Pehswa Madhavrao

Q. After the Third Battle of Panipat, Madhavrao re-established Maratha rule in the North and restored Emperor _____ to the throne of Delhi under his own protection.

1. Shah Alam
2. Abdali
3. Hyder Ali
4. Tipu

Q. When Hyder Ali was defeated at Moti Talav, he agreed to ______.

1. cede Mysore to the Marathas
2. fight against the Mughals alonside the Marathas
3. fight the Afghans along side the Mughals and the Marathas
4. cede the region north of the Tungabhadra river

Q. Peshwa Madhavrao was the son of .

1. Vishwasrao
2. Sadashivrao
3. Nanasaheb
4. Balaji Vishwanath

Q. When Hyder Ali attacked the Maratha territory in Karnataka, he was defeated in a battle at _____.

1. Panipat
2. Attock
3. Moti Talav
4. Delhi

Q. Hyder Ali died in _____ CE and his son Tipu became the Sultan of Mysore.

1. 1678
2. 1782
3. 1820
4. 1716

Q. After the death of Peshwa Nanasaheb, his son _____ succeeded him to the office of the Peshwa.

1. Sadashivraobhau
2. Madhavrao
3. Vishwasrao
4. Bajirao

Q. Among the following rulers, who was defeated by the Marathas in a battle in Moti Talav, near Srirangapattan?

1. Shah Alam
2. Hyder Ali
3. Bajirao
4. Abdali

Q. Who among the following Marathas sought shelter with the British leading to a war between the Marathas and the British?

1. Bajirao
2. Madhavrao
3. Narayanrao
4. Raghunathrao

Q. _____ was one of the judges who emerged during the reign of Peshwa Madhavrao.

1. Nana Phadnavis
2. Shah Alam
3. Shahu Maharaj
4. Ramshastri Prabhune

Q. Hyder Ali's son Tipu ruled for approximately _____ years before dying in a battle against the British.

1. 10
2. 20
3. 23
4. 17

Q. Hyder Ali was kept at bay by _____ after the death of Peshwa Nanasaheb.

1. Shah Alam
2. Madhavrao
3. Najib Khan
4. Shahu Maharaj

Q. Peshwa Madhavrao died in _____ CE.

1. 1772
2. 1767
3. 1857
4. 1882

Q. Who among the following groups of people, whose ancestor had defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat, sent a messenger to Pune to establish cordial relations with the Marathas?

1. Shah Alam's descendants
2. Abdali's descendants
3. Najibkhan's descendants
4. Raghunathrao's descendants

Q. When did the Battle of Palkhed take place?

1. 1736
2. 1732
3. 1730
4. 1728

Q. Whom among the following Peshwas was instrumental in the digging of wells in Pune, in starting artillery and ammunition factories, and establish a mint to make coins?

1. Bajirao
2. Madhavrao
3. Narayanrao
4. Vishwasrao

Q. Match the following battlefields with the incharges of army that lost the battle.

1. Sadashivrao
2. Nizam
3. Hyder Ali

Q. The Nawab ordered both the _________ and _________ companies not quarrel and not to break the peace of the country.

1. English, French
2. French, Russia
3. Russia, English
4. None of the above