Question

The main cause for the third panipat war was the expansion of Marathas over:
a) Bihar
b) Bengal
c) Punjab
d) Gujarat

Answer 1

Hint:
For ending Mughal rule over much of the Indian subcontinent, the Marathas are credited to a large extent. The Marathas were a Marathi-speaking warrior group that rose to prominence by establishing a Hindavian Swarajya (meaning "self-rule of Hindu/Indian people in the western Deccan Plateau (present-day Maharashtra).

Complete answer:
On 14 January 1761, the Third Battle of Panipat took place at Panipat, about 97 km (60 miles) north of Delhi, between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan army, backed by three Indian allies, the Rohilla, the Doab region's Afghans, and Shuja-ud-Daula. Sadashivrao Bhau, who was third in power after the Chhatrapati (Maratha King) and the Peshwaa King, led the Maratha military (Maratha Prime Minister). The main Maratha army was stationed with the Peshwa in Deccan.

The key cause of the Third Panipat War was the Marathas' expansion over Punjab. In Punjab, Raghunathrao had plundered and hoisted his flag before the assault. Sardar Adani Beg, governor of Punjab and defeated by Vimurashah, son of Ahmed Shah Abdali, made Raghunathrao his faithful Sardar. Ahmed Shah Abdali, therefore, planned to attack India.

Therefore, the correct answer is c

Note:
From 1526 onwards, the Mughals began to conquer parts of India, occupying much of the sub-continent by 1700. They deteriorated rapidly after that, but until the 1850s, territories were governed nominally. The Mughals were a branch from Central Asia of the Timurid dynasty of Turco-Mongol origin. Since it spread over a wide region, the Mughal rule over India is called an empire. When it was largest, much of the Indian subcontinent, then referred to as Hindustan.