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- Hyderabad
- Srirangapatna
- Murshidabad
- Ahmednagar
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Correct answer: B. Srirangapatna
Tipu Sultan was killed while defending Srirangapatna in 1799.
ICSE Class 8 Understanding Eighteenth Century India — practice questions — page 2
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Tipu Sultan died defending which place in 1799?Read the answer and worked solution →Who founded the Maratha state that later expanded under the Peshwas?Read the answer and worked solution →The original Maratha heartland lay in the:Read the answer and worked solution →The title Peshwa originally meant:Read the answer and worked solution →Who became Shahu's Peshwa in 1713?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Peshwa led major northward expansion between 1720 and 1740?Read the answer and worked solution →Which city became the main centre of Peshwa power?Read the answer and worked solution →Calling the Maratha states a confederacy suggests they were:Read the answer and worked solution →The Holkar chiefs established their regional centre at:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Maratha family became associated with Gwalior?Read the answer and worked solution →The Gaikwads chose which city as their capital?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Maratha family ruled from Nagpur?Read the answer and worked solution →Who defeated the Marathas at Panipat in 1761?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Peshwa led Maratha recovery after Panipat?Read the answer and worked solution →Ahilyabai was a notable ruler of which Maratha house?Read the answer and worked solution →Cooperation with the Angria family strengthened Maratha:Read the answer and worked solution →
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Who founded the Maratha state that later expanded under the Peshwas?
- Ranjit Singh
- Hyder Ali
- Saadat Khan
- Shivaji
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Correct answer: D. Shivaji
Shivaji founded the Maratha state whose eighteenth-century expansion was led by the Peshwas.
The original Maratha heartland lay in the:
- Lower Ganga delta
- Punjab river plains
- Western Deccan
- Coromandel Coast
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Correct answer: C. Western Deccan
Maratha power originated in the western Deccan, in the region of modern Maharashtra.
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