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Maratha period & peshwas - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    WBCS Preliminary 2023
    Which Peshwa’s rule saw the rise of the Maratha confederacy’s internal divisions?
    1. Balaji Baji Rao
    2. Madhav Rao I
    3. Narayan Rao
    4. Baji Rao II
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  2. Question 2

    B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020
    The 'Ashta Pradhan' was a council of ministers during the reign of which ruler?
    1. Babur
    2. Akbar
    3. Aurangzeb
    4. Shivaji
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  3. Question 3

    Who among the following was the first unofficial Peshwa?
    1. Balaji Vishwanath
    2. Moropant Trimbak Pingle
    3. Sonopant Dabir
    4. Shyampant Kulkarni Ranzekar
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  4. Question 4

    B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994
    The Saranzami system was related to:
    1. Land revenue system of Maratha
    2. Taluqdari system
    3. Qutb Shahi administration
    4. None of the above
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  5. Question 5

    U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018
    The Maratha claim of revenue for protection is known by what name?
    1. Sardesh Mukhi
    2. Chauth
    3. Abwab
    4. Jamadani
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  6. Question 6

    IAS (Pre) 2000
    Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Shambhaji?
    1. Rajaram
    2. Balaji Vishwanath
    3. Ganga Bai
    4. Nanaji Deshmukh
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  7. Question 7

    Who was the leader of the Maratha Army during the Third Battle of Panipat?
    1. Sadashivrao Bhau
    2. Chimaji Appa
    3. Vishwasrao Bhatt
    4. Ranoji Bhoite
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  8. Question 8

    IAS (Pre) 2000
    Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Shambhaji?
    1. Rajaram
    2. Balaji Vishwanath
    3. Ganga Bai
    4. Nanaji Deshmukh
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  9. Question 9

    UPPCS (Mains) 2007
    The Maratha King became a non-entity and the Peshwa the virtual ruler from the time of:
    1. Balaji Vishwanath
    2. Bajirao I
    3. Balaji Bajirao
    4. Madhavrao I
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  10. Question 10

    Who among the following was also known as 'Maratha Machiavelli'?
    1. Nana Phadnavis
    2. Balaji Vishwanath
    3. Narayanrao Bajirao
    4. Sambhaji
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  11. Question 11

    MPPSC 2014
    Who among the following Peshwas was popularly known as 'Nanasaheb'?
    1. Baji Rao I
    2. Balaji Vishwanath
    3. Balaji Baji Rao
    4. Raghunath Rao
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  12. Question 12

    MPPSC
    Who was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire?
    1. Narayan Rao
    2. Madhav Rao II
    3. Raghunath Rao
    4. Baji Rao II
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  13. Question 13

    MPPSC 2014
    The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in the year:
    1. 1781
    2. 1815
    3. 1761
    4. 1831
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  14. Question 14

    IAS (Pre)
    The 'Modi script' was employed in the documents of the:
    1. Wodeyars
    2. Zamorins
    3. Hoysalas
    4. Marathas
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  15. Question 15

    UPPCS (Pre)
    Who among the following was sent against Shivaji by the Bijapur Sultan?
    1. Inayat Khan
    2. Afzal Khan
    3. Shaista Khan
    4. Sayyid Banda
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  16. Question 16

    SSC CGL 2016
    Who was the founder of the Maratha Empire?
    1. Balaji Vishwanath
    2. Shivaji Maharaj
    3. Baji Rao I
    4. Sambhaji Maharaj
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  17. Question 17

    UPSC CSE 2017
    The treaty of Purandar (1665) was signed between Shivaji and which Mughal general?
    1. Aurangzeb
    2. Jai Singh I
    3. Diler Khan
    4. Shaista Khan
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  18. Question 18

    WBCS Preliminary 2018
    Who was the first Peshwa of the Maratha Empire?
    1. Balaji Vishwanath
    2. Baji Rao I
    3. Moropant Trimbak Pingle
    4. Madhav Rao I
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  19. Question 19

    SSC CHSL 2019
    Which battle in 1737 was a significant victory for Baji Rao I against the Mughals?
    1. Battle of Palkhed
    2. Battle of Bhopal
    3. Battle of Panipat
    4. Battle of Kolhapur
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  20. Question 20

    UPSC CDS 2015
    Shivaji’s coronation took place in which year?
    1. 1674
    2. 1664
    3. 1680
    4. 1659
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