Unseen Prose Passage "Shivaji was one of the great heroes of India. His…

In questions based on literary/literal comprehension, the answer is always based on something explicitly stated in the prose passage, not on inference or external information. When the passage mentions the specific qualities of a person, only the option that matches the quality explicitly stated in the passage will be correct.

In the given passage, it is said about Shivaji that he was not only brave, but also possessed another specific quality, which is clearly mentioned in the same sentence. This statement directly answers the question asking what he was besides being brave.

• An excellent thinker — Nowhere in the passage is Shivaji called a 'thinker'; this option has been framed by creating confusion from general statements of praise, such as "because of his good qualities, everyone respected him."

• A capable emperor — The passage mentions Shivaji's 'establishment of the Maratha state,' but nowhere calls him an 'emperor'; linking the establishment of a state with the position of emperor is not supported by the passage.

• More than one of the above — Apart from bravery, the passage mentions only one specific quality, not more than one.

• None of the above — The passage clearly states one additional quality, so this option is incorrect.

Therefore, apart from being brave, Shivaji was also 'a good politician' — this is the correct answer based on the passage.