India History Quiz-35 {Maharashtra}Mani YadavMarch 8, 2025India History Welcome to your India History Quiz-35 {Maharashtra} Which ancient trade route passed through Maharashtra? Grand Trunk Road Dakshinapatha Silk Route Khyber Pass None The Ajanta and Ellora caves are associated with which religions? Sikhism and Islam Christianity and Zoroastrianism Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism Jainism and Islam None The oldest known dynasty to rule Maharashtra was? Chalukya Dynasty Satavahana Dynasty Rashtrakuta Dynasty Maurya Dynasty None The capital of the Satavahanas was? Mumbai Nasik Paithan Pune None Which dynasty built the Kailasa temple at Ellora? Rashtrakuta Dynasty Satavahana Dynasty Chola Dynasty Gupta Dynasty None The city of Nashik is associated with which Hindu epic? Bhagavad Gita Ramayana Mahabharata Upanishads None Who was the founder of the Yadava Dynasty of Devagiri (Daulatabad)? Pulakeshin II Harsha Bhillama V Rajaraja Chola None Who was the famous Sufi saint of Maharashtra? Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Sai Baba Hazrat Haji Ali Guru Nanak None Which medieval Bahmani Sultanate general played a role in the Deccan’s history? Tughlaq Shah Alauddin Khilji Malik Ambar Balban None Daulatabad Fort was earlier known as? Devagiri Vijayanagar Kanchipuram Warangal None Who founded the Maratha Empire? Shahu Maharaj Bajirao I Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sambhaji None Which fort was the first major victory of Shivaji Maharaj? phailwan fort Torna Fort Raigad Fort Pratapgad Fort None The coronation of Shivaji Maharaj took place in which year? 1650 1680 1674 1707 None Who was the mother of Shivaji Maharaj? Ahilyabai Holkar Jijabai Rani Lakshmibai Tarabai None What was the naval base built by Shivaji to strengthen the Maratha navy? Raigad Fort Sindhudurg Fort Devagiri Fort Purandar Fort None Who was the chief military commander of Shivaji Maharaj? Tanaji Malusare Bajirao I Raghunath Rao Mahadji Shinde None Who betrayed Shivaji Maharaj at the Treaty of Purandar (1665)? Mir Jafar Jai Singh I of Amber Tipu Sultan Nana Phadnavis None What was the administrative system introduced by Shivaji Maharaj? Peshwa Rule Ashtapradhan Zamindari System British Civil Administration None Which battle marked the defeat of the Marathas by the Mughals in 1689? Battle of Plassey Battle of Raigad Battle of Panipat Anglo-Maratha War None Which Peshwa led the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat (1761)? Bajirao I Sadashiv Rao Bhau Nana Saheb Raghunath Rao None The first Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782) ended with? Treaty of Salbai Treaty of Purandar Treaty of Bassein Treaty of Surat None Jyotirao Phule founded which social reform movement? Brahmo Samaj Arya Samaj Satyashodhak Samaj Ramakrishna Mission None Who started the Kesari and Maratha newspapers? Gopal Krishna Gokhale Dadabhai Naoroji Bal Gangadhar Tilak Mahatma Gandhi None Which British governor defeated the Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1818)? Lord Cornwallis Robert Clive Lord Hastings Warren Hastings None The first Indian woman to become President of the Indian National Congress (INC) was? Savitribai Phule Rani Lakshmibai Sarojini Naidu Tarabai None In which year was Mumbai declared the capital of Maharashtra? 1960 1956 1947 1971 None The Samyukta Maharashtra Movement (1956-1960) demanded? Merger of Maharashtra with Gujarat A separate Maharashtra state with Mumbai as its capital Division of Maharashtra into multiple states A socialist government None The "Lokmanya" title was given to? B. R. Ambedkar Savitribai Phule Bal Gangadhar Tilak Dadabhai Naoroji None Who is the architect of the Indian Constitution, born in Maharashtra? Sardar Patel Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jawaharlal Nehru Lal Bahadur Shastri None The Gateway of India (Mumbai) was built to commemorate the visit of? Queen Victoria Lord Mountbatten King George V and Queen Mary Mahatma Gandhi None 1 out of 30 Time's upTime is Up! Post Views: 79
