Most Important General Knowledge GK Questions and Answers of Maratha Empire (Rise of Marathas) for SSC CGL Tier I, CHSL Tier I & other SSC Exams. Get all important facts related to the Maratha Empire.

1. Bajirao I (1720-1740 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
(A) Nanda (B) Peshwas ✔
(C) Haryanka (D) Maurya

2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674-1680 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
(A) Nanda (B) Haryanka
(C) Maurya (D) Maratha ✔

3. After the death of Rajaram in 1700 A.D., Marathas continued the war against the Mughals under his brave wife [SSC CPO SI 2010]
(A) Tarabai ✔ (B) Lakshmibai
(C) Ramabi (D) Jijabai

4. Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition : [SSC CGL 2011]
(A) The French (B) The Portuguese ✔
(C) The Dutch (D) The English

5. Baji Rao II (1796-1818 A.D.) Was the ruler of which dynasty?
(A) Nanda (B) Haryanka
(C) Maurya (D) Peshwas ✔

6. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was designed by :
(A) Frederick William Stevens ✔ (B) Santiago Calatrava
(C) Fazlur Rahman Khan (D) Frei Otto

7. Which among the following was the capital of Shivaji? [SSC Combined Metric Level 2000]
(A) Poona (B) Raigarh ✔
(C) Singhgarh (D) Panhala

8. How many times Shivaji plundered Surat? [SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi Police SI Exam] 21.06.2015 (Hand Sitting)
(A) Four Times (B) Once
(C) Thrice (D) Twice ✔

9. When did Shivaji was born?
(A) 1632 (B) 1627 ✔
(C) 1678 (D) 1634

10. Who was sent by Aurangzeb against Shivaji?
(A) Ratan Sing (B) Jai Sing ✔
(C) Man Sing (D) Arjun Sing

11. ‘Chauth’ was : [SSC Combined Metric Level 2000]
(A) A religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb (B) Toll tax imposed by Shivaji
(C) Irrigation tax charged by Akbar (D) Land tax: levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States ✔

12. Under the administration of Shivaji, “Peshwa” was referred to as : [SSC Combined Metric Level 2000]
(A) Minister of Religious Affairs (B) Minister of Defence
(C) Chief Minister ✔ (D) Minister of Justice

13. Where did Shivaji was Born?
(A) Shivaner ✔ (B) Bijapur
(C) Pune (D) Raighad

14. Who among the following was sent against Shivaji by the Bijapur Sultan?
(A) Afzal Khan ✔ (B) Muhammad Shah
(C) Feroz Shah (D) Jaising

15. The guerilla warfare was pioneered by : [SSC Combined Metric Level 2000]
(A) Aurangzeb (B) Akbar
(C) Shivaji ✔ (D) Balaji Rao

16. The most powerful Peshwa was : [SSC CGL 2014]
(A) Balaji Baji Rao (B) Baji Rao ✔
(C) Madhava Rao (D) Balaji Vishwanath

17. What was the title of Shivaji?
(A) Mahavira (B) Rajadhiraja
(C) Chhatrapati ✔ (D) Nayaka

18. Shivaji ceded the forts to the Mughals by the treaty of : [SSC Combined Metric Level 1999]
(A) Chittor (B) Pune
(C) Purandar ✔ (D) Torna

19. In which year, Shivaji was crowned as the Chhatrapati?
(A) 1608 (B) 1646
(C) 1674 ✔ (D) 1710

20. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680-1688 A.D.) was the ruler of which dynasty?
(A) Maratha ✔ (B) Nanda
(C) Haryanka (D) Maurya