MCQ Chapter 3 The Rise of the Marathas Class 8 Social Science CBSE Board Advertisement 1. Who were the Marathas primarily identified with?Their military strategiesThe Marathi languageTheir trade networksThe Bhakti movementQuestion 1 of 202. Which dynasty ruled most of Maharashtra during the 13th century?Khilji SultanateYadava dynastyMughal EmpireBijapur SultanateQuestion 2 of 203. What was the capital of the Yadava dynasty?PuneRaigadDevagiriSuratQuestion 3 of 204. Which sultanate overpowered the Yadava dynasty in the early 14th century?Tughlaq SultanateKhilji SultanateAdil Shahi SultanateMughal SultanateQuestion 4 of 205. What was the primary focus of the bhakti movement between the 7th and 17th centuries?Military conquestsDevotion to the divinePolitical organizationTrade expansionQuestion 5 of 206. Which Maratha saint translated the Upanishads into Marathi?TukaramNamdevDnyaneshwarRamdasQuestion 6 of 207. What was a jāgīr in the context of the Maratha period?A naval shipA piece of land given as a rewardA military tacticA type of taxQuestion 7 of 208. Who was Shivaji’s mother?TarabaiJijabaiAhilyabaiSambhajiQuestion 8 of 209. Where was Shivaji born?RaigadPunePratapgadGingeeQuestion 9 of 2010. At what age did Shivaji launch his first military campaigns?12162025Question 10 of 2011. What was Shivaji’s vision called?SwarājyaChauthSardeshmukhiRājyābhishekaQuestion 11 of 2012. Which sultanate sent Afzal Khan to confront Shivaji?Mughal SultanateBijapur SultanateGolconda SultanateKhilji SultanateQuestion 12 of 2013. Where did Shivaji kill Afzal Khan?Raigad FortPratapgad FortPurandar FortSindhudurg FortQuestion 13 of 2014. What weapon did Shivaji use to kill Afzal Khan?SwordLanceWagh nakhGunQuestion 14 of 2015. What was the term for Shivaji’s raid on Shaista Khan’s camp?Guerrilla warfareSurgical strikeNaval attackFort siegeQuestion 15 of 2016. Which Mughal city did Shivaji sack to gain enormous treasure?DelhiAgraSuratLahoreQuestion 16 of 2017. Who spared Mohandas Parekh’s house during the sacking of Surat?AurangzebShivajiJai SinghShaista KhanQuestion 17 of 2018. Where was Shivaji coronated in 1674?PuneRaigadPratapgadGingeeQuestion 18 of 2019. What was Shivaji’s formal title after his coronation?PeshwaChhatrapatiSenapatiAmatyaQuestion 19 of 2020. What was the name of Shivaji’s southern conquest?SwarājyaDakshina-digvijayaRājyābhishekaChauthQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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