The Decline of the Mughal Empire

Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb died in which year?

• 1707

• 1628

• 1709

• 1708

The Sikh leader, Guru Govind was killed while travelling with which Mughal Emperor?

• Farrukhsiyar

• Bahadur Shah I

• Akbar

• Shah Alam

Which Mughal Emperor was a puppet in the hands of Sayyid brothers?

• Muhammad Shah

• Aurangzeb

• Ahmad Shah Abdali

• Farrukhsiyar

The third battle of Panipat was fought between the following armies:

• Mughals and Sikhs

• Mughals and Marathas

• Afghans and Marathas

• Afghans and Sikhs

Which invader took away Shah Jahan's famous peacock throne during the sack of Delhi?

• Ahmad Shah Abdali

• Nadir Shah

• ShivaJi

• Sambhaji

Bahadur Shah II wrote poetry under the pen name ___________.

• Mir

• Mirza

• Zafar

• Shah

Which Mughal Emperor was tried by the British and exiled to Rangoon in Burma where he died?

• Akbar Shah II

• Bahadur Shah (Zafar) II

• Shah Alam

• Muhammad Shah

Which of the following was not a cause for the downfall of Mughal Empire?

• Court plotting by king-makers

• Religious policies of Aurangzeb

• Rise of the Marathas

• Alliances with Rajputs

It took _________ years from the death of Aurangzeb for the mighty Mughals to come to an end in 1857.

• 200

• 150

• 300

• 250

In 1857, ____________ replaced the Mughal dynasty.

• Marathas

• Sikhs

• British Raj

• Afghans