Regional States: Punjab and Mysore

1. The Kingdom of Ranjit Singh included- [U.P.P.C.S (Spl) (Mains) 2004]

(a) Delhi
(b) Kabul
(c) Makran
(d) Srinagar

Correct Answer: (d) Srinagar

Solution:Ranjit Singh was born on 13 November, 1780 in the home of Maha Singh, the chief of Sukerchakia Misl. On 25th April 1809, the treaty of Amritsar took place between Maharaja Ranjit and British. The terms of the treaty prevented Singh from any further territorial expansion south of the Sutlej but on the other hand, as Cunningham said, Ranjit Singh occupied authority to spread kingdom in the west. He annexed Multan (1818), Kashmir (1819) and Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1834). Thus, among given options, Sri Nagar was included in the kingdom of Ranjit Singh.

2. To which Misl, did Ranjeet Singh belong: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]

(a) Sukerchakia
(b) Sandhvwalia
(c) Ahluwalia
(d) Ramgarhia

Correct Answer: (a) Sukerchakia

Solution:Ranjit Singh was born on 13 November, 1780 in the home of Maha Singh, the chief of Sukerchakia Misl. On 25th April 1809, the treaty of Amritsar took place between Maharaja Ranjit and British. The terms of the treaty prevented Singh from any further territorial expansion south of the Sutlej but on the other hand, as Cunningham said, Ranjit Singh occupied authority to spread kingdom in the west. He annexed Multan (1818), Kashmir (1819) and Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1834). Thus, among given options, Sri Nagar was included in the kingdom of Ranjit Singh.

3. The Treaty of Amritsar was concluded between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and [Jharkhand P.C.S (Pre) 2023]

(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Hastings
(d) Lord Minto

Correct Answer: (d) Lord Minto

Solution:Treaty of Amritsar was signed by Mr. Charles Metcalfe on behalf of British Governor general Lord Minto I and Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Amritsar on April 25, 1809. According to this treaty, Ranjit Singh was to recognize the river Satluj as the boundary and to accept the British suzerainty over his vassals across the river, and the English were to recognize the Maharaja as the sole sovereign on his side of River Satluj.

4. Ranjeet Singh got famous Kohinoor diamond from- [41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]

(a) Shah Shuja
(b) Zaman Shah
(c) Dost Mohammad
(d) Sher Ali

Correct Answer: (a) Shah Shuja

Solution:Punjab was the part of Ahmad Shah Abdali's territory, but in 1773 after his death, most of the area of his empire was occupied by Sikh misls leaving Multan, Kashmir and some other small regions. Ranjit got the opportunity to consolidate his empire as Afghans were engaged in internal fights. In 1803 AD, Shah Shuja (the grandson of Ahmad Shah Abdali) sat on the throne of Kabul but Shah Mahmud (brother of Shah Shuja) along with powerful Barekzay chieftain Fateh Khan and Dost Muhammad dethroned him and occupied Kashmir and Peshawar. On that occasions, Shah Shuja asked Ranjeet Singh for help and presented him Kohinoor diamond.

5. With which misal was Ranjit Singh related? [M.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2021]

(a) Ashluvaliyan
(b) Dalevaliyan
(c) Kanhaiya
(d) Shukarchakiya

Correct Answer: (d) Shukarchakiya

Solution:Ranjit Singh was born on 13 November, 1780 in the home of Maha Singh, the chief of Sukerchakia Misl. On 25th April 1809, the treaty of Amritsar took place between Maharaja Ranjit and British. The terms of the treaty prevented Singh from any further territorial expansion south of the Sutlej but on the other hand, as Cunningham said, Ranjit Singh occupied authority to spread kingdom in the west. He annexed Multan (1818), Kashmir (1819) and Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1834). Thus, among given options, Sri Nagar was included in the kingdom of Ranjit Singh.

6. Capital of Kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was: [Uttarakhand P.C.S (Pre) 2006 U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 1995]

(a) Amritsar
(b) Patiala
(c) Lahore
(d) Kapurthala

Correct Answer: (c) Lahore

Solution:Zaman Shah invaded Punjab in the 1798. While returning, his canons has fallen in the Chenab river. Ranjit Singh returned them safe;y to Lahore. Hence. Zaman shah permitted him to occupy Lahore. In 1799, he seized Lahore and made it capital.

7. At which place did Raja Ranjit Singh set up the Adalat-i-Ala? [U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2021]

(a) Amritsar
(b) Lahore
(c) Firozpur
(d) Multan

Correct Answer: (b) Lahore

Solution:Maharaja Ranjit Singh setup the Adalat-i-Ala at Lahore which heard appeals from the district and provincial courts.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh is known for uniting the various Sikh factions into one prosperous empire. He expanded his empire by annexing states around him. The Sikh Empire existed from 1799 till 1849.

8. 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 other'? [U.P.P.C.S (Mains) 2007]

(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(b) Maharaja Sher Singh
(c) Maharaja Dalip Singh
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Solution:The above-statement was made by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Ranjit Singh was born on 13 Nov. 1780 at Gujranwala. When he was only 12 years old, his father Maha Singh died. A council of regency governed administration from 1792 to 1797 which included his mother, mother-in-law and Diwan Lakhpat Rai. He assumed the powers directly in 1797. Ranjit Singh annexed Lahore (1799), Amritsar (1802).

9. The successor of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was: [Jharkhand P.C.S (Pre) 2003]

(a) Harsingh Nalwa
(b) Khadag Singh
(c) Sher Singh
(d) Naunihal Singh

Correct Answer: (b) Khadag Singh

Solution:Khadag Singh (Kharak Singh) ascended the throne after the death of Ranjit Singh in 1839.

10. Who was the last king of Sikh Empire? [U.P U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Khadag Singh
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Naunihal Singh
(d) Duleep Singh

Correct Answer: (d) Duleep Singh

Solution:Maharaja Duleep Singh was the last king of the sikh empire. He resigned from 1843 to 1849.