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This section includes 31 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Medieval History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Ashtaprapradhana was the official council of |
| A. | Harihar I |
| B. | Krishnadeva Raya |
| C. | Shivaji |
| D. | Balaji Baji Rao |
| Answer» D. Balaji Baji Rao | |
| 2. |
Who among the following finally removed the Maratha Peshwa from his position, captured his territories and sent him off to a distant place? |
| A. | Wellesley |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Dalhousie |
| D. | Hastings |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Shivaji was crowned in the year |
| A. | 1664 |
| B. | 1666 |
| C. | 1670 |
| D. | 1674 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Shivaji died in the year |
| A. | 1676 |
| B. | 1677 |
| C. | 1678 |
| D. | 1680 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Who among the Maratha Peshwa followed the ideal of Hindu Pada -Padshahi? |
| A. | Baji Rao I |
| B. | Balaji Viswanath |
| C. | Narayana Rao |
| D. | Madhav Rao |
| Answer» B. Balaji Viswanath | |
| 6. |
Shivaji defeated the Mughals in the battle of |
| A. | Purandhar |
| B. | Raigarh |
| C. | Salhar |
| D. | Shivner |
| Answer» D. Shivner | |
| 7. |
Who among the following Peshwas was popularly known asNana Saheb |
| A. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| B. | Baji Rao |
| C. | Balaji Baji Rao |
| D. | Medhav Rao I |
| Answer» D. Medhav Rao I | |
| 8. |
In medieval India during the reign of Shivaji , the role of the official called Chitnis was to |
| A. | be the in - charge of King's personal security guard |
| B. | be the in - charge of intelligence/espionage activity |
| C. | be the matter of ceromonies in the royal court |
| D. | be assisting the king with his correspondence |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Shambhaji? |
| A. | Raja Ram |
| B. | Balaji Viswanath |
| C. | Ganga Bai |
| D. | Nanaji Deshmukh |
| Answer» B. Balaji Viswanath | |
| 10. |
Aurangzeb failed to defeat Shivaji because the |
| A. | Mughal army grew unmanageable |
| B. | Marathas were expert in Guerilla - warfare |
| C. | Mughals had no navy |
| D. | Mughal generals were treacherous |
| Answer» C. Mughals had no navy | |
| 11. |
Between whom was the treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made? |
| A. | English and Nizam of Hyderabad |
| B. | Marathas and Portuguese |
| C. | Marathas and English |
| D. | English and Sultan of Mysore |
| Answer» D. English and Sultan of Mysore | |
| 12. |
In Shivaji's Council of Ministers the Prime Minister was called |
| A. | Peshwa |
| B. | Sachiv |
| C. | Mantri |
| D. | Sumanta |
| Answer» B. Sachiv | |
| 13. |
Arrange the following in the correct chronological order1. Chhatrapati Sahuji2. Rajaram3. Shambhaji4. Shivaji IISelect the correct answer from the codes given belowCodes |
| A. | 3-2-1-4 |
| B. | 3-2-4-1 |
| C. | 2-3-1-4 |
| D. | 1-3-2-4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the ListsList - I (Kingdom) List - II (Territory)F. Peshwas1.NagpurG. Gaekwads2.PuneH. Bhonsles3.IndoreJ. Holkars4.BarodaCode : FGHJA.2413B.1324C.2431D.4321 |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» B. B. | |
| 15. |
Assertion (A) : Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in India after the decline of Mughal empire.Reason (R) : Marathas were the first to have a clear concept of united nation.Code |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 16. |
Assertion (A) : The Britsh defeated the Marathas in 1818.Reason (R) : The confederate nature of the Maratha State made the Maratha Sardars almost autonomous.Code |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 17. |
Assertion (A) : Shivaji aimed at established Maratha rule in Delhi.Reason (R) : Shivaji took the the leadership of the Maratha resistance against the Mughals.Code |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
In medieval India during the reign of Shivaji , the role of the official called |
| A. | be the in - charge of King's personal security guard |
| B. | be the in - charge of intelligence/espionage activity |
| C. | be the matter of ceromonies in the royal court |
| D. | be assisting the king with his correspondence |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Ashtaprapradhana |
| A. | Harihar I |
| B. | Krishnadeva Raya |
| C. | Shivaji |
| D. | Balaji Baji Rao |
| Answer» D. Balaji Baji Rao | |
| 20. |
Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after |
| A. | Raja Ram |
| B. | Balaji Viswanath |
| C. | Ganga Bai |
| D. | Nanaji Deshmukh |
| Answer» B. Balaji Viswanath | |
| 21. |
Who among the following finally removed the |
| A. | Wellesley |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Dalhousie |
| D. | Hastings |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Shivaji |
| A. | Purandhar |
| B. | Raigarh |
| C. | Salhar |
| D. | Shivner |
| Answer» D. Shivner | |
| 23. |
Shivaji |
| A. | 1676 |
| B. | 1677 |
| C. | 1678 |
| D. | 1680 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Who among the following Maratha women led struggles against of Mughal Empire from 1700 AD on wards? |
| A. | Ahalya Bai |
| B. | Mukta Bai |
| C. | Tara Bai |
| D. | Rukmini Bai |
| Answer» D. Rukmini Bai | |
| 25. |
Arrange the following in the correct chronological order |
| A. | 3-2-1-4 |
| B. | 3-2-4-1 |
| C. | 2-3-1-4 |
| D. | 1-3-2-4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Who was called 'Chanakya of Maratha Politics' ? |
| A. | Baji Rao II |
| B. | Balaji Viswanath |
| C. | Nana Pharnabis |
| D. | Mahadji Scindia |
| Answer» D. Mahadji Scindia | |
| 27. |
The treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed with the British by Peshwa |
| A. | Madhav Rao |
| B. | Balaji Baji Rao |
| C. | Baji Rao I |
| D. | Baji Rao II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
What was the immediate cause for Ahmed Shah Abdali to invade and fight the Third Battle of Panipat ? |
| A. | He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore |
| B. | The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab. |
| C. | He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur). |
| D. | He wanted to annex all the fertile plains of Punjab upto the borders of Delhi to his kingdom |
| Answer» B. The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab. | |
| 29. |
Aurangzeb |
| A. | Mughal army grew unmanageable |
| B. | Marathas were expert in Guerilla - warfare |
| C. | Mughals had no navy |
| D. | Mughal generals were treacherous |
| Answer» C. Mughals had no navy | |
| 30. |
Between whom was the treaty of |
| A. | English and Nizam of Hyderabad |
| B. | Marathas and Portuguese |
| C. | Marathas and English |
| D. | English and Sultan of Mysore |
| Answer» D. English and Sultan of Mysore | |
| 31. |
In Shivaji's Council of Ministers the |
| A. | Peshwa |
| B. | Sachiv |
| C. | Mantri |
| D. | Sumanta |
| Answer» B. Sachiv | |