Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj:

1. Recently Maharashtra’s govt signed a MoU with the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to bring back Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s legendary wagh nakh (tiger claw).

2. He was known as the Father of the Indian Navy.

3. He had a council of ministers called Asht Diggaj to advise him on the matters of the state.

Solution

Maharashtra’s Cultural Affairs Minister recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to bring back Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s legendary wagh nakh (tiger claw). 

He was known as the Father of the Indian Navy. 

Shivaji was the first to realise the importance of having a naval force.

He had a council of ministers (Asht Pradhan) to advise him on the matters of the state, but he was not bound by it.