{"id":1374,"date":"2025-12-06T05:02:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T05:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2025-12-06T05:02:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T05:02:41","slug":"mcqs-based-on-modern-history-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=1374","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Modern History &#8211; (9)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. How did foreign invasions (like those by Nadir Shah) affect the Mughal Empire?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Strengthened their trade relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Led to peace treaties with Europe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Drained wealth and ruined military power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Improved their weaponry<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Drained wealth and ruined military power. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Invasions by Nadir Shah and Abdali devastated North India, looted wealth, and crippled the already weak military and economy.\n\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. What was a major social cause for the empire&#8217;s downfall?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Spread of literacy among peasants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Absence of political nationalism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Rise of the middle class<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Growth of democratic values<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Absence of political nationalism <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> People felt loyalty to caste, religion, or region\u2014not to the idea of India. This absence of unity hindered collective defense of the empire\n\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. What effect did the shortage of jagirs have on the Mughal administration?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Nobles gave up their positions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It led to wars with Europe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Nobles exploited peasants more and weakened the army<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It increased agricultural output<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Nobles exploited peasants more and weakened the army <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> To make up for lower income, nobles taxed peasants heavily, seized crown lands, and reduced troop maintenance.\n\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. Which class suffered the most due to the Mughal Empire\u2019s decline?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Peasants and artisans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Zamindars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">British traders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Nobles<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. Peasants and artisans <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> These groups bore the brunt of oppressive taxation, exploitation, and economic instability, often turning to rebellion or banditry.\n\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. What ultimately gave the final blow to the Mughal Empire?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">The arrival of printing technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Reform movements by nobles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">British conquest and colonization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">The spread of democracy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. British conquest and colonization <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> After internal collapse and invasions, the British filled the power vacuum, eventually dissolving the Mughal system and replacing it with colonial rule.\n\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. How did foreign invasions (like those by Nadir Shah) affect the Mughal Empire? View Answer Correct Option: 3. Drained wealth and ruined military power. Explanation: Invasions by Nadir Shah and Abdali devastated North India, looted wealth, and crippled the already weak military and economy. Q2. 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