CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Which state was annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse in 1848?
A. Satara
B. Awadh
C. Sindh
D. Punjab
Correct Answer: A
Satara was among the first major states annexed under Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Doctrine of Lapse is associated with:
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Auckland
D. Lord Hardinge
Correct Answer: A
Governor-General Lord Dalhousie used the Doctrine of Lapse to annex states without a natural male heir.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Which battle in 1849 decisively ended Sikh resistance in the Second Anglo-Sikh War?
A. Chillianwala
B. Gujrat
C. Aliwal
D. Sobraon
Correct Answer: B
The Battle of Gujrat in February 1849 decisively defeated the Sikh army.
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The Second Anglo-Sikh War ended with the annexation of Punjab in:
A. 1846
B. 1848
C. 1849
D. 1853
Correct Answer: C
Punjab was annexed by the Company in 1849 after the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
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The First Anglo-Sikh War ended with the Treaty of:
A. Lahore
B. Amritsar
C. Bhairowal only
D. Gujrat
Correct Answer: A
The Treaty of Lahore in 1846 formally ended the First Anglo-Sikh War.
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The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought in:
A. 1838-1842
B. 1845-1846
C. 1848-1849
D. 1856-1857
Correct Answer: B
The First Anglo-Sikh War lasted from 1845 to 1846.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The decisive 1843 battle that led to the conquest of Sindh was the Battle of:
A. Miani
B. Mudki
C. Ferozeshah
D. Gujrat
Correct Answer: A
Napier defeated the Talpur forces at Miani in February 1843.
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Who led the British conquest of Sindh?
A. Charles Napier
B. Henry Lawrence
C. Hugh Gough
D. John Nicholson
Correct Answer: A
General Sir Charles Napier commanded the Company forces that conquered Sindh.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Sindh was annexed by the East India Company in:
A. 1839
B. 1843
C. 1846
D. 1849
Correct Answer: B
Sindh was annexed in 1843 after Company victories over the Talpur rulers.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Treaty of Amritsar of 1809 was concluded between the Company and:
A. Ranjit Singh
B. Duleep Singh
C. Gulab Singh
D. Sher Singh
Correct Answer: A
The treaty defined the Sutlej as a boundary between Ranjit Singh's expansion and the Company's sphere.
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The policy of British paramountcy was strongly developed under:
A. Lord Hastings
B. John Shore
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Curzon
Correct Answer: A
Lord Hastings used war and diplomacy to establish the Company's paramount position over Indian states.
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Under a Subsidiary Alliance, an Indian ruler generally had to:
A. Maintain a British force and accept a British resident
B. Join the French alliance
C. Abolish land revenue
D. Transfer all judicial powers immediately
Correct Answer: A
Allied rulers paid for British troops, accepted a resident and surrendered substantial control over foreign affairs.
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Which Indian state was the first major state to accept Wellesley's Subsidiary Alliance in 1798?
A. Hyderabad
B. Awadh
C. Mysore
D. Punjab
Correct Answer: A
The Nizam of Hyderabad accepted a Subsidiary Alliance in 1798.
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The Subsidiary Alliance system is most closely associated with:
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Dalhousie
Correct Answer: A
Lord Wellesley used Subsidiary Alliances to extend British paramountcy over Indian states.
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After the Third Anglo-Maratha War, Baji Rao II was pensioned and sent to:
A. Bithur
B. Delhi
C. Rangoon
D. Satara
Correct Answer: A
The defeated Peshwa Baji Rao II was pensioned and settled at Bithur near Kanpur.
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The Third Anglo-Maratha War was fought in:
A. 1803-1805
B. 1809-1810
C. 1817-1818
D. 1824-1826
Correct Answer: C
The Third Anglo-Maratha War, also connected with the Pindari campaign, ended in 1818.
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The Third Anglo-Maratha War ended the political power of the:
A. Mughal emperor
B. Peshwa
C. Nizam
D. Nawab of Bengal
Correct Answer: B
The defeat of Baji Rao II in 1818 ended the office and political power of the Peshwa.
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Arthur Wellesley defeated Maratha forces at the Battle of:
A. Assaye
B. Plassey
C. Buxar
D. Chillianwala
Correct Answer: A
Arthur Wellesley's victory at Assaye in 1803 was a major Company success in the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
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The Second Anglo-Maratha War was fought mainly during:
A. 1775-1782
B. 1790-1792
C. 1803-1805
D. 1817-1818
Correct Answer: C
The Second Anglo-Maratha War lasted from 1803 to 1805.
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The Treaty of Bassein directly contributed to the outbreak of the:
A. First Anglo-Maratha War
B. Second Anglo-Maratha War
C. Third Anglo-Maratha War
D. First Anglo-Sikh War
Correct Answer: B
Other Maratha chiefs rejected Baji Rao II's alliance with the British, leading to the Second Anglo-Maratha War.