Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: The Rise of the Marathas
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Who founded the Maratha kingdom? [1]
(A) Shivaji Maharaj
(B) Akbar
(C) Ashoka
(D) Aurangzeb
2. What warfare tactics did Shivaji use effectively? [1]
(A) Guerrilla warfare
(B) Only large open battles
(C) No warfare at all
(D) Only naval battles
3. What did Shivaji build to help defend his kingdom? [1]
(A) Forts
(B) Only cities
(C) Only temples
(D) Only markets
4. What was the Ashtapradhan? [1]
(A) Shivaji's council of ministers
(B) A type of fort
(C) A type of tax
(D) A rival kingdom
5. What did the Ashtapradhan help manage? [1]
(A) Revenue, military affairs and justice
(B) Only farming
(C) Only trade
(D) Nothing important
6. What did the Marathas build to protect the coastline? [1]
(A) A strong navy
(B) Only forts
(C) Nothing
(D) Only roads
7. What empire did Shivaji's kingdom resist? [1]
(A) The Mughal Empire
(B) No empire
(C) The British Empire only
(D) The Persian Empire
8. What did Shivaji's kingdom lead to? [1]
(A) The larger Maratha Empire
(B) No further growth
(C) Immediate decline
(D) Foreign rule
9. Who led Maratha expansion after Shivaji? [1]
(A) The Peshwas
(B) The Mughals
(C) The British
(D) The Portuguese
10. What was the Maratha confederacy? [1]
(A) A loose alliance of powerful families
(B) A single unified kingdom
(C) A foreign alliance
(D) A type of tax
11. Which family was part of the Maratha confederacy? [1]
(A) The Scindias
(B) The Mughals
(C) The British
(D) The Portuguese
12. What tribute did the Marathas collect? [1]
(A) Chauth
(B) Jizya
(C) Zakat
(D) Income tax
13. What did the Maratha Empire significantly influence? [1]
(A) Indian politics
(B) Nothing important
(C) Only trade
(D) Only religion
14. What was the Third Battle of Panipat? [1]
(A) A major defeat for the Marathas in 1761
(B) A Maratha victory
(C) A trade agreement
(D) A peace treaty
15. What did the Panipat defeat lead to? [1]
(A) Weakened Maratha power and British expansion
(B) Stronger Maratha power
(C) No changes
(D) Maratha alliance with the British
16. Why study the Maratha Empire's expansion and decline? [1]
(A) It shows the shift of power before British rule
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful