1. After whose death did the Mughal Empire start to decline significantly?
(A) Babur
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Akbar
(D) Jahangir
2. Which regional power emerged strongly during the Mughal decline?
(A) Marathas
(B) Ottomans
(C) Safavids
(D) Mughals
3. The rise of which European power weakened Mughal authority in India?
(A) Portuguese
(B) French
(C) Dutch
(D) British
4. Which empire did the Mughals face continuous conflicts with in the Deccan?
(A) Marathas
(B) Vijayanagara Empire
(C) Ahom Kingdom
(D) Rajputs
5. Which emperor’s long wars drained the empire’s treasury?
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Akbar
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Jahangir
6. Which system of revenue collection became corrupt during the Mughal decline?
(A) Zabt
(B) Jagirdari
(C) Iqta
(D) Mansabdari
7. Which group of nobles grew increasingly independent, weakening central control?
(A) Rajputs
(B) Marathas
(C) Zamindars
(D) Europeans
8. The invasion by which group in the early 18th century further weakened the empire?
(A) British
(B) Afghans
(C) Portuguese
(D) Ottomans
9. Which emperor tried to restore the empire after Aurangzeb but failed?
(A) Akbar II
(B) Bahadur Shah I
(C) Shah Alam II
(D) Jahandar Shah
10. The Battle of Plassey (1757) is associated with the decline of which empire?
(A) Maratha
(B) Mughal
(C) British
(D) Rajput
11. The rise of which confederacy challenged Mughal authority in the 18th century?
(A) Sikh Confederacy
(B) Maratha Confederacy
(C) Mysore Confederacy
(D) Rajput Confederacy
12. Which emperor was nominally in power during the British East India Company’s rise?
(A) Akbar II
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Shah Alam II
(D) Bahadur Shah II
13. Which external invasion further destabilized northern India in the 18th century?
(A) Maratha raids
(B) Afghan invasion by Ahmad Shah Abdali
(C) British colonial expansion
(D) Persian invasion by Nadir Shah
14. Which Mughal ruler moved the capital to Delhi but had limited control?
(A) Akbar II
(B) Bahadur Shah II
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Shah Alam II
15. The Doab region suffered due to:
(A) Maratha and Afghan raids
(B) Excessive trade
(C) Agricultural development
(D) Religious reforms
16. Which economic factor contributed to the Mughal decline?
(A) Strong trade
(B) Industrialization
(C) Abundant revenue
(D) Inflation and heavy taxation
17. Which regional power controlled Bengal before the British takeover?
(A) Mughals
(B) Afghans
(C) Marathas
(D) Nawabs of Bengal
18. Which treaty marked the formal recognition of British power over Mughal territories?
(A) Treaty of Allahabad
(B) Treaty of Buxar
(C) Treaty of Paris
(D) Treaty of Plassey
19. Which empire’s decline allowed European trading companies to gain influence?
(A) Maratha
(B) Mughal
(C) Ottoman
(D) Rajput
20. Which Mughal emperor was the last to have any real authority?
(A) Akbar II
(B) Bahadur Shah II
(C) Shah Alam II
(D) Aurangzeb
21. The weakening of Mughal central authority led to the rise of:
(A) Regional kingdoms and confederacies
(B) Strong centralized control
(C) European empires in Europe
(D) Nomadic tribes
22. Corruption among which officials contributed to decline?
(A) Zamindars only
(B) Mansabdars and Jagirdars
(C) Mughal Princes only
(D) Foreign traders only
23. Which cultural factor weakened Mughal unity?
(A) Persian influence in art
(B) Religious intolerance under Aurangzeb
(C) Promotion of Urdu language
(D) Architectural projects
24. Which foreign power finally deposed the last Mughal emperor in 1857?
(A) Dutch
(B) French
(C) British
(D) Portuguese
25. The Mughal decline created a power vacuum in:
(A) Northern and central India
(B) Southern India only
(C) Eastern India only
(D) Western India only
26. Aurangzeb’s long reign caused decline because of:
(A) Constant military campaigns
(B) Promoting arts
(C) Religious tolerance
(D) Agricultural reforms
27. Which battle symbolized the Mughal power collapse in Bengal?
(A) Battle of Panipat
(B) Battle of Buxar
(C) Battle of Plassey
(D) Battle of Khanwa