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Indian History Quiz: Important Treaties and Pacts in Indian History

  • 11 questions
  • 11 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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This Indian History quiz on Important Treaties and Pacts in Indian History puts 11 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic, 1 of them asked in real previous-year papers. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.

Questions in this quiz

11 questions with answers and explanations

Q2.Indian HistoryMedium

The Treaty of Salbai, signed in 1782, ended which war?

  1. A.First Anglo-Maratha War
  2. B.Second Anglo-Maratha War
  3. C.Second Anglo-Mysore War
  4. D.Third Anglo-Maratha War
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Correct answer: A. First Anglo-Maratha War

That war began after the Treaty of Surat of 1775, by which the Bombay government supported Raghunath Rao's claim to the Peshwa's seat, and it ended with the Treaty of Salbai in 1782 between Warren Hastings and Mahadji Scindia.

Q4.Indian HistoryMedium

The Treaty of Srirangapatnam of 1792 was signed at the end of which war?

  1. A.First Anglo-Mysore War
  2. B.Second Anglo-Mysore War
  3. C.Third Anglo-Mysore War
  4. D.Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
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Correct answer: C. Third Anglo-Mysore War

Fought between 1790 and 1792 between Tipu Sultan and Lord Cornwallis, supported by the Nizam and the Marathas, it ended with the Treaty of Srirangapatnam, under which Tipu surrendered about half his territory and paid a heavy war indemnity, and two of his sons were taken as hostages.

Q6.Indian HistoryEasy

In which year was the Lucknow Pact between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League signed?

  1. A.1906
  2. B.1909
  3. C.1916
  4. D.1919
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Correct answer: C. 1916

At the Lucknow session the Congress and the Muslim League agreed on a joint demand for self-government, and the Congress accepted separate electorates for Muslims; Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Muhammad Ali Jinnah were the chief architects, and the moderates and extremists of the Congress, divided since the Surat split of…

Q9.Indian HistoryMedium

The Tashkent Declaration of 1966 was signed between Lal Bahadur Shastri and:

  1. A.Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  2. B.Ayub Khan
  3. C.Liaquat Ali Khan
  4. D.Yahya Khan
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Correct answer: B. Ayub Khan

The declaration was signed on 10 January 1966 at Tashkent in the Soviet Union by Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan, with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin acting as mediator; it closed the war of 1965 and provided for withdrawal to the positions held before…

Q10.Indian HistoryMedium

The Simla Agreement of 1972 between India and Pakistan is remembered chiefly for:

  1. A.Dividing the rivers of the Indus system
  2. B.Converting the ceasefire line in Kashmir into the Line of Control
  3. C.Listing the five principles of peaceful coexistence
  4. D.Protecting the rights of minorities in both countries
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Correct answer: B. Converting the ceasefire line in Kashmir into the Line of Control

The Simla Agreement was signed on 2 July 1972 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after the war of 1971 and the creation of Bangladesh.

Q11.Indian HistoryAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · UPPSC Civil Service 2017 Official PaperHard

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. A.Hector Munro - Battle of Buxar
  2. B.Lord Hastings - Anglo-Nepal War
  3. C.Lord Wellesley - Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
  4. D.Lord Cornwallis - Third Anglo-Maratha War
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Correct answer: D. Lord Cornwallis - Third Anglo-Maratha War

Lord Cornwallis fought the Third Anglo-Mysore War of 1790 to 1792 against Tipu Sultan and closed it with the Treaty of Srirangapatnam; he had no connection with the Third Anglo-Maratha War, which was fought in 1817 and 1818, long after his time, and which ended with the Treaty of Mandsaur…

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