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MCQs on Political Challenges and Reconciliation Involving the Afghans During the Mughal Period

20 Multiple Choice Questions on Political Challenges and Reconciliation Involving the Afghans During the Mughal Period

  1. Who was the Afghan ruler who challenged the Mughal Empire and established the Sur Empire in the mid-16th century?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Mahmud of Ghazni
    • d) Ahmad Shah Durrani
  2. Which Afghan ruler defeated the Mughal emperor Humayun in the Battle of Chausa and later at the Battle of Kannauj?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Babur
    • d) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  3. Who among the following Afghan rulers briefly seized the throne of Delhi from the Mughals after defeating Humayun?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Mahmud of Ghazni
    • d) Ahmad Shah Durrani
  4. Which Afghan ruler became famous for his administrative reforms, including the introduction of the revenue system known as the "Dahsala"?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Mahmud of Ghazni
    • d) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  5. Who was the Afghan chieftain who led the Pashtun tribes in the Battle of Panipat against the Mughals in 1761?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
    • d) Dost Mohammad Khan
  6. The Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali's invasions of India weakened which Mughal emperor's authority and led to the decline of the Mughal Empire?

    • a) Akbar
    • b) Aurangzeb
    • c) Shah Jahan
    • d) Muhammad Shah
  7. Which Afghan ruler invaded and plundered Delhi in 1739, looting the treasures of the Mughal Empire and causing immense destruction?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
    • d) Dost Mohammad Khan
  8. Which Afghan ruler defeated the Mughal forces led by Emperor Akbar at the Battle of Ghaghra in 1529?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Babur
    • d) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  9. Who among the following Afghan rulers attempted to capture the Mughal throne after the death of Aurangzeb, leading to a period of instability known as the "War of Succession"?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
    • d) Muhammad Shah
  10. Which Afghan ruler established the Durrani Empire in the 18th century after the decline of the Mughal Empire in India?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
    • d) Dost Mohammad Khan
  11. Who was the Afghan ruler who defeated and killed the Mughal emperor Humayun in the Battle of Chausa in 1539?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Babur
    • d) Ahmad Shah Durrani
  12. Which Afghan ruler defeated the Mughal forces led by Emperor Akbar at the Battle of Chausa in 1539?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Babur
    • d) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  13. Who among the following Afghan rulers briefly seized the throne of Delhi from the Mughals after defeating Humayun?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Mahmud of Ghazni
    • d) Ahmad Shah Durrani
  14. Which Afghan ruler became famous for his administrative reforms, including the introduction of the revenue system known as the "Dahsala"?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Mahmud of Ghazni
    • d) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  15. Who was the Afghan chieftain who led the Pashtun tribes in the Battle of Panipat against the Mughals in 1761?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
    • d) Dost Mohammad Khan
  16. The Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali's invasions of India weakened which Mughal emperor's authority and led to the decline of the Mughal Empire?

    • a) Akbar
    • b) Aurangzeb
    • c) Shah Jahan
    • d) Muhammad Shah
  17. Which Afghan ruler invaded and plundered Delhi in 1739, looting the treasures of the Mughal Empire and causing immense destruction?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
    • d) Dost Mohammad Khan
  18. Which Afghan ruler defeated the Mughal forces led by Emperor Akbar at the Battle of Ghaghra in 1529?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Babur
    • d) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  19. Who among the following Afghan rulers attempted to capture the Mughal throne after the death of Aurangzeb, leading to a period of instability known as the "War of Succession"?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
    • d) Muhammad Shah
  20. Which Afghan ruler established the Durrani Empire in the 18th century after the decline of the Mughal Empire in India?

    • a) Sher Shah Suri
    • b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
    • d) Dost Mohammad Khan

Political Challenges and Reconciliation in Mughal Period - Answers

  1. a) Sher Shah Suri
  2. a) Sher Shah Suri
  3. a) Sher Shah Suri
  4. a) Sher Shah Suri
  5. c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  6. d) Muhammad Shah
  7. c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  8. a) Sher Shah Suri
  9. c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  10. c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  11. a) Sher Shah Suri
  12. a) Sher Shah Suri
  13. a) Sher Shah Suri
  14. a) Sher Shah Suri
  15. c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  16. d) Muhammad Shah
  17. c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  18. a) Sher Shah Suri
  19. c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  20. c) Ahmad Shah Abdali