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Later Mughals and Regional States – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 1

Basic GK questions on the decline of the Mughals, Nadir Shah and Abdali, and the regional states of Hyderabad, Awadh, Bengal, the Rajputs and the Jats, with explanations.

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50
Duration
25 min
Marks
50

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Attempts
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About this test

Later Mughals and Regional States GK Quiz: Level 1 Questions

This Level 1 quiz is for students who have learnt the great Mughals and now want to start on the eighteenth century. It covers the decline of Mughal authority, the invasions of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali, and the rise of Hyderabad, Awadh, Bengal, the Rajput states and the Jats. Every question on Aptitude360 comes with an explanation.

Topics in this Later Mughals Level 1 set

  • Causes of Mughal decline, including Aurangzeb's long Deccan war and assassinated emperors
  • Court factions of Iranis and Turanis, and governors who also held diwani and faujdari offices
  • Nadir Shah's sack of Delhi and Ahmad Shah Abdali's invasions
  • Hyderabad under Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, the Marathas and the nayakas
  • Awadh under Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa'adat Khan and its ijaradars
  • Bengal under Murshid Quli Khan and Alivardi Khan, with the Jagat Seth banking house
  • Ajit Singh, Sawai Jai Singh's Jaipur and Jantar Mantar, and Suraj Mal's Bharatpur

Key concepts to revise on the eighteenth-century states

  • How Mughal governors turned their provinces into near-independent states
  • The link between regional rulers and bankers, traders and revenue farmers
  • The meaning of watan jagir for Rajput principalities
  • Jat strongholds such as Lohagarh and the garden palace at Deeg

Tips for revising the later Mughal period

  • Learn each regional state with its founder, the Mughal post he held and his main rival
  • Keep the invaders separate: Nadir Shah came from Iran, Abdali led the Afghans
  • Compare Murshid Quli Khan's revenue methods in Bengal with the ijaradari system in Awadh so the two stay distinct

Who this quiz is meant for

It suits beginners in medieval history preparing General Awareness for SSC, railway and state exams, as a first step after the Mughal Empire chapter.

FAQs about Later Mughals and Regional States – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 1

Who founded the state of Hyderabad?
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad. He was one of the most powerful nobles at the court of the Mughal emperor Farrukh Siyar.
Who was Nadir Shah and why did he attack Delhi?
Nadir Shah was the ruler of Iran. He invaded north India and sacked and plundered Delhi, carrying away enormous wealth from the weakened Mughal capital.
Who fought the third battle of Panipat?
The third battle of Panipat was fought between the Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. Abdali won the battle.
Who built the Jantar Mantar observatories?
Sawai Raja Jai Singh of Amber, the founder of Jaipur, built the Jantar Mantar observatories. They were astronomical observatories, with one in Delhi and another in Jaipur among others.

Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
Later Mughals and Regional States GK Level 15025 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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