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Indian History and World History (Part-26)

📆 December 11, 2024

REGIONAL STATE 

Total Questions: 25

1. Safdarjung's tomb, set in the middle of a garden, was built by Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah in_______. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 10.06.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Delhi
Solution:Safdarjung's Tomb is a late Mughal Empire-style tomb built for Nawab Safdarjung in 1754.

It is made of sandstone and marble and has a domed structure of arched red, brown and white colour located near the Safdarjung airport in Delhi.

2. Who among the following was the last Nawab of Awadh? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 13.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Wajid Ali Shah
Solution:Wajid Ali Shah was the 10th and the last Nawab of Awadh. He ruled from 1847 to 1856.

The name of his wife was Alam Ara, who was also known as Khas Mahal because of her beauty.

Muhammadi Khanum was the second wife of Wajid Ali Shah.

Lord Dalhousie merged Awadh into theBritish territory in 1856 on grounds of misgovernance.

3. Which of the following places was ruled by the Wadiyar dynasty? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.06.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Mysore
Solution:The Wadiyar dynasty was an ancient Indian Hindu dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399 to 1947.

The dynasty was established in 1399 by Yaduraya Wodeyar.

4. Tipu Sultan was also known as the Lion of_______. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 10.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) Mysore
Solution:Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu, famously known as Tipu Sultan, ruled the kingdom of Mysore in South India from December 1782 till his death in 1799.

Key Points on Tipu Sultan

  1. Full Name: Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu

  2. Nickname: Tiger of Mysore

  3. Father: Hyder Ali (Founder of the Mysore Sultanate)

  4. Ruled Mysore: 1782 to 1799

  5. Capital: Srirangapatna

  6. Major Opponent: British East India Company

Wars and Conflicts:

Fought Four Anglo-Mysore Wars against the British

    • 1st War: 1767–1769 (Hyder Ali led)

    • 2nd War: 1780–1784 (Hyder Ali & Tipu Sultan)

    • 3rd War: 1790–1792 (Tipu lost half of his territory)

    • 4th War: 1799 (Tipu died in battle, defending Srirangapatna)

5. In which battle against Mysore did the East India Company ultimately win a victory? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 15.10.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Solution:Tipu Sultan was defeated and killed on May 4, 1799, in the fourth Anglo-Mysore war by the forces of the British East India Company.

6. The Treaty of Mangalore' was signed between the British East India Company and________. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 19.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Tipu Sultan
Solution:The Treaty of Mangalore ended the Second Anglo- Mysore War with both (ie. British East India Company and Tipu Sultan) parties agreeing on the status quo and exchange of prisoner of war.

The major event of war was the death of Hyder Ali in 1782 and the crowning of Tipu Sultan.

Warren Hastings (1772- 1785) was Governor-General of India during the Second Anglo- Mysore War.

  1. First Anglo-Mysore War 1767-1769 Treaty of Madras Second Anglo- Mysore War 1780-1784 Treaty of Mangalore
  2. Third Anglo- Mysore War 1790-92 Treaty of Seringapatam
  3. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War 1799 Mysore was annexed to the British Kingdom.

7. Tipu Sultan and the British East India Company signed the Treaty of Mangalore in the year__________. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 12.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1784
Solution:The Treaty of Mangalore ended the Second Anglo- Mysore War with both (ie. British East India Company and Tipu Sultan) parties agreeing on the status quo and exchange of prisoner of war.

The major event of war was the death of Hyder Ali in 1782 and the crowning of Tipu Sultan.

Warren Hastings (1772- 1785) was Governor-General of India during the Second Anglo- Mysore War.

  1. First Anglo-Mysore War 1767-1769 Treaty of Madras Second Anglo- Mysore War 1780-1784 Treaty of Mangalore
  2. Third Anglo- Mysore War 1790-92 Treaty of Seringapatam
  3. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War 1799 Mysore was annexed to the British Kingdom.

8. Who was defeated by the Britishers in the Battle of Seringapatam of 1799? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Tipu Sultan
Solution:Tipu Sultan became the ruler of Mysore after Hyder Ali.

  • The Battle of Seringapatam (1799) was the final conflict of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.

  • It was fought between Tipu Sultan (ruler of Mysore) and the British East India Company, assisted by the Nizam of Hyderabad and Marathas.

  • Tipu Sultan was defeated and killed while defending his capital, Srirangapatna (Seringapatam).

9. In the 18th century, the British fought wars with the Mysore rulers. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 07.07.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (d) Four
Solution:In the 18th century, the British fought four wars with the Mysore rulers.

Anglo-Mysore Wars (18th Century)

  1. First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769)

    • Ruler: Hyder Ali

    • Result: Treaty of Madras; war ended without decisive victory

  2. Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780–1784)

    • Rulers: Hyder Ali (initially), then Tipu Sultan

    • Result: Treaty of Mangalore; restored status quo

  3. Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790–1792)

    • Ruler: Tipu Sultan

    • Result: Tipu lost half of his territory to British, Nizam, and Marathas

  4. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799)

    • Ruler: Tipu Sultan

    • Result: Tipu Sultan was killed; Mysore defeated

    • British restored the Wodeyar dynasty under their control

10. The ideals of the French Revolution inspired who among the following? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Tipu Sultan
Solution:Tipu Sultan was inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution, who founded and became a member of the Jacobin Club at Seringapatam.
  • He planted a tree of liberty symbolizing the friendship with France and Mysore in his capital, Seringapatnam.
  • Unfortunately, he was killed on 4 May 1799 while defending his fort of Seringapatam.
  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy was also inspired by the ideas of French Revolution.
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