Multiple Choice Question Answers for Chapter 3- The Rise of Marathas Class 8 subject Social Science
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Multiple
Choice Questions:
1. Who is
considered the founder of the Maratha state?
a) Bajirao I
b) Shivaji
Maharaj
c) Mahadji Shinde
d) Kanhoji
Angre
Ans: b)
Shivaji Maharaj
2. In which
year was Shivaji crowned as Chhatrapati at Raigad?
a) 1645
b) 1659
c) 1674
d) 1680
Ans: c)
1674
3. The
Marathas primarily used which military strategy?
a) Siege warfare
b) Guerrilla warfare
c) Trench warfare
d) Naval blockade
Ans: b)
Guerrilla warfare
4. Which fort
was built by Shivaji to control the Konkan coast?
a) Raigad
b) Sindhudurg
c) Pratapgad
d) Gingee
Ans: b)
Sindhudurg
5. Who
defeated Afzal
Khan at Pratapgad in 1659?
a) Bajirao I
b) Shivaji Maharaj
c) Sambhaji
d) Mahadji Shinde
Ans: b)
Shivaji Maharaj
6. Who was the
famous Maratha naval commander?
a) Tarabai
b) Kanhoji Angre
c) Nana Phadnavis
d) Baji Rao II
Ans: b)
Kanhoji Angre
7. Which
Maratha ruler rebuilt temples like Kashi Vishwanath and Somnath?
a) Shivaji
b) Tarabai
c) Ahilyabai
Holkar
d) Mahadji Shinde
Ans: c)
Ahilyabai Holkar
8. Which city
became the capital of Shivaji’s kingdom?
a) Pune
b) Raigad
c) Kolhapur
d) Satara
Ans: b)
Raigad
9. What does
the Ādnyāpatra describe
as the “core of the state”?
a) Army
b) Trade
c) Forts
d) Navy
Ans: c)
Forts
10. Who among
the following was a woman leader who opposed the Mughals?
a) Jijabai
b) Tarabai
c) Ahilyabai Holkar
d) Rani Durgavati
Ans: b)
Tarabai
11. Which
European power did Kanhoji Angre mainly fight?
a) Portuguese
b) French
c) Dutch
d) British
Ans: d)
British
12. The Third Battle of
Panipat (1761) was fought between:
a) Marathas and Mughals
b) Marathas and Afghans (Ahmad Shah Abdali)
c) Marathas and British
d) Marathas and Portuguese
Ans: b)
Marathas and Afghans
13. Who was
Shivaji’s spiritual guide?
a) Dnyaneshwar
b) Ramdas Swami
c) Tukaram
d) Namdev
Ans: b)
Ramdas Swami
14. Which
administrative system did Shivaji introduce for revenue collection?
a) Ryotwari
b) Chauth and Sardeshmukhi
c) Mahalwari
d) Zamindari
Ans: b)
Chauth and Sardeshmukhi
15. Who was
the Maratha leader during the First Anglo-Maratha War?
a) Madhavrao
b) Nana Phadnavis
c) Mahadji Shinde
d) Baji Rao II
Ans: c)
Mahadji Shinde
16. What was
the significance of forts for Marathas?
a) Trade centers
b) Religious places
c) Defence strongholds
d) Cultural hubs
Ans: c)
Defence strongholds
17. Who ruled
Malwa with justice and built many temples?
a) Ahilyabai Holkar
b) Tarabai
c) Jijabai
d) Gopikabai
Ans: a)
Ahilyabai Holkar
18. Which
Maratha leader was famous for rapid cavalry movements?
a) Shivaji
b) Bajirao I
c) Nana Phadnavis
d) Mahadji Shinde
Ans: b)
Bajirao I
19. The
Maratha Confederacy had its center at:
a) Pune
b) Delhi
c) Raigad
d) Baroda
Ans: a)
Pune
20. Which
foreign power finally defeated the Marathas in the 19th century?
a) Portuguese
b) French
c) British
d) Afghans
Ans: c)
British
21. Who among
the following is known as the “Lioness of the Marathas”?
a) Jijabai
b) Tarabai
c) Ahilyabai Holkar
d) Rani Durgavati
Ans: b)
Tarabai
22. The
Marathas collected which tax from neighboring states?
a) Jizya
b) Land revenue
c) Chauth
d) Octroi
Ans: c)
Chauth
23. Who
shifted the Maratha capital from Raigad to Satara?
a) Shivaji
b) Shahu
c) Sambhaji
d) Tarabai
Ans: b)
Shahu
24. Gingee
Fort was captured by the Marathas in which region?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerala
Ans: a)
Tamil Nadu
25. The battle
of Waginghera (1739) was fought between the Marathas and:
a) Nizam of Hyderabad
b) British
c) Portuguese
d) French
Ans: a)
Nizam of Hyderabad
26. Which
Maratha Peshwa signed the Treaty of Bassein with the British in 1802?
a) Bajirao I
b) Balaji Baji Rao
c) Baji Rao II
d) Madhavrao
Ans: c)
Baji Rao II
27. Shivaji
introduced Ashta Pradhan Mandal which was:
a) Eight ministers for administration
b) Eight forts
c) Eight commanders of the army
d) Eight revenue collectors
Ans: a)
Eight ministers for administration
28. Which
Maratha fort is called the “Gibraltar of the East”?
a) Raigad
b) Sindhudurg
c) Daulatabad
d) Gingee
Ans: b)
Sindhudurg
29. What was
the main reason for Maratha decline?
a) Weak forts
b) Internal rivalries and lack of unity
c) Lack of money
d) Natural calamities
Ans: b)
Internal rivalries and lack of unity
30. Who said,
“The British took India from the Marathas more than from the Mughals”?
a) James Mill
b) Edmund Burke
c) Mountstuart
Elphinstone
d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: c)
Mountstuart Elphinstone
Whether
True or False:
1.
Shivaji introduced the system of Chauth and Sardeshmukhi.
– True
2.
The Maratha navy was weak and never challenged Europeans.
– False
3.
Bajirao I never lost a battle in his lifetime. – True
4.
Tarabai successfully resisted Mughal invasions. – True
5.
The Marathas did not control Delhi at any time. – False
6.
Ahilyabai Holkar encouraged trade and weaving at
Maheshwar. – True
7.
Forts were less important for Maratha survival. – False
8.
The Third Battle of Panipat weakened Maratha power.
– True
9.
Shivaji’s administration was based only on revenue
collection. – False
10. The
British defeated the Marathas finally in 1818. – True
Fill
in the blanks:
1.
Shivaji was crowned as Chhatrapati at ______ in 1674.
– Raigad
2.
Afzal Khan was killed at the Battle of ______. – Pratapgad
3.
Kanhoji Angre was the chief of the Maratha ______.
– Navy
4.
Ahilyabai Holkar made ______ her capital. – Maheshwar
5.
The ______ Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761. – Third
6.
Shivaji introduced the council of eight ministers known
as ______. – Ashta Pradhan
Mandal
7.
The Marathas collected a tax called ______ from
neighboring states. – Chauth
8.
The Maratha capital was shifted from Raigad to ______.
– Satara
9.
______ Fort is called the “Gibraltar of the East.”
– Sindhudurg
10. The
British finally defeated the Marathas in the year ______. – 1818
Match
the Following:
1.
Shivaji –
(a) Builder of temples and ghats
2.
Tarabai –
(b) Founder of Maratha state
3.
Ahilyabai Holkar –
(c) Maratha naval chief
4.
Kanhoji Angre –
(d) Famous Peshwa and military leader
5.
Bajirao I –
(e) Opposed Mughals bravely
Answer: 1
→ b, 2 → e, 3 → a, 4 → c, 5 → d
Assertion–Reasoning
(3)
1.
Assertion (A): Shivaji built forts across the Sahyadri mountains.
Reason (R): Forts were the backbone of Maratha defence.
- a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
- b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
- c) A is true, R is false
- d) Both are false
Ans: a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
2.
Assertion (A): Bajirao I is considered the greatest Maratha general.
Reason (R): He introduced guerrilla warfare.
- a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
- b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
- c) A is true, R is false
- d) Both are false
Ans: b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
3.
Assertion (A): The Marathas could not stop the rise of British power.
Reason (R): They were united under one strong leader.
- a) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
- b) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
- c) A is true, R is false
- d) Both are false
Ans: c) A is true, R is false
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