14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Post-Mughal Period (1707-1857)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 12/09/2026
1. Jahandar became Mughal Emperor after the death of
2. Who among the following later Mughal rulers, had given the title ‘Mirza Raja’ to Jai Singh, the Subedar of Malwa?
3. Assertion (A) The reign of Jahandar Shah ended soon in 1713. Reason (R) He was defeated by his cousin Farrukh Siyar in Agra.
4. Who was the last Mughal Emperor to sit on the Mayur Singhasan (Peacock Throne)?
5. Which among the following Mughal rulers were crowned at Patna?
6. The Maratha leader who supported Saiyyad brothers in overthrowing Farrukhsiyar was:
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. Which among the following post-Mughal ruler allowed Marathas to collect Sardeshmukhi in Deccan?
10. Who among the following Mughal Emperors had the longest reign?
11. 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)
12. Who among the following later Mughal rulers were defeated by Britishers in the Battle of Buxar?
13. Among the following who had constructed an astronomical observatory popularly known as Jantar-Mantar at Delhi?
14. Rammohan Roy was given the title ……… by Akbar Shah II.
16. The famous book of prose in Urdu ‘Ajaib-Ut Qasas’ was written by which later Mughal ruler?
17. Who succeeded Aurangzeb after his death in 1707 AD?
18. Which among the following Mughal Emperors sent Raja Rammohan Roy as an ambassador to London?
19. 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
20. Shah Alam I or Muazzam was also known as
21. The book ‘Jiz Muhammad Shahi’ related to knowledge of Astrology was written by
22. Farrukhsiyar awarded Jai Singh with the title of
23. Who was the Mughal Emperor when the Battle of Plassey was fought between the Nawab of Bengal and the English East India Company?
24. For which Mughal Emperor, it was said that his empire stretched from ‘Delhi to Palam.’
25. Who among the following was responsible for blinding of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II in 1788?
26. Where was the battle between Nadir Shah and Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah fought?
27. How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign come to an early end?
28. The Mughal-Maratha Treaty of 1719 was concluded in the times of
29. At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal Emperor was
30. Maharaja Jai Singh II constructed observatories at which among the following places?
I. Delhi
II. Jaipur
III. Ujjain
IV. Varanasi
31. 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?
32. A group of eunuchs and ladies dominated the Mughal court under
33. Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah Zafar as Lodi dynasty was to
34. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Bahadur Shah Zafar?
35. Who among the following Mughal ruler had adopted the title of Shah Jahan II?
36. In Indian History, who is known as King maker?
37. Who among the following was the leader of the foreign delegation who visited the Mughal court during the reign of Bahadur Shah I?
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. The famous Kohinoor diamond was taken away from India in the 18th Century, during the invasion of Delhi by ………
40. The Awadh ruler chosen as Wazir by Mughal Emperor was
41. Who among the following were famous as Kingmaker in Mughal Empire?
42. The leader of the Turani group who was awarded with Subedari of Mughal Province of Deccan by Farrukhsiyar was:
43. Which Mughal Emperor is known by the name of Rangila?
44. Which among the following Mughal Emperor adopted the title of Alamgir II?
45. Which among the following event happened during the reign of Bahadur Shah I?
46. In 1717, which Mughal Emperor gave the English East India Company a firman granting trade privileges in India?
47. The last Mughal Emperor, died in the Rangoon in the year.
48. The Mughal Emperor who reigned for the shortest period in the 18th century was
49. The battle of Jajau (1707) for the succession of Mughal throne was fought between
50. The last Mughal Emperor was Bahadur Shah, his father’s name was