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The early revolt in Maharashtra broke out in l910.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B

Which of the following was the consequences of Anglo-Maratha war?

  1. Bombay came under the control of English East India Company.

  2. Shifting of export base from Surat port to Bombay port.

  3. Establishment of $1$st cotton mill in Bombay.

  4. Bombay became the capital of Bombay presidency.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Anglo-Maratha war was fought between the Maratha Army and the English East India Company. The Surat Treaty was the direct provocation for the first war between Maratha Army and the British East India Company. The consequences of this war was Bombay became the capital of Bombay presidency.

Peshwa Baji Rao II signed the Subsidiary Treaty in ______.

  1. 1802

  2. 1805

  3. 1898

  4. 1402


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Peshwa Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of Maratha Emperior. He signed the Subsidiary Treaty in Bassien in 1802. Which is also known as Treaty of Bassien which was signed between British East India Company and Peshwa baji Rao II.

The treaty of Salbai was signed between _________.

  1. The British and the French

  2. The French and the Marathas

  3. The Marathas and the British

  4. The Sikhs and the British


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Treaty of Salbai was signed on May 17, 1782, by representatives of the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company after long negotiations to settle the outcome of the First Anglo-Maratha War. Under its terms, the Company retained control of Salsette and Broach and acquired guarantees that the Marathas would defeat Hyder Ali of Mysore and retake territories in the Carnatic. 

The Treaty of Salbai resulted in a period of relative peace between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company until the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1802. David Anderson concluded the Treaty of Salbai on behalf of the East India Company.

The Treaty of Surat signed by the English and Raghunath Rao became the cause for _____________ .

  1. the First Anglo-Maratha War

  2. the Third Carnatic War

  3. the Third Anglo-Maratha War

  4. the Third Anglo-Mysore War


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Treaty of Surat was a treaty by which Raghunathrao, one of the claimants to the throne of the Peshwa, agreed to cede Salsette and Bassein Fort to the English, in consideration of being himself restored to Poona.The first Anglo-Maratha war fought between the British East India Company and Maratha Empire in India was the result of this treaty. The combined Maratha forces fought with the forces of the British and Raghunath Rao at Wadgaon. The British were badly defeated in this war which ended with Treaty of Saibai.

After the death of Nana Phadnavis, the two Maratha chiefs who tried to control the Peshwa were ____________ .

  1. Gaikwad and Bhonsle

  2. Gaikwad and Holkar

  3. Holkar and Scindhia

  4. Scindhia and Bhonsle


Correct Option: C

Battle of Pavan Khind took place in

  1. $1660$

  2. $1662$

  3. $1664$

  4. $1668$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Battle of Pavan Khind was fought between Chhatraprati Shivaji and the Mugals. This Battle was fought in the mid of 1660. After Maratha’s easy victory in the first two battles, this time Mughals were fully prepared. Mughals formed an alliance with Adilshah to address the rising power of Shivaji.

Battle of Kolhapur took place in

  1. $1632$

  2. $1627$

  3. $1678$

  4. $1659$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Battle of Kolhapur was fought between the army of Chhatrapati Shivaji and the Bijapur's Abyssinian general Rustam Jamam. The Battle was fought on 28 December 1659 on the land of Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

Who was the adopted son of last Peshwan Baji Rao II?

  1. Nana Saheb

  2. Madhav Rao

  3. Raghunath Rao

  4. Narayana Rao


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nana Saheb was the adopted son of last Peshwan baji Rao II. As the adopted son of the exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Roa II, he entitled to a pension from English East India Company. Nana Sahib was born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian Maratha aristocrat and fighter, who led the rebellion in Kanpur during the 1857 uprising.

Battle of Pratapgad took place in

  1. $1670$

  2. $1659$

  3. $1665$

  4. $1669$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Battle of Pratapgad was fought between the force of  Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the Adil Shah general Afzal Khan. The Marathas defeated the Adil Shah force. The battle was fought on 10 November 1659, at the fort of Pratapgad, Maharashtra.

Battle of Lalsot took place on

  1. $1787$

  2. $1790$

  3. $1765$

  4. $1780$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Battle of Lalsot was fought between the Rajputs of Jaipur and Jodhpur on one side and Maratha Empire on other side.This battle was fought in 1787.

Battle of Assaye took place in

  1. $1803$

  2. $1806$

  3. $1804$

  4. $1805$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The battle of Assaye took place on 23 September 1803. This battle was the major battle of Second Anglo-Maratha War fought between Maratha Empire and British East India Company. In this battle the Maratha Army was lead by Daulat Sindhia and Raja of Berar and the British Army was lead by Commander General Arthur Wellesely.

Siege of Aligarh also known as battle of Aligarh took place in

  1. $1809$

  2. $1806$

  3. $1803$

  4. $1807$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Siege of Aligarh also known as battle of Aligarh was fought between the Maratha and British East India Company during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. It was took place in 1803 at Aligarh.

Battle of Argaon took place in

  1. $1805$

  2. $1803$

  3. $1809$

  4. $1806$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The battle of Argaon was fought during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. This battle was fought between British East India Company and the forces of Bhosle of Berar and Sindhia of Gwalior on 29 November 1803.

Siege of Bharatpur took place in

  1. $1805$

  2. $1806$

  3. $1807$

  4. $1808$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Siege of Bharatpur was the battle during Second Anglo-Maratha War. The battle was fought between Maratha Army and British East India Company. The battle was fought between 02 January and 22 February 1805 in the Indian Princely state of Bharatpur, India. 

Siege of Ahmednagar as part of the Second Anglo-Maratha War took place in

  1. $1803$

  2. $1808$

  3. $1806$

  4. $1807$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Siege of Ahmednagar was the first battle of Second Anglo-Maratha War fought between Maratha Army and British East India Company. This battle was took place in 1803. The main cause of the second Maratha war due to the defeat of the peshwa Baji Rao II by the Holkars, one of the prominent Maratha clans, as a result of which he accepted British protection by signing the Treaty of Bassein in December 1802.

Battle of Deeg as part of Second Anglo-Maratha War took place in

  1. $1804$

  2. $1805$

  3. $1806$

  4. $1807$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Battle of Deeg was fought during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. The battle was fought of 13 November 1804 between Maratha Empire and British East India Company. A force of the British East India Company led by Major General Fraser defeated Maratha Army.

Battle of Delhi between Maratha Empire and Rohilla Afghans to control Delhi took place in

  1. $1767$

  2. $1766$

  3. $1757$

  4. $1760$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The battle of Delhi was the battle fought on 11 August 1757 between the Maratha Empire and Rohilla Afghans to control Delhi. This battle also referred to as the Second Battle of Delhi.

When did the Battle of Deeg as part of Second Anglo-Maratha War take place?

  1. 1804

  2. 1805

  3. 1806

  4. 1807


Correct Option: A

After the defeat in third Anglo-Maratha war, Peshwa Baji Rao II was given an annual pension of Rs ______.

  1. 3 lakh

  2. 5 lakh

  3. 8 lakh

  4. 12 lakh


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Peshwa surrendered, and was permitted to reside at Bithur, near Cawnpore (Now Kanpur) , on a pension of 8 Lakh Rupees per year. His adopted son Nana Sahib later led the Mutiny of 1857.

The office of _____ was abolished after the third Anglo-Maratha war.

  1. Peshwa

  2. Chhatrapati

  3. Prime minister

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Baji Rao II was paid an annual pension of 8 lakh rupees. The Marathas lost its power and the British became the paramount power of India.

Who led the third war of Marathas with the British forces?

  1. Ahilya Bai Holkar

  2. Sadashiv Rao

  3. Baji Rao II

  4. Nana Saheb


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818) was the final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company (EIC) and the Maratha Empire in India. Peshwa Baji Rao II’s forces, supported by those of Mudhoji II Bhonsle of Nagpur and Malharrao Holkar III of Indore, rose against the EIC. Pressure and diplomacy convinced the fourth major Maratha leader, Daulatrao Shinde of Gwalior, to remain neutral even though he lost control of Rajasthan.

When did Warren Hastings declared the first war against Marathas?

  1. In 1770

  2. In 1772

  3. In 1775

  4. In 1778


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The First Maratha War broke out between the Marathas and the British, under the governor generalship of Warren Hastings in 1775. The British supported the claims of Raghunath Rao against Peshwa Madhav Rao II. Most of the Maratha chiefs were united in favour of the young Peshwa and the Maratha leader Nana Phadnavis.

The first Anglo-Maratha war came to an end with the treaty of _____.

  1. Bassein

  2. Madras

  3. Surat

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hyder Ali's growing power and his friendly relations with the French became a matter of concern for the English East India Company. This led to the First Anglo-Mysore War. The Treaty of Madras was signed in 1769. Both the sides agreed to restore places.

The first Anglo-Maratha war came to an end with ______.

  1. The Treaty of Saibai

  2. Treaty of Paris

  3. Treaty of Madras

  4. Treaty of Srirangapatnam


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The first Anglo-Maratha war was fought between the British East India Company and Maratha Empire in India. The combined Maratha forces fought with the forces of the British and Raghunath Rao at Wadgaon. The British were badly defeated and this resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Saibai. Under its terms, the Company retained control of Salsette and Broach and promised to support Marathas in case they attack Hyder Ali of Mysore and retake the territories of Carnatic.

Arrange the followings:

A B
a The First Anglo-Maratha War 1 The Treaty of Srirangapatnam
b The Second Anglo-Mysore War 2 The Treaty of Bassein
c The Third Anglo-Mysore War 3 The Treaty of Mangalore
d The Second Anglo-Maratha War 4 The Treaty of Saibai
  1. a - 2, b - 1, c - 4, d - 3

  2. a - 4, b - 3, c - 1, d - 2

  3. a - 1, b - 4, c - 3, d - 2

  4. a - 4, b - 3, c - 2, d - 1


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The First Anglo-Maratha War - 1775-1782 - Ended with The Treaty of Saibai
The Second Anglo-Mysore War - 1780-1784 - Ended with Treaty of Mangalore
The Third Anglo-Mysore War - 1789-1792 -Ended with Treaty of Srirangapatnam
The Second Anglo-Maratha War - 1803-1805 - Ended with Treaty of Bassein

The third Anglo-Maratha war took place in _____.

  1. 1817-1818

  2. 1830-31

  3. 1856-57

  4. 1890-91


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The third Anglo-Maratha war was the decisive battle between the Britishers and the Marathas fought in 1817-1818. The war ended with the victory of Britishers,  resulting in the breakup of the Maratha Empire and the loss of Maratha independence. Dominions of the Peshwa Baji Rao II were annexed and made a part of the Bombay presidency.

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