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Maratha period & peshwas - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    SSC MTS 2020
    The Maratha confederacy included which of the following families?
    1. Scindia
    2. Bhonsle
    3. Holkar
    4. All of the above
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  2. Question 2

    WBCS Preliminary 2022
    Who was known as the ‘Second Founder’ of the Maratha Empire?
    1. Balaji Vishwanath
    2. Baji Rao I
    3. Shivaji Maharaj
    4. Madhav Rao I
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  3. Question 3

    Which Peshwa died in 1761, weakening Maratha power before Panipat?
    1. Balaji Baji Rao
    2. Baji Rao I
    3. Madhav Rao I
    4. Narayan Rao
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  4. Question 4

    Shivaji’s revenue system was influenced by which Deccan ruler’s model?
    1. Malik Ambar
    2. Nizam Shah
    3. Adil Shah
    4. Qutb Shah
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  5. Question 5

    UPSC CAPF 2019
    Who was the Maratha admiral during Shivaji’s naval campaigns?
    1. Kanhoji Angre
    2. Tukoji Holkar
    3. Sadashivrao Bhau
    4. Nana Phadnavis
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  6. Question 6

    SSC CHSL 2018
    Which fort was captured by Shivaji from the Adil Shahi dynasty in 1656?
    1. Torna
    2. Raigad
    3. Sinhagad
    4. Panhala
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  7. Question 7

    WBCS Preliminary 2016
    The title ‘Chhatrapati’ was adopted by which Maratha ruler?
    1. Sambhaji
    2. Shivaji Maharaj
    3. Rajaram
    4. Shahu
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  8. Question 8

    UPSC CSE 2020
    Which Peshwa signed the Treaty of Bassein with the British in 1802?
    1. Baji Rao II
    2. Madhav Rao II
    3. Narayan Rao
    4. Raghunath Rao
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  9. Question 9

    SSC CGL 2021
    The Maratha fiscal system ‘Chauth’ was a tax levied on whom?
    1. Farmers
    2. Traders
    3. Non-Maratha territories
    4. Artisans
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  10. Question 10

    WBCS Preliminary 2023
    Who was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire?
    1. Baji Rao II
    2. Madhav Rao II
    3. Narayan Rao
    4. Raghunath Rao
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  11. Question 11

    The Battle of Kharda (1795) was fought between Marathas and whom?
    1. Mughals
    2. Nizam of Hyderabad
    3. British
    4. Portuguese
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CGL 2017
    Who was the mother of Shivaji Maharaj?
    1. Tarabai
    2. Jijabai
    3. Soyarabai
    4. Putalabai
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  13. Question 13

    UPSC CDS 2017
    Which fort was the site of Sambhaji’s execution by Aurangzeb?
    1. Panhala
    2. Raigad
    3. Tulapur
    4. Sinhagad
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  14. Question 14

    Who was the Maratha leader during the First Anglo-Maratha War?
    1. Nana Phadnavis
    2. Mahadji Scindia
    3. Madhav Rao II
    4. Both A and B
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  15. Question 15

    WBCS Preliminary 2020
    The ‘Sardeshmukhi’ was a Maratha tax related to what?
    1. Land revenue
    2. Trade duties
    3. Hereditary rights
    4. Military service
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  16. Question 16

    Which Maratha fort was besieged by Aurangzeb in 1700?
    1. Raigad
    2. Sinhagad
    3. Panhala
    4. Satara
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  17. Question 17

    WBCS Preliminary 2021
    The Maratha defeat at Panipat weakened which aspect of their empire?
    1. Naval power
    2. Central authority
    3. Trade networks
    4. Religious influence
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  18. Question 18

    SSC CGL 2022
    Who was the Maratha queen who fought against Aurangzeb?
    1. Jijabai
    2. Ahilyabai Holkar
    3. Tarabai
    4. Soyarabai
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  19. Question 19

    WBCS Preliminary 2022
    The Maratha campaign in Bengal was led by which leader?
    1. Raghunath Rao
    2. Balaji Baji Rao
    3. Madhav Rao I
    4. Nana Phadnavis
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  20. Question 20

    SSC CGL 2023
    Which treaty ended the First Anglo-Maratha War?
    1. Treaty of Salbai
    2. Treaty of Bassein
    3. Treaty of Purandar
    4. Treaty of Wadgaon
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