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Maratha State (1674-1720) MCQ

21 MCQ questions with answers and explanations

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Q1. In Shivaji's council of Ministers the Prime Minister was called-

  1. APeshwa
  2. BSachiv
  3. CMantri
  4. DSumanta
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Answer: A) Peshwa

Q2. Shivaji was crowned in the year-

  1. A1664
  2. B1666
  3. C1670
  4. D1680
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Answer: D) 1680

Q3. Shivaji died in the year :

  1. A1676
  2. B1677
  3. C1678
  4. D1680
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Answer: D) 1680

Q4. Aurangzeb failed to defeat Shivaji because the-

  1. AMughal army grew unmanageable
  2. BMarathas were expert in Guerilla - warfare
  3. CMughals had no navy
  4. DMughal generals were treacherous
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Answer: B) Marathas were expert in Guerilla - warfare

Q5. Who among the following Peshwas was popularly known as Nana Saheb ?

  1. ABalaji Vishwanath
  2. BBaji Rao
  3. CBalaji Baji Rao
  4. DMadhav Rao I
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Answer: C) Balaji Baji Rao

Q6. Ashtapradhana was the official council of-

  1. AHarihar I
  2. BKrishnadeva Raya
  3. CShivaji
  4. DBalaji Baji Rao
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Answer: C) Shivaji

Q7. Assertion (A) : Shivaji aimed at established Maratha rule in Delhi.nReason (R) : Shivaji took the leadership of the Maratha resistance against the Mughals.nCode :

  1. ABoth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. CA is true, but R is false
  4. DA is false, but R is true
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Answer: D) A is false, but R is true

Q8. In medieval India, during the reign of Shivaji, the role of the official called Chitnis was to-

  1. Abe the in - change of king's personal security guard
  2. Bbe the in - change of intelligence / espionage activity
  3. Cbe the matter of ceromonies in the royal court
  4. DBe assisting the king with his correspondence
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Answer: D) Be assisting the king with his correspondence

Q9. Assertion (A) : The british defeated the Marathas in 1818nReason (R) : The confederate nature of the Maratha State made the Maratha Sardars almost autonomous.nCode :

  1. ABoth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. CA is true, but R is false
  4. DA is false, but R is true
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Answer: A) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

Q10. The treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed with the British by Peshwa :

  1. AMadhav Rao
  2. BBalaji Baji Rao
  3. CBaji Rao I
  4. DBaji Rao II
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Answer: D) Baji Rao II

Q11. Between whom was the treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made?

  1. AEnglish and Nizam of Hyderbad
  2. BMarathas and Portuguese
  3. CMarathas and English
  4. DEnglishand Sultan of Mysore
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Answer: C) Marathas and English

Q12. Who among the following finally removed the Maratha Peshwa from his Position captured his territories and sent him off to a distant place?

  1. AWellesley
  2. BCornwallis
  3. CDalhousie
  4. DHastings
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Answer: D) Hastings

Q13. The thiry Battle of Panipat was fought between-

  1. AHemu and Akbar
  2. BHumayun and Shershah
  3. CMarathas and Ahmed Shah Abdali
  4. DNadir Shah and Mughals
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Answer: C) Marathas and Ahmed Shah Abdali

Q14. Arrange the following in the correct chronological order: 1. Chhatrapati Sahuji 2. Rajaram 3. Shambhaji 4. Shivaji ll Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:

  1. A3-2-1-4
  2. B3-2-4-1
  3. C2-3-1-4
  4. D1-3-2-4
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Answer: D) 1-3-2-4

Q15. Shivaji defeated the Mughals in the battle of-

  1. APurandhar
  2. BRaigarh
  3. CSalhar
  4. DShivner
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Answer: C) Salhar

Q16. Who among the following Maratha women led struggles against of Mughal Empire from 1700 AD onwards?

  1. AAhalya Bai
  2. BMukta Bai
  3. CTara Bai
  4. DRukmini Bai
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Answer: C) Tara Bai

Q17. Who was called Chanakya of Maratha Politics?

  1. ABaji Rao ll
  2. BBalaji Viswanath
  3. CNana Pharnabis
  4. DMahadji Scindia
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Answer: C) Nana Pharnabis

Q18. Who among the Maratha Peshwa followed the ideal of Hindu Pada-Padshahi?

  1. ABaji Rao l
  2. BBalaji Viswanath
  3. CNarayana Rao
  4. DMadhav Rao
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Answer: A) Baji Rao l

Q19. Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Shambhaji?

  1. ARaja Ram
  2. BBalaji Viswanath
  3. CGanga Bai
  4. DNanaji Deshmukh
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Answer: A) Raja Ram

Q20. Assertion (A): Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in lndia after the decline of Mughal empire. Reason (R): Marathal were the first to have a clear concept of united nation. Code :

  1. ABoth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. CA is true, but R is false
  4. DA is false, but R is true
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Answer: A) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

Q21. What was the immediate cause for Ahmed Shah Abdali to invade and fight the Third Battle of Panipat?

  1. AHe wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore
  2. BThe frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab.
  3. CHe wanted to Punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat Aurangabad Sialkot and Pasrur).
  4. DHe wanted to annex all the fertile plains of Punjab upto the borders of Delhi to his Kingdom
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Answer: A) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore

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