Shivaji

Q. Where did Shivaji celebrate his coronation?

1. Rajgarh
2. Purandhar
3. Surat
4. Torana

Q. Shivaji was born in 1627 CE to Shahji Bhonsle and Jijabai, in Shivaneri Durga, near .

1. Pune
2. Bengal
3. Delhi
4. Agra

Q. Chatrapati Shivaji founded the Maratha Kingdom by annexing the territories of ___.

1. Mughals
2. Both A and B
3. Golconda
4. Bijapur

Q. When did the great famine occur in Maharashtra?

1. 1610 CE
2. 1630 CE
3. 1640 CE
4. 1620 CE

Q. Who established Swaraj in Maharashtra?

1. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
2. Shahajiraje
3. Veermata Jijabai
4. All of the above

Q. Who were the Peshwas?

1. Military commanders
2. Prime ministers
3. Kings
4. Tax collectors

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.

Q. Mavali foot soldiers helped Shivaji capture the Fort of from the Mughals.

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

Q. Where was Chhatrapati Shivaji born?

1. Shivner
2. Rajgadh
3. Sinhgad
4. Purandar

Q. After Shivaji attacked and captured this territory in 1664, Aurangzeb ordered Raja Jai Singh to destroy Shivaji. Identify this territory.

1. Ahmednagar
2. Bijapur
3. Surat
4. Agra

Q. Shivaji started his conquests in 1646 CE by conquering ___.

1. Purandhar
2. Rajgad
3. Tanjore
4. Torna

Q. Shivaji started his conquests at the age of ___.

1. 18
2. 22
3. 16
4. 24

Q. Shambuji was the successor of ___.

1. Shahu
2. Shivaji
3. Shaji Bhonsle
4. Dadaji

Q. Muhammad Ghuri annexed the _____ region of the Indian subcontinent.

1. North-Eastern
2. South-Eastern
3. South-Western
4. North-Western

Q. Shivaji sacked ___ for a large bounty.

1. Calicut
2. Surat
3. Bijapur
4. Poona

Q. Afzal Khan was an important general of Ahmednagar.

1. True
2. False

Q. When was Shivaji born?

1. 1678 CE
2. 1627 CE
3. 1632 CE
4. 1634 CE

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. Which of the following places were captured by Shivaji?

1. Rajgarh
2. Purandhar
3. Torna
4. All of the above

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

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

Q. Mavali foot soldiers helped Shivaji capture the Fort of from the Mughals.

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

Q. The most devastating famine that occurred in India was the famine of Bengal in the year _______.

1. 1960
2. 1950
3. 1990
4. 1943
5. None of these

Q. Shivaji learnt state administration from his guardian and teacher Dadaji Kondadev.

1. True
2. False

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. Identify the type of disaster.

Q. Shivaji conquered Javali in 1656 CE by defeating the Maratha chief, Chandrarao More.

1. True
2. False