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Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 1

Which of the following was given the title of raja and the mansab of 7000 by Aurangzeb?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 2

Given below are the four Maratha leaders. Arrange them chronologically.

I. Shivaji

II. Shahji

III. Sahu

IV. Sambhaji

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Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 3

Dhanaji Jadav was the Commander-in-Chief of

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 4

Who was the founder of the line of Peshwas?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 5

Which Maratha leader overthrew Tara Bai and secured the throne?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 6

Which Maratha leader revived the jagir or saranjami system?

Detailed Solution for Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 6

The correct option is Option C. 
The origin of the Maratha Confederacy may be traced to the revival of the Jagir or Saranjam system by Rajaram. The bases of this system were laid during the time of Balaji Rao I.
 

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 7

At which one of the following forts did Raja Ram remain under the seize of the Mughals for eight years?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 8

Which of the following transferred the capital of the Maratha empire from Satara to Poona ?

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Peshwa Balaji Bajirao shifted the capital of the Maratha Empire from Satara to Pune. Balaji Bajirao assumed the role of Peshwa and called upon all conflicting factions to acknowledge his terms. He determined that Pune would serve as the capital to prevent potential succession conflicts within the royal family following the demise of Shahu Maharaj.

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 9

The Maratha confederacy was established in keeping with the

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 10

Who was the first Maratha leader to entertain the idea of an all India Maratha empire?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 11

Which Maratha leader had been rightly described as “the second founder of the Maratha empire”?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 12

Which of the following fought a civil war?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 13

Which of the following induced Zulfiqar Khan to pay the chauth and sardeshmukhi of the Deccan?

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Balaji Vishwanath had induced Zulfiqar Khan to pay the chauth and sardeshmukhi of the Deccan.

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 14

Which of the following helped the Sayyid brothers in overthrowing Farrukh Siyar?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 15

The conquests of the Marathas outside their original kingdom was made by the

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 16

Which Peshwa had been described as “the greatest exponent of guerilla tactics after Shivaji”?

Detailed Solution for Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 16

Baji Rao ruled from 1720 to 1740. He was a bold and brilliant commander and was considered the greatest exponent of guerilla tactics after Shivaji. Maratha's power reached its zenith under him.

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 17

Which Peshwa was involved in a conflict for 20 years with Nizam-ul-Mulk in the Deccan?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 18

Which Peshwa made the office of the Peshwa hereditary?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 19

Which Maratha leader changed the character of the Maratha state from the kingdom of Maharashtra into an Empire expanding in the North?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 20

Match the following members of the Maratha confederacy with their respective seats of power:

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 21

What was Kesaria ?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 22

Relations between the Marathas and the Rajputs became very strained during the time of

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 23

A Maratha leader was the first to cross the river Yamuna and reach the gates of Delhi. Who was he?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 24

 The Mughal emperor of Delhi between 1730 and 1740 was

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 25

Ali Vardi Khan was compelled to surrender Orissa by

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 26

Which statement is true regarding the Maratha confederacy?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 27

A defect in the Maratha confederacy was that

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 28

Balaji Vishwanath organised the Maratha confederacy for collecting chauth and sardeshmukhi. What was Chhatrapati Sahu’s share?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 29

Which Maratha senapati was defeated and killed by Baji Rao-I ?

Test: The Maratha Kingdom & Confederacy - 3 - Question 30

Which Maratha statesman had “both the head to plan and the hand to execute”?

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