Arrange the following events in a chronological order:
(A) Nadir Shah invades India and sacks Delhi
(B) The 'diwani' of Bengal transferred to the English East India Company
(C) Humayun defeated by Sher Shah
(D) Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (C), (A), (D), (B)
(C) Humayun defeated by Sher Shah — 1540-55. After the first phase of his reign (1530-40), Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah and spent these years in exile at the Safavid court.
(A) Nadir Shah invades India and sacks Delhi — 1739, in the period of decline after Aurangzeb’s reign (1658-1707).
(D) Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas — 1761, in the third battle of Panipat.
(B) The ‘diwani’ of Bengal transferred to the English East India Company — 1765.
Tip: Every event in this question is a line of the Mughal timeline at the end of the chapter. Revise the chapter timelines with their dates; several questions of this paper come straight from them.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 8: Peasants, Zamindars and the State (2026-27)
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