History of India | Medieval History | Maratha State and Confederacy

History of India | Medieval History | Maratha State and Confederacy

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1. Shivaji defeated the Mughals in the battle of

Purandar
Raigarh
Salher
Shivner

2. When was Shivaji born and when did he assume the title of Chhatrapati?

1626, 1675
1625, 1671
1627, 1661
1627, 1674

3. Which is/are correct reasons of Maratha's Rise?

Religious Consciousness
Geographical Security
Political awakening
All of the above

4. Who was the commander who sent by Sultan of Bijapur for repression of Shivaji in 1659?

Inayat Khan
Afzal Khan
Shaista Khan
Sayyid Banda

5. In which city was Shivaji in captivity when he escaped from the custody of the Mughals?

Gwalior
Agra
Delhi
Kanpur

6. Where was the capital of Shivaji?

Raigarh
Satara
Purandar
Tanjore

7. Where was Shivaji formally crowned as Chhatrapati?

Pune
Kolhapur
Raigarh
Ahmednagar

8. What was the name of Shivaji's Guru ?

Ramdas
Tukaram
Vaman Pandit
Gaga Bhatt

9. Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers

In the Gupta administration
In the Chola administration
In the Vijayanagara administration
In the Maratha administration

10. At the time of Shivaji, the post of 'Sarnobat' was related with

Financial administration
Judicial administration
Local administration
Military administration

11. The member of Shivaji's Ashtapra- dhan who looked after foreign affairs was

Peshwa
Sachiv
Pandit Rao
Sumant

12. During the reign of Shivaji, the foreign minister was known as

Sumant
Amatya
Sar-i-Naubat
Sachiv

13. 'Ashtapradhan' a Council of Ministers helped in discharge of State affairs to

Harshavardhana
Samudra Gupta
Shivaji
Yashovarman

14. Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Shambhaji?

Rajaram
Balaji Viswanath
Ganga Bai
Nanaji Deshmukh

15. The Maratha King became a nonentity and the Peshwa the virtual ruler from the time of

Balaji Vishwanath
Bajirao-I
Balaji Bajirao
Madhavrao-I

16. At the time of Aurangzeb's death, the Maratha leadership was in the hands of

Sambhaji
Rajaram
Jijabai
Tarabai

17. Who among the following Maratha women led struggles against the Mughal Empire from 1700 A.D. onwards?

Ahilya Bai
Mukta Bai
Tara Bai
Rukmini Bai

18. Saranzami system was related to

Land revenue system of Maratha
Taluqdari system
Qutb Shahi administration
None of the above

19. A historian witness to the third battle of Panipart. Who was he?

Khafi Khan
Kashiraj Pandit
Dattaji Pingle
Harcharan Das

20. What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat?

He wanted to avenge the expulsion of his Viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore by Marathas
The frustrated Governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab
He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur)
He wanted to annex all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom

21. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Marathas were defeated by

Afghans
Britishers
Mughals
Rohillas

22. When was the 3rd Battle of Panipat fought?

14 January, 1760
5 January, 1761
14 January, 1761
5 November, 1556

23. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between

Hemu and Akbar
Humayun and Sher Shah
Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali
Nadir Shah and the Mughals

24. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in the year

1526 A.D.
1761 A.D.
1556 A.D.
1857 A.D.

25. Who of the following Rohilla Chiefs was the confidant of Ahmad Shah Abdali?

Ghulam Qadir Rohilla
Najib Khan
Ali Muhammad Khan
Hafiz Rahmat Khan

26. The 'Modi script' was employed in the documents of the

Wodeyars
Zamorins
Hoysalas
Marathas