WorksheetsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
What fort was Shivaji Maharaj born on?
Raigad
Pratapgad
Shivneri
Shaleri
Which empire did Shivaji Maharaj establish?
Hindu
Marathi
Mughal
Maratha
What is his mother's name?
Dharau
Jijabai
Yesubai
Sorabai
The chief teacher that taught Shivaji about the military was
Drona
Shahaji
Dadoji Konddeo
Peshwa
He explored this mountain range as a young child...
Vindhya Mountain Range
Sahayadri Mountain Range
Himalayan Mountain Range
Satpura Mountain Range
Which were some of the first forts he captured by 1645?
Torna
Pratapgad
Chakan
Sinhgad
Following Shivaji's success with the forts, which governor issued an order to imprison Shahaji in 1648?
Inayat Khan
FirangojiNarsala
Mohammed Adil Shah
Bijapur
On what conditions was Shahaji released? (more than one answer)
Shahaji would pay Adil Shah money
Shivaji had to keep a low profile
Shivaji would be imprisoned instead of him
Shivaji will not do any more conquests of forts
When did Shahaji die?
1643
1665
1679
1722
Who did Adil Shah send to subdue Shivaji in a negotiation?
Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Shaista Khan
No one, Adil Shah went himself
When Afzal Khan and Shivaji met, how did Afzal Khan try to attack him?
He tried to shoot arrows at him
He tried to behead him with a sword
He tried to stab him with a dagger
Shivaji's armor saved him from the attack of the dagger from Afzal Khan. How did Shivaji attack Afzal Khan back?
He beheaded Afzal Khan with a sword
He attacked him with tiger claws on his fingers
He imprisoned him
Who, under Aurangzeb's command, launched a massive attack against Shivaji?
Shaista Khan
Siddhi Jauhar
Rustam Zaman
Afzal Khan
What city, which was an important Mughal trading center, did Shivaji Maharaj attack?
Deccan
Ahmednagar
Surat
Junnar
After the attack on Surat, who did Aurangzeb send to Shivaji for a peace treaty?
Governor of Deccan, Shaista Khan
His chief general, Jai Singh
General, Rustam Zaman
What treaty was signed between Shivaji and Jai Singh?
Treaty of Delhi
Treaty of Purandar
Treaty of Gwalior
Treaty of Aurangabad
What was the compensation that Shivaji had to pay as part of the Treaty of Purandar (Choose more than one)
Money (A sum of 400000)
500 horses
23 forts
25 elephants
What happened when Shivaji and Sambhaji attended Aurangzeb's durbar in Agra?
Shivaji was insulted
They were given gifts
They were welcomed by a personal attendant
Aurangzeb was impressed by Shivaji
What happened after Shivaji stormed out of the court after being insulted?
He left for home
He was placed under house arrest by Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb apologized
How did Shivaji escape house arrest?
He fought the guards and left
Aurangzeb let him go
He escaped by hiding in a basket of sweets
When was Shivaji Maharaj crowned King of the Marathas (given the title of Chhatrapati)?
July 26, 1675
June 6, 1674
August 15, 1674
February 28, 1674
After his death at the age of 52, who was the successor of Shivaji Maharaj?
Shahaji
Sambhaji
Rajaram
Ranubai
