HISTORY OF THE MARATHAS (1707-CE-1818 CE) 07

QUESTION BANK

1. The village was the smallest unit of the administration known as

a. taraf

b. Suba

c. paragona

d. mauja

2. The village was administered by by

a. kulkarni

b. chowgule

c. Mahar

d. Patil

3. the non agricultural hereditary artison known as

a. Alutedars

b. Tarafdar

c. Balutedar

d. Mamkedar

4. when did received the title and the robes of

a. 17th November 1708

b. 17th November 1712

c. 17th November 1713

d. 17th November 1714

5. who held Farooq syar became emperor of

a. ali Brothers

b. Khan brothers

c. Shinde brothers

d. Syed brothers

6. who has been called as second founder of state

a. Madhavrao

b. Bajirao 1

c. Balaji Vishwanath

d. Balaji Bajirao

7. when did bajirao 1 appointed as peshwa

a. 17 April 1720

b. 18 August 1720

c. 17 May 1719

d. 18 August 1719

8. how many time is how much abdali invaded

a. 3rd b. 5th

c. 2nd

d. 4th

9. Third Battle of took place in

a. AD1526

b. AD1556

c. AD1761

d. None

10. where did a battle took place between Abdalli and Dattaji Shinde on 10th February 1760

a. narmada Ghat

b. Burari Ghat

c. Delhi

d.

11. who was the Nawab of Awadh during 1760AD

a. Surajmal Jat

b. siraj-ud-daula

c. nizam Khan

d. Ghais-Ud-din

12. Which Northern rular helped Marathas during battle of Panipat

a. Siraj-ud-daula

b. Nizam Khan Rohilla

c. Ghias-ud-din

d. Surajmal Jat

13. when did Babasaheb reach at Panipat

a. 1 November 1760

b. 2 August 1760

c. 29 August 1760

d. 29 August 1760

14. was fought between

a. Maratha and the

b. Ahmad Shah abdali and

c. Ahmad Shah Abdalli and the Marathas

d. Ahmad Shah Abdalli and the Mughals

15. after the death of Adina Beg in 1758 who had been appointed as governor of

a. Jahan Khan

b. sabaji Shinde

c. safdarganj

d. Najib Khan

16. who was appointed by nanasaheb to manage affairs of Maratha in North

a. sabajai Shinde

b. dattaji Shinde

c. Malhar Rao

d.

17. mughal emperor appointed mir bakshi

a. gayasuddin

b. Safardarjung

c. Najib khan rohilla

d. Jahan Khan

18. The mahanubhav moment founded by whom

a. Nana Panthis

b. Chakradhar Swami

c.

d. Ramdas Swami

19. two kinds of sharirik literature

a. Powasdas,lavanis

b. abhangas, aarti

c. Ashtakas,bhupalis

d. Prabhat Geeta,Dhawalas

20. to whom did Mughal emperor appointed to punish nizam-ul-mulk

a. Abdullah Ali

b. mubariz Khan

c. Giridhar Bahadur

d. Daya Bahadur

21. which Treaty was signed between Bajirao 1 and Nizam ul Mulk in 1728 AD

a. palkhed Treaty

b. Mangi Shegaon

c. Treaty of Sindhkhed

d. Treaty of Loni

22. who oppose Shahu decision who appoint Bajirao 1 as Peshwa

a. chandrasen Jadhav

b. udaji chavan

c. Sultan ji nimbalkar

d. shripatrao Pratinidhi

23. Who Express religious motive of establishing Hindu pad padshahi by eliminating the Mughals

a. Shahu Maharaj

b. 2

c. Bajirao 1

d. C Madhav Rao

24. which British Governor was against the Treaty of Purandar

a.

b. Colonel Eegerton

c. William Hornby

d. colonel upton

25. in which battle Britishers was defeated by barbhai council

a. Battle of Pali Gaon

b. Battle of

c. Battle of

d. Battle of

26. Balaji Janardhan Bhav alais

a. Haripant Phadke

b. Nana padhnis

c. Bapuji Nayak

d. Bhawanrao Pratinidhi

27. which title the Mughal emperor bestowed on

a. Wazir

b. Mir Bakshi

c. Vakil-i-mutalik

d. Sendrak

28. when did Bajirao died

a. 1713

b. 1720

c. 1740

d. 1761

29. Peshwa Bajirao captured bassein from the

a. Mughals

b. Dutch

c. British

d. Portuguese

30. who was the last Peshwa of

a. Balaji Vishwanath

b. Bajirao 2

c. Balaji Bajirao

d. Bajirao

31. between whom the Treaty of Purandar 1776 made

a. Marathas and

b. Maratha and Nizam

c. marathas and Mughals

d. marathas and British

32. in the third battle of Panipat Maratha were defeated by

a. Mughals

b. rohilas

c. Britishers

d. Afghans

33. who led the Maratha that the third battle of Panipat

a. Bajirao 2

b. jaswantprao Holkar

c. mahadji Sindhia

d. sadashivrao Bhau

34. who among the following Maratha Peshwa followed the ideal of Hindu pad padshahi

a. Balaji Vishwanath

b. Bajirao 1

c. Madhavrao

d. Narayana Rao

35. who was called Chanakya of Maratha politics

a. mahadaji Shinde

b. Nana phadnis

c. Balaji Vishwanath

d. Bajirao 2

36. when did Narayanrao was appointed as Peshwa

a. 30 August 1773

b. 13 December 1772

c. 16 August 1773

d. 13 August 1773

37. who had planned to kill Peshwa

a. raghunathrao

b. Sakharam Bapu

c. Haripant padhake

d. nana phadnis

38. Who declared raghunathrao guilty of Murder of narayanrao

a. Sakharam Bapu

b. ramshastri prabhune

c. nana phadnis

d. haripant Phadke

39. sakharam Bapu took the initiative in organising a counsel that later become famous as

a. Regency Council

b. barbhai council

c. ashtapradhan council

d. jurisdiction Council

40. after the death of Balaji Bajirao who ascended The Throne of Peshwa

a. Raghunath Rao

b. Sawai Madhavrao

c. madhavrao 1

d.

41. the nizam Army was defeated by Madhavrao in which battle in 1763

a. Battle of Karnataka

b. Battle of rakshasbhuvan

c. Battle of Dodhap

d. Battle of Malwa

42. who defeated Haider Ali on 5th March 1771 in Karnataka expedition

a. Gopal Rao Patwardhan

b. Govind Balla

c. trimbakrao pethe

d. SriRang Pratinidhi

43. between whom the battle of the Dhodap happened

a. raghunathrao and Madhavrao

b. raghunathrao and Britishers

c. Britishers and Madhav Rao

d. Holkar and Raghunath Rao

44. the secretariat of the Peshwa in was known as

a. ek-beriz daftar

b. Chalte Daftar

c. huzar Daftar

d. Khataunis

45. The Supervisor or official incharge of phad known as

a. khataunis

b. phadnis

c. karkuis

d. chitnis

46. during peshwa period each prant was under the supervision of

a. muzumdar

b. mamlatdar

c. vatandar

d. kamavisdar

47. A small prant was granted by an officer known as

a. kamavisdar

b. vatandar

c. muzumdar

d. mamlatdar

48. who ascended the Throne of Bahadur Shah 1

a. Azam Shah

b. Muhammad Kambakht

c. Shah Alam

d. Mohammed Akbar

49. which Mughal Subedar supported cause over Maratha Presidency

a. Zulfikar Khan

b. Nizam ul Mulk

c. wazir munyim khan

d. Hussain Ali

50. who was the senapati of Shahu Maharaj Empire

a. chandrasen Jadhav

b. Parshuram pant Pratinidhi

c. Yashwantrao Jadhav

d. khanderao dabade

51. shahu Maharaj own troops known as

a. Paga

b. huzurat

c.

d. sarkhel

52. who was the third great peshwa of the Maratha state

a.

b. Balaji Bajirao

c. raghunathrao

d. sadashivrao Bhau

53. when did Nana Sahib was appointed as the Peshwa

a. 25 June 1739

b. 25 June 1740

c. 25 february 1740

d. 25 August 1740

54. when did Balaji Bajirao was born

a. 12 December 1721

b. 12 december 1720

c. 12 January 1721

d. 12 march 1720

55. who occupied the Throne of after Jai Singh died in 1743

a. madhoSingh

b. Ishwar Singh

c. Kishan Singh

d. Man Singh

56. in which battle raghunathrao taken shelter under Britishers

a. Battle of rakshasbhuvan

b. Battle of the Dhodap

c. battle of Karnataka

d. Battle of Malwa

57. the plains of Panipat was not more fatal to the Maratha empire then the early and of excellent said by

a.

b. steward Garden

c. Grant duff

d. RC MajumdaC

58. which Treaty raghunathrao signed with British as on 6th March 1775 AD

a. Treaty of Surat

b. Treaty of Purandar

c. Treaty of the tale Gaon

d.

59. which Treaty was signed between East India company and Barbhai Council

a. Treaty of salbai

b. Treaty of Purandar

c. Treaty of the talegoan

d. Treaty of Surat

60. in 1736 siddhi saat was killed by home

a. Bajirao 1 and Balaji Nayak

b. Bajirao 1 and trimbakrao

c. chimaji appa and pilaji jadhav

d. chimaji Appa and udaji chavan

61. who invited bajirao 1 to save them from politics atrocities

a. Ganga Ji and Bapuji

b. Nayak Pratinidhi and Balaji Nayak

c. saykoji angre and Pilaji Jadhav

d. Siddhi and French

62. where did Portuguese give permission to the Maratha to build a factory

a. Thana

b. SalSatte

c.

d. Rajapur

63. who led of campaign

a. chimaji Appa

b. Bajirao 1

c. Venkat rao Ghorpade

d. Venkat Rao Joshi

64. Battle of fought between whom

a. Nizam and barbhai Council

b. Nizam and Britishers

c. Britishers & siddhi

d. Britishers & Barbhai Council

65. which battle fought between and Bajirao 2

a. Battle of talegoan

b. Battle of

c. Battle of wadgaon

d. Battle of wanvadi

66. which Treaty signed between Bajirao 2 and Lord Wellesley on 31st December 1802AD

a.

b. Treaty of Surat

c. Treaty of salbai

d. Treaty of Mysore

67. work of Sachiv

a. maintained diplomatic relations with other kingdoms

b. to look into all Royal correspondence

c. to lead Army battlefield

d. to give justice

68. who among the following Maratha chieftains helped the syed Brothers in dethroning the emperor Farooq Siyar

a. Balaji Vishwanath

b. Bajirao 1

c. raghunathrao

d. Rajaram

69. who was the Maratha chieftain who captured Lahore and broad Punjab under Maratha Supremacy for a short period

a. Vishwasrao

b. Balaji Vishwanath

c. sadashivrao

d. raghunathrao

70. what was paga in the Maratha administration

a. Independent soldiers

b. state-dependent Soldier

c. professional soldiers

d. soldiers of other company

71. who among the following was the first Peshwa of Shahu Maharaj

a. balaji Vishwanath

b. bajirao

c. Balaji Bajirao

d. Madhav Rao

72. when did Shahu Maharaj died

a. 4 January 1750

b. 16 December 1750

c. 16 December 1749

d. 16 December 1748

73. who was coronated after Shahu Maharaj

a. 2

b. Smabhaji 2

c. ramaraja

d. Shahu 2

74. who helped Umabai Dhabade agaianst nanasaheb for half of the share in the territory of

a. Bapuji Nayak

b. Raghuji Bhosale

c. Gaikwad family and tarabai

d. Shinde and Holkar

75. which Peshwa release ramraja from prison of tarabai

a. Balaji Bajirao

b. raghunathrao

c. Madhavrao 1

d. Sadashiv Rao Bhau

76. the standard unit of measurement of crop top

a. Bigha

b. kaul

c. Taraf

d. payali

77. the traditional landholders was known as

a. Kamavisadar

b. Malatdar

c. Mirasdar

d. Tarafdar

78. hereditary Army officers known as

a. Hawaldar

b. Mamlatdar

c. Dorakdars

d. Vatandars

79. the chief of the Navy was the Admiral known as

a.

b. Shiledar

c. saranjamdor

d. subhedar

80. the battle of Ajmhera fought between

a. Chimaji Appa and Giridhar Bahadur

b. chimaji Appa and DayaBahadur

c. Bajirao 1 and Daya Bahadur

d. Bajirao 1 and Girdhar Bahadur

81. which Mughal Emperor attack Chhatrasal

a. nizam-ul-mulk

b. Mohammad Khan bangesh

c. Hussian Ali

d. Giridhar Bahadur

82. in December 1730 with whom chimaji Appa concluded a Treaty

a. Sar Buland Khan

b. Muhammad Khan Bangash

c. nizam-ul-mulk

d. Daya bahadur

83. in which battle trimbakrao was killed

a. Battle of palkhed

b. Battle of Ajmera

c. Battle of the dhabhoi

d. battle of bundle Khand

84. where did a peace Treaty was signed between Bajirao and Nizam on 7th January 1738

a. doRoha Sarai

b. varangaon

c. Malawa

d.

85. which person King entered Delhi in 1739

a. Mirza afshar

b. nadirshah

c.

d. jakaria Khan Bahadur

86. when did Bajirao 1 died

a. 28 April 1740

b. 28 March 1740

c. 28 January 1739

d. 28 April 1739

87. Bajirao 1 a carlylean hero as a man of action said by

a. Stephen Gardon

b. jadunath Sarkar

c. Vipin Chandra

d. RC Majumdar

88. who had the most powerful Navy under his command during peshwaship of Nana Sahib

a. kanoji angre

b. Sekhoji Angre

c. Tulaji Angre

d. Malhar angre

89. from which foreign power nanasaheb took help the war against Tulaji Angre

a. Portuguese

b. French

c. Dutch

d. British

90. which French general help Nizam salabatjung Nizam against Maratha

a. Beniot De Boinge

b. M.Boit

c. M.Boron

d. De Bussy

91. battle of Godnadi was fought between

a. Nana Sahib and Salabatjung

b. De Bussy and Nana Sahib

c. nana Sahib and British

d. British and Nizam Salabtjung

92. who was SarSubedar of the prant in 1773 AD

a. Bapuji Gokhale

b. trimbakji dengle

c. Gangadhar Shastri

d. Trimbak Vinayak

93. which Treaty signed between Nana Sahib in Nizam on 6 February 1752

a. Treaty of Godnadi

b. Treaty of shingwa

c. Traeaty of Mysore

d. Treaty of kandesh

94. who was commannder of Mysore Army

a. Hyder Ali

b.

c. Ramdas

d. Abdullah ali

95. who was sent to the Karnataka expedition in December 1756

a. raghunathrao

b. sadashivrao bhau

c. nanasaheb

d. Madhavrao 1

96. who was the Afghan Chief in 1761

a. Nadir Shah

b. Mohammad Akbar

c. Ahmad Shah abdali

d. Najib Khan

97. this is mode of poetry competition which is secular to and its vogue has not died out even today

a. RS Majumdar

b. SR Sharma

c. Bipin Chandra

d. jadunath Sarkar

98. Hazari Karanej was the most famous fountain in which Maratha Fort

a. shaniwarwada

b. Vijaydurg

c. Basein Fort

d. Raigad

99. who among the following at the title of Sena Karte

a. Balaji Vishwanath

b. Shahu

c. Bajirao 1

d. Balaji Bajirao

100. death of on

a. 20 march 1707

b. 20 February 1707

c. 15 May 1707 d. 20 February 1709