Who was the leader of the Marathas?

• Churaman

• Shivaji

• Maharaja Ranjit Singh

What were powerful warrior families called in Maratha?

• Kunbis

• Jathas

• Deshmukhs

Which is the capital of Maratha?

• Poona

• Ujjain

• Indore

What is 25 per cent of the land revenue claimed by the zamindars?

• Rakhi

• Chauth

• Sardeshmukhi

What was the main reason for the decline of the Maratha empire?

• Foreign invasions

• Financial loss of the empire

• The third battle of Panipat

In which year did the Marathas raid Delhi?

• 1761

• 1737

• 1720

What is sardeshmukhi?

• A powerful state that emerged in the late 17th century.

• A region under the control of the Marathas.

• 9-10 per cent of the land revenue paid to the head revenue collector.

Between ____ and ____ , the Maratha empire expanded.

• 1740 , 1756

• 1720 , 1761

• 1713 , 1719

Aurangzeb died in the year -

• 1700

• 1710

• 1725

• 1707

• 1711

Ahmad Shah Abdali was the ruler of -

• Afghan

• Iraq

• Iran

• None of these