Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 2 - UPSC MCQ

Ganga  Bhat

Tukaram

Dadaji Kondadeo

Ram Das

Ganga Bhat

Jijabai

Prataprao Gujar

Henry Oxenden

It made   Shivaji the master of the Deccan.

It led to the growth of Maratha  national sentiment.

It made Shivaji come at par with the other Maratha chiefs.

Both (a) and (b).

Karnataka

Poona

Goa

Travancore

Eknath

Shivalkar

Ekoji

Raja Rao

The territorial ambition to gain control over the Deccan.

The getting together of all the Hindu chiefs with the Marathas at the helm.

The defence of Hinduism against Islam.

Both    (a) and (b)

[A-I],[B-II],[C-III],[D-IV]

[A-I],[B-IV],[C-III],[D-II]

[A-I],[B-III],[C-II],[D-IV]

[A-I],[B-IV],[C-II],[D -III]

[A-I],[B-III],[C-II],[D-IV]

[A-IV],[B-III],[C-II],[D-I]

[A-IV],[B-II],[C-III],[D-I]

[A-III],[B-II],[C-IV],[D-I]

The Amatya and the Mantri

The Amatya and the Pandit Rao

The Pandit Rao and the Mantri

The Pandit Rao and Nyayadhisha

Subedar or Mamlatdar

Subedar  or Deshmukh

Subedar or Jamladar

None of these

Deshmukh

Patel

Mukhiya

Dabir

Hereditary rights in land

Cash salaries

Revenue grants

Tax-free lands

[A-II],[B -III],[C-IV]

[A-II],[B -I],[C-III]

[A-III],[B-IV],[C-I]

[A-III],[B-II],[C-I]

Dhanaji Jadhav

Dattaji Shinde

Kumarila Bhatt

Annaji Datto

Guerilla warfare tactics 

Regular army

Area adjoining a Maratha fort

Military expedition

Jagirs

Religious ceremonies

Cavalry

None of these

A levy on the Portuguese which was onefourth of the land revenue.

A levy on the Muslim territories which was one-forth of the land revenue.

It was not a mere military contribution without any moral or legal obligation, but a payment in lieu of protection against the invasion by any third power.

Both (b) and (c)

It was a levy equal to one year ’s income of the tax payer realized in times of financial difficulties.

It was like the Jizayah, which was to be collected from the Hindus.

It was a kind of land grant reserved for Deshmukhs.

None of these.

The French

The Portuguese

The Dutch

The English

To ensure efficiency.

To see that the three acted as a check on one another.

To check desertion in the Maratha ranks.

Both (a) and (b).

The French

The Portuguese

The English

The Dutch

Aurangzeb

Raja Jai Singh

Khaifi Khan

Abdul Hamid Lahori

He welded together the Maratha race.

He inflicted crushing defeats on the Mughal armies

His land revenue and military administrations were followed by other Deccan powers.

He popularised guerilla warfare.

An efficient intelligence network

Rapidity of movement

Maintenance of forts.

None of these

Akbar

Muazzam

Murad

Kam Baksh

Tara Bai

Sahu

Raja Ram

None of these

Shivaji

Sambhaji

Sahu

Raja Ram

Samabhaji

Sahu

Tara Bai

Raja Ram

Shivaji

Sahu

Sambhaji

Raja Ram

Sambhaji

Raja Ram

Tara Bai

None of Tthese