Question

Match the following:
A. Peshwa 1. Gwalior
B. Goekwad 2. Baroda
C. Scindhia 3. Poona
D. Halkar 4. Nagpur
E. Bhonsale 5. Indore
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

• A. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 E-5
• B. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4 E-5
• C. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 E-5
• D. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-5 E-4

Answer 1

The correct option is D A-3 B-2 C-1 D-5 E-4

The Maratha Empire consisted of a confederacy of five big chief, namely, the Peshwas at Poona, the Goeakwad at Baroda, the Scindhia at Gwalior, the Holkars at Indor and the Bhonsle at Nagur, the Peshwa being the nominal head of the confederacy. But all of them were engaged in bitter fratricidal strife, blind to the real danger from the rapidly advancing foreigner.