BAHADUR SHAH –I (AD 1707-1712),
1. Which of the following statement is incorrect :
His real name is Muazzam, ascended the Mughal throne with the title Bahadur Shah. He also assumed the title Shah Alam-I
Pursued pacifist policy and was therefore known as Shah Bekhabar.
He made peace with Guru Gobind Singh. He granted Sar Deshmukhi to Maratha and released Shahu.
He forced Ajit Singh of Marwar to submit but later recognized him as the Rana of Marwar.
He defeated Banda Bahadur at Lohagarh.
He defeated french and dutch.
Ans - f)
JAHANDAR SHAH (AD 1712-1713),
2.Which of the following statement is incorrect :
Jahandar Shah won the war of succession due to the support of Zulfiqar Khan, the most powerful Iranian noble of the time.
FARRUKHSIYAR (AD 1713-1719) ascended the throne with the help of Sayyid brothers (Abdullah Khan and Husasain Khan) who were the Wazir and Mir Bakshi respectively.
Banda Bahadur was executed at Gurdaspur. Farrukhsiya was murdered by the Sayyid brothers with the help of Marathas, in AD 1719.
Nadir Shah invaded India in AD1739 and defeated Muhammad shah and he took away Takti-i-Taus (Peacock throne) and the Kohinoor diamond.
Mohmanad Shah was a pleasure loving king and was nicknamed Rangeela.
He brought back the Kohinoor diamond to India.
Ans - f)
SHAH ALAM II (1759-1806),
3.Which of the following statement is incorrect :
Ahmed Shah Abdali occupied Delhi during his reign. He defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761.
In this battle, Marathas were led by Sahashiv Rao Bhau, while the Peshwa at that time was Balaji Bajirao.
He fought the Battle of Buxar in AD1764 and was defeated by the British. He lived for several years at Allahabad as a pensioner of the East India Company.
By the Treaty of Allahabad, the emperor received the territories of Allahabad and Kara and an annual
tribute of 26 lakhs from Bengal.
By a Farman, the emperor confirmed the English gains and granted them the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
AKBAR II (AD 1806-37) gave Raja Rammohan Roy, the title of Raja.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh , helped Britishers to defeat Mughal kings.
Ans - g)
4.Which of the following statement is incorrect :
BAHADUR SHAH II (AD 1837 – 1857) was the last Mughal Emperor. He was confined by the British in the Red Fort.
During the 1857 sepoy revolt, he was proclaimed the emperor of India by the rebels. He was deported to Rangoon and died there in 1862.
He used to write Shairis in the pen-name of Zafar.
He participated in the 1857 revolt as leader and died while fighting.
Ans - d)