1. | The member of Shivaji’s ‘Ashtapradhan’ who looked after foreign affairs was? |
A. Peshwa | |
B. Secretary | |
C. Pandit Rao | |
D. Sumant |
2. | Who gave the title of ‘Raja’ to Shivaji? |
A. The ruler of Bijapur | |
B. Ruler of ahmednagar | |
C. Aurangzeb | |
D. Maharaja Jaisingh |
3. | When did Shivaji get his coronation done by assuming the title of ‘Chhatrapati’? |
A. April, 1665 | |
B. June, 1675 | |
C. April, 1680 | |
D. June, 1674 |
4. | Which famous scholar of Kashi crowned Shivaji? |
A. Shri Vishweshwar Ji Gangabhatt | |
B. Guru Ramdas | |
C. Shri Vishwanath Sharma | |
D. None of these |
5. | What did Shivaji not do on the occasion of his coronation? |
A. Make your own seal | |
B. Started a new era | |
C. Took the title of ‘Kshatriyakulvatsma’ (ornament of the Kshatriya families) and ‘Haidavadharmadadharka’ (the savior of Hinduism) | |
D. Remove all taxes |
6. | Shivaji’s last military campaign was? |
A. Karnataka campaign | |
B. Salehr’s campaign | |
C. Campaign against the Siddis of Janjira | |
D. Kondana’s campaign |
7. | Who gave Shivaji the noun of ‘hill rat’ and ‘courageous dacoit’? |
A. Jaisingh | |
B. Afzal khan | |
C. Aurangzeb | |
D. None of these |
8. | In Shivaji’s Ramay was called ‘Ashtapradhan’- |
A. To the assembly of eight scholars | |
B. The eight bravest soldiers who were Shivaji’s bodyguards | |
C. To a council of eight ministers | |
D. Shivaji’s eight important advisors |
9. | Match List-I with List-II : List-I (Members of Ashtapradhan) A. Majumdar/Amatya B. Wakiyanvis/Pradhan C. Sumant/Dabir D. Shrunavis/Surnis/Secretary List-II (Earth) 1. Finance and Revenue Minister 2. Home Minister 3. Foreign Minister 4. Head Code of Royal Papers Department |
A. A → 1, B → 2, C → 3, D → 4 | |
B. A → 2, B → 1, C → 3, D → 4 | |
C. A → 1, B → 2, C → 4, D → 3 | |
D. A → 4, B → 3, C → 2, D → 1 |
10. | The meaning of ‘Sar-e-Navat’ was? |
A. Commander | |
B. Minister of religion | |
C. Foreign Minister | |
D. Home Minister |