1. Which battle marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India?
   A) Battle of Haldighati
   B) First Battle of Panipat (1526)
   C) Battle of Khanwa
   D) Battle of Ghaghra
   
2. Whom did Babur defeat in the First Battle of Panipat?
   A) Rana Sanga
   B) Sher Shah Suri
   C) Ibrahim Lodi
   D) Akbar
   
3. Which Mughal emperor expanded the empire the most through military conquests?
   A) Babur
   B) Akbar
   C) Shah Jahan
   D) Aurangzeb
   
4. The Battle of Khanwa (1527) was fought between Babur and which Rajput ruler?
   A) Maharana Pratap
   B) Raja Man Singh
   C) Rana Sanga
   D) Hemu
   
5. Sher Shah Suri defeated which Mughal ruler, leading to a temporary fall of the Mughal Empire?
   A) Akbar
   B) Jahangir
   C) Humayun
   D) Shah Jahan
   
6. Which Rajput kingdom strongly resisted Akbar’s military expansion?
   A) Jaipur
   B) Mewar
   C) Gwalior
   D) Malwa
   
7. Which Mughal emperor fought the Battle of Haldighati against Maharana Pratap?
   A) Babur
   B) Akbar
   C) Aurangzeb
   D) Jahangir
   
8. Aurangzeb’s military campaigns were largely focused on which region of India?
   A) Punjab
   B) Deccan
   C) Bengal
   D) Gujarat
   
9. Which Mughal emperor annexed Bijapur and Golconda into the empire?
   A) Babur
   B) Akbar
   C) Aurangzeb
   D) Shah Jahan
   
10. Which battle marked the end of the Mughal-Maratha conflict in the 17th century?
    A) Battle of Haldighati
    B) Battle of Panipat (1761)
    C) Battle of Talikota
    D) Battle of Sarai Ghat
    

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Answers and Explanations

1. B) First Battle of Panipat (1526)
   The First Battle of Panipat in 1526 marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India when Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi.
   
2. C) Ibrahim Lodi
   Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, in the First Battle of Panipat.
   
3. D) Aurangzeb
   Aurangzeb expanded the Mughal Empire to its largest territorial extent through continuous military campaigns.
   
4. C) Rana Sanga
   The Battle of Khanwa (1527) was fought between Babur and Rana Sanga of Mewar, who tried to resist Mughal expansion.
   
5. C) Humayun
   Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun in the Battle of Chausa (1539) and again in the Battle of Kannauj (1540), temporarily ending Mughal rule.
   
6. B) Mewar
   Mewar, under Maharana Pratap and later rulers, strongly resisted Mughal expansion.
   
7. B) Akbar
   Akbar fought the Battle of Haldighati (1576) against Maharana Pratap of Mewar.
   
8. B) Deccan
   Aurangzeb’s later military campaigns were largely focused on the Deccan against the Marathas and southern sultanates.
   
9. C) Aurangzeb
   Aurangzeb annexed the Deccan sultanates of Bijapur and Golconda into the Mughal Empire in 1686 and 1687, respectively.
   

B) Battle of Panipat (1761)
The Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 marked the defeat of the Marathas by the Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali, signaling the decline of Mughal influence.