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1. Who was the first Peshwa of the Maratha empire?
a. Balaji Baji Rao
b. Balaji Vishwanath
c. Narayan Rao
d. Raghunath Rao
2. Which of these was the palace of the Peshwas - the Prime Ministers of the Maratha empire?
a. Shaniwar Wada
b. Gootaji Wada
c. Tanaji War
d. Var Wada
3. Which Indian capital city was founded by King Pravarsena II?
a. Chennai
b. Aizwal
c. Bhuvaneshwar
d. Srinagar
4. Which Indian King built the Praptagad Fort in Mahabaleshwar?
a. Tipu Sultan
b. Chhatrapati Shivaji
c. Krishna Devaraya
d. Chandragupta Maurya
5. Which Tamil king built the Grand Anicut or the Kallanai?
a. Cheran Senguttuvan
b. Karikala Chola
c. Narasimha Varma
d. Rajendra Chola
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Answers
1. Who was the first Peshwa of the Maratha empire?
a. Balaji Baji Rao
b. Balaji Vishwanath
c. Narayan Rao
d. Raghunath Rao
Did You Know?
It was Balaji Vishwanath who built the fort at Visapur that was used to guard the trade route going through the Bor Ghat.
Read more about it in this link.
2. Which of these was the palace of the Peshwas - the Prime Ministers of the Maratha empire?
a. Shaniwar Wada
b. Gootaji Wada
c. Tanaji War
d. Var Wada
Did You Know?
Because the construction of the palace began on a Saturday, the palace is called Shaniwar Wada.
Read more about it in this link.
3. Which Indian capital city was founded by King Pravarsena II?
a. Chennai
b. Aizwal
c. Bhuvaneshwar
d. Srinagar
Did You Know?
The King had a villa in which he used to rest. As the villa disappeared, the village around it grew to become Shalimar, which today has the Shalimar Gardens.
Read more about it in this link.
4. Which Indian King built the Praptagad Fort in Mahabaleshwar?
a. Tipu Sultan
b. Chhatrapati Shivaji
c. Krishna Devaraya
d. Chandragupta Maurya
Did You Know? The historic battle between Chhatrapati Shivaji and Afzal Khan took place here in which Khan was defeated. His tomb is in Mahabaleshwar.
Read more about it in this link.
5. Which Tamil king built the Grand Anicut or the Kallanai?
a. Cheran Senguttuvan
b. Karikala Chola
c. Narasimha Varma
d. Rajendra Chola
Did You Know? Constructed in the 2nd Century AD in Thanjavur, the Grand Anicut is considered to be the oldest dam still in existence.
Read more about it in this link.
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