Decline of the Mughals MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Decline of the Mughals - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is Lucknow.

Key Points

• The Nawabs of Awadh ruled the regions of Faizabad and Lucknow.
• Nawab of Awadh:
  • The Nawab of Awadh was the title of the rulers who governed the state of Awadh in north India during the 18th and 19th centuries.
  •  Nawab Sa'adat Khan established the Awadh State in 1724, with their capital in Faizabad and Lucknow.

Important Points

• After the death of Aurangzeb in 1707 present-day Uttar Pradesh was divided into five independent states until the Battle of Plassey in 1757.

1. Pathan Sardar Najib Khan ruled the northern part of Bareilly and Meerut.
2. Rahmat Khan ruled Rohillakhand (Meerut and Doab).
3. The Nawabs of Farrukhabad ruled the Central Doab regions.
4. The Marathas ruled the Bundelkhand region.
5. In 1735 Allahabad fell into the hands of the Maratha Empire until 1750.

The correct answer is - The Famine of 1784

Key Points

• Bada Imambada of Lucknow
  • Constructed in 1784 during the reign of Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula.
  • Served as a relief measure for people affected by the Famine of 1784.
  • Thousands of locals were employed to work on its construction, ensuring that they had access to food and income during the famine.
• Architectural Significance
  • The Bada Imambada is renowned for its grand structure and engineering marvel.
  • It features the world's largest arched hall without supporting beams.
  • Built in the Indo-Islamic architectural style, it combines elements of Mughal and Awadhi traditions.

Additional Information

• Historical Context of the Famine of 1784
  • The famine occurred due to extreme drought conditions in North India.
  • It led to widespread poverty and food scarcity, causing significant suffering among the population.
• Role of Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula
  • He initiated the construction of the Bada Imambada to provide employment and food to famine-stricken people.
  • His famous saying, "Jisko na de Maula, usko de Asaf-ud-Daula," highlights his generosity during this period.
• Other Features of the Bada Imambada
  • It includes the Bhool Bhulaiya, a maze of interconnected passages.
  • Also houses the Shahi Baoli, a stepwell built as part of the complex.

The correct answer is Meerut and Bareilly.

Key Points 

• Pathan Sarda Najib Khan ruled Northern Regions of Uttar Pradesh: Bareily and Meerut.
• After the death of Aurangzeb, five independent kingdoms were established in Uttar Pradesh.

Additional Information

• Rahmat Khan ruled Rohillakhand (Rohil Pradesh of Meerut and Doab).
• The Nawabs of Farrukhabad ruled the Central Doab regions.
• The Nawabs of Awadh ruled the regions of Faizabad and Lucknow.
• The Marathas ruled the Bundelkhand region.
• The British defeated the Marathas in Rohillakhand in 1773.

The correct option is Humayun and Sher Shah Suri.

Key Points:

• The Battle of Chausa was fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri.
• Sher Shah defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa in 1539.
• The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located in Sasaram, Bihar.

Important battles in history:

The correct answer is Marathas.

Key Points

• The Marathas ruled the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh.
• After the death of Aurangzeb, five independent kingdoms were established in Uttar Pradesh.
• The Central Doab regions were ruled by the Nawabs of Farrukhabad.
• Pathan Sarda Najib Khan ruled Northern Regions of Uttar Pradesh: Bareily and Meerut.
• Rahmat Khan ruled Rohillakhand (Rohil Pradesh of Meerut and Doab).
• The Nawabs of Awadh ruled the regions of Faizabad and Lucknow.

Additional Information

• Nawab of Bengal:
  • The Nawab of Bengal was the hereditary ruler of Bengal province in Mughal India.
  • The Bengal province was the wealthiest subah of the Mughal Empire.
  • Jaafar Khan Bahadur Nasiri was the first Nawab, his reign was 1717–1727.
  • Siraj ud-Daulah was the last Nawab of Bengal under Mughals, he reigned from 9 April 1756 to 23 June 1757.
• Nawab of Awadh:
  • The Nawab of Awadh was the title of the rulers who governed the state of Awadh in north India during the 18th and 19th centuries.
  •  Nawab Sa'adat Khan established the Awadh State in 1724, with their capital in Faizabad and Lucknow.
• Mughals:
  • The Mughals began to rule parts of India from 1526, and by 1707 ruled most of the sub-continent.
  • The Mughal Empire was founded by Babur after he defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.
  • Babar was succeeded by his son Humayun.
  • Humayun was driven into exile by Sher Shah. He recaptured the throne in 1555.
  • Akbar succeeded Humayun, he was crowned when he was 13 years old.
  • Jahangir, Shahjahan, and Aurangzeb succeeded Akbar simultaneously.
  • After the death of Aurangzeb, the Mughal empire began to decline.

The correct option is Humayun and Sher Shah Suri.

Key Points:

• The Battle of Chausa was fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri.
• Sher Shah defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa in 1539.
• The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located in Sasaram, Bihar.

Important battles in history:

The correct answer is Bahadur Shah II.

Key PointsBahadur Shah II was the last Mughal Emperor in India.

• He served as the 19th Mughal Emperor.
• He ruled the Mughal dynasty from 1837 to 1857.
• He was made premier during the 1857 revolt.
• He was deported to Rangoon(Myanmar) due to the British attack in 1858.
• He died in Rangoon in 1862.
• Mughal Empire was abolished by the British after the deport of Bahadur Shah II.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Roshan Akhtar.

Key Points

Muhammad Shah Rangila;-

• He also known as Bahadur Shah Rangila, was the 14th Mughal emperor of India.
• He reigned from 1719 to 1748. His reign is often seen as a period of decline for the Mughal Empire, as it was marked by political instability, economic hardship, and military setbacks.
• His real name was Roshan Akhtar.
• Muhammad Shah was born in 1702 in Fatehpur Sikri.
• He was the grandson of Bahadur Shah I, and the son of Khujista Akhtar Shah. He was a handsome and intelligent young man, but he was also known for his pleasure-loving nature.
• Muhammad Shah ascended to the throne at the age of 17. He was initially under the control of the Sayyid brothers, who were a powerful group of nobles. However, he was able to assert his independence in 1722.
• Muhammad Shah died in 1748 at the age of 46. He was succeeded by his son, Ahmad Shah Bahadur.

Additional Information

• Qutub-ud-din Aibak:-
  • He was known as Lakh Baksh, or the "Giver of Lakhs."
  • He was the first Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate and the founder of the Slave Dynasty.
  • He was known for his generosity and his charitable donations to the poor and needy.

 The correct answer is he emphasized history writing.

Key Points

• Aurangzeb was a scholar of Arabic, Persian and Turkish languages.
• He was a master in the Quran. 
• He adopted fanatic religious policies and stopped writing kalima of the Quran on coins. 
• He imposed jizya and banned music.
• He closed the painting department and banned history writing. Hence option 4 is not correct.
• He stopped jharokha Darshan. 
• He started the Lunar Hizra calendar instead of the solar calendar.
• He constructed the Badshahi mosque in Lahore which is the largest in the subcontinent. 

Additional Information

• Jats of Mathura and Satnamis revolted during his tenure. 
• Guru Teg Bahadur was assassinated near Chandni Chowk Sheesh Ganj by Aurangzeb. 

The correct answer is 1539.

Key Points

• The Battle of Chausa was fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri.
• Sher Shah defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa in 1539.
• The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located in Sasaram, Bihar.

Additional Information

Important battles in history:

The correct answer is Battle of Plassey.

Key Points

• The Battle of Plassey was fought in north-eastern India on 23 June 1757. 
• Troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, came up against the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last Nawab of Bengal, and his French allies.
• Clive's victory eventually led to the British becoming the greatest economic and military power in India. 
• The Battle of Plassey had political significance for it laid the foundation of the British Empire in India, it has been rightly regarded as the starting point of British rule in India.
• Result of Battle of Plassey-
  • As a result of this victory, Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal. He gave large sums of money plus the zamindari of 24 Parganas to the English.
  • English rivals, French were ousted. 

Additional Information

• Battle of Buxar:
  • ​The Battle of Buxar was fought between the British East India Company and the combined armies of Shah Alam II (Mughal Emperor), Shuja-ud-Daula (Nawab of Awadh), and Mir Qasim (Nawab of Bengal) on 22 October 1764.
  • The battle took place in Buxar, a small town in Bihar, and ended with the victory of the East India Company.
  • The battle was a result of the misuse of Dastak and Farman and the expansion by the British.
• Battle of Haldighati:​
  • The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between the armies of the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap, and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber.
  • Although the battle did not yield a clear victor, with both sides experiencing heavy losses, Maharana Pratap managed to escape and continued his resistance against the Mughal Empire, symbolizing his enduring spirit and determination.​

The correct answer is Muhammad Shah.

• Muhammad Shah was an ineffective, pleasure-seeking Mughal emperor of India.
  • Due to his pleasure-loving attitude, he was also called Rangila.
  • His name was Roshan Akhtar.

Key Points

• During his reign, Maratha under Baji Rao for the first in Mughal history raided Delhi.
• Nadir Shah of Persia invaded Delhi with the help of Sadat Khan who defeated the Mughal army at the Battle of Karnal during his reign.

Additional Information

• Rafi-Ud-Daula was popularly known as ‘Shah Jahn II’.
• Rafi-Ud-Darajat was one of the Mughal rulers who ruled a very short period of merely a few months. During the course of the Revolt of Nikusiyyar, he captures the fort of Agra and declared himself as a ruler.
• Farrukhsiyar was also known as ‘Sahid-i-Mazlum’ and son of Azim-us-Shah. He ascended himself to the throne with help of the Sayyid brothers- Abdullah Khan and Hussain Ali.
• Farrukhsiyar assigned the duty of Deccan’s governor to Chin Quilch Khan who was better known as ‘Nizam-ul-Mulk’, later who laid the foundation of the independent state of Hyderabad. 

The correct answer is Shahalam II.Key Points

• The Mughal emperor during the third battle of Panipat was Shahalam II.
• The battle took place on 14th January 1761 between the Marathas and the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani.
• The Marathas were defeated in the battle which resulted in a huge loss of life and property.
• Shahalam II was the son of Alamgir II and the grandson of Jahandar Shah.
• He became the Mughal emperor in 1759 after the death of his father.

Additional Information

• Akbar II was the son of Shah Alam II and became the Mughal emperor after his father's death in 1806.
  • He was the last of the Mughal emperors to have any real power.
• Bahadur Shah I was the Mughal emperor who ruled from 1707 to 1712.
  • He was the son of Aurangzeb and was known for his military campaigns in the Deccan.
• Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor who ruled from 1837 to 1857.
  • He was appointed as the emperor by the Sayyid brothers and was known for his weak rule.

The correct answer is Sher Shah Suri.

Key Points

About Sher Shah Suri:

• Sher Shah Suri was born in 1486, He was the Founder of the Suri Dynasty in India. Sasaram(Bihar) as the Capital of this Empire.
• He introduced the currency of the Rupee and Kabuliyat and Patta as the agricultural equipment of Settlement. Sher Shah Suri was an ethnic Afghan, belongs to the Sur Dynasty and took control of the Mughal Empire in 1538.
• Sher Shah Suri was known as the inventor of the Grand-Trunk road system in India. During his Seven-Year reign from 1538 to 1545, he set up a New Economic and Military Administration, issued the first Rupiya from Taka. 
• He organized the Postal system of the Indian Subcontinent. Some of his contributions and strategies were later idolized by the Mughal emperors, most notably Akbar.
• The great battle of Chausa 1539 was fought between Sher Shah Suri and Humayun battle was won by the Suri's army.
• Sher Shah Suri was killed on 22 May 1545 during the siege of Kalinjar fort in the Bundelkhand region against the Rajputs of Mahoba.

​Additional Information

Image of Sher Shah Suri:

Notes:

• Humayun was the 2nd Mughal Emperor of The Mughal Empire and the contemporary of Sher Shah Suri.
• Bahlol Khan Lodhi was the founder of the Lodhi Dynasty in India.
• Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah was the last Sultan of the Hussain Shahi dynasty of Bengal. The dynasty was founded by Alauddin Hussain Shah in 1494.

The Correct Answer is First half of the 18th Century.

Key Points:

• The Mughal dynasty is a Turkish-Mongol Muslim-origin dynasty that ruled most of Northern India from the early 16th to mid-18th century.
• During Muhammad Shah's reign (1719–48), the empire began to disintegrate, a process accelerated by dynastic warfare, factional rivalries, and the Iranian conqueror Nadir Shah's brief but disruptive invasion of Northern India in 1739.
• After the death of Muhammad Shah in 1748, nearly all of Northern India was overrun by the Marathas.
• After his involvement with the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58, the British exiled the last Mughal, Bahādur Shah II (reigned 1837–57), to Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma)