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  1. Which is/are correct about Shivaji’s ministers? 1. Panditrao had no army command. 2. Sachiv was also called Surnavis. 3. Mantri looked after intelligence.
    1. 1 only
    2. 1 and 2 only
    3. 2 and 3 only
    4. 1, 2 and 3
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    Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3

    All three are correct.

  2. Who streamlined Maratha administration after Sambhaji? (IAS 2000)
    1. Rajaram
    2. Balaji Vishwanath
    3. Ganga Bai
    4. Nanaji Deshmukh
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    Answer: (B) Balaji Vishwanath

    As Peshwa he restored central control under Shahu.

  3. Which member of the Ashtapradhan handled foreign affairs? (IAS 1998)
    1. Peshwa
    2. Sachiv
    3. Panditrao
    4. Sumant
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    Answer: (D) Sumant

    The Sumant (Dabir) also managed royal ceremonies.

  4. Shivaji built Rajgad, his first capital, near which fort that he had captured?
    1. Torna
    2. Janjira
    3. Supa
    4. Purandar
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    Answer: (A) Torna

    Torna fell in 1646; Rajgad rose on a nearby hill.

  5. How did Sambhaji directly challenge Aurangzeb?
    1. By harassing Mughal armies
    2. By capturing Mughal forts
    3. By sheltering Aurangzeb’s rebel son, Prince Akbar
    4. By collecting chauth from new Mughal lands
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    Answer: (C) By sheltering Aurangzeb’s rebel son, Prince Akbar

    Prince Akbar fled to Sambhaji in 1681.

  6. What did the Mughals immediately want from the Treaty of Purandar?
    1. remove the shame of defeat and please Shivaji
    2. set Shivaji and Bijapur against each other
    3. put Shivaji on a path of treachery
    4. make him a Mughal tool
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    Answer: (B) set Shivaji and Bijapur against each other

    His new lands were to be won from Bijapur.

  7. Which was NOT one of Shivaji’s legendary daring feats?
    1. Killing Afzal Khan (1659)
    2. The night raid on Shaista Khan (1663)
    3. His military moves against Jai Singh at Purandar (1665)
    4. His escape from Agra (1666)
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    Answer: (C) His military moves against Jai Singh at Purandar (1665)

    At Purandar he was besieged and had to make terms.

  8. Consider: 1. Sabhasad’s biography of Shivaji is a bakhar. 2. Watandars were the local hereditary elements. 3. The lowest unit was the prant. Which are correct?
    1. 1 and 2
    2. 1 and 3
    3. 3 only
    4. All three
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    Answer: (A) 1 and 2

    The village, not the prant, was the lowest unit.

  9. Under Shivaji, the chitnis —
    1. led the king’s bodyguard
    2. ran espionage
    3. was master of ceremonies
    4. assisted the king with correspondence
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    Answer: (D) assisted the king with correspondence

    The Sachiv (Surnavis) headed royal correspondence.

  10. At Aurangzeb’s death (1707), Maratha leadership was in the hands of — (UPPCS 2012)
    1. Sambhaji
    2. Rajaram
    3. Jijabai
    4. Tarabai
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    Answer: (D) Tarabai

    She was regent for her son Shivaji II.

  1. Who cut the allowance of Chhatrapati Shahu II (1777–1808) and restricted him?
    1. Peshwa Narayan Rao
    2. Peshwa Sawai Madhav Rao
    3. Peshwa Baji Rao II
    4. Nana Fadnavis
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    Answer: (D) Nana Fadnavis

    Nana Fadnavis controlled affairs at Pune.

  2. Who is called the "Chanakya of Maratha politics"?
    1. Baji Rao II
    2. Balaji Vishwanath
    3. Nana Fadnavis
    4. Mahadji Shinde
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    Answer: (C) Nana Fadnavis

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  3. In which battle did Shivaji’s forces beat the Mughals? (UPPCS 2005)
    1. Purandar
    2. Raigad
    3. Salher
    4. Shivneri
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    Answer: (C) Salher

    Salher, 1672.

  4. Bassein was taken from the Portuguese in 1739 by —
    1. Balaji Vishwanath
    2. Chimaji Appa
    3. Kanhoji Angre
    4. Sadashiv Rao Bhau
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    Answer: (B) Chimaji Appa

    Chimaji Appa was Baji Rao I’s brother.

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