Peshwas

Q. Who became the Peshwa after Balaji Baji Rao?

1. Narayana Rao
2. Balaji Vishwanath
3. Madhav Rao
4. Govind Rao

Q. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was _____.

1. a loose federation
2. a military state
3. a regency of Peshwa
4. a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)

Q. The second founder or pioneer of the Maratha kingdom was _______.

1. Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
2. Tarabai
3. Shahu
4. Peshwa Bajirao

Q. Who was the last Maratha Peshwa?

1. Balaji Baji Rao
2. Narayana Rao
3. Madhava Rao
4. Baji Rao II

Q. Who became the Peshwa after the death of Balaji Vishwanath?

1. Baji Rao I
2. Narayan Rao
3. Raghunatha Rao
4. Madhava Rao

Q. What were some of the changes introduced by Balaji Bajirao in the Maratha administration?

1. He disbanded the peasant warrior band.
2. He changed the capital from Pune to Satara.
3. Power was concentrated in the office of the Peshwa.
4. Soldiers were no longer allowed to retire or live away from forts.

Q. What was the period of Baji Rao as Maratha Peshwa?

1. 1730-1735 CE
2. 1749-1755 CE
3. 1720-1740 CE
4. 1730-1750 CE

Q. During whose period did the Maratha kingdom reach the highest mark of expansion.

1. Balaji Baji Rao
2. Baji Rao I
3. Balaji Vishwanath
4. Madhava Rao

Q.

The expansion in the Delhi Sultanate occurred during the reign of

1. Ghiyasuddin Balban

2. Alauddin Khalji

3. Muhammad Tughluq

4. All of the above

Q. What was the period of Balaji Vishwanath as Maratha Peshwa?

1. 1717-1743 CE
2. 1710-1723 CE
3. 1707-1734 CE
4. 1713-1720 CE

Q. Peshwa Balaji Bajirao changed the capital of the Maratha kingdom from Satara to Pune.

1. False
2. True

Q. How was the battle of Panipat fought in 1761?

Q. launched a major attack against the Mughals and the Nizam of Hyderabad.

1. Shahu Maharaj
2. Balaji Vishwanath
3. Bajirao
4. Sambhaji

Q. Who was the son of Sambhaji?

1. Shivaji
2. Balaji Rao
3. Shahu
4. Vishwanath

Q. During the later part of the 17th century, the was now a nominal head and the real power belonged to the .

1. Chhatrapati
2. Peshwa
3. Mazumdar
4. Patil

Q. Shivaji allocated portfolios to eight different kinds of ministers. However, the ministers of one of these categories became extremely powerful over time and became the de facto rulers while the Chhatrapati himself was reduced to a nominal ruler.

Which of the following kinds of ministers is being described in the passage above?

1. Peshwas
2. Deshmukhs
3. Mazumdars
4. Senapatis

Q. Peshwa Balaji Bajirao changed the capital of the Maratha kingdom from Satara to Pune.

1. True
2. False