{"id":13175,"date":"2025-09-27T09:27:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T08:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/?p=13175"},"modified":"2026-01-31T08:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T08:11:02","slug":"british-conquest-maratha-top-100-mcqs-with-answer-and-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/27\/british-conquest-maratha-top-100-mcqs-with-answer-and-explanation\/","title":{"rendered":"British Conquest &#8211; Maratha\u00a0 Top 100 MCQs With Answer and Explanation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">1. The Maratha Confederacy rose to prominence after the decline of<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Vijayanagara Empire<br>B) Mughal Empire<br>C) Bahmani Sultanate<br>D) Delhi Sultanate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  With Mughal decline after Aurangzeb\u2019s death (1707), the Marathas became the strongest power in India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">2. The Peshwa system of administration was introduced by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Shivaji<br>B) Shahu<br>C) Balaji Vishwanath<br>D) Baji Rao II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath as Peshwa (1713), strengthening the Maratha confederacy.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">3. The Maratha Confederacy consisted of chiefs like Holkar, Scindia, Bhonsle, and<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Gaekwad<br>B) Wodeyar<br>C) Nizam<br>D) Nawab of Arcot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>   The Maratha Confederacy was divided among powerful houses: Scindia (Gwalior), Holkar (Indore), Bhonsle (Nagpur), Gaekwad (Baroda).\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">4. The First Anglo-Maratha War was fought between<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1765\u20131767<br>B) 1775\u20131782<br>C) 1785\u20131788<br>D) 1790\u20131792<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  It arose due to the succession dispute after the death of Peshwa Madhavrao I.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">5. The immediate cause of the First Anglo-Maratha War was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Salbai<br>B) Death of Narayan Rao<br>C) Treaty of Bassein<br>D) Raghunath Rao\u2019s claim to Peshwaship<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The British supported Raghunath Rao\u2019s claim against Narayan Rao\u2019s infant son, leading to war.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">6. Which treaty first formalized British intervention in Maratha affairs?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Salbai (1782)<br>B) Treaty of Purandar (1776)<br>C) Treaty of Bassein (1802)<br>D) Treaty of Poona (1817)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  It was signed between the British and Marathas, weakening Raghunath Rao\u2019s claim.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">7. The Treaty of Purandar (1776) was signed by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>a) Nana Phadnavis<br>b) Mahadji Scindia<br>C) Baji Rao II<br>D) Holkar of Indore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The treaty was signed by Nana Phadnavis, the powerful minister of the Maratha confederacy.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">8. The British leader involved in the Treaty of Purandar was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Warren Hastings<br>B) Sir Eyre Coote<br>C) Colonel Upton<br>D) Cornwallis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Colonel Upton signed the treaty on behalf of the British East India Company.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">9. Which treaty ended the First Anglo-Maratha War?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Purandar (1776)<br>B) Treaty of Salbai (1782)<br>C) Treaty of Bassein (1802)<br>D) Treaty of Srirangapatna (1792)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Treaty of Salbai ended the war and restored the status quo for 20 years.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">10. Who was the Governor-General during the First Anglo-Maratha War?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Cornwallis<br>B) Warren Hastings<br>C) Wellesley<br>D) Dalhousie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Warren Hastings (1773\u20131785) was the Governor-General during the First Anglo-Maratha War.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">11. The Treaty of Salbai (1782) guaranteed <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Raghunath Rao as Peshwa<br>B) Recognition of Madhavrao II as Peshwa<br>C) Partition of Maratha Confederacy<br>D) British annexation of Gujarat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The treaty recognized Madhavrao II (Narayan Rao\u2019s son) as the legitimate Peshwa.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">12. Which Maratha leader played the most important role in resisting the British during the First Anglo-Maratha War?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Mahadji Scindia<br>B) Holkar of Indore<br>C) Nana Phadnavis<br>D) Gaekwad of Baroda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Nana Phadnavis united the Marathas against British interference.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">13. The Treaty of Salbai resulted in <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 20 years of relative peace<br>B) Immediate war with Tipu Sultan<br>C) Annexation of Bengal by Marathas<br>D) British withdrawal from India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  It ensured temporary peace between Marathas and the British until 1802.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">14. Who was the infant Peshwa supported by Nana Phadnavis during the First Anglo-Maratha War?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Baji Rao II<br>B) Narayan Rao<br>C) Madhavrao II<br>D) Balaji Vishwanath<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Madhavrao II, infant son of Narayan Rao, was placed on the throne.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">15. The First Anglo-Maratha War showed that<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British had military superiority everywhere<br>B) Marathas could still challenge British expansion<br>C) French were more powerful in India<br>D) The Mughals were still dominant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The war ended in a stalemate, showing Maratha strength.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">16. Who acted as regent for Madhavrao II during his minority?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Baji Rao II<br>B) Raghunath Rao<br>C) Nana Phadnavis<br>D) Mahadji Scindia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Nana Phadnavis acted as regent and safeguarded Maratha independence.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">17. The First Anglo-Maratha War exposed the weakness of which British system?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Dual government in Bengal<br>B) Warren Hastings\u2019 diplomacy<br>C) Bombay government acting independently<br>D) Subsidiary Alliance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Bombay presidency acted rashly, dragging the Company into a long war.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">18. The Bombay Council entered into a treaty with Raghunath Rao in 1775, known as<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Bassein<br>B) Treaty of Purandar<br>C) Treaty of Surat<br>D) Treaty of Poona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Treaty of Surat (1775) promised support to Raghunath Rao.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">19. Under the Treaty of Surat (1775), the British were promised<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Salsette and Bassein<br>B) Pune and Nagpur<br>C) Gwalior and Baroda<br>D) Gujarat and Bundelkhand<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  In return for helping him, Raghunath Rao promised Salsette and Bassein to the British.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">20. Which Maratha leader later emerged as the de facto head of the confederacy?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Holkar<br>B) Mahadji Scindia<br>C) Gaekwad<br>D) Baji Rao II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Mahadji Scindia became the most powerful Maratha chief after the First Anglo-Maratha War.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">21. Who defeated the British at Wadgaon (1779) during the First Anglo-Maratha War?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Nana Phadnavis<br>B) Holkar<br>C) Mahadji Scindia<br>D) Pindaris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The British were forced to surrender at Wadgaon, a major embarrassment.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">22. Which British treaty of 1779 had to be annulled after the Wadgaon defeat?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Surat<br>B) Treaty of Purandar<br>C) Treaty of Salbai<br>D) Treaty of Poona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The humiliating terms imposed at Wadgaon nullified the Treaty of Surat.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">23. Which European power secretly encouraged the Marathas against the British?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Dutch<br>B) French<br>C) Portuguese<br>D) Danish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The French hoped to check British expansion by backing the Marathas.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">24. The First Anglo-Maratha War revealed that<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British were militarily superior everywhere<br>B) Marathas still retained unity and strength<br>C) The Mughals were stronger than Marathas<br>D) The British had consolidated all of India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Despite internal rivalries, the Marathas successfully resisted the British.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">25. Who said that the Treaty of Salbai (1782) \u201csecured British possessions and ended danger from Marathas for two decades\u201d?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Lord Hastings<br>B) Warren Hastings<br>C) Cornwallis<br>D) K.M. Panikkar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Hastings himself praised the treaty as a diplomatic success.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">26. The Second Anglo-Maratha War was fought between<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1780\u20131784<br>B) 1790\u20131792<br>C) 1803\u20131805<br>D) 1817\u20131818<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The war began after the Treaty of Bassein (1802), which divided the Maratha Confederacy.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">27. The immediate cause of the Second Anglo-Maratha War was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Salbai<br>B) Treaty of Bassein<br>C) Treaty of Purandar<br>D) British attack on Nagpur<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Treaty of Bassein signed by Peshwa Baji Rao II with the British in 1802 triggered the war.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">28. The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed between the British and<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Nana Phadnavis<br>B) Madhavrao II<br>C) Baji Rao II<br>D) Holkar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Peshwa Baji Rao II, after defeat by Holkar, sought British support and signed the treaty.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">29. The Treaty of Bassein required the Peshwa to accept<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British suzerainty and subsidiary alliance<br>B) Division of Maratha Confederacy<br>C) Control of Gujarat by the British<br>D) French officers in Maratha army<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  It bound the Peshwa to station British troops and accept British dominance.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">30. Who described the Treaty of Bassein as a \u201cdeath warrant of Maratha independence\u201d?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Lord Wellesley<br>B) Warren Hastings<br>C) K.M. Panikkar<br>D) Mountstuart Elphinstone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Historian K.M. Panikkar called it the death warrant of Maratha independence.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">31. Which British Governor-General engineered the Treaty of Bassein?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Cornwallis<br>B) Wellesley<br>C) Hastings<br>D) Dalhousie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Lord Wellesley (1798\u20131805) imposed the Subsidiary Alliance system, including on the Peshwa.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">32. Which Maratha chief defeated the Peshwa Baji Rao II at the Battle of Poona (1802)?<\/mark><\/strong><br>A) Scindia<br>B) Holkar<br>C) Bhonsle<br>D) Gaekwad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Yashwantrao Holkar defeated Baji Rao II, forcing him to flee and seek British help.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">33. Which Maratha chiefs opposed the Treaty of Bassein and fought against the British?<\/mark><\/strong><br>A) Holkar and Scindia<br>B) Scindia and Bhonsle<br>C) Holkar and Gaekwad<br>D) Bhonsle and Peshwa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Scindia of Gwalior and Bhonsle of Nagpur opposed British interference and fought the war.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">34. The Battle of Assaye (1803) was fought between<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British and Holkar<br>B) British and Scindia<br>C) British and Bhonsle<br>D) British and Tipu Sultan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Arthur Wellesley defeated Scindia at the Battle of Assaye, a major victory.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">35. Who was the British commander at the Battle of Assaye (1803)?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Cornwallis<br>B) Eyre Coote<br>C) Arthur Wellesley<br>D) General Baird<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) won the decisive Battle of Assaye.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">36. The Battle of Assaye (1803) is considered<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) The greatest victory of Arthur Wellesley\u2019s Indian career<br>B) A defeat for the British<br>C) The end of Maratha confederacy<br>D) Beginning of First Anglo-Maratha War<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Wellesley himself described Assaye as his finest battle.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">37. The Battle of Argaon (1803) was fought between the British and<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Holkar<br>B) Scindia and Bhonsle<br>C) Gaekwad<br>D) Peshwa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Arthur Wellesley defeated Scindia and Bhonsle at Argaon in December 1803.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">38. Who signed the Treaty of Deogaon with the British in 1803?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Scindia<br>B) Holkar<br>C) Bhonsle of Nagpur<br>D) Peshwa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Raghuji Bhonsle II signed the Treaty of Deogaon, surrendering Cuttack (Orissa).\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">39. Which Maratha ruler signed the Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon with the British in 1803?<\/mark><\/strong><br>A) Scindia<br>B) Holkar<br>C) Gaekwad<br>D) Bhonsle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Daulat Rao Scindia signed this treaty, surrendering Delhi and Agra.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">40. Under the Treaty of Deogaon (1803), the Bhonsle ceded<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Delhi<br>B) Orissa (Cuttack)<br>C) Gujarat<br>D) Malwa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The British gained Cuttack, strengthening their control of the east.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">41. The Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon (1803) resulted in<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Scindia losing Delhi and Agra<br>B) Scindia losing Orissa<br>C) Scindia becoming Peshwa<br>D) British defeat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Scindia ceded key Mughal territories, including Delhi, to the British.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">42. Who was the Mughal Emperor in Delhi when the British took over from Scindia in 1803?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Shah Alam II<br>B) Aurangzeb<br>C) Bahadur Shah I<br>D) Bahadur Shah II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Shah Alam II came under British protection after Delhi was taken from Scindia.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">43. Which British general captured Delhi and Agra in 1803?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Arthur Wellesley<br>B) Lake<br>C) Baird<br>D) Cornwallis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  General Gerard Lake captured Delhi and Agra from Scindia.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">44. Which Maratha chief did not participate in the Second Anglo-Maratha War?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Holkar<br>B) Scindia<br>C) Bhonsle<br>D) Gaekwad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Yashwantrao Holkar remained neutral initially and fought later.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">45. Which treaty ended the Second Anglo-Maratha War?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Salbai (1782)<br>B) Treaty of Bassein (1802)<br>C) Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon and Deogaon (1803)<br>D) Treaty of Poona (1817)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  These treaties ended the war, heavily curtailing Maratha power.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">46. The Second Anglo-Maratha War weakened the Marathas because<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) They lost Delhi and Agra<br>B) They lost Orissa<br>C) They accepted British supremacy<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Marathas lost territory, prestige, and independence after the war.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">47. Which Maratha leader emerged strongest after the Second Anglo-Maratha War?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Holkar of Indore<br>B) Scindia of Gwalior<br>C) Bhonsle of Nagpur<br>D) Gaekwad of Baroda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Holkar, who did not fight in the war, remained relatively strong until 1817.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">48. The outcome of the Second Anglo-Maratha War firmly established<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) French supremacy in India<br>B) British supremacy in India<br>C) Mughal restoration in Delhi<br>D) Maratha independence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  By gaining Delhi, Agra, and Orissa, the British emerged supreme.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">49. Which Maratha chief later tried to resist the British after 1805, but was defeated?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Holkar<br>B) Bhonsle<br>C) Scindia<br>D) Gaekwad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Holkar resisted British pressure but was defeated by General Lake.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">50. The significance of the Second Anglo-Maratha War was that it<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Ended Mughal rule in Delhi<br>B) Paved the way for British control of North and Central India<br>C) Restored French power<br>D) Made Marathas supreme again<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  With Delhi under their control, the British became rulers of India in the name of the Mughal Emperor.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">51. The Third Anglo-Maratha War was fought between<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1803\u20131805<br>B) 1810\u20131812<br>C) 1817\u20131818<br>D) 1820\u20131822<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  This war was the final conflict between the Marathas and the British, leading to Maratha downfall.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">52. The immediate cause of the Third Anglo-Maratha War was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Bassein<br>B) Rising of the Pindaris<br>C) French intervention<br>D) Maratha\u2013Hyderabad alliance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Pindaris, who were plundering central India, provoked British military action which led to war with the Marathas.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">53. The Pindaris were<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Peasant rebels<br>B) Mughal nobles<br>C) Irregular cavalry attached to Marathas<br>D) French mercenaries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Pindaris were irregular cavalrymen who lived by plunder and were associated with the Marathas.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">54. The British campaign against the Pindaris was launched by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><br>A) Cornwallis<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><br><\/mark><\/strong>B) Wellesley<br>C) Lord Hastings<br>D) Dalhousie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Governor-General Lord Hastings organized the campaign against the Pindaris in 1817.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">55. Which Maratha power gave refuge to the Pindaris, angering the British?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Holkar of Indore<br>B) Scindia of Gwalior<br>C) Bhonsle of Nagpur<br>D) Peshwa Baji Rao II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Peshwa and other Marathas sheltered the Pindaris, leading to war.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">56. Which treaty reduced the Peshwa to a pensioner of the British before the final war?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Purandar<br>B) Treaty of Bassein<br>C) Treaty of Poona (1817)<br>D) Treaty of Salbai<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Signed in June 1817, it further curtailed the Peshwa\u2019s authority.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">57. The Third Anglo-Maratha War broke out when Peshwa Baji Rao II attacked<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) The British Residency at Poona<br>B) Scindia\u2019s forces<br>C) Nagpur army<br>D) Holkar\u2019s troops<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  On 5 November 1817, Baji Rao II attacked the British Residency, sparking the war.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">58. The attack on the British Residency at Poona (1817) is called<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Battle of Koregaon<br>B) Battle of Kirkee<br>C) Battle of Wadgaon<br>D) Battle of Assaye<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Battle of Kirkee (near Poona) marked the beginning of open hostilities.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">59. The Battle of Koregaon (1818) is notable because<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Marathas defeated the British<br>B) A small British force resisted a large Maratha army<br>C) Pindaris were destroyed<br>D) Holkar surrendered<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  A detachment of 800 men (including Mahar soldiers) held out against Baji Rao\u2019s 20,000 troops.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">60. The Battle of Koregaon (1818) is commemorated today by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Peshwa descendants<br>B) Dalit and Mahar communities<br>C) British archives<br>D) Scindia family<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Mahar regiment\u2019s role is celebrated as a symbol of Dalit pride.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">61. The British commander in the Battle of Koregaon (1818) was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) General Lake<br>B) Captain Staunton<br>C) Arthur Wellesley<br>D) General Baird<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Captain Staunton led the British troops in the heroic defence at Koregaon.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">62. The Bhonsle of Nagpur was defeated by the British at<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Battle of Argaon<br>B) Battle of Sitabuldi<br>C) Battle of Assaye<br>D) Battle of Gwalior<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  At Sitabuldi (Nagpur, 1817), the British defeated the Bhonsle forces.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">63. The Holkar of Indore was defeated in 1817 at<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Battle of Assaye<br>B) Battle of Mehidpur<br>C) Battle of Kirkee<br>D) Battle of Wadgaon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Holkar army was crushed by Sir Thomas Hislop at Mehidpur.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">64. Which treaty was signed with the Holkars after the Battle of Mehidpur (1817)?<\/mark><\/strong><br>A) Treaty of Gwalior<br>B) Treaty of Mandasor<br>C) Treaty of Poona<br>D) Treaty of Salbai<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Treaty of Mandasor (1818) forced Holkar into submission under the British.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">65. The Scindias signed a treaty with the British during the Third Anglo-Maratha War known as<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><br>A) Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon<br>B) Treaty of Gwalior (1817)<br>C) Treaty of Mandasor<br>D) Treaty of Bassein<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Scindia signed the Treaty of Gwalior in November 1817, aligning with the British.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">66. The Treaty of Gwalior (1817) forced Scindia to<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><br>A) Accept Subsidiary Alliance<br>B) Give up Pindari support<br>C) Cede territory<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Scindia surrendered territory, accepted Subsidiary Alliance, and renounced the Pindaris.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">67. Who captured the fortress of Asirgarh (1818), known as the \u201ckey to the Deccan\u201d?<\/mark><\/strong><br>A) Lord Hastings<br>B) General Lake<br>C) Sir John Malcolm<br>D) Arthur Wellesley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Malcolm\u2019s capture of Asirgarh symbolized the end of Maratha resistance.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">68. The last Peshwa, Baji Rao II, was captured in<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><br>A) 1817<br>B) 1818<br>C) 1820<br>D) 1825<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Baji Rao II surrendered to the British in June 1818.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">69. What pension was granted to Peshwa Baji Rao II after his surrender?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) \u20b94 lakh annually<br>B) \u20b98 lakh annually<br>C) \u20b912 lakh annually<br>D) \u20b915 lakh annually<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He was pensioned off with \u20b912 lakh annually and sent to Bithoor near Kanpur.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">70. The adopted son of Baji Rao II, later connected with the 1857 Revolt, was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Nana Saheb<br>B) Tatya Tope<br>C) Chimaji Appa<br>D) Raghunath Rao<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Nana Saheb (adopted son) played a key role in the 1857 revolt after his pension was stopped.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">71. The Third Anglo-Maratha War ended in<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1817<br>B) 1818<br>C) 1820<br>D) 1825<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The war concluded in 1818 with the surrender of the Peshwa.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">72. The final outcome of the Third Anglo-Maratha War was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Restoration of Peshwa power<br>B) End of Maratha Confederacy<br>C) Maratha victory over the British<br>D) Return of Mughal authority<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The war ended Maratha power and established British supremacy.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">73. After 1818, the Peshwaship was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Continued under British<br>B) Abolished<br>C) Transferred to Scindia<br>D) Given to Holkar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Peshwa institution was abolished permanently.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">74. The Maratha state of Satara was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Annexed immediately in 1818<br>B) Given to a descendant of Shivaji<br>C) Given to Scindia<br>D) Placed under Holkar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Satara was handed to Pratap Singh, a descendant of Shivaji, as a princely state.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">75. The significance of the Third Anglo-Maratha War was that it<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Marked the final victory of French in India<br>B) Completed British conquest of India<br>C) Restored Mughal authority in Delhi<br>D) Revived Maratha supremacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  With Maratha power crushed, British supremacy across India was established.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">76. After 1818, the Maratha Confederacy was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) United under Scindia<br>B) Divided among the French and British<br>C) Dissolved permanently<br>D) Restored under Holkar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817\u201318) ended the Maratha Confederacy and British supremacy was established.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">77. The Peshwa Baji Rao II after his defeat was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Executed<br>B) Imprisoned in Delhi<br>C) Pensioned off at Bithoor<br>D) Sent to England<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He lived near Kanpur on a pension of \u20b912 lakh annually until his death in 1851.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">78. The adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II, who later became a leader in the Revolt of 1857, was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Raghoba<br>B) Nana Saheb<br>C) Tatya Tope<br>D) Chimaji Appa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Nana Saheb\u2019s pension was stopped by the British, pushing him into rebellion in 1857.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>79. The state of Satara was handed over to<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/strong><\/mark>A) Scindia<br>B) Bhonsle<br>C) Pratap Singh, descendant of Shivaji<br>D) British Resident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The British installed Pratap Singh (descendant of Shivaji) as ruler of Satara in 1818.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">80. Later, the state of Satara was annexed by the British under<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Subsidiary Alliance<br>B) Doctrine of Lapse<br>C) Treaty of Poona<br>D) Permanent Settlement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Satara was annexed in 1848 by Lord Dalhousie after failure of heirs.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">81. The Scindias of Gwalior accepted British supremacy through the<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Salbai<br>B) Treaty of Gwalior (1817)<br>C) Treaty of Bassein<br>D) Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Scindia submitted to British authority before the war ended.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">82. The Holkars of Indore accepted British terms through the<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Mandasor (1818)<br>B) Treaty of Salbai (1782)<br>C) Treaty of Poona<br>D) Treaty of Deogaon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Holkar\u2019s defeat at Mehidpur forced him to sign the Treaty of Mandasor.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">83. The Bhonsles of Nagpur were defeated and accepted British supremacy after<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Battle of Sitabuldi<br>B) Battle of Assaye<br>C) Battle of Argaon<br>D) Battle of Koregaon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  In 1817, the Bhonsles were defeated at Sitabuldi, reducing Nagpur to a dependent state.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">84. After 1818, the Marathas came under<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) French control<br>B) Direct Mughal authority<br>C) British paramountcy<br>D) Independent status<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  All Maratha states were subordinated to British supremacy.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">85. The most powerful Maratha chief before the final defeat was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Gaekwad<br>B) Holkar<br>C) Scindia<br>D) Nana Phadnavis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Scindias of Gwalior were militarily the strongest of the Maratha houses.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">86. Which Maratha state remained as a princely state until 1947?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Satara<br>B) Gwalior<br>C) Poona<br>D) Nagpur<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Gwalior (Scindia dynasty) remained a princely state under British suzerainty until independence.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">87. The capital of the Scindia dynasty of Marathas was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Pune<br>B) Indore<br>C) Baroda<br>D) Gwalior<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Gwalior was ruled by the Scindias, important allies of the British after 1818.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">88. The Gaekwads ruled which Maratha state?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Baroda<br>B) Indore<br>C) Satara<br>D) Nagpur<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Gaekwad dynasty ruled Baroda (Vadodara) under British protection.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">89. The Holkars ruled from<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Indore<br>B) Nagpur<br>C) Pune<br>D) Gwalior<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Holkars were based in Indore and were among the key Maratha chiefs.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">90. The Bhonsles ruled from<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Gwalior<br>B) Nagpur<br>C) Indore<br>D) Satara<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Bhonsles were seated at Nagpur and controlled parts of central India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">91. The collapse of Maratha power opened the way for British supremacy in<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Bengal<br>B) North India and the Deccan<br>C) Punjab<br>D) Sindh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Marathas were the last major Indian power resisting British rule.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">92. Which Governor-General finally crushed Maratha power?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Wellesley<br>B) Cornwallis<br>C) Hastings<br>D) Dalhousie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Lord Hastings (1813\u20131823) defeated the Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">93. The Marathas\u2019 political system failed mainly because of<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Centralized monarchy<br>B) Internal rivalries among chiefs<br>C) Weak military<br>D) Support from the French<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The confederacy was disunited; Holkar, Scindia, Bhonsle, and Gaekwad often fought each other.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">94. The Maratha confederacy was centered around<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Delhi<br>B) Pune<br>C) Nagpur<br>D) Indore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Pune (Poona) was the seat of the Peshwa, the head of the confederacy.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">95. Which policy ensured British dominance over Indian states, including the Marathas?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Dual government<br>B) Doctrine of Lapse<br>C) Subsidiary Alliance<br>D) Ryotwari system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Wellesley\u2019s Subsidiary Alliance was imposed on the Marathas and other Indian rulers.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">96. Which Maratha power continued to retain some autonomy under British?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Bhonsle of Nagpur<br>B) Scindia of Gwalior<br>C) Holkar of Indore<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  These states survived as princely states but under British suzerainty.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">97. The final annexation of Satara by the British happened in<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1818<br>B) 1825<br>C) 1848<br>D) 1857<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Lord Dalhousie annexed Satara under the Doctrine of Lapse.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">98. The defeat of Marathas ensured that<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">___________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Mughal power revived<br>B) British became supreme in India<br>C) French regained colonies<br>D) Peshwa became stronger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The collapse of Marathas in 1818 meant no Indian power could rival the British.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">99. Who described the Treaty of Bassein as \u201cthe nail in the coffin of Maratha power\u201d?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Mountstuart Elphinstone<br>B) Warren Hastings<br>C) Lord Hastings<br>D) K.M. Panikkar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Elphinstone, a British official, remarked that it destroyed Maratha independence.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">100. The defeat of the Marathas in 1818 is considered significant because it ___________.<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Marked the end of Indian resistance until 1857<br>B) Gave French supremacy in India<br>C) Restored Mughal rule<br>D) Strengthened Tipu Sultan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  With Mysore and Marathas defeated, the British faced no major resistance until the 1857 Revolt.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. The Maratha Confederacy rose to prominence after the decline of___________.A) Vijayanagara EmpireB) Mughal EmpireC) Bahmani SultanateD) Delhi Sultanate Show Answer Answer: B Explanation: With Mughal decline after Aurangzeb\u2019s death (1707), the Marathas became the strongest power in India. 2. 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