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Q41. Shivaji started his public career at the age of
(A) 18
(B) 23
(C) 21
(D) 24
Answer: 18
Q42. The most powerful Peshwa was
(A) Balaji Baji Rao
(B) Baji Rao-I
(C) Madhava Rao
(D) Balaji Vishwanath
Answer: Baji Rao-I
Q43. The Brahmin minister of Sambhaji (Son and Successor of Shivaji) upon whom he invested the title of ‘Pinnacle of Poets’ was
(A) Kavi Bhusan
(B) Kavi Martanda
(C) Kavi Kalash
(D) Kavindra Acharya
Answer: Kavi Kalash
Q44. How many times Shivaji plundered Surat ?
(A) Four Times
(B) Once
(C) Twice
(D) Thrice
Answer: Twice
Q45. Under Shivaji each province was under a
(A) Viceroy
(B) Diwan
(C) Zamindar
(D) Governor
Answer: Viceroy
Q46. The Shivaji Festival was inaugurated in 1895 by
(A) Morley
(B) Hume
(C) Tilak
(D) Gokhale
Answer: Tilak
Q47. Mzal Khan who fought with Shivaji was the ruler of
(A) Mewar
(B) Bijapur
(C) Bengal
(D) Gujarat
Answer: Bijapur
Q48. Which one of the following was NOT introduced by Shivaji ?
(A) Sardeshmukhi
(B) Chauth
(C) Land-tax
(D) Pilgrim tax
Answer: Pilgrim tax
Q49. Tarabai, who conducted the affairs of the Maratha government from 1700 to 1707 AD, was the widow of the Maratha King
(A) Shambhaji
(B) Raja Ram
(C) Shivaji II
(D) Shivaji III
Answer: Raja Ram
Q50. Assertion (A) : Shivaji aimed at establishing Maratha rule in Delhi.
Reason (R) : Shivaji took the leadership of the Maratha resistance against the Mughals
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true
Answer: A is false but R is true