14000+ MCQs Medieval History (The Maratha Empire and Confederatory)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 16/03/2026
1. The Britisher present at the coronation of Shivaji was
2. Which among the following were the officers in Ashtapradhan during Shivaji’s reign?
I. Mazumdar (Amatya / Finance Minister) II. Dabir (Sumant / Foreign Minister) III. Waqia - Navis (Mantri / Records Keeper) IV. Shuru-navis (Sachiv / Correspondent) Which among the above given options is/are correct?
3. Which of the following pairs is associated with the taxation system of the Marathas?
4. Name the Historian who witnessed the Third Battle of Panipat?
5. Match the following (Anglo-Maratha Treaties) with their Year.
| List I (Treaty) | List II (Year) |
| A. Treaty of Surat | 1. 1775 |
| B. Treaty of Purandar | 2. 1776 |
| C. Treaty of Wadgaon (Wadgaon Convention) | 3. 1779 |
| D. Treaty of Salbai | 4. 1782 |
6. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Marathas were defeated by
7. Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunitions.
8. What is the chronological sequence of following Peshwas?
I. Balaji Vishwanath
II. Balaji Baji Rao
III. Baji Rao I
IV. Narayan Rao
V. Madhav Rao
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
9. Where was the capital of Shivaji?
10. Name the priest who presided the coronation of Shivaji.
11. Referring to Shivaji who wrote ‘‘He made it a rule that his follower do not harm the mosques, the book of God or anyone’s women’’?
12. The main organisers of Maratha’s artillery was
13. Match the following military officials (Maratha Army Hierarchy).
| List I (Military Official) | List II (Rank/Role) |
| A. Sar-i-Naubat | 1. Incharge of the army (Commander-in-Chief of Cavalry) |
| B. Paik | 2. Head at the Nine-member unit of Infantry |
| C. Havaldar | 3. Foot soldier |
| D. Jamladar (Jumledar) | 4. Head of five Naiks |
| E. Naik | 5. Head of two to three havaldars |
14. Who was Governor-General of India during the Second Anglo-Mysore War?
15. The large contingent under Afzal Khan to repress Shivaji was sent by the ruler of
16. The Maratha claim of revenue for protection is known by what name?
17. The First Anglo-Maratha War was fought between
18. After the death of Shivaji, there was a fight for succession between
19. The Maratha claim of revenue for protection is known by what name?
20. Between whom was the Treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made?
21. Match the following terms of Maratha Dominion (Revenue/Land System).
| List I (Term) | List II (Meaning) |
| A. Kathi | 1. Those with hereditary right in land |
| B. Patel and Patil | 2. Unit of measurement of land |
| C. Mirasdars | 3. Collected land revenue in the villages |
22. Maratha tactics of Guerilla Warfare were borrowed from
23. The Second Anglo-Mysore War was fought between
24. The famous Battle of Koregaon was part of which among the following wars?
25. At the time of Aurangzeb’s death (1707 AD), the Maratha leadership was in the hands of
26. Modi script was employed in the documents of the
27. Which Maratha leader changed the character of the Maratha state from a Kingdom of Marathas into the Empire expanding in the North?
28. In Shivaji’s administrative system, what was the duty of Wakia Nawis?
29. Balaji Vishwanath was made first Peshwa of the Maratha Empire during the reign of
30. Which among the following statement about Shivaji is not correct?
31. ‘‘Two pearls have been dissolved, 27 gold coins have been lost and of silver and copper the total cannot be cast up.’’ This was the encrypted message referring to the defeat of Indian power. The Indian power was in the hand of:
32. Match the following (Ashta Pradhan - Council of Eight Ministers).
| List I (Designation) | List II (Work/Function) |
| A. Peshwa (Mukhya Pradhan) | 1. General Administration (Prime Minister) |
| B. Amatya (Mazumdar) | 2. Accounts of the Empire |
| C. Sachiv (Surunavis) | 3. Internal Affairs and correspondence |
| D. Sumant (Dabir) | 4. Foreign Affairs |
33. Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers
34. Upari refers to which one of the following?
36. The first raid of Surat under the leadership of Shivaji happened in
37. Which is / are correct reasons for the rise of Marathas?
38. In medieval India, during the reign of Shivaji, the role of the official called 'Chitnis' was to
39. Shivaji defeated the Mughals in the battle of
40. The Mughal General who forced Shivaji to sign the Treaty of Purandhar in 1665 was
41. Among which of the following was the Treaty of Warna, 1731 AD signed?
42. What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat?
43. Shahji obtained the Jagirdari of Poona from
44. Who among the following took over the Maratha empire as its third Chhatrapati after Sambhaji?
45. Who among the following ministers, in the eight-member council (Ashtapradhan) of Shivaji, held the charge of finance?
46. After the death of Sambhaji, his infant son Shivaji II became the ruler of Maratha Empire, who served him as regent?
47. Among the surrendered forts to Mughal under the Treaty of Purandar, which fort was not recaptured by the Shivaji?
48. In the Maratha Cavalry, the lowest unit of twenty-five horse soldiers was under which one of the following?
49. The first military campaign of Shivaji was against
50. Where was Shivaji formally crowned as Chhatrapati?
