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WorksheetsJahangir, Shah Jahan ,Aurangzeb
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
The last Mughal ruler whose reign can be divided roughly into 2 equal parts.
Babur
Shah Jahan
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb’s empire reached the greatest extent , from Hindukush to _________ and from Kashmir to Karnataka.
Masulipatam
Chittagong
Hoogly
Qasim Bazaar
The objectives of Aurangzeb’s Deccan policy was to annex ---------------
Kashmir and Punjab
Bijapur and Ahmadnagar
Golconda and Bijapur
Crush the power of the Marathas
Name the two taxes that were re-imposed by Aurangzeb on Hindus
Iqta and land tax
jizya and pilgrimage tax
Jizya and iqta
land tax and jizya
This ruler got rid of all his brothers , imprisoned his father and crowned himself the emperor in 1658 CE.
Babur
Shah Jahan
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Where and when did Aurangzeb die ?
Bijapur , 1706
Golconda 1658
Ahmadnagar 1707
Deccan 1705
State the major causes of the decline of the Mughal Empire
Aurangzeb’s prolonged absence
Wars had drained the immense treasures
Nobles became rebellious
None of the above
Aurangzeb executed the son and successor of Shivaji
Sahu Maharaj
Baijirao
Sambhaji
Raja Ram
Aurangzeb spent the last years of his reign fighting against the sultanates of ---------------and --------------
Kashmir and Karnataka
Kabul and Chittagong
Bijapur and Golconda
Chittagong and Kashmir
Under the leadership of Raja Ram, the Mughal territories were ravaged and plundered by the ------------------
Maratha armies
Rajputs
Satnamis
Sikhs
After a bloody war of succession , Aurangzeb ascended the Mughal throne in -------------------
1758 CE
1658 CE
1708 CE
1687 CE
Aurangzeb faced a major challenge in the Deccan from the
Marathas
Sikhs
Rajputs
Jats
The ruler who spent the last 26 years of his reign in the Deccan
Shivaji
Jahangir
Aurangzeb
Akbar
Aurangzeb annexed the sultanate of Golconda in ---------------
1707 CE
1687 CE
1686 CE
1658 CE
Aurangzeb had depleted the military and financial resources by fighting a long war in the
East India
North India
Deccan
none of these
Name the rulers who challenged Aurangzeb's authority
Ahom ruler of Assam
Free spirited Jats in the Delhi - Agra region
The Satnamis , a sect of artisans and peasants
All of the above
