MCQs-The Rise of the Marathas-Class 8-Social Science

 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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