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Shahu: 1707-1749



               Shahu was released by Mughal emperor Bhandur Shah. 

              Tarabai’s army was defeated by Shahu in the battle of Khed (1700), and Shahu occupied Satara.

              But the Southern part of the Maratha Kingdom with its capital Kolhapur continued to be under the control of the descendents of Rajaram (Shivaji II and later Shambhaji II).

              Shahu‘s reign saw the rise of Pesh was and transformation of the Maratha kingdom into an empire based on the principle of confederacy.

Balaji Viswanath (1713-20): The First Peshwa



                       He began his career as a small revenue official and was given the title of Sena Karte (marker of the army) by Shahu in 1708.

                            He became Peshwa in 1713 and made the post the most important and powerful as well as hereditary.

                           He played a crucial role in the final victory of Shahu by winning over almost all the Maratha Sardars to the side Shahu.

                      He concluded an agreement with   the Syed Brothers-King Maker (1719) by which the Mughal emperor Farruki Siyar recognized Shahu as the king of the Swarjya. 

General Science Question Part - I (31 to 45)

1.       An element common to all acids is
(A)   Oxygen
(B)   Hydrogen
(C)   Sulphur
(D)   Chlorine


2.       Which of the following statements relating to sound and light is true?
(A)   Light is as form of kinetic energy whereas sound  is a form of potential energy
(B)   Light  can be reflected but sound  cannot be
(C)   Light travels faster In air than sound does
(D)   Sound travels in waves but light does not.

3.       Radioactive substances can be produced readily in
(A)   An electron gun
(B)   An atomic pile
(C)   A transistor
(D)   A Wilson cloud chamber

4.       The method of estimating the age of the crust of the earth, which is now believed to be the most accurate, makes use of  the  rate of
(A)   Accumulation of Sedimentary beds
(B)   Accumulation of salt in the ocean
(C)    Atomic disintegration  (radio- activity)
(D)   Loss of heat by the earth

5.       When a given amount of air is cooled
(A)   The amount of moisture it can hold decreases
(B)   Its absolute humidity decreases
(C)   Its relative humidity remains constant
(D)   Its absolute humidity increases

6.       With the present – day advancement in medical techniques transplants are possible in all of the  following except
(A)   Artery
(B)   Bone