1. Chronologically arrange the following treaties/conventions signed between the Marathas and the British (starting with the earliest): [UPSC CDS 2020-1]

1) Treaty of Salbai
2) Treaty of Purandar
3) Convention of Wadgaon
4) Treaty of Surat

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 4-2-3-1
(b) 4-3-2-1
(c) 1-3-2-4
(d) 1-2-3-4

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Option A : 4-2-3-1 

2. On which one of the following conditions, did the Marathas agree to serve the Mughal king with a cavalry contingent of 15,000 in the early 18th century ? [UPSC CAPF 2020]

(a) Grant of the jagir of Malwa province
(b) Control of the resources of Gujarat
(c) The right to levy chauth and sardeshmukhi in the Deccan and South India
(d) The right to mint coins in their own name

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The right to levy chauth and sardeshmukhi in the Deccan and South India 

3. Who among the following ministers in the eighth member council (Ashtapradhan) of Shivaji, held the charge of finance? [UPSC CAPF 2011]

(a) Peshwa
(b) Amatya
(c) Sumant
(d) Pandit Rao

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Pandit Rao 

4. Which Maratha statesman signed the Treaty of Bassein on December 31, 1802? [UPSC CDS 2020-1]

(a) Bajirao II
(b) Vithuji Holkar
(c) Daulat Rao Sindhia
(d) Madhava Rao Narayan

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Bajirao II 

5. The Maratha claim of revenue for protection is known by what name?

(a) Sardesh Mukhi
(b) Chauth
(c) Abwab
(d) Jamadani

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Chauth 

6. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was

(a) a loose federation
(b) a military State
(c) a confederacy
(d) a regency of the Peshwa

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A confederacy 

7. The Battle of Vasai was fought between

(a) the Marathas and the Portuguese
(b) the Marathas and the Brtish
(c) the Marathas and the Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad
(d) the Marathas and the Afghans

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the Marathas and the Portuguese 

8. Who among the following Peshwas was popularly known as Nana Saheb?

(a) Madhav Rao I
(b) Balaji Baji Rao
(c) Baji Rao
(d) Balaji Vishwanath

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Balaji Baji Rao 

9. Treaty of Purandhar (1665) was signed between Shivaji and ________?

(a) Jai Singh
(b) Jaswanth Singh
(c) Malik Kafur
(d) Abdali

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Jai Singh 

10.

Assertion (A): Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in India after the decline of Mughal empire.
Reason (R): Marathas were the first to have clear concept of a united Indian nation.

(a) Both A and R are individually true but R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

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A is true but R is false 

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