Rise of the Maratha Empire Multiple Choice Questions
- Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct.
(1) Guru Ramdas was the political guru of Shivaji.
(2) Shivaji adopted the title of Chattarpati and Kshatriya Kulavatamsa
(3) Shivaji belonged to Bhonsle Clan.
a. all of the above
b. 1
c. none of the above
d. 2 & 3 - Consider the following statements and mark the option which is true.
(1) Shivaji’s Biography by Sabhasad is known as Bakhar.
(2) Watandars were the local landed elements in the Maratha Kingdom.
(3) The lowest unit of the country was termed as Prants in the Maratha Kingdom.
a. 1 & 2
b. 3
c. all of the above
d. none of the above - Consider the following statements and mark the option which is true.
(1) Balaji Vishwanath introduced Saranjami System.
(2) Baji Rao, I campaigned against the Sidis of Janjira.
(3) Deshmukhs were equivalent to Chandharib of North and Desais of Gujarat.
a. none of the above
b. 2 & 3
c. all of the above
d. only 1 - Which of the following statements are correct regarding Shivaji?
(1) He abolished the Jagirdari system.
(2) Zabti system was used for measuring land and levying the tax.
(3) Sardeshmukhi was levied outside the Maratha state.
Codes:
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. All of these - ‘Chauth’ was :
a. A religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb
b. Toll tax imposed by Shivaji
c. Irrigation tax charged by Akbar
d. Land tax: levied by Shivaji on neighboring States - Under the administration of Shivaji, “Peshwa” was referred to as :
a. Minister of Religious Affairs
b. Minister of Defence
c. Prime Minister
d. Minister of Justice - Bajirao I (1720-1740 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
a. Nanda
b. Maratha
c. Haryanka
d. Maurya - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674-1680 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
a. Nanda
b. Haryanka
c. Maurya
d. Maratha - Where did Shivaji was Born?
a. Shivaner
b. Bijapur
c. Pune
d. Raigad - Who among the following was sent against Shivaji by the Bijapur Sultan?
a. Afzal Khan
b. Muhammad Shah
c. Feroz Shah
d. Jaising - After the death of Rajaram in 1700 AD, Marathas continued the war against the Mughals under his brave wife :
a. Tarabai
b. Lakshmibai
c. Ramabai
d. Jijabai - Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition :
a. The French
b. The Portuguese
c. The Dutch
d. The English - The guerrilla warfare was pioneered by :
a. Aurangzeb
b. Akbar
c. Shivaji
d. Balaji Rao - The most powerful Peshwa was :
a. Balaji Baji Rao
b. Baji Rao
c. Madhava Rao
d. Balaji Vishwanath - Baji Rao II (1796-1818 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
a. Nanda
b. Haryanka
c. Maurya
d. Peshwas - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was designed by :
a. Frederick William Stevens
b. Santiago Calatrava
c. Fazlur Rahman Khan
d. Frei Otto - What was the title of Shivaji?
a. Mahavira
b. Rajadhiraja
c. Chhatrapati
d. Nayaka - Shivaji ceded the forts to the Mughals by the treaty of :
a. Chittor
b. Pune
c. Purandar
d. Torna - Which among the following was the capital of Shivaji?
a. Poona
b. Raigarh
c. Singhgarh
d. Panhala - How many times did Shivaji plunder Surat?
a. Four Times
b. Once
c. Thrice
d. Twice - In which year, Shivaji was crowned as the Chhatrapati?
a. 1608
b. 1646
c. 1674
d. 1710 - Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680-1688 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
a. Maratha
b. Nanda
c. Haryanka
d. Maurya - When Shivaji was born?
a. 1632
b. 1627
c. 1678
d. 1634 - Who was sent by Aurangzeb against Shivaji?
a. Ratan Sing
b. Jai Sing
c. Man Sing
d. Arjun Sing - The first Peshwa was _______
a. Balaji Viswanath
b. Balaji Baji Rao
c. Baji Rao
d. none - Treaty of Purandhar was signed between _______ and Shivaji
a. Raja Jaisingh
b. Afzal khan
c. Shaista Khan
d. Aurangzeb - Marathas were the people who lived in the hilly region of ________
a. Deccan
b. North India
c. West Bengal
d. none - Who was the mother of Shivaji?
a. Gijabai Bhosle
b.Jijabai Bhosale
c. Saibai Bhosale
d. None - At the time of Rajaram which one is the capital of the Maratha Empire?
a.Puna
b. Hyderabad
c. Satara
d. None - Who was named as “Senakarte”?
a.Bajirao
b. Balaji Vishwanath
c. Kavi Kalash
d. None - Battle of Palkhed fought between
a. Bajirao and Nizam
b. Mughal and Nizam
c. Bajirao and Mughal
d. None - Mastani was the wife of –
a. Bajirao I
b.Biswanath
c. Bajirao II
d. None - Who created Hindu-Pat-Padshahi?
a.Balaji Bajirao
b. Baji Rao I
c. Madhab Rao
d. None - Who was known as Nanasaheb?
a. Baji Rao I
b. Balaji Bajirao
c. Shahuji
d. None - First Anglo-Maratha War started in
a.1785
b. 1775
c. 1778
d. 1780 - Who founded the Peshwa dynasty?
a. Balaji Vishwanath
b. Madhavrao Ballal
c. Narayanrao
d. Raghunathrao - Who was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire?
a. Balaji Vishwanath
b. Baji Rao II
c. Balaji Baji Rao
d. Baji Rao - Between whom was the treaty of Purandar in 1776 made?
a. Marathas and Rajputs
b. Marathas and Nizam
c. Marathas and Mughals
d. Marathas and British - The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between –
a. Maratha and Tipu
b. Maratha and Hyder Ali
c. Maratha and Ahmad Shah Abdali
d. Maratha and Aurangzeb - Shivaji defeated the Mughals in the battle of –
a. Salhar
b. Panipat
c. Purandar
d. Raigarh - Who was called Chanakya of Maratha Politics?
a. Balaji Vishwanath
b. Nana Phadnabis
c. Shivaji
d. Sambhaji Rao - Who among the following Maratha Chieftains helped the Syed brothers in dethroning the emperor Farrukhsiyer?
a. Balaji Vishwanath
b. Baji Rao I
c. Raghunath Rao
d. Raja Ram - The English ambassador who had attended the coronation of Shivaji with presents from East India Company at Raigarh was
a. Captain Gray
b. Oxenden
c. Humphery Cook
d. Sir Gervase Lucas - Which Fort ceded by Shivaji to the Mughals by the terms of the Treaty of Purandar (1665 AD) could not be won back by Shivaji?
a. Purandhar
b. Mahuli
c. Lohagadh
d. Shivneri - In the third battle of Panipat, Marathas were defeated by
a. Mughals
b. Rohillas
c. Britishers
d. Afghans - Who among the following Maratha officers looked after the revenue department’?
a. Peshwa
b. Amalya
c. Sachiva
d. Sumant - The Maratha powder readied its zenith during the Peshwaship of-
a. Balaji Vishwanath
b. Balaji II
c. Baji Rao I
d. Madhav Rao - Who led the Marathas at the third battle of Panipat?
a. Baji Rao II
b. Jaswant Rao Holkar
c. Mahadji Sindhia
d. Sadashiva Rao Bhau - The Maratha kingdom was founded by Shivaji during the reign of
a. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
b. Akbar
c. Shahjahan
d. Aurangzeb - After the death of Shivaji, there was a fight for succession between
a. Shambhaji and the widow of Shivaji
b. Shambhaji and Bajirao
c. Rajaram and Shambhaji
d. None of them - Which one among the following thinkers argued that Maratha rule in general and Shivaji, in particular, represented early nationalist consciousness in India?
a. Pandita Ramabai
b. MG Ranade
c. Bipin Chandra Pal
d. Gopal Krishna Gokhale - Which one of the following methods of revenue assessment is related to the Vijayanagara Empire?
a.Chauth
b. Ryotwari
c. Rae Rekho
d. Sardeshmukhi - Shivaji’s Agra Adventure was planned by
a. Afzal Khan
b. Shaista Khan
c. Jai Singh
d. Mir Jumla - Name the religious personality who exercised a great influence over Shivaji.
a. Tukaram
b. Guru Nanak Dev
c. Mirabai
d. Guru Ram Das - Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of
a. Bijapur
b. Mughals
c. Both a. and b. above
d. Bijapur, Golcunda and the Mughals - The second founder of the Maratha Kingdom was
a. Tarabai
b. Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
c. Peshwa Bajirao
d. Shahu - The Mughal General, who decisively defeated Shivaji and forced him to conclude the Treaty of Purandar, was
a. Shaista Khan
b. Mirza Raja Jai Singh
c. Prince Muazzam
d. Dilir Khan - After the death of Rajaram in 1700 AD, Marathas continued the war against the Mughals under his brave wife
a. Tarabai
b. Lakshmibai
c. Ramabai
d. Jijabai - The Shivaji Festival was inaugurated in 1895 by:
a. Hume
b. Morley
c. Tilak
d. Gokhale - Tarabai, who conducted the affairs of the Maratha government from 1700 to 1707 AD, was the widow of the Maratha King
a. Shambhaji
b. Shivaji II
c. Raja Ram
d. Shivaji III