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1707-1857 - Mughal Empire - Decline
Which pairing is correct for the "invasion 1739" aspect of 1707-1857 - Mughal Empire - Decline?
A. invasion 1739 — Nadir Shah
B. invasion 1739 — Shah Jahan
C. invasion 1739 — Raja Todar Mal
D. invasion 1739 — Bahadur Shah II
Correct Answer: A
The correct match is "invasion 1739 — Nadir Shah". Nadir Shah's invasion and sack of Delhi greatly damaged Mughal prestige and wealth.
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For 1707-1857 - Mughal Empire - Decline, which option correctly gives the "last emperor"?
A. Shah Jahan
B. Bahadur Shah II
C. Raja Todar Mal
D. Nadir Shah
Correct Answer: B
Last emperor: Bahadur Shah II. Bahadur Shah Zafar was deposed and exiled by the British after 1857.
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For 1707-1857 - Mughal Empire - Decline, which option correctly gives the "invasion 1739"?
A. Shah Jahan
B. Bahadur Shah II
C. Raja Todar Mal
D. Nadir Shah
Correct Answer: D
Invasion 1739: Nadir Shah. Nadir Shah's invasion and sack of Delhi greatly damaged Mughal prestige and wealth.
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Who was the last Mughal emperor, deposed after the uprising of 1857?
A. Bahadur Shah II
B. Raja Todar Mal
C. Nadir Shah
D. Jahangir
Correct Answer: A
Bahadur Shah Zafar was deposed and exiled by the British after 1857.
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Which Persian ruler invaded Delhi in 1739, accelerating Mughal decline?
A. Raja Todar Mal
B. Shah Jahan
C. Bahadur Shah II
D. Nadir Shah
Correct Answer: D
Nadir Shah's invasion and sack of Delhi greatly damaged Mughal prestige and wealth.
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Which combination best explains the Mughal decline?
A. Weak successors, factionalism, regional revolts, invasions and European expansion
B. Only climate change
C. Only religious policy
D. Only the 1857 revolt
Correct Answer: A
The decline resulted from several interacting political, military, fiscal and regional causes.
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The jagirdari crisis weakened the Mughal Empire by creating:
A. Shortages of productive assignments and conflict among nobles
B. A surplus of naval ports
C. Complete revenue equality
D. Permanent provincial loyalty
Correct Answer: A
Too many claimants competed for limited revenue assignments, damaging administration and military effectiveness.
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Which was a major structural cause of Mughal decline?
A. Repeated wars of succession
B. Permanent peace among princes
C. A strong fixed law of primogeniture
D. Absence of provincial governors
Correct Answer: A
The lack of a clear succession law repeatedly produced destructive civil wars.
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The formal transfer of Indian government from the Company to the Crown occurred under the:
A. Regulating Act 1773
B. Charter Act 1833
C. Government of India Act 1858
D. Indian Councils Act 1861
Correct Answer: C
The Government of India Act 1858 ended Company rule after the revolt.
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Bahadur Shah II was exiled to:
A. Kabul
B. Rangoon
C. London
D. Calcutta
Correct Answer: B
The British deported him to Rangoon in Burma after his trial.
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Who killed several sons of Bahadur Shah II near the Khooni Darwaza?
A. William Hodson
B. John Nicholson
C. Henry Lawrence
D. Colin Campbell
Correct Answer: A
British officer William Hodson shot the princes after their capture.
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Bahadur Shah II was captured by the British at:
A. Humayun's Tomb
B. Taj Mahal
C. Lahore Fort
D. Agra Fort
Correct Answer: A
He took refuge at Humayun's Tomb before surrendering in September 1857.
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During the revolt of 1857, Bahadur Shah II was proclaimed:
A. Symbolic emperor and leader of the rebels
B. Governor of Bengal
C. Maratha Peshwa
D. Nawab of Awadh
Correct Answer: A
Rebel soldiers in Delhi declared the aged emperor their symbolic sovereign.
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Bahadur Shah II is better known by his poetic name:
A. Zafar
B. Ghalib
C. Rangeela
D. Alamgir
Correct Answer: A
The last Mughal emperor was also an Urdu poet using the pen name Zafar.
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Bahadur Shah II ruled from:
A. 1803-1837
B. 1806-1837
C. 1837-1857
D. 1857-1862
Correct Answer: C
Bahadur Shah II, known as Zafar, was the final Mughal emperor.
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Akbar II is associated with granting the title 'Raja' to:
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Ranjit Singh
C. Nana Sahib
D. Kunwar Singh
Correct Answer: A
Akbar II gave Ram Mohan Roy the title Raja and sent him as an envoy to Britain.
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Akbar II ruled from:
A. 1759-1806
B. 1806-1837
C. 1837-1857
D. 1857-1862
Correct Answer: B
Akbar II succeeded Shah Alam II in 1806.
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After 1803, the Mughal emperor effectively became a pensioner of the:
A. Marathas
B. East India Company
C. Sikh Empire
D. Durrani Empire
Correct Answer: B
The emperor retained ceremonial status but lived under Company protection and control.
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Delhi came under British military control in:
A. 1757
B. 1764
C. 1803
D. 1857
Correct Answer: C
General Gerard Lake captured Delhi from Maratha control in 1803.
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Who blinded Shah Alam II in 1788?
A. Ghulam Qadir
B. Nadir Shah
C. Ahmad Shah Durrani
D. Hector Munro
Correct Answer: A
Rohilla leader Ghulam Qadir captured Delhi and blinded the emperor.