14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Post-Mughal Period (1707-1857)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. Who was the Mughal Emperor when the Battle of Plassey was fought between the Nawab of Bengal and the English East India Company?
2. Banda Bahadur was executed by the orders of which among the following Mughal rulers?
3. Who was the last Mughal Emperor to sit on the Mayur Singhasan (Peacock Throne)?
4. The famous Kohinoor diamond was taken away from India in the 18th Century, during the invasion of Delhi by ………
5. Who among the following was responsible for blinding of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II in 1788?
6. What was the other name of Roshan Akhtar?
7. The battle of Jajau (1707) for the succession of Mughal throne was fought between
8. Maharaja Jai Singh II constructed observatories at which among the following places?
I. Delhi
II. Jaipur
III. Ujjain
IV. Varanasi
9. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur had not built the observatory at
10. How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign come to an early end?
11. The last Mughal Emperor, died in the Rangoon in the year.
12. According to historian ‘Satish Chandra’ what was the main reason for the disintegration of the Mughal Empire?
13. 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.
14. Who among the following Mughal Emperors had the longest reign?
15. Which among the following Mughal rulers were crowned at Patna?
16. Among the following who had constructed an astronomical observatory popularly known as Jantar-Mantar at Delhi?
17. Rammohan Roy was given the title ……… by Akbar Shah II.
18. Farrukhsiyar awarded Jai Singh with the title of
19. The Mughal-Maratha Treaty of 1719 was concluded in the times of
20. In 1717, which Mughal Emperor gave the English East India Company a firman granting trade privileges in India?
21. The Mughal Emperor who reigned for the shortest period in the 18th century was
22. Which of the following Mughal Emperors was not allowed to enter into Delhi by Wazir Ghaziuddin?
23. The book ‘Jiz Muhammad Shahi’ related to knowledge of Astrology was written by
24. Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah Zafar as Lodi dynasty was to
25. The last Mughal Emperor was Bahadur Shah, his father’s name was
26. Who among the following Mughal ruler had adopted the title of Shah Jahan II?
27. Which among the following post-Mughal ruler allowed Marathas to collect Sardeshmukhi in Deccan?
28. A courtesan called Lal Kunwar dominated the affairs of the Mughal empire during the reign of
29. Shah Alam I or Muazzam was also known as
30. Muhammad Shah awarded Fatehchand with the title of
31. 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?
32. Which Mughal Emperor is known by the name of Rangila?
34. A group of eunuchs and ladies dominated the Mughal court under
35. Who succeeded Aurangzeb after his death in 1707 AD?
36. Which Mughal Emperor started the Hindu-Muslim unity festival Phool Walon ki Sair?
37. Jahandar became Mughal Emperor after the death of
38. With regard to the disintegration of the Mughal Empire, which Mughal Emperor was deposed by his Wazir Ghazi-ud-Din Imad-ul-Mulk?
39. Which among the following Mughal Emperors sent Raja Rammohan Roy as an ambassador to London?
40. The famous book of prose in Urdu ‘Ajaib-Ut Qasas’ was written by which later Mughal ruler?
41. The Maratha leader who supported Saiyyad brothers in overthrowing Farrukhsiyar was:
42. 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)
43. 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
44. The Awadh ruler chosen as Wazir by Mughal Emperor was
45. The Mughal coins were discontinued under the regime of Akbar II in
46. In Indian History, who is known as King maker?
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. 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?
49. Who among the following later Mughal rulers, had given the title ‘Mirza Raja’ to Jai Singh, the Subedar of Malwa?
50. Which among the following event happened during the reign of Bahadur Shah I?
