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• Mzal Khan who fought with Shivaji was the ruler of
  ক

  Bijapur

  খ

  Mewar

  গ

  Gujarat

  ঘ

  Bengal
• Which one of the following was NOT introduced by Shivaji?
  ক

  Land-tax

  খ

  Chauth

  গ

  Sardeshmukhi

  ঘ

  Pilgrim tax
• The Shivaji Festival was inaugurated in 1895 by
  ক

  Hume

  খ

  Morley

  গ

  Tilak

  ঘ

  Gokhale
• Under Shivaji each province was under a
  ক

  Viceroy

  খ

  Governor

  গ

  Diwan

  ঘ

  Zamindar
• Shivaji's administration owed its origin to the principles laid down by
  ক

  Kautilya

  খ

  Sher Shah

  গ

  Akbar

  ঘ

  Adi Granth
• How many times Shivaji plundered Surat?
  ক

  Four Times

  খ

  Once

  গ

  Thrice

  ঘ

  Twice
• The Brahmin minister of Sambhaji (Son and Successor of Shivaji) upon whom he invested the title of 'Pinnacle of Poets' was
  ক

  Kavi Kalash

  খ

  Kavindra Acharya

  গ

  Kavi Bhusan

  ঘ

  Kavi Martanda
• Tarabai, who conducted the affairs of the Maratha government from 1700 to 1707 AD, was the widow of the Maratha King
  ক

  Shambhaji

  খ

  Shivaji II

  গ

  Raja Ram

  ঘ

  Shivaji III
• The most powerful Peshwa was
  ক

  Balaji Baji Rao

  খ

  Baji Rao-I

  গ

  Madhava Rao

  ঘ

  Balaji Vishwanath
• Shivaji started his public career at the age of
  ক

  18

  খ

  21

  গ

  23

  ঘ

  24
• Shivaji attacked Shaista Khan in the night at
  ক

  Agra

  খ

  Konkan

  গ

  Bijapur

  ঘ

  Poona
• The guerilla warfare was pioneered by
  ক

  Aurangzeb

  খ

  Akbar

  গ

  Shivaji

  ঘ

  Balaji Rao
• Assertion (A): Shivaji aimed at establishing Maratha rule in Delhi. <br>Reason (R): Shivaji took the leadership of the Maratha resistance against the Mughals.
  ক

  Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

  খ

  Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

  গ

  A is true but R is false

  ঘ

  A is false but R is true
• Under the administration of Shivaji, "Peshwa" was referred to as
  ক

  Minister of Religious Affairs

  খ

  Minister of Defence

  গ

  Chief Minister

  ঘ

  Minister of Justice
• The Administrative Council of Shivaji was known as
  ক

  Parishad

  খ

  Mantriparishad

  গ

  Ashtapradhan

  ঘ

  Rajyaparishad
• Shivaji ceded the forts to the Mughals by the treaty of
  ক

  Chittor

  খ

  Pune

  গ

  Purandar

  ঘ

  Torna
• The liberal religion preached by the saints of Maharashtra and rigidly followed by Shivaji is known as
  ক

  Desh Dharma

  খ

  Maharashtra Dharma

  গ

  Rashtra Dharma

  ঘ

  Hindu Dharma
• On behalf of Aurangzeb Shivaji attacked
  ক

  Gujarat

  খ

  Konkan

  গ

  Surat

  ঘ

  Poena
• After his coronation Shivaji assumed the title of
  ক

  Maharaja

  খ

  Peshwa

  গ

  Chhatrapati

  ঘ

  Samrat
• Which among the following was the capital of Shivaji?
  ক

  Poona

  খ

  Raigarh

  গ

  Singhgarh

  ঘ

  Panhala
• The Maratha dominion of Shivaji was known as
  ক

  Swaraj

  খ

  Mulk-i-qadim

  গ

  Maharajya

  ঘ

  Maratha Rastra
• With the help of Baghnuk (Tiger-claws) Shivaji killed
  ক

  Afzal khan

  খ

  Shayista khan

  গ

  Muhamad Khan

  ঘ

  Aurangzeb
• The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was
  ক

  a loose federation

  খ

  a military State

  গ

  a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)

  ঘ

  a regency of the Peshwa
• The Marathas first served the rulers of
  ক

  Muhammadan kingdoms of the south

  খ

  Mughal empire

  গ

  Vijayanagar

  ঘ

  Afghanistan
• Which of the following are true about Shivaji?<br>I. He was a disciple of Ramdas Samarth.<br>II. He levied Chauth and Sardeshmukhi.<br>III. He became the Peshwa
  ক

  I, II and III

  খ

  II and III

  গ

  I and II

  ঘ

  III and I
• The estate of Shivaji's father was
  ক

  Konkan

  খ

  Poona

  গ

  Torna

  ঘ

  Rajgarh
• Sambaji plundered the Mughal territories in
  ক

  Deccan

  খ

  Gujarat

  গ

  Punjab

  ঘ

  Bengal
• After the death of Rajaram in 1700A.D., Marathas continued the war against the Mughals under his brave wife
  ক

  Tarabai

  খ

  Lakshmibai

  গ

  Ramabi

  ঘ

  Jijabai
• Shivaji crowned himself as King in the year
  ক

  1664

  খ

  1674

  গ

  1670

  ঘ

  1660
• In his early days Shivaji moved with
  ক

  Jat leaders

  খ

  Mawali leaders

  গ

  Santhals

  ঘ

  Bhils