26. The Maratha ruler who expanded Maratha influence in Northern India and established a secondary capital in Delhi was:
a) Balaji Baji Rao
b) Raghunath Rao (Raghoba)
c) Baji Rao II
d) Mahadji Shinde
27. The Maratha Peshwa who was assassinated by a religious fanatic in 1796 was:
a) Balaji Baji Rao
b) Nana Saheb
c) Raghunath Rao (Raghoba)
d) Baji Rao II
28. The Maratha leader who was appointed as the Peshwa after the death of Shivaji was:
a) Baji Rao I
b) Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj
c) Balaji Vishwanath
d) Nana Saheb
29. The Maratha Empire faced a significant threat from which Afghan ruler who invaded India and sacked Delhi in 1759?
a) Ahmad Shah Durrani
b) Sher Shah Suri
c) Mahmud Ghaznavi
d) Babur
30. The Maratha leader who effectively became the ruler of the Maratha Empire after the death of Shivaji’s son, Sambhaji, was:
a) Baji Rao I
b) Balaji Baji Rao
c) Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj
d) Nana Saheb
