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Worksheetseighteen century political formations
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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.
Who were called the Peshwas?
A family of Chitpavan Brahmanas who served Shivaji’s successors.
Peasant-pastoralists
A revenue system
Between ____ and ____ , the Maratha empire expanded.
1740 , 1756
1720 , 1761
1713 , 1719
The silk produced in the ______ region now found a new outlet in Poona.
Nagpur
Indore
Chanderi
