Mughal Era MCQs – Ace All Indian Government Exams Part 5

  1. Who was the Mughal emperor when Nadir Shah invaded India?
    • (a) Shah Alam II
    • (b) Ahmad Shah
    • (c) Muhammad Shah
    • (d) Bahadur Shah I
    • Answer: (c) Muhammad Shah
  2. Which Mughal emperor faced the invasion of Ahmad Shah Abdali?
    • (a) Alamgir II
    • (b) Muhammad Shah
    • (c) Shah Alam II
    • (d) Ahmad Shah
    • Answer: (a) Alamgir II
  3. During which Mughal ruler’s reign did the Battle of Plassey take place?
    • (a) Bahadur Shah Zafar
    • (b) Shah Alam II
    • (c) Alamgir II
    • (d) Ahmad Shah
    • Answer: (c) Alamgir II
  4. Who was the founder of the Sayyid Brothers’ political influence in the Mughal court?
    • (a) Syed Hassan
    • (b) Syed Abdullah
    • (c) Syed Hussain Ali
    • (d) Syed Nazir
    • Answer: (c) Syed Hussain Ali
  5. Which Mughal ruler was deposed by the Sayyid Brothers?
    • (a) Jahandar Shah
    • (b) Farrukhsiyar
    • (c) Muhammad Shah
    • (d) Alamgir II
    • Answer: (b) Farrukhsiyar
  6. Who was the last powerful Mughal ruler before the decline of the empire?
    • (a) Aurangzeb
    • (b) Shah Alam II
    • (c) Muhammad Shah
    • (d) Bahadur Shah I
    • Answer: (a) Aurangzeb
  7. What was the main reason for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
    • (a) Weak successors
    • (b) European invasions
    • (c) Economic crisis
    • (d) All of the above
    • Answer: (d) All of the above
  8. Which Mughal ruler signed the Treaty of Allahabad with the British?
    • (a) Shah Alam II
    • (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
    • (c) Alamgir II
    • (d) Ahmad Shah
    • Answer: (a) Shah Alam II
  9. Who was the last ruling Mughal emperor exiled to Rangoon?
    • (a) Bahadur Shah I
    • (b) Shah Alam II
    • (c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
    • (d) Akbar II
    • Answer: (c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
  10. Which battle marked the formal end of Mughal rule in India?
  • (a) Battle of Panipat III
  • (b) Battle of Plassey
  • (c) Battle of Buxar
  • (d) Revolt of 1857
  • Answer: (d) Revolt of 1857
  1. Which Mughal ruler issued the ‘Farrukhsiari Firman’ that granted trade privileges to the British?
  • (a) Aurangzeb
  • (b) Jahandar Shah
  • (c) Farrukhsiyar
  • (d) Bahadur Shah I
  • Answer: (c) Farrukhsiyar
  1. Who was the Mughal emperor during the Third Battle of Panipat?
  • (a) Shah Alam II
  • (b) Ahmad Shah
  • (c) Alamgir II
  • (d) Muhammad Shah
  • Answer: (b) Ahmad Shah
  1. Who was the Mughal ruler when the Treaty of Bassein was signed?
  • (a) Akbar II
  • (b) Shah Alam II
  • (c) Bahadur Shah II
  • (d) Alamgir II
  • Answer: (b) Shah Alam II
  1. Which Mughal emperor was referred to as ‘Shah-e-Bekhabar’ (The Careless King)?
  • (a) Aurangzeb
  • (b) Bahadur Shah I
  • (c) Muhammad Shah
  • (d) Ahmad Shah
  • Answer: (c) Muhammad Shah
  1. Who was the Mughal emperor when the British took control of Delhi in 1803?
  • (a) Akbar II
  • (b) Shah Alam II
  • (c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
  • (d) Alamgir II
  • Answer: (b) Shah Alam II
  1. Which Mughal emperor abolished the Jizya tax?
  • (a) Aurangzeb
  • (b) Akbar
  • (c) Jahangir
  • (d) Shah Jahan
  • Answer: (b) Akbar
  1. Who built the Moti Masjid in Red Fort, Delhi?
  • (a) Aurangzeb
  • (b) Akbar
  • (c) Shah Jahan
  • (d) Jahangir
  • Answer: (a) Aurangzeb
  1. Which Mughal emperor’s reign saw the establishment of the first printing press in India?
  • (a) Akbar
  • (b) Aurangzeb
  • (c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
  • (d) Jahandar Shah
  • Answer: (c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
  1. Who was the Mughal emperor when the East India Company was granted Diwani rights in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa?
  • (a) Shah Alam II
  • (b) Bahadur Shah I
  • (c) Alamgir II
  • (d) Farrukhsiyar
  • Answer: (a) Shah Alam II
  1. Who was the last Mughal ruler recognized as the symbolic head of the 1857 Revolt?
  • (a) Akbar II
  • (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
  • (c) Shah Alam II
  • (d) Ahmad Shah
  • Answer: (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar

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