CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Treaty of Bassein was signed in 1802 between the Company and:
A. Baji Rao II
B. Daulat Rao Scindia
C. Yashwant Rao Holkar
D. Raghuji Bhonsle
Correct Answer: A
Peshwa Baji Rao II accepted British protection through the Treaty of Bassein.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The First Anglo-Maratha War ended with the Treaty of:
A. Salbai
B. Bassein
C. Surji-Anjangaon
D. Deogaon
Correct Answer: A
The Treaty of Salbai in 1782 ended the First Anglo-Maratha War.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The First Anglo-Maratha War was fought from:
A. 1767-1769
B. 1775-1782
C. 1803-1805
D. 1817-1818
Correct Answer: B
The First Anglo-Maratha War lasted from 1775 to 1782.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
After Tipu Sultan's defeat, the Company restored part of Mysore to the:
A. Wodeyar dynasty
B. Nizam dynasty
C. Maratha Peshwa
D. Mughal emperor
Correct Answer: A
A reduced Mysore state was restored to the Wodeyar dynasty under British influence.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Tipu Sultan died while defending:
A. Arcot
B. Seringapatam
C. Mangalore
D. Madras
Correct Answer: B
Tipu Sultan was killed during the storming of Seringapatam on 4 May 1799.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War took place in:
A. 1792
B. 1798
C. 1799
D. 1802
Correct Answer: C
The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War was fought in 1799.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Which Governor-General led the British coalition against Tipu Sultan in the Third Anglo-Mysore War?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord Hastings
Correct Answer: B
Lord Cornwallis personally led the final campaign of the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Under the Treaty of Seringapatam, Tipu Sultan was required to surrender approximately:
A. One-fourth of his territory
B. Half of his territory
C. All of Mysore
D. Only Bangalore
Correct Answer: B
Tipu Sultan ceded roughly half his territory and provided two sons as hostages pending payment.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Third Anglo-Mysore War ended in 1792 with the Treaty of:
A. Bassein
B. Seringapatam
C. Allahabad
D. Amritsar
Correct Answer: B
The Treaty of Seringapatam ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Second Anglo-Mysore War ended with the Treaty of:
A. Mangalore
B. Madras
C. Pondicherry
D. Lahore
Correct Answer: A
The Treaty of Mangalore in 1784 restored conquered territories and ended the second war.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Hyder Ali died during the Second Anglo-Mysore War in:
A. 1779
B. 1782
C. 1784
D. 1790
Correct Answer: B
Hyder Ali died in 1782 and was succeeded by Tipu Sultan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Second Anglo-Mysore War was fought from:
A. 1767-1769
B. 1775-1782
C. 1780-1784
D. 1790-1792
Correct Answer: C
The Second Anglo-Mysore War lasted from 1780 to 1784.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Who was the ruler of Mysore at the beginning of the First Anglo-Mysore War?
A. Tipu Sultan
B. Hyder Ali
C. Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
D. Dost Ali
Correct Answer: B
Hyder Ali was the effective ruler of Mysore and the principal Company opponent in the first two wars.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The First Anglo-Mysore War ended with the Treaty of:
A. Mangalore
B. Madras
C. Seringapatam
D. Salbai
Correct Answer: B
The Treaty of Madras in 1769 ended the First Anglo-Mysore War.
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1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The First Anglo-Mysore War was fought from:
A. 1767-1769
B. 1780-1784
C. 1790-1792
D. 1799 only
Correct Answer: A
The First Anglo-Mysore War lasted from 1767 to 1769.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Mahalwari settlement was first formulated by Holt Mackenzie in:
A. 1793
B. 1813
C. 1822
D. 1833
Correct Answer: C
Holt Mackenzie formulated the Mahalwari system in 1822; it was later revised under R.M. Bird.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Ryotwari system is particularly associated with Thomas Munro and:
A. Alexander Read
B. Holt Mackenzie
C. R.M. Bird
D. Charles Metcalfe
Correct Answer: A
Alexander Read and Thomas Munro developed the Ryotwari system in southern India.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Ryotwari settlement dealt directly with:
A. Zamindars
B. Individual cultivators
C. Village communities only
D. Princes
Correct Answer: B
Under Ryotwari, the government assessed and collected revenue directly from individual cultivators or ryots.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
Under the Permanent Settlement, land revenue demand was fixed permanently with the:
A. Ryots
B. Zamindars
C. Village panchayats
D. Taluk military commanders
Correct Answer: B
Zamindars were recognized as landholders responsible for paying a permanently fixed revenue to the Company.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1600-1858 - British Expansion - East India Company
The Permanent Settlement is mainly associated with:
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Lord Hastings
D. Lord Dalhousie
Correct Answer: A
The Permanent Settlement was introduced under Governor-General Lord Cornwallis.