Q. The Battle of Assaye (1803), a key event in Maharashtra's history, was fought between which two forces?
Answer: British East India Company and Maratha Confederacy
Notes: The Battle of Assaye was fought on 23 September 1803 between the British East India Company led by Arthur Wellesley and the Maratha Confederacy during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, marking a decisive British victory in present-day Maharashtra.