Marathas

Q. Powerful warrior families that helped Shivaji establish his kingdom were known as ________.

1. Deshmukhs
2. Kunbis
3. Peshwas
4. Dal Khalsa

Q. The 18th century saw significant changes in the boundaries of the Mughal empire. Account for the reasons that led to these changes.

1. Mughal empire saw the emergence of independent kingdoms.
2. The British conquered territories in eastern India in 1765.
3. The British conquered territories in western India in 1765.
4. New political groups emerged after Aurangzeb's death in 1707.

Q. Discuss the outcomes of the Battle of Buxar.

Q. ___________were the taxes charged by the Marathas in their territories.

1. Chauth and income tax
2. Sardeshmukhi and income tax
3. Income trade and trade tax
4. Chauth and Sardeshmukhi

Q. Choose the correct statement(s) about the emergence of new states after the decline of Mughal emperors' authority.

1. Subadars consolidated power in different regions.
2. Three overlapping groups of new states emerged.
3. Mughal empire fragmented into different states in the seventeenth century.
4. Mughal empire fragmented into different states in the eighteenth century.

Q. What do you know about the Palayakarars? Name some of them.

Q. Choose the right statement(s).

1. Agriculture and trade revived under the Marathas.
2. After victory, the Marathas took local conditions into account while collecting revenue.
3. The Maratha rule did not curb the growth of regions under them.
4. The Maratha rule curbed the growth of regions under them.