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November 25, 2023

Treaty of Deogaon is associated with which of these Battles

(A) 3RD Anglo- Maratha war
(B) 2nd Anglo- Maratha war
(C) 3rd Anglo- Mysore war
(D) 1st Anglo- Burmese war

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ANSWER: B

Which of these events does not involve British participation
1. Treaty of sugauli
2. Treaty of Bairowal
3. Battle of kharda
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(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 3 only
(D) All of the above

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ANSWER: C

Match the events with the tenure of Viceroy /GG
Event = Viceroy /GG
1.Annexation of Punjab = a. Dalhousie
2.1st Anglo afghan war = b. Auckland
3. Formation of General committee on public Instructions = c. Hastings
Choose correct code

(A) 1-a,2-c,3-b
(B) 1-b,2-c,3-a
(C) 1-c,2-a,3-b
(D) 1-a,2-b,3-c

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ANSWER: D

Who among the following fought against British in 1857 Revolt?
I. Kunwar Singh
II. Tantia Tope
III. Nana Saheb
IV. Maulavi Ahmaduallah
Choose correct code

(A) All of the above
(B) I, III and IV
(C) I, II and III
(D) II, III and IV

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ANSWER: A

According to the terms of the treaty of Srirangapattanam, . . . . . . was ceded to the British

(A) Malabar
(B) Cochin
(C) Travancore
(D) Mysore

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ANSWER: A

Tipu had to surrender half of its territory to English Company and its allies.
British acquired Baramahal, Dindigul and Malabar.
Marathas gained territory near Tungabhadra.
Nizam acquired territories from Krishna to beyond Pennar.
Tipu had to pay war indemnity of ₹3 crore, but as he was unable to do so, his two sons were kept as prisoners with Cornwallis.

Note:- Ironically Raja of Travancore got nothing on whose behalf war was fought.

Battle of Poona-1802 was fought between

(A) British & Marathas
(B) British & Mysore
(C) Internal Battle between Marathas
(D) Internal Battle between Mysore & Marthas

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ANSWER: D

Which of these below given pairs are correctly matched with respect to Maratha leaders ruling from different places
1. Peshwa Poona
2. Bhonsle Nagpur
3. Scindia Gwalior
4. Holkar Indore
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(A) 1 & 4 only
(B) 1 & 3 only
(C) 2 & 3 only
(D) All of the above

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ANSWER: D

The Treaty between Ranjit Singh and the British was signed at

(A) Allahabad
(B) Amritsar
(C) Kashmir
(D) Agra

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ANSWER: B

The first Mysore War Fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767- 1769 A.D., came to an end by the

(A) Treaty of Pondicherry
(B) Treaty of Madras
(C) Treaty of Mysore
(D) Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

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Answer: B

Who said this about revolt of 1857-”what began as a fight for religion ended as a war for independence for there is not the slightest doubt that rebels wanted to get rid of the alien government and restore the old order of which the king of Delhi was the rightful representative.“

(A) S.N SEN
(B) Percival Spear
(C) R.C Majumdar
(D) None of the above

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Answer: A