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A) Salhar
B) Shivner
C) Purandhar
D) Raigarh

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A) Salhar

Explanation : The Battle of Salher was a battle fought between the Marathas and the Mughal Empire in February 1672 CE. The battle was fought near the fort of Salher in the Nashik district. The result was a decisive victory for the Marathas.

A) 3 April 1685
B) 3 April 1682
C) 3 April 1680
D) 3 April 1688

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C) 3 April 1680

Explanation : Shivaji Bhonsale I (19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680), also referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan.

A) 15
B) 22
C) 20
D) 18

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D) 18

Explanation : Shivaji started his conquests at the age of 18.

A) Yes
B) No

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A) Yes

Explanation : The Maratha Empire dominated a large part of the Indian subcontinent in the 17th century. The empire formally existed from 1674 with the coronation of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj and ended in 1818 with the defeat of Peshwa Bajirao II at the hands of the British East India Company.

A) Fazlur Rahman Khan
B) Santiago Calatrava
C) Frederick William Stevens
D) None of the above

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C) Frederick William Stevens

Explanation : Frederick William Stevens (11 November 1847 – 3 March 1900) was an English architectural engineer who worked for the British colonial government in India. Stevens' most notable design was the railway station Victoria Terminus in Bombay (in 1996 renamed the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai).

A) Raigarh
B) Purandhar
C) Karwar
D) Pune

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A) Raigarh

Explanation : Formerly known as Murumdev, the fort was the first capital of the Maratha Empire under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji for almost 26 years, after which the capital was moved to the Raigad Fort.

A) 1667
B) 1678
C) 1674
D) 1680

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C) 1674

Explanation : An Indian warrior king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan, Shivaji was formally crowned as the Chhatrapati (Monarch) of his realm at Raigad in 1674.