Indian History

REGIONAL STATES : PUNJAB AND MYSORE MCQs

Total Questions : 20

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Question 1. When did Tipu Sultan die at war with British?
  1.    1857
  2.    1799
  3.    1793
  4.    1769
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option B. -> 1799
Answer: (b)
Question 2. Consider the following statements.
  1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi.
  2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
  3. Mir Jafar entered in conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah in the Battle of Plassey.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    1, 2 and 3
  2.    Only 3
  3.    2 and 3
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option B. -> Only 3
Answer: (b)
Question 3. Tipu Sultan set up his capital at
  1.    Srirangapatna
  2.    Mysore
  3.    Banglore
  4.    Coimbatore
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> Srirangapatna
Answer: (a)
Question 4. Who emerged victorious in the first Anglo-Mysore War (1966-69)?
  1.    English
  2.    Haider Ali
  3.    Maratha
  4.    Nizam of Hyderabad
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option B. -> Haider Ali
Answer: (b)
Question 5. Which one of the following statements is correct about Dalip Singh, the ex-Maharaja of Punjab?
  1.    He died in Paris on 23 October, 1893
  2.    He was cremated at Nasik
  3.    He never renounced the Sikh faith
  4.    He had never visited Russia
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> He died in Paris on 23 October, 1893
Answer: (a)
Question 6. Successor of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was
  1.    Harsingh Nalwa
  2.    Khadag Singh
  3.    Sher Singh
  4.    Naunihal Singh
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option B. -> Khadag Singh
Answer: (b)
Question 7. Who among the following has said, ‘‘God intended me to look upon all religions with one eye, that is why he took away the light from the others’’?
  1.    Maharaja Ranjit Singh
  2.    Maharaja Sher Singh
  3.    Maharaja Dalip Singh
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Answer: (a)
Question 8. The Kingdom of Ranjit Singh included
  1.    Delhi
  2.    Kabul
  3.    Makran
  4.    Srinagar
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> Srinagar
Answer: (d)
Question 9. Which of the following is correctly matched?
  1.    First Anglo-Mysore War - Haider Ali was defeated
  2.    Second Anglo-Mysore War - Haider Ali defeated the British
  3.    Third Anglo-Mysore War - Tipu Sultan won the battle and did not cede his territory to British
  4.    Fourth Anglo-Mysore War - Tipu was defeated and was killed in the thick of battle
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> Fourth Anglo-Mysore War - Tipu was defeated and was killed in the thick of battle
Answer: (d)
Question 10. Who was last King of Sikh empire?
  1.    Khadag Singh
  2.    Sher Singh
  3.    Naunihal Singh
  4.    Dalip Singh
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> Dalip Singh
Answer: (d)