14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Post-Mughal Period (1707-1857)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/10/2026
1. Which of the following Mughal Emperors was not allowed to enter into Delhi by Wazir Ghaziuddin?
2. Who among the following were famous as Kingmaker in Mughal Empire?
3. Banda Bahadur was executed by the orders of which among the following Mughal rulers?
4. 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)
5. Which among the following post-Mughal ruler allowed Marathas to collect Sardeshmukhi in Deccan?
6. Assertion (A) The reign of Jahandar Shah ended soon in 1713. Reason (R) He was defeated by his cousin Farrukh Siyar in Agra.
7. The Maratha leader who supported Saiyyad brothers in overthrowing Farrukhsiyar was:
8. Who among the following Mughal ruler had adopted the title of Shah Jahan II?
9. The Mughal coins were discontinued under the regime of Akbar II in
10. Who succeeded Aurangzeb after his death in 1707 AD?
11. Which among the following Mughal Emperor adopted the title of Alamgir II?
12. The famous book of prose in Urdu ‘Ajaib-Ut Qasas’ was written by which later Mughal ruler?
13. The famous Kohinoor diamond was taken away from India in the 18th Century, during the invasion of Delhi by ………
14. Muhammad Shah awarded Fatehchand with the title of
15. Who among the following later Mughal rulers were defeated by Britishers in the Battle of Buxar?
16. Which Mughal Emperor started the Hindu-Muslim unity festival Phool Walon ki Sair?
18. The book ‘Jiz Muhammad Shahi’ related to knowledge of Astrology was written by
19. The leader of the Turani group who was awarded with Subedari of Mughal Province of Deccan by Farrukhsiyar was:
20. The last Mughal Emperor, died in the Rangoon in the year.
21. The Awadh ruler chosen as Wazir by Mughal Emperor was
22. Which among the following Mughal Emperors sent Raja Rammohan Roy as an ambassador to London?
23. For which Mughal Emperor, it was said that his empire stretched from ‘Delhi to Palam.’
24. At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal Emperor was
25. The Mughal-Maratha Treaty of 1719 was concluded in the times of
26. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur had not built the observatory at
27. Maharaja Jai Singh II constructed observatories at which among the following places?
I. Delhi
II. Jaipur
III. Ujjain
IV. Varanasi
28. How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign come to an early end?
29. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Bahadur Shah Zafar?
30. In 1717, which Mughal Emperor gave the English East India Company a firman granting trade privileges in India?
31. What was the other name of Roshan Akhtar?
32. Shah Alam I or Muazzam was also known as
33. 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?
34. Jahandar became Mughal Emperor after the death of
35. The last Mughal Emperor was Bahadur Shah, his father’s name was
36. Which among the following Mughal rulers were crowned at Patna?
37. 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?
38. 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.
39. A courtesan called Lal Kunwar dominated the affairs of the Mughal empire during the reign of
40. Who among the following Mughal Emperors had the longest reign?
41. The Mughal Emperor who reigned for the shortest period in the 18th century was
42. In Indian History, who is known as King maker?
43. According to historian ‘Satish Chandra’ what was the main reason for the disintegration of the Mughal Empire?
44. Farrukhsiyar awarded Jai Singh with the title of
45. With regard to the disintegration of the Mughal Empire, which Mughal Emperor was deposed by his Wazir Ghazi-ud-Din Imad-ul-Mulk?
46. The battle of Jajau (1707) for the succession of Mughal throne was fought between
47. 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?
48. Where was the battle between Nadir Shah and Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah fought?
49. Rammohan Roy was given the title ……… by Akbar Shah II.
50. Who among the following was responsible for blinding of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II in 1788?
