Q11. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680-1688 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty ?

(A) Nanda
(B) Maratha
(C) Maurya
(D) Haryanka

Answer: Maratha

Q12. Bajirao-I (1720-1740 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty ?

(A) Peshwas
(B) Nanda
(C) Maurya
(D) Haryanka

Answer: Peshwas

Q13. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674-1680 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty ?

(A) Nanda
(B) Maratha
(C) Haryanka
(D) Maurya

Answer: Maratha

Q14. Baji Rao-II (1796-1818 A.D.) was the ruler of which dynasty ?

(A) Haryanka
(B) Nanda
(C) Peshwas
(D) Maurya

Answer: Peshwas

Q15. Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition

(A) The French
(B) The Portuguese
(C) The English
(D) The Dutch

Answer: The Portuguese

Q16. Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of

(A) Bijapur
(B) Mughals
(C) Both (a) and (b) above
(D) Bijapur, Golcunda and the Mughals

Answer: Both (a) and (b) above

Q17. What was the capital of Shivaji’s Kingdom ?

(A) Karwar
(B) Pune
(C) Purandhar
(D) Raigarh

Answer: Raigarh

Q18. ‘Chauth’ was

(A) A religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb
(B) Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States
(C) Toll tax imposed by Shivaji
(D) Irrigation tax charged by Akbar

Answer: Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States

Q19. The second founder of the Maratha Kingdom was

(A) Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
(B) Shahu
(C) Tarabai
(D) Peshwa Bajirao

Answer: Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath

Q20. The Mughal General, who decisively defeated Shivaji and forced him to conclude the Treaty of Purandar was

(A) Shaista Khan
(B) Mirza Raja Jai Singh
(C) Dilir Khan
(D) Prince Muazzam

Answer: Mirza Raja Jai Singh