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| 1101. |
Which famous scholar of Kashi got the coronation of Shivaji done? |
| A. | Shri Vishweshwar ji Ganga Bhatt |
| B. | Guru Ramdas |
| C. | Mr. Vishwanath Sharma |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Guru Ramdas | |
| 1102. |
Shivaji's last military campaign was |
| A. | Karnataka Campaign |
| B. | Salehar's campaign |
| C. | Campaign against the Siddis of Janjira |
| D. | Kondana's campaign |
| Answer» B. Salehar's campaign | |
| 1103. |
Who among the following made the Maratha rule simple and effective after Shambaji? |
| A. | King Rama |
| B. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| C. | Gangabai |
| D. | Nana ji Deshmukh |
| Answer» C. Gangabai | |
| 1104. |
When did Shivaji get his coronation done by taking the title ofChhatrapati- |
| A. | April 1665 |
| B. | June 1675 |
| C. | April 1680 |
| D. | June 1674 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1105. |
A historian himself witnessed the third battle of Panipat. who was he- |
| A. | Safi Khan |
| B. | Kashiraj Pandit |
| C. | Dattaji Pingale |
| D. | Harcharan Das |
| Answer» C. Dattaji Pingale | |
| 1106. |
What did Shivaji not do on the occasion of his coronation? |
| A. | got your seal |
| B. | started a new era |
| C. | He assumed the title of 'Kshatriyakulavatsama' (jewelry of Kshatriya families) and 'Handavadharmodvaraka' (savior of Hindu religion). |
| D. | abolished all taxes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1107. |
Who gave Shivaji the name ofhill mouseand courageous robber - |
| A. | jaisingh |
| B. | Afzal Khan |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1108. |
During the Maratha period the permanent cavalry and the temporary cavalry were called - |
| A. | Paga / Bargir and Silhadar |
| B. | Silhadar and Paga / Bargir |
| C. | Paga and Bargir |
| D. | Bargir and Paga |
| Answer» B. Silhadar and Paga / Bargir | |
| 1109. |
The meaning ofSir-e-Naubatwas - |
| A. | Commander |
| B. | minister of religion |
| C. | foreign Minister |
| D. | home Minister |
| Answer» B. minister of religion | |
| 1110. |
How many cavalry were under aHavaldarin the Maratha cavalry? |
| A. | 25 , |
| B. | 5 , |
| C. | 20 , |
| D. | 15 , |
| Answer» B. 5 , | |
| 1111. |
Shivaji used to collect Sardeshmukhi on the basis that he is the ancestral Sardeshmukh (Pradhan Mukhiya) of MaharashtraWhat percentage of Sardeshmukhi revenue is - |
| A. | 10 percent |
| B. | 25 percent |
| C. | 20 percent |
| D. | 33 percent |
| Answer» B. 25 percent | |
| 1112. |
How many paikas or foot soldiers were under a nayaka in the Maratha infantry? |
| A. | 9 , |
| B. | 3 , |
| C. | 15 , |
| D. | 25 , |
| Answer» B. 3 , | |
| 1113. |
What is true about Shivaji's land revenue system? |
| A. | Shivaji introduced the use of saddle and standard stick in place of measurement by rope. |
| B. | The rate of land revenue was initially 33 percent of the total produce, which was later increased to 40 percent. |
| C. | Shivaji adopted the Ryotbari system while opposing the landlords and jagirdari. |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1114. |
Thechauthwas the fourth part (25 per cent) of the land of the Mughal territories and that of the neighboring states. The rulers of which dynasty collected this tax? |
| A. | Rajput clan |
| B. | Maratha dynasty |
| C. | Sikh descent |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Sikh descent | |
| 1115. |
Shivaji had formed a strong navy. Where was the first naval fleet of Shivaji established? |
| A. | Colaba |
| B. | Janjira |
| C. | elephanta |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Janjira | |
| 1116. |
Who was the last Chhatrapati who enjoyed all the rights and after which Maratha remained a king named Chhatrapati and gradually all the power went in the hands of Peshwa - |
| A. | Shahu - the first |
| B. | Shahu - II |
| C. | ramraja |
| D. | Pratap Singh |
| Answer» B. Shahu - II | |
| 1117. |
The reign of which Maratha ruler is known as the reign of Peshwas? |
| A. | King Rama |
| B. | Shivaji - II |
| C. | Shahu |
| D. | shambhaji |
| Answer» D. shambhaji | |
| 1118. |
The bravest woman of the Maratha Empire was |
| A. | Tarabai |
| B. | Yesubai |
| C. | Saibai |
| D. | Soyarabai |
| Answer» B. Yesubai | |
| 1119. |
Who became the second Chhatrapati and second Peshwa respectively after Shivaji? |
| A. | Rajaram and Ramchandra Pant |
| B. | Shahu and Dhanaji Yadav |
| C. | Shambaji and Kavi Kalash |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1120. |
Maratha Mandal or Maratha State - Union was established during which Peshwa - |
| A. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| B. | Bajirao - First |
| C. | Balaji Bajirao |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Bajirao - First | |
| 1121. |
Who among the following captured the islands of Salsette and Basin from the Portuguese? |
| A. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| B. | Bajirao - First |
| C. | Balaji Bajirao |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Balaji Bajirao | |
| 1122. |
his is the time when we can earn immortality by expelling foreigners (Mughals) from our country. If we all strike the trunk of an old tree withered, its branches will fall on their own. Who said this - |
| A. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| B. | Bajirao - First |
| C. | Balaji Bajirao |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Balaji Bajirao | |
| 1123. |
Which Maratha chieftain spread Maratha power in East Bengal-Orissa between 1741-51 and forced Nawab Alivardi Khan of Bengal to make a treaty? |
| A. | Raghuji Bhonsle |
| B. | Raghunath Rao |
| C. | Malhar Rao |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Malhar Rao | |
| 1124. |
Who was called thefighter Peshwaand the incarnation of Hindu power? |
| A. | Bajirao - First |
| B. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| C. | Balaji Bajirao |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Balaji Vishwanath | |
| 1125. |
Which Peshwa sent the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah Rangeela in 1737 AD to show a glimpse of Maratha power? attacked Delhi and forced Muhammad Shah to name the Peshwa the Subedari of Malwa - |
| A. | Bajirao - First |
| B. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| C. | Balaji Bajirao |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Balaji Vishwanath | |
| 1126. |
The two important military chiefs killed in the third battle of Panipat were - |
| A. | Vishwas Rao and Sadashiv Rao Bhau |
| B. | Vishwas Rao and Malhar Rao Holkar |
| C. | Sadashiv Rao Bhau and Malhar Rao Holkar |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Vishwas Rao and Malhar Rao Holkar | |
| 1127. |
Two pearls dissolved in water 27 pieces of gold were lost, the loss of silver and copper cannot be estimated - to whom is it related - |
| A. | The destruction of the Maratha army in the third battle of Panipat |
| B. | From the First Anglo-Maratha War |
| C. | From the Second Anglo-Maratha War |
| D. | by the treaty of basin |
| Answer» B. From the First Anglo-Maratha War | |
| 1128. |
In whose time the Maratha power reached its climax and at the same time the decline of Maratha power also started? |
| A. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| B. | Bajirao - First |
| C. | Balaji Bajirao |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1129. |
What is true about theSangola Treaty(1750 AD) between Peshwa Bajirao and Chhatrapati Ramraja - |
| A. | This treaty was done in the presence of all the major Maratha chieftains at the Poona Conference. |
| B. | Due to the signing of a document called Sangola by Chhatrapati Ramraja, it was called the Sangola Pact. |
| C. | The entire office of the central government was shifted from Satara to Poona and the Peshwa became the sovereign of the state. |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1130. |
After Shivaji, who conducted the guerrilla war? |
| A. | Bajirao - First |
| B. | Sadashiv Rao Bhau |
| C. | Balaji Vishwas |
| D. | Balaji Bajirao |
| Answer» B. Sadashiv Rao Bhau | |
| 1131. |
Who got silver removed from the terrace of Diwan-i-Aam of Delhi to pay the salary of his army kept to help the Mughal emperor in Delhi? |
| A. | Sadashiv Rao Bhau |
| B. | Raghunath Rao |
| C. | Malhar Rao |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Raghunath Rao | |
| 1132. |
Which historian said that the third battle of Panipat was a decisive battle. The crown jewel of the Maratha army had fallen there and after this war the dreams of an all-India empire of the Marathas were destroyed. |
| A. | Jadunath Sarkar |
| B. | sardesai |
| C. | Kashiraj Pandit |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. sardesai | |
| 1133. |
The last treaty signed during the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-18) was - |
| A. | Treaty of Nagpur |
| B. | Treaty of Poona |
| C. | Treaty of Mandsor |
| D. | Treaty of Kanpur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1134. |
Due to the innocence of which Peshwa, the Maratha state was looked after by a council of 12 members namedBada Bhai(Bar Bhai) - |
| A. | Madhavrao |
| B. | Madhavrao Narayan (Sawai Madhavraj - II) |
| C. | Narayan Rao |
| D. | Raghunath Rao |
| Answer» C. Narayan Rao | |
| 1135. |
Maratha Secretariat was called |
| A. | fart |
| B. | Swaraj |
| C. | Mughtai |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Swaraj | |
| 1136. |
The Maratha chieftain who restored Shah Alam II to the throne of Delhi in the year 1771 was- |
| A. | Mahdaji Scindia |
| B. | Nana Fadnavis |
| C. | Malharrao Holkar |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Nana Fadnavis | |
| 1137. |
Who among the following led the organized Maratha army in the Third Battle of Panipat? |
| A. | Dattaji Scindia |
| B. | Vishwas Rao |
| C. | Sadashivrao Bhau |
| D. | Malharrao Holkar |
| Answer» D. Malharrao Holkar | |
| 1138. |
Which one of the following was the result of the First Anglo-Maratha War of 1775 - 82? |
| A. | British won the war |
| B. | Maratha won the war |
| C. | neither side won |
| D. | This helped Hyder Ali to mobilize power as the British and the Marathas engaged in mutual warfare. |
| Answer» D. This helped Hyder Ali to mobilize power as the British and the Marathas engaged in mutual warfare. | |
| 1139. |
What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali's invasion of India and fighting the Third Battle of Panipat? |
| A. | He wanted to avenge the expulsion of his Viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore by the Marathas. |
| B. | He was invited by the frustrated governor of Jalandhar, Adina Baig Khan, to attack the Punjab. |
| C. | He wanted to punish the Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenue of Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur) |
| D. | He wanted to conquer all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi and conquer his kingdom. |
| Answer» B. He was invited by the frustrated governor of Jalandhar, Adina Baig Khan, to attack the Punjab. | |
| 1140. |
In whose hands was the Maratha leadership at the time of Aurangzeb's death? |
| A. | shambhaji |
| B. | King Rama |
| C. | jijabai |
| D. | Tarabai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1141. |
During whose reign the First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-82) took place? |
| A. | Madhavrao |
| B. | Narayan Rao |
| C. | Madhavrao Narayan |
| D. | Bajirao - II |
| Answer» D. Bajirao - II | |
| 1142. |
During the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-06) and the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-18), the Maratha Peshwa was - |
| A. | Narayan Rao |
| B. | Madhavrao Narayan |
| C. | Bajirao - II |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1143. |
The last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire was |
| A. | Madhavrao |
| B. | Narayan Rao |
| C. | Madhavrao Narayan |
| D. | Bajirao - II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1144. |
Which of the following European first spread and influenced his trade in India? |
| A. | British |
| B. | French |
| C. | Dutch |
| D. | Portuguese |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1145. |
Who has said that the rise of Marathas was like a sudden fire? |
| A. | Grant Duff |
| B. | M . G. ranade |
| C. | Andrew |
| D. | Jadunath Sarkar |
| Answer» B. M . G. ranade | |
| 1146. |
Who was the first Governor-General of East India Company in India? |
| A. | robert clive |
| B. | sir jaan shor |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | Lord Marquis of Hastings |
| Answer» D. Lord Marquis of Hastings | |
| 1147. |
Which Maratha Sardar formed the army in European style? |
| A. | Mahdaji Scindia |
| B. | Raghunathrao / Raghoba |
| C. | Malharrao Holkar |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Raghunathrao / Raghoba | |
| 1148. |
The Englishman who had come to the court of Emperor Jahangir and met - |
| A. | Sir Thomas Roe |
| B. | Ralta Bita |
| C. | sir jond |
| D. | sir jaan shor |
| Answer» B. Ralta Bita | |
| 1149. |
Albuquerque conquered Goa in 1510 AD. From whom did I snatch? |
| A. | from King Zamorin |
| B. | Sultan of Bijapur |
| C. | from france |
| D. | from England |
| Answer» C. from france | |
| 1150. |
Where did Vasco da Gama live? |
| A. | Portugal |
| B. | holland |
| C. | America |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. holland | |