Q. Who was appointed as the hereditary Pant Sachiv during the reign of Chhatrapati Rajaram I?
Answer: Shankaraji Narayan Pant Sachiv
Notes: Shankaraji Narayan was appointed as the hereditary Pant Sachiv in 1698 under Rajaram I. The Pant Sachiv, part of the Ashta Pradhan, was a powerful civil official in the Maratha Empire, a post that became hereditary from this period.