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381.

Who among the Maratha Peshwa followed the ideal of Hindu Pad-Padshahi?

(a)Baji Rao I

(b)Balaji Vishwanath

(c)Narayana Rao

(d)Madhav Rao

Comment

Answer is: A

382.

The 'Huzur dafter' was

(a)The king's court at Satara

(b)The office of Nyayadhish

(c)The office of Nambardar

(d)The Peshwa's Secretariat at Pune

Comment

Answer is: D

383.

The Modi script was employed in the documents of the

(a)Wodeyars

(b)Zamorins

(c)Hoysalas

(d)Marathas

Comment

Answer is: D

384.

Which of the following was responsible for cutting down the allowance and imposing various kinds of restrictions on Sahu lI (1777-1808)?

(a)Peshwa Narayana Rao

(b)Peshwa Madhav Rao Narayan

(c)Peshwa Bajirao I

(d)Nana Phadnavis

Comment

Answer is: D

385.

In medieval India, during the reign of Shivaji, the role of the official called 'Chitnis' was to

(a)Be the in-charge of King's personal security guard

(b)Be the in-charge of intelligence/espionage activity

(c)Be the master of ceremonies in the royal court

(d)Be assisting the king with his correspondence

Comment

Answer is: D

386.

The member of Shivaji's Astha Pradhana who looked after foreign affairs was

(a)Peshwa

(b)Sachiv

(c)Pandit Rao

(d)Sumant

Comment

Answer is: D

387.

The Maratha Saint who exercised a profound influence on the minds of his countrymen and inspired them with ideals of social reform and national regeneration was

(a)Eknath

(b)Tukaram

(c)Samarth Ramdas

(d)Vaman Pandit

Comment

Answer is: C

388.

Mirza Raja Jai Singh, instead of completely annihilating Shivaji, concluded the Treaty of Purandhar with him, because

(a)Complete annihilation of the Marathas was impossible

(b)Raja Jai Singh was sympathetic to the Marathas

(c)Raja Jai Singh wanted to overthrow the Adil Shahi Sultan of Bijapur with the help of Shivaji

(d)The Mughal army was to be deployed for the conquest of Bijapur and Golconda

Comment

Answer is: C

389.

In what way did Sambhaji throw a challenge to Aurangzeb?

(a)By harassing Mughal armies

(b)By capturing Mughal forts

(c)By giving shelter to Aurangzeb's rebel son, Prince Akbar

(d)By extorting chauth and sardeshmukhi from newly acquired Mughal territories

Comment

Answer is: C

390.

The immediate objective of the 'Treaty of Purandhar' was to

(a)Remove the humiliation of defeat and keep Shivaji in good humouru

(b)Throw a bone of contention between Shivaji and the ruler of Bijapur

(c)Place Shivaji on a treacherous course

(d)Make him a tool in the hands of the Mughals

Comment

Answer is: B

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