Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (SSC) · History-Civics (इतिहास-नागरिकशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 12 — Chapter 12: Progression of the Empire
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. How did the Maratha Empire progress? [1]
(A) From Shivaji's kingdom to a Peshwa confederacy
(B) It never changed
(C) It shrank continuously
(D) It disappeared quickly
2. What helped expand Maratha influence? [1]
(A) Key battles and strategic alliances
(B) Only peaceful negotiation
(C) No expansion occurred
(D) Only foreign help
3. What challenges did the empire face? [1]
(A) Internal conflicts and external threats
(B) No challenges at all
(C) Only minor issues
(D) Only economic problems
4. What did these challenges test? [1]
(A) The empire's unity and strength
(B) Nothing important
(C) Only military tactics
(D) Only trade relations
5. What was the lasting impact of the Maratha Empire? [1]
(A) A significant impact on Indian political history
(B) No impact at all
(C) Only regional impact
(D) Negative impact only
6. Who led the empire's expansion phase? [1]
(A) The Peshwas
(B) Only foreign rulers
(C) No specific leadership
(D) Only religious leaders
7. What did the Maratha confederacy control? [1]
(A) Large parts of India
(B) Only a small region
(C) No territory
(D) Only coastal areas
8. Why learn about the empire's progression? [1]
(A) To understand its significant historical role
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. How did the Maratha Empire progress? [1]
(A) From Shivaji's kingdom to a Peshwa confederacy
(B) It never changed
(C) It shrank continuously
(D) It disappeared quickly
10. What helped expand Maratha influence? [1]
(A) Key battles and strategic alliances
(B) Only peaceful negotiation
(C) No expansion occurred
(D) Only foreign help
11. What challenges did the empire face? [1]
(A) Internal conflicts and external threats
(B) No challenges at all
(C) Only minor issues
(D) Only economic problems
12. What did these challenges test? [1]
(A) The empire's unity and strength
(B) Nothing important
(C) Only military tactics
(D) Only trade relations
13. What was the lasting impact of the Maratha Empire? [1]
(A) A significant impact on Indian political history
(B) No impact at all
(C) Only regional impact
(D) Negative impact only
14. Who led the empire's expansion phase? [1]
(A) The Peshwas
(B) Only foreign rulers
(C) No specific leadership
(D) Only religious leaders
15. What did the Maratha confederacy control? [1]
(A) Large parts of India
(B) Only a small region
(C) No territory
(D) Only coastal areas
16. Why learn about the empire's progression? [1]
(A) To understand its significant historical role
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests