16. What was the immediate cause for Ahmed Shah Abdali to invade and fight the Third Battle of Panipat ?

1. 1. He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore

   
   
   

   2. The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab.

   
   
   

   3. He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur).

   
   
   

   4. He wanted to annex all the fertile plains of Punjab upto the borders of Delhi to his kingdom

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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17. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the Lists
    

    	List - I (Kingdom)		List - II (Territory)
    F.	Peshwas	1.	Nagpur
    G.	Gaekwads	2.	Pune
    H.	Bhonsles	3.	Indore
    J.	Holkars	4.	Baroda

    Code :

    	F	G	H	J
    A.	2	4	1	3
    B.	1	3	2	4
    C.	2	4	3	1
    D.	4	3	2	1

1. 1. A.

   
   
   

   2. B.

   
   
   

   3. C.

   
   
   

   4. D.

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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18. Assertion (A) : Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in India after the decline of Mughal empire.
    Reason (R) : Marathas were the first to have a clear concept of united nation.
    Code

1. 1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

   
   
   

   2. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

   
   
   

   3. A is true but R is false

   
   
   

   4. A is false but R is true

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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19. Assertion (A) : The Britsh defeated the Marathas in 1818.
    Reason (R) : The confederate nature of the Maratha State made the Maratha Sardars almost autonomous.
    Code

1. 1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

   
   
   

   2. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

   
   
   

   3. A is true but R is false

   
   
   

   4. A is false but R is true

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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20. Assertion (A) : Shivaji aimed at established Maratha rule in Delhi.
    Reason (R) : Shivaji took the the leadership of the Maratha resistance against the Mughals.
    Code

1. 1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

   
   
   

   2. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

   
   
   

   3. A is true but R is false

   
   
   

   4. A is false but R is true

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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