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