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Mughal period - Test Set 6

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  1. Question 1

    WBCS Mains 2016
    Which revenue system among the following is also known as the 'bandobast system'?
    1. Zabti
    2. Dahsala
    3. Nasaq
    4. Kankut
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  2. Question 2

    WBCS Mains 2016
    Which Mughal is credited with prohibiting Sati unless the widow herself, of her own free will, persistently desired it?
    1. Babur
    2. Akbar
    3. Humayan
    4. Jahangir
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  3. Question 3

    SSC CGL, 2017
    Which Mughal emperor regained the throne in 1555 with Persian support?
    1. Babur
    2. Humayun
    3. Jahangir
    4. Shah Jahan
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  4. Question 4

    WBCS Preliminary, 2019
    Who was the Mughal emperor during the Battle of Plassey in 1757?
    1. Ahmad Shah
    2. Shah Alam II
    3. Muhammad Shah
    4. Bahadur Shah II
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  5. Question 5

    Which Mughal prince was crowned briefly after Akbar’s death before Jahangir’s accession?
    1. Khusrau
    2. Parvez
    3. Shahryar
    4. Dara Shikoh
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  6. Question 6

    SSC CHSL, 2018
    Who succeeded Jahangir as Mughal emperor in 1627?
    1. Shah Jahan
    2. Aurangzeb
    3. Humayun
    4. Bahadur Shah I
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  7. Question 7

    UPPSC, 2018
    Which Mughal emperor was known as ‘Rangila’ for his lavish lifestyle?
    1. Farrukhsiyar
    2. Ahmad Shah
    3. Shah Alam II
    4. Muhammad Shah
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  8. Question 8

    WBCS Mains, 2017
    Who was the Mughal emperor when the British East India Company established Fort William in Calcutta?
    1. Aurangzeb
    2. Bahadur Shah I
    3. Jahangir
    4. Farrukhsiyar
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  9. Question 9

    Which Mughal prince led a rebellion against Aurangzeb but was defeated?
    1. Dara Shikoh
    2. Shah Shuja
    3. Murad Baksh
    4. All of the above
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  10. Question 10

    SSC CGL, 2019
    Who was the Mughal emperor during Ahmad Shah Durrani’s invasions in the 1750s?
    1. Muhammad Shah
    2. Shah Alam II
    3. Ahmad Shah
    4. Akbar II
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  11. Question 11

    Which Mughal emperor was blinded by Nadir Shah’s forces after the 1739 invasion?
    1. Muhammad Shah
    2. Farrukhsiyar
    3. Ahmad Shah
    4. Bahadur Shah II
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  12. Question 12

    RRB NTPC, 2020
    Who was the mother of Jahangir, influencing Mughal politics during Akbar’s reign?
    1. Mariam-uz-Zamani
    2. Nur Jahan
    3. Mumtaz Mahal
    4. Jodha Bai
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  13. Question 13

    SSC CGL, 2018
    Which battle in 1528 strengthened Babur’s control over Malwa?
    1. Battle of Chanderi
    2. Battle of Khanwa
    3. Battle of Ghaghra
    4. Battle of Panipat
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  14. Question 14

    WBCS Preliminary, 2020
    Who was Akbar’s general in the campaign against Gujarat in 1572?
    1. Raja Man Singh
    2. Mirza Aziz Koka
    3. Bairam Khan
    4. Abdur Rahim
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  15. Question 15

    Which battle in 1659 confirmed Aurangzeb’s succession over Shah Shuja?
    1. Battle of Dharmat
    2. Battle of Samugarh
    3. Battle of Khajwa
    4. Battle of Deorai
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  16. Question 16

    WBCS Mains, 2019
    In which campaign did Akbar annex Khandesh in 1601?
    1. Deccan campaign
    2. Gujarat campaign
    3. Bengal campaign
    4. Rajput campaign
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  17. Question 17

    WBCS Mains, 2019
    1. Jahangir
    2. Shah Jahan
    3. Akbar
    4. Aurangzeb
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  18. Question 18

    SSC CHSL, 2019
    What was the outcome of the Battle of Saraighat in 1671 for the Mughals?
    1. Victory over Ahoms
    2. Defeat by Ahoms
    3. Truce with Marathas
    4. Annexation of Bengal
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  19. Question 19

    UPPSC, 2017
    Which battle in 1565 indirectly aided Mughal expansion by weakening Vijayanagara?
    1. Battle of Panipat
    2. Battle of Haldighati
    3. Battle of Talikota
    4. Battle of Chausa
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  20. Question 20

    Who led the Mughal campaign against the Marathas under Shivaji in 1665?
    1. Jai Singh I
    2. Diler Khan
    3. Mir Jumla
    4. Shaista Khan
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