CBSE Class 8 Social Science The Rise of the Marathas (Class 8 NCERT New) Quiz 19

1. Which purpose did forts primarily serve during Maratha guerrilla warfare?

A Strategically controlling routes and sheltering forces B Training musicians for ceremonies C Hosting annual fairs for traders D Storing artillery for city parades

2. Which role did Tarabai play after the death of her husband Rajaram in the early 18th century?

A Led Maratha armies northward strategically B Retreated to manage temple endowments C Moved the capital to coastal Gujarat D Allied permanently with the Mughal Empire

3. What was a key outcome of Tarabai’s military leadership during Aurangzeb’s Deccan campaigns?

A Permanent ceasefire with the Mughals B Unification with the Mughal nobility C Complete conquest of Delhi region D Preservation of Maratha independence

4. Ahilyabai Holkar is best remembered for which administrative achievement?

A Creating a large standing cavalry force B Conquering Bengal through naval warfare C Governing wisely for about thirty years D Founding a new capital near Pune city

5. Which script did the Marathas commonly use for official correspondence?

A Persian script adapted from Nastaliq B Modi script in cursive Devanagari C Grantha script for Tamil records D Sharada script from Kashmir hills

6. Ekoji, half-brother of Shivaji, is associated with which event?

A Conquest of Thanjavur in the late 17th century B Defense of Surat against the Portuguese C Alliance with Mysore during the 18th century D Founding the Nagpur Bhonsle dynasty

7. The Thanjavur Marathas are noted for fostering which cultural development?

A A syncretic and innovative artistic culture B Decline of temple arts and music C An exclusive focus on Vedic scholarship D A purely martial and ascetic culture

8. Which statement best explains the Maratha link to Jagannath worship at Puri?

A Maratha support revived interrupted worship B Worship ceased entirely under Marathas C Marathas moved the shrine to Nagpur D Marathas replaced priests with soldiers

9. Which accomplishment of Serfoji II relates to literature and languages?

A Writing the Marathi play Devendra Kurvanji B Composing treatises on Vedic astronomy C Translating the Quran into Marathi verse D Editing a Persian chronicle of Bijapur

10. During Serfoji II’s reign, which musical and dance traditions took shape in Thanjavur?

A Qawwali style and Kuchipudi dance B Rabindra Sangeet and Manipuri dance C Dhrupad singing and Kathak dance D Modern Carnatic music and early Bharatanatyam