Punjab was annexed to British India in 1849 by which Governor-General?
- A.Lord Wellesley
- B.Lord Hastings
- C.Lord Dalhousie
- D.Lord Canning
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The correct answer is C, Lord Dalhousie. The Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1848 to 1849 ended with the defeat of the Sikh army at Gujrat, and Dalhousie annexed Punjab in 1849, placing it under a board of administration and sending the boy Maharaja Duleep Singh into exile. Option A is wrong because Lord Wellesley, Governor-General from 1798 to 1805, is remembered for the subsidiary alliance system and the Treaty of Bassein, not for Punjab. Option B is wrong because Lord Hastings conducted the Third Anglo-Maratha War of 1817 to 1818 and abolished the office of Peshwa, while Punjab under Ranjit Singh stayed independent in his time. Option D is wrong because Lord Canning was Governor-General at the revolt of 1857 and became the first Viceroy in 1858, nearly a decade after the annexation.
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View allWhich treaty was signed as a result of the Third Anglo-Maratha War between the British and the Holkar chief in 1818?
- A.Treaty of Purandar
- B.Treaty of Gwalior
- C.Treaty of Surat
- D.Treaty of Mandeshwar
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The Third Anglo-Maratha War of 1817 to 1818 was settled by a set of separate treaties with the Maratha houses, and the one with the Holkar chief of Indore was signed at Mandsaur, or Mandeshwar, in January 1818.
Read the full explanation →Which Maratha warrior died in the successful defence of the Sinhagad fort fighting against the Mughal army?
- A.Chimaji Appa
- B.Baji Prabhu Deshpande
- C.Tanaji Malusare
- D.Baji Pasalkar
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Tanaji led the night assault that recovered the fort of Kondana from the Mughal garrison in 1670 and was killed in the fighting.
Read the full explanation →In the Ashta Pradhan of Chhatrapati Shivaji's cabinet, the finance minister was called
- A.Peshwa
- B.Shuru Nawis
- C.Summant
- D.Amatya
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The Amatya, also called the Majumdar, kept the accounts of the kingdom and checked the income and expenditure of every district, which makes him the finance member of the eight.
Read the full explanation →The Third Battle of Panipat between the Marathas and Ahmad Shah Durrani, the ruler of Afghanistan, was fought in the year
- A.1781
- B.1851
- C.1761
- D.1831
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The Third Battle of Panipat was fought on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha army led by Sadashivrao Bhau, with Vishwasrao the Peshwa's son, and Ahmad Shah Abdali, also called Durrani, supported by the Rohillas and the Nawab of Awadh.
Read the full explanation →What was the function of Pandit Rao in Chhatrapati Shivaji's administration?
- A.Foreign Affairs
- B.Charities and Religious Affairs
- C.Accountant General
- D.Justice
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The Panditrao was the ecclesiastical head in the Ashta Pradhan, fixing the dates of religious ceremonies, supervising grants to temples and learned men, and punishing offences against religious custom.
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