Modern India 6 - Decline of Marathas

Question 0

With whose assistance did Shahuji rule

Answer 0

Balaji Vishwanath

Question 1

Who was the Chatrapathi of the Marathas?

Answer 1

Shahuji Bhonsle

Question 2

Who was Balaji Vishwanath

Answer 2

Balaji Vishwanath was basically an accountant who by virtue of his good nature was made the Peshwa

Question 3

What honour was bestowed upon Balaji Vishwanath by Shahuji

Answer 3

He was not only made the Peshwa but his family was also conferred upon the hereditary rights of the post

Question 4

Balaji Vishwanath

Answer 4

1713-1720

Question 5

Describe the members of the Maratha confederacy

Answer 5

Peshwas - Pune
Bhonsles - Nagpur
Holkars - Indore
Gaikwad - Baroda

Question 6

Balaji Vishwanath was succeeded by

Answer 6

His son Baji Rao I

Question 7

Baji Rao I

Answer 7

1720-1740

Question 8

Baji Rao I is credited with what?

Answer 8

Having defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad thrice and restricting their expansion

Question 9

Which episode is associated with Baji Rao I

Answer 9

Mastani episode

Question 10

Baji Rao I was a great ______

Answer 10

Painter

Question 11

Baji Rao I wanted to implement

Answer 11

Hindu pathpadshahi

Question 12

Baji Rao I was succeeded by

Answer 12

Balaji Baji Rao

Question 13

Under whose rule did Maratha glory reach its peaks

Answer 13

Balaji Baji Rao

Question 14

Who was Raghoba

Answer 14

Raghunath Rao Bhonsle

Question 15

What idiotic feat did Raghoba achieve

Answer 15

He hoisted the Saffron flag at the Fort of Attoke

Question 16

Under whose rule was Attoke under

Answer 16

It was under Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali

Question 17

What did Ahmad Shah Abdali do in retaliation?

Answer 17

He declared war on the Mughal emperor

Question 18

What was name of the battle fought between the Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali

Answer 18

3rd Battle of Panipat in 1760

Question 19

Who led the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat?

Answer 19

Viswasa Rao , son of Balaji Baji Rao

Question 20

Who did not take part in the 3rd battle of Panipat

Answer 20

Peshwa himself and Raghoba

Question 21

Who withdrew from the 3rd battle of panipat foreseeing impending disaster

Answer 21

Madaji Scindia and Nana Phadnavis

Question 22

What role did they play in future

Answer 22

Trained future generations

Question 23

What happened during the course of 3rd battle of Panipat

Answer 23

Marathas were defeated and Viswasa Rao killed

Question 24

Consequences of 3rd battle of Panipat

Answer 24

1. Marathas were weakened | 2. Britishers were greatly benefitted

Question 25

Who subsequently passed away

Answer 25

Balaji Baji Rao (after 6 months) and he was succeeded by Madhava Rao

Question 26

Madhav Rao

Answer 26

1763-1770

Question 27

What happened to Madhav Rao

Answer 27

Madhav Rao died a untimely death in 1770 . He was a great scholar

Question 28

Who started competing for the Maratha throne after Madhava Rao's death

Answer 28

Raghoba

Question 29

Whose certificate of authenticity did Raghoba obtain

Answer 29

Governor of Bombay

Question 30

Who did not accept Raghoba's claim

Answer 30

Madaji Scindia and Nana Phadnavis, they approached the Governor of Bengal and garnered his support

Question 31

What did the British do seeing this crack in the Marathas

Answer 31

They waged a series of wars known as Anglo Maratha wars

Question 32

Time frame of Anglo Maratha wars?

Answer 32

1775-1818

Question 33

What happened during the course of Anglo Maratha wars

Answer 33

Peshwas were against the Bhonsles Holkars were against Gaikwads Subsequently British defeated the whole confederacy

Question 34

Anything about Holkars?

Answer 34

They were the last to be subdued by the British . | They were involved in actively developing Indore region.

Question 35

Who was Ahilyabai Holkar

Answer 35

Ahilyabai Holkar was a famous woman ruler of Indore , she is also credited with renovating some ghats in Kasi

Question 36

By whom and when was the post of Peshwa abolished?

Answer 36

Lord Warren Hastings abolished the post of Peshwa in 1818

Question 37

What was the fate of the last Peshwa?

Answer 37

Baji Rao II was deported to Bittur near Kanpur where he became a pensioner

Question 38

Which new state was created after the fall of the Marathas

Answer 38

Satara , Sivaji's relative by the name of Pratap Singh was made the ruler.

Question 39

Why did the Marathas fail?

Answer 39

Predominantly a military state Irregular sources of income Luxurious life led by certain sardars Misuse of espionage network

Question 40

Who was known as the ' flying Peshwa'?

Answer 40

Baji Rao I

Question 41

How many Anglo Maratha wars were fought

Answer 41

3

Question 42

Sanivara Prasada was the name of

Answer 42

Official residence of Baji Rao I