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Q1With reference to the later Maratha Confederacy, consider the following statements: 1. The Peshwa remained the leading authority at Pune, while major regional houses held substantial autonomy. 2. The Chhatrapati at Satara retained symbolic legitimacy. 3. The Confederacy was a formal constitutional federation in which the Peshwa always exercised direct command over the major houses. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Confederacy combined Peshwa leadership with powerful semi-autonomous houses, while the Satara Chhatrapati supplied symbolic legitimacy. It was a shifting political arrangement, not a formal federation, and the Peshwa did not always command the major houses directly.
Q2With reference to the Maratha military system, consider the following statements: 1. Hill forts controlled routes, stored grain and treasure, and forced enemies into long sieges. 2. Ganimi kava was planned asymmetrical warfare based on speed, surprise, terrain knowledge and intelligence. 3. Maratha naval strategy primarily aimed at global blue-water dominance. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Forts and mobility formed the core of the military system, while ganimi kava used planned asymmetry rather than random raiding. Maratha naval strategy was mainly littoral, focused on the Konkan and western coast, not global blue-water dominance.
Q3Consider the following statements regarding Maratha revenue claims: 1. Chauth was generally a one-fourth revenue claim, often levied from areas outside direct Maratha rule. 2. Collection of chauth by itself necessarily established full Maratha administrative control over the territory. Which one of the following is correct?
Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect. Chauth was a revenue and protection claim, usually about one-fourth of assessed revenue. Direct rule additionally required officers, forts, institutions and records; payment of chauth did not automatically amount to annexation or full administration.
Q4Match List I with List II: List I (Settlement/Event) A. Treaty of Purandar B. Treaty of Salbai C. Treaty of Bassein D. Third Anglo-Maratha War List II (Associated outcome) 1. The Peshwa accepted a subsidiary alliance 2. The First Anglo-Maratha War ended 3. Shivaji surrendered several forts under Mughal pressure 4. Peshwa power finally ended Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option C gives the correct matching. Purandar compelled Shivaji to surrender several forts; Salbai ended the First Anglo-Maratha War; at Bassein the Peshwa accepted a subsidiary alliance; and the Third Anglo-Maratha War ended Peshwa power.
Q5Arrange the following events in chronological order, from earliest to latest: A. Shivaji's encounter with Afzal Khan at Pratapgad B. Treaty of Purandar with Jai Singh C. Shivaji's escape from Mughal containment at Agra D. Shivaji's coronation at Raigad Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option D is correct: the Pratapgad encounter occurred in 1659, the Treaty of Purandar in 1665, the Agra escape in 1666, and the Raigad coronation in 1674. The sequence traces the movement from regional consolidation through a negotiated setback to a formal claim of sovereignty.
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6With reference to the constitutional distribution of responsibility for monuments and archaeological sites, consider the following statements: 1. Union List Entry 67 covers ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites declared by or under a law made by Parliament to be of national importance. 2. State List Entry 12 covers other State-controlled monuments, excluding those under Union List Entry 67. 3. Concurrent List Entry 40 covers archaeological sites and remains other than those under Union List Entry 67. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Arrange the following events in chronological order, from earliest to latest: A. Treaty of Salbai ended the First Anglo-Maratha War B. Treaty of Bassein tied the Peshwa to a subsidiary alliance C. Second Anglo-Maratha War weakened Scindia and Bhonsle D. Third Anglo-Maratha War ended Peshwa power Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Consider the following statements about Maratha power after the Third Battle of Panipat: 1. The defeat of 1761 brought an immediate and final end to Maratha power. 2. Madhavrao I restored administrative discipline and military confidence, while Mahadji Scindia restored Maratha influence in north India. Which one of the following is correct?
9Match List I with List II: List I (Source type) A. Bakhars B. Persian chronicles and Mughal records C. European factory records D. Later nationalist writing List II (Relevant use or caution) 1. Useful for trade, ports, arms, diplomacy and coastal politics, but shaped by commercial interests 2. Turned Shivaji into a symbol of self-rule and resistance, but belongs to later memory 3. Valuable Marathi narratives that may contain praise, political positioning and later interpolation 4. Present an imperial view that may underplay Maratha legitimacy or exaggerate disorder Select the correct answer using the code given below.