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The Decline of the Mughal Empire

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb died in which year?

a)

1707

b)

1628

c)

1709

d)

1708

2.

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

a)

Farrukhsiyar

b)

Bahadur Shah I

c)

Akbar

d)

Shah Alam

3.

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

a)

Muhammad Shah

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Ahmad Shah Abdali

d)

Farrukhsiyar

4.

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

a)

Mughals and Sikhs

b)

Mughals and Marathas

c)

Afghans and Marathas

d)

Afghans and Sikhs

5.

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

a)

Ahmad Shah Abdali

b)

Nadir Shah

c)

ShivaJi

d)

Sambhaji

6.

Bahadur Shah II wrote poetry under the pen name ___________.

a)

Mir

b)

Mirza

c)

Zafar

d)

Shah

7.

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

a)

Akbar Shah II

b)

Bahadur Shah (Zafar) II

c)

Shah Alam

d)

Muhammad Shah

8.

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

a)

Court plotting by king-makers

b)

Religious policies of Aurangzeb

c)

Rise of the Marathas

d)

Alliances with Rajputs

9.

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

a)

200

b)

150

c)

300

d)

250

10.

In 1857, ____________ replaced the Mughal dynasty.

a)

Marathas

b)

Sikhs

c)

British Raj

d)

Afghans