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The Rise of the Marathas — Practice

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Q1. The Marathas are a group of people native to which region of India?
- A. The Indo-Gangetic plain, more specifically present-day Uttar Pradesh
- B. The Deccan plateau, more specifically present-day Maharashtra
- C. The eastern coast, more specifically present-day Odisha
- D. The Malabar coast, more specifically present-day Kerala
Q2. In which year was Chhatrapati Shivaji born, and to which clan did his family belong?
- A. 1620, Sisodia clan
- B. 1630, Bhonsle clan
- C. 1657, Bhonsle clan
- D. 1674, Holkar clan
Q3. According to the chapter timeline, the Maratha navy was founded in which year?
- A. 1646
- B. 1657
- C. 1666
- D. 1680
Q4. Chhatrapati Shivaji was crowned in 1674 at which mountain fortress?
- A. Pratapgad
- B. Purandar
- C. Sindhudurg
- D. Raigad
Q5. The wagh nakh that Chhatrapati Shivaji used to kill Afzal Khan in close combat is shaped like
- A. A tiger's claw
- B. A bow and arrow
- C. A pair of swords
- D. An elephant's tusk
Q6. The Bijapur Sultanate sent which veteran general to confront Chhatrapati Shivaji, who was then killed at the foot of Pratapgad fort?
- A. Shaista Khan
- B. Jai Singh
- C. Afzal Khan
- D. Aurangzeb
Q7. How did Chhatrapati Shivaji escape from Aurangzeb's house arrest at Agra in 1666?
- A. He fought his way out with a few trusted soldiers
- B. He bribed the Mughal guards with gold coins
- C. He hid himself and his son in baskets sent out as gifts of fruits and sweets
- D. He disguised himself as a Sufi saint
Q8. Chhatrapati Shivaji sacked which wealthy port city of the Mughal Empire, obtaining treasure worth almost one crore of rupees?
- A. Surat
- B. Calicut
- C. Bombay
- D. Cambay
Q9. The ashta pradhana mandala in Chhatrapati Shivaji's administration was a
- A. Council of eight ministers to assist him with administration
- B. Group of eight forts forming a defensive ring around Raigad
- C. Set of eight tax categories levied on provinces
- D. League of eight allied Maratha clans
Q10. Chauth was a tax that the Marathas often levied at what rate from provinces not directly under them?
- A. 10 per cent
- B. 15 per cent
- C. 25 per cent
- D. 50 per cent
Q11. In the post-Shivaji Maratha state, the Peshwa was
- A. A Persian term meaning 'commander-in-chief'
- B. A Persian term meaning 'prime minister'
- C. A Marathi term meaning 'chief justice'
- D. A Marathi term meaning 'treasurer'
Q12. Ahilyabai Holkar, a scion of the Holkar dynasty, ruled a kingdom around present-day Indore for how many years?
- A. Ten years
- B. Twenty years
- C. Thirty years
- D. Fifty years
Q13. The Modi script, which the Marathas used as their main script for correspondence, is a cursive form of which script?
- A. Brahmi
- B. Persian
- C. Devanagari
- D. Tamil
Q14. Ekoji, the half-brother of Chhatrapati Shivaji, conquered which region in the late 17th century, beginning Maratha rule there?
- A. Bundelkhand
- B. Thanjavur in present-day Tamil Nadu
- C. Nagpur in present-day Maharashtra
- D. Maheshwar in present-day Madhya Pradesh
Q15. Between which years were the three Anglo-Maratha wars fought, ending in the end of Maratha power?
- A. 1707 and 1761
- B. 1754 and 1771
- C. 1775 and 1818
- D. 1818 and 1857

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