{"id":1439,"date":"2025-12-07T18:29:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2025-12-07T18:29:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:29:38","slug":"mcqs-based-on-modern-history-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=1439","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Modern History &#8211; (17)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. What was the primary reason the Marathas failed to replace the Mughal Empire?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Invasion by the British<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Internal divisions and lack of a unifying vision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Military defeats only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Natural disasters<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Internal divisions and lack of a unifying vision <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Though they destroyed Mughal power militarily, the Marathas lacked unity among sardars and had no national administrative or ideological framework to establish long-term rule.\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Who was the main Maratha general at the Third Battle of Panipat?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Balaji Baji Rao<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Raghunath Rao<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Sadashiv Rao Bhau <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Mahadji Sindhia<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Sadashiv Rao Bhau  <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Sadashiv Rao Bhau led the Maratha army at Panipat, although the Peshwa\u2019s son Vishwas Rao was the nominal head. His contingent included European-trained artillery under Ibrahim Khan Gardi.\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. What was one of the key administrative weaknesses of the Maratha Empire?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">They did not invest in trade, technology, or administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">They abolished revenue systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">They ruled only Maharashtra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">They taxed only traders<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. They did not invest in trade, technology, or administration  <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Like the Mughals, the Marathas exploited peasants for revenue but failed to develop trade, industry, or modern administration, especially outside Maharashtra.\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. What role did Mahadji Sindhia play in Maratha politics?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">He became the Emperor of Delhi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">He defeated the British in Bengal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">He restored the Mughal Emperor to power and acted on behalf of the Peshwa <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">He conquered Mysore<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. He restored the Mughal Emperor to power and acted on behalf of the Peshwa   <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Mahadji Sindhia was a key Maratha leader in North India. He reinstated Shah Alam II in 1784 and acted as his protector, strengthening Maratha influence in Delhi.\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. What marked the end of the Maratha Peshwa dynasty?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">First Anglo-Maratha War<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">The Third Battle of Panipat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Death of Balaji Baji Rao<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1816\u20131819)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1816\u20131819)   <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Third Anglo-Maratha War resulted in the British dismantling the Peshwa rule entirely. Baji Rao II was pensioned off, and the Peshwa\u2019s authority was abolished.\n\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. What was the primary reason the Marathas failed to replace the Mughal Empire? View Answer Correct Option: 2. Internal divisions and lack of a unifying vision Explanation: Though they destroyed Mughal power militarily, the Marathas lacked unity among sardars and had no national administrative or ideological framework to establish long-term rule. Q2. 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