6. Who was the Peshwa who expanded Maratha rule in Northern India after the Third Battle of Panipat?
a) Baji Rao I
b) Balaji Baji Rao
c) Madhav Rao I
d) Baji Rao II
Answer: b) Balaji Baji Rao
7. The Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 was fought between the Marathas and the:
a) Mughals
b) British
c) Afghans
d) Sikhs
Answer: c) Afghans
8. The Maratha Empire reached its peak during the reign of which Peshwa?
a) Balaji Vishwanath
b) Baji Rao I
c) Balaji Baji Rao
d) Nana Saheb
Answer: c) Balaji Baji Rao
9. The hereditary title of the Peshwas was:
a) Chhatrapati
b) Diwan
c) Senapati
d) Pantpratinidhi
Answer: d) Pantpratinidhi
10. The Maratha queen who led the Maratha resistance against the British in the 1857 uprising was:
a) Rani Durgavati
b) Rani Lakshmibai
c) Rani Chennamma
d) Rani Ahilyabai Holkar
Answer: b) Rani Lakshmibai
