Question : Who among the following was the successor of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to the throne?
Option 1: Shah Shuja
Option 2: Aurangzeb
Option 3: Murad Bakhsh
Option 4: Dara Shikoh
Correct Answer: Aurangzeb
Solution : The correct answer is Aurangzeb.
After Shah Jahan fell ill in September 1657 CE, a dispute over succession arose among his four sons, namely Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja, Aurangzeb and Murad Bakhsh. Aurangzeb emerged victorious and declared himself emperor in 1658 CE. He then imprisoned Shah Jahan in the Agra Fort for the remainder of his life, with strict orders to keep him there.
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Question : Who was the elder brother of Shah Shuja and Murad Bakhsh?
Option 1: Aurangzeb
Option 2: Azam Shah
Option 3: Muhammad Kam Bakhsh
Question : Who among the following had been given the title of 'Sultan Buland Iqbal' by Shah Jahan?
Option 1: Shuja
Option 2: Dara
Option 3: Murad
Option 4: Aurangzeb
Question : The Battle of Buxar was fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined armies of______.
Option 1: Mir jafar, Siraj-ud-Daulah, and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II
Option 2: Mir Qasim, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam, and Shuja-ud-Daula of Awadh
Option 3: Mir Jafar, Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II, Shuja-ud-Daula
Option 4: Siraj-ud-Daulah, Shuja-ud-Daula, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II
Question : Who among the following was the successor of Muhammad bin Tughluq to the throne?
Option 1: Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq
Option 2: Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Option 3: Abu Bakr Shah Tughlaq
Option 4: Ghiyath-al-din Tughluq Shah II
Question : Who among the following Mughal rulers banned music and dancing?
Option 1: Babur
Option 2: Humayun
Option 3: Aurangzeb
Option 4: Jahangir
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