Maharashtra State Board Class 4 EVS The Discomfiture of Shaistakhan Textbook Exercises and Extra Question and Answers.
Fill in the blanks :
(a) Shaistakhan laid siege to the fort of ……….. . (Purandar, Panhala, Shivneri)
(b) In Pune, Shaistakhan made ………… his headquarters. (Shaniwar Wada, Lal Mahal, Parvati)
(c) Aurangzeb transferred Shaistakhan to …………… . (Assam, Karnatak, Bengal)
Write the answer in one sentence.
(a) Which towns did Shaistakhan capture on the way to Pune ?
(a) Shaistakhan captured the towns of Shirval, Shivapur, Saswad on the way to Pune.
(b) Why did Shaistakhan at last raise the siege of Purandar ?
(b) Shaistakhan raised the siege of Purandar because he was surrounded by the Maratha army in a mountain pass.
(c) What was Shaistakhan afraid that might happen ?
(c) Shaistakhan was afraid that Shivaji might cut his head off in a second attack.
Give reasons.
(a) Emperor Aurangzeb was enraged and sent Shaistakhan to deal with Shivaji.
(a) Emperor Aurangzeb was enraged and sent Shaistakhan to deal with Shivaji because Shivaji had carried out raids in the territory of the Moghul Emperor, Aurangzeb.
(b) Shaistakhan tried to escape through the window.
(b) Shaistakhan tried to escape through the window because he was terrified when Shivaji attacked him and cut off three of his fingers.
Write the incidents or events chronologically :
(a) Shivaji and his men departed towards Sinhagad fort.
(b) Shaistakhan made Lal Mahal his headquarters.
(c) Shaistakhan captured the fort of Chakan.
(d) Shivaji taught Shaistakhan a lesson.
Answer
(a) Shaistakhan captured the fort of Chakan.
(b) Shivaji and his men departed towards Sinhagad fort.
(c) Shaistakhan made Lal Mahal his headquarters.
(d) Shivaji taught Shaistakhan a lesson.
