Shivaji and the Marathas

Q. Aurangzeb sent , a Rajput general, to destroy Shivaji and annex Bijapur.

1. Raja Jai Singh
2. Shaista Khan
3. Afzal Khan
4. Sambhaji

Q. Choose the correct statement(s) about the capturing of forts by Shivaji.

1. Shivaji captured Kondana fort when he was eighteen.
2. Shivaji captured the fort of Torna in 1646.
3. Shivaji conquered and rebuilt the fort of Raigarh.
4. Shivaji could not capture the fort of Torna.

Q. Arrange the given forts chronologically, in ascending order of their capture by Shivaji.

1. Fort of Kondana
2. Fort of Torna
3. Fort of Raigarh
4. Fort of Purandar

Q. was the major port city of the Mughals on the Arabian Sea.

1. Surat
2. Chittagong
3. Hubli
4. Coromandel

Q. defeated the Rajput king, , who ruled over Delhi and Ajmer from 1165 to 1192.

1. Mahmud of Ghazni
2. Muhammed Ghori
3. Prithivaj Chauhan II
4. Ratanraj Singh

Q. Who gave Shahu Maharaj the title of 'Shahu'?

1. Aurangzeb
2. Shaista Khan
3. Raja Jai Singh
4. Jahangir

Q. When was Chandrarao More defeated and by whom?

1. Shivaji in 1656 CE
2. Aurangzeb in 1656 CE
3. Jahangir in 1656 CE
4. Akbar in 1656 CE

Q.

This title is not abolished by the state to promote equality

1. Khan Bahadur

2. Maharaja

3. Bharat Ratna

4. Rai Sahib

Q. How did Shivaji consolidate power and lead the expansion of the Maratha empire?

1. Shivaji captured Puranthar from the Sultans.
2. Shivaji conquered many forts in Poona.
3. Shivaji promised not to raid the Mughal territories.
4. Shivaji took control of his father's jagir after the latter's death.