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Q1. Who was the teacher and guardian of Shivaji?
(a) Dadaji Kondadev
(b) Kavi Kalash
(c) Jijabai
(d) Ramdas
S1.Ans.(a)
Sol.
- Shivaji’s teacher and guardian, Dadaji Kondadev, trained him in the art of horse riding, warfare and state administration.
Q2. How was the Prime Minister of Maratha kings known?
(a) Deshmukh
(b) Peshwa
(c) Panditrao
(d) Patil
S2.Ans.(b)
Sol.
- Pantpradhan / Peshwa Prime Minister
- Amatya / Mazumdar Finance Minister
- Shurunavis/Sacheev Secretary
Q3. Name the family priest of Shambhuji who influenced him in his day-to-day
administration.
(a) Shahu
(b) Anaji Datta
(c) Dadaji Kondadev
(d)Kavi Kalash
S3.Ans.(d)
Sol.
- Shambhuji was under the wicked influence of his family priest Kavi Kalash.
- Kavi Kalash was the caretaker of Shambhuji in Varanasi during Shivaji’s flight from Agra.
Q4. What was the backbone of Shivaji’s army in the beginning?
(a) Artillery
(b) Cavalry
(c) Infantry
(d)Elephantry
S4.Ans.(c)
Sol.
- Shivaji gave utmost attention to his army and training of its personnel.
- In the beginning, the backbone of his army was the infantry.
Q5. Who proclaimed wars and freed Malwa and Gujarat from Mughal domination?
(a) Balaji Vishwanath
(b) Bajirao
(c) Balaji Bajirao
(d) Shahu
S5.Ans.(b)
Sol.
- Bajirao proclaimed wars against Malwa and Gujarat and freed them from Mughal domination.
- Fill in the Blanks:
- The spread of the _________ movement in Maharashtra helped the Maratha people develop consciousness and oneness. (Bhakti)
- ___________ was the key official of revenue administration of Peshwa. (Kamavisdar)
- The imperial moment of the Marathas sadly ended at ____________ in 1761. (Panipat near Delhi)
- ______________was the foreign minister in the Ashtapradhan. (Sumant / Dubeer)
- Shambhuji succeeded Shivaji after a succession tussle with_____________. (Anaji Datto)
III.
Q6.Match the following:
- Shaji Bhonsle – 1.Mother of Shivaji
- Shambhuji – 2.General of Bijapur
- Shahu – 3.Shivaji’s father
- Jijabai – 4.Son of Shivaji
- Afzal khan – 5.Shivaji’s grandson
(a) 5 4 2 1 3
(b) 5 4 3 1 2
(c) 3 4 5 1 2
(d) 4 2 5 1 3
S6.Ans.(c)
Sol.
- Shahji Bhonsle (Shivaji’s father)
- Afzal Khan, a notable general of Bijapur.
- Shivaji, born in 1627, grew up under the care of his mother, Jijabai
- Shivaji’s grandson Shahu
- True or False:
- The rocky and mountainous terrain gave protection to the Marathas from invaders. (True)
- Hymns composed in Sanskrit by the Bhakti saints were sung by people of all castes and classes. (True)
- Shivaji captured Puranthar from the Mughals. (True)
- Deshmukhs held sway over rural regions and their control was over between twenty and hundred villages. (True)
- Abdali invaded ten times before finally marching on Delhi. (False)
- Consider the following statements. Tick (tick) the appropriate answer:
Q7. Assertion (A): Soldiers were to live in forts and towns far away from home
Reason (R): Maratha soldiers were not permitted to retire from battle fields each
year for the purpose of cultivating their land.
(a) R is correct explanation of A
(b) R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is Wrong and R is correct
(d) A and R are wrong
S7.Ans.(a)
Sol.
- Soldiers were to live in forts and towns far away from home
- Maratha soldiers were not permitted now to retire from battle fields each year for the purpose of cultivating their land.
Q8. Statement I : Judging from the ledgers of correspondence and account books,Peshwas were keen on accurate record- keeping.
Statement II: Artillery decided the battle at Panipat in 1761.
(a) I is correct
(b) II is correct
(c) I and II are correct
(d) I and II are false
S8.Ans.(c)
Sol.
- Judging from the ledgers of correspondence and account books, it is evident that the Peshwas were keen on accurate record keeping.
- Artillery decided the battle in January 1761.
- Find the odd one out
Shahji, Shivaji, Shambhuji, Shahu, Rahuji Bhonsle.
Q9. Find out the wrong pair
(a) Gaikwad – Baroda
(b) Peshwa – Nagpur
(c) Holkar – Indore
(d) Shinde – Gwalior
S9.Ans.(b)
Sol.
The Prominent Maratha families
- Gaikwad at Baroda
- Bhonsle at Nagpur
- Holkar at Indore
- Shinde or Scindhia at Gwalior
- Peshwa at Pune
Q10. Arrange the events in chronological order
- I) Shivaji became totally independent after the death of his guardian Kondadev.
- II) Emperor Shahu died when Balaji Bajirao was Peshwa.
III) Shivaji resumed his military raids after his father’s death and conquered Javali.
- IV) Balaji Vishwanath became Peshwa.
(a) IV II III I
(b) III II IV I
(c) II III IV I
(d) I III IV II
S10.Ans.(d)
Sol.
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