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Later Mughals and Regional States – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Statement, matching and chronology questions on Mughal decline, Nadir Shah and Abdali, Awadh, Bengal, Hyderabad, Sawai Jai Singh and Suraj Mal's Jat state of Bharatpur.

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Duration
35 min
Marks
50

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Attempts
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About this test

Later Mughals and Regional States GK Questions: Level 3 Medieval History

These questions test how Mughal authority broke down after Aurangzeb and how Awadh, Bengal, Hyderabad, the Rajput kingdoms and the Jats rose in its place. This Level 3 set on Aptitude360 uses statement checks, list matching and chronology sequences. Each question carries a written explanation.

Themes in this eighteenth-century regional states set

  • Causes of the Mughal crisis: subadars controlling revenue and military offices, peasant and zamindari revolts, and the strain of the Deccan wars
  • Invasions by Nadir Shah of Iran and the Afghan Ahmad Shah Abdali, and the Third Battle of Panipat
  • Successor-state founders: Sa'adat Khan in Awadh, Murshid Quli Khan in Bengal and Asaf Jah in Hyderabad
  • Ijaradari, cash revenue from zamindars and the Jagat Seth banking house
  • Sawai Jai Singh of Amber, the Jats under Churaman and Suraj Mal, and Lohagarh fort
  • Fates of Farrukh Siyar, Alamgir II and Shah Alam II, and the Irani and Turani nobles

Core ideas behind Later Mughal questions

  • Successor states kept formal loyalty to Delhi while ruling on their own terms
  • Meanings of subadari, diwani, faujdari, naib and ijaradar
  • Hyderabad's rivalry with the Marathas and the Telugu nayakas

How to revise the decline of the Mughals

  • Build one timeline from Aurangzeb's death to Panipat and place every ruler and invasion on it
  • Keep a table of ruler, province and signature measure for matching questions
  • Fix each invader's origin: Nadir Shah was Iranian, Abdali was Afghan

Who this Level 3 set suits

General Awareness aspirants revising Medieval Indian History who have finished the basics and want harder, statement-heavy practice.

FAQs about Later Mughals and Regional States – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Who founded the state of Awadh in the eighteenth century?
Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa'adat Khan founded the autonomous state of Awadh after being appointed its subadar. He held the offices of subadari, diwani and faujdari together.
Was Nadir Shah an Afghan ruler?
No. Nadir Shah was the ruler of Iran who sacked Delhi. Ahmad Shah Abdali was the Afghan ruler who invaded north India several times.
Who founded the Hyderabad state?
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the Hyderabad state after the Mughal emperor gave him charge of the Deccan. He brought skilled soldiers and administrators from north India.
Who was the most powerful ruler of the Jats of Bharatpur?
Suraj Mal consolidated Bharatpur into a strong Jat state. Under him the Jats dominated the region between Delhi and Agra.

Test structure

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SectionQuestionsTime
Later Mughals and Regional States GK Level 35035 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.

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Score and accuracy

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

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The full answer key

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

Where you stand

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