ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT GENERAL AWARENESS QUIZ

Question 1:

Which of the following statements is correct?

Shivaji also had a navy.

Siledars were soldiers in the Maratha army who were given arms and horses by the state.

Bargir (Bargi) were soldiers in the Maratha army who kept their personal weapons and horses.

Sant Tukaram was the spiritual guru of Shivaji.

Question 2:

The term “Patel” refers to which one of the following ?

A village headman during Gupta Period

A village headman during Vedic period

A village headman during Maratha period

A soldier during Mughal period

Question 3:

With whom was Dabir related in the arrangement of Shivaji's Ashtapradhan ?

Home department

Finance department

Foreign department

Military department

Question 4:

What was the relation of 'Kurram' in the Chola administration?

Musician

Village Sangh

State officials

Temple building style

Question 5:

In which year Chillianwala war was fought?

1849

1848

1740

None of these

Question 6:

Which of the following forts was first captured by Shivaji?

Toran

Singhgadh

Purandar

None of these

Question 7:

Which one of the following statements is not correct.

Mughtai was those regions form which Marathas collected chauth and sardeshmukhi

Swarajya was the regions which was directly controlled by the Marathas

Sachiva /Surnavis Inspected the records of the expenditure of the Turf under Maratha

Dabir looked after the foreign department.

Question 8:

Alha-Udal belonged to -

Chanderi

Vidisha

Mahoba

Panna

Question 9:

In which year was the Treaty of Bassein signed?

1860

1802

1770

1875

Question 10:

Shivaji used ____________ strategy and military tactics to lead a series of attacks in the 1660s.

Scientist

naval

Guerrilla

Strategic