Unlike several contemporary rulers who rewarded officers with land grants (jagirs), Shivaji generally preferred to pay his civil and military officers in cash. What was the most likely reason for this policy?

Granting land could make officers powerful, hereditary landholders, reducing the king's control over Swarajya

Shivaji did not have enough fertile land within Swarajya to distribute

The Mughals had forbidden the Marathas from granting land to their own officers

Cash was considered more valuable than land by traders in the Maratha kingdom

Balaji Vishwanath became Peshwa under Chhatrapati Shahu in 1713. He is mainly remembered in the history of the Marathas for which of the following?

Making the office of Peshwa hereditary and turning the Peshwas into the de facto heads of the Maratha state

Leading the Maratha forces in the Third Battle of Panipat

Signing the Treaty of Purandar with the Mughal general Jai Singh

Setting up the original council of eight ministers, the Ashtapradhan

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CBSE Class 8 Social Science · Ch 3: The Rise of the Marathas

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Q1. Unlike several contemporary rulers who rewarded officers with land grants (jagirs), Shivaji generally preferred to pay his civil and military officers in cash. What was the most likely reason for this policy?
कई समकालीन शासकों के विपरीत, जो अधिकारियों को भूमि अनुदान (जागीर) देकर पुरस्कृत करते थे, शिवाजी सामान्यतः अपने सिविल और सैन्य अधिकारियों को नकद वेतन देना पसंद करते थे। इस नीति का सबसे संभावित कारण क्या था?
- A. Shivaji did not have enough fertile land within Swarajya to distribute / शिवाजी के पास स्वराज्य के भीतर वितरित करने के लिए पर्याप्त उर्वर भूमि नहीं थी
- B. The Mughals had forbidden the Marathas from granting land to their own officers / मुगलों ने मराठों को अपने अधिकारियों को भूमि देने से मना कर दिया था
- C. Granting land could make officers powerful, hereditary landholders, reducing the king's control over Swarajya / भूमि देने से अधिकारी शक्तिशाली, वंशानुगत भूमिधारक बन सकते थे, जिससे स्वराज्य पर राजा का नियंत्रण कम हो जाता
- D. Cash was considered more valuable than land by traders in the Maratha kingdom / मराठा राज्य के व्यापारियों द्वारा नकद को भूमि से अधिक मूल्यवान माना जाता था
Solution
If officers were given land instead of cash, they could become powerful hereditary landholders over time, which would weaken the king's direct control over his kingdom.
यदि अधिकारियों को नकद के बदले भूमि दी जाती, तो वे समय के साथ शक्तिशाली वंशानुगत भूमिधारक बन सकते थे, जिससे राजा का अपने राज्य पर सीधा नियंत्रण कमजोर पड़ जाता।
Q2. Which one of the following was NOT one of the eight ministers (Ashtapradhan) in Shivaji's council of administration?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन शिवाजी की प्रशासनिक परिषद के आठ मंत्रियों (अष्टप्रधान) में से एक नहीं था?
- A. Panditrao / पंडितराव
- B. Mantri / मंत्री
- C. Wazir / वज़ीर
- D. Sachiv / सचिव
Solution
'Wazir' was a title used in Mughal and Sultanate administrations, not one of the eight Ashtapradhan posts created by Shivaji.
'वज़ीर' एक पद था जिसका उपयोग मुगल और सल्तनत प्रशासनों में किया जाता था, यह शिवाजी द्वारा बनाए गए आठ अष्टप्रधान पदों में से एक नहीं था।
Q3. Balaji Vishwanath became Peshwa under Chhatrapati Shahu in 1713. He is mainly remembered in the history of the Marathas for which of the following?
बालाजी विश्वनाथ 1713 में छत्रपति शाहू के अधीन पेशवा बने। मराठों के इतिहास में उन्हें मुख्य रूप से निम्नलिखित में से किस बात के लिए याद किया जाता है?
- A. Leading the Maratha forces in the Third Battle of Panipat / पानीपत की तीसरी लड़ाई में मराठा सेनाओं का नेतृत्व करना
- B. Signing the Treaty of Purandar with the Mughal general Jai Singh / मुगल सेनापति जय सिंह के साथ पुरंदर की संधि पर हस्ताक्षर करना
- C. Setting up the original council of eight ministers, the Ashtapradhan / आठ मंत्रियों की मूल परिषद, अष्टप्रधान, की स्थापना करना
- D. Making the office of Peshwa hereditary and turning the Peshwas into the de facto heads of the Maratha state / पेशवा के पद को वंशानुगत बनाना और पेशवाओं को मराठा राज्य के वास्तविक प्रमुखों में बदल देना
Solution
Balaji Vishwanath made the post of Peshwa hereditary in his family, and from his time onward the Peshwas became the real controllers of the Maratha confederacy.
बालाजी विश्वनाथ ने पेशवा के पद को अपने परिवार में वंशानुगत बना दिया, और उनके समय से पेशवा मराठा संघ के वास्तविक नियंत्रक बन गए।

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