Mayur Singhasan (Peacock Throne)?
37. The book ‘Jiz Muhammad Shahi’ related to knowledge of Astrology was written by
38. What was the other name of Roshan Akhtar?
39. Where was the battle between Nadir Shah and Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah fought?
40. Jahandar became Mughal Emperor after the death of
42. Banda Bahadur was executed by the orders of which among the following Mughal rulers?
43. The last Mughal Emperor, died in the Rangoon in the year.
44. Who among the following Mughal ruler had adopted the title of Shah Jahan II?
45. Among the following who had constructed an astronomical observatory popularly known as Jantar-Mantar at Delhi?
46. Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah Zafar as Lodi dynasty was to
47. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Bahadur Shah Zafar?
48. Which among the following Mughal Emperor adopted the title of Alamgir II?
49. The battle of Jajau (1707) for the succession of Mughal throne was fought between
50. Who among the following was the leader of the foreign delegation who visited the Mughal court during the reign of Bahadur Shah I?
