Regional States: Punjab and Mysore

Total Questions: 27

11. Which one of the following statements is correct about Dalip Singh, the ex-Maharaja of Punjab? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

(a) He died in Paris on 23 October, 1893
(b) He was cremated at Nasik.
(c) He never renounced the Sikh faith.
(d) He had never visited Russia.

Correct Answer: (a) He died in Paris on 23 October, 1893

Solution:Former King of Punjab, Maharaja Duleep Singh died in Paris (France) on 23 October, 1893. Remaining all statements are false. He accepted Christianity, visited Russia and was cremated in England.

Maharaja Duleep Singh was the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He was born on September 4, 1838. He was the youngest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Maharani Zind Kaur.

Events in the life of Maharaja Duleep Singh

Proclaimed Maharaja: In 1843, at the age of five, Duleep Singh was proclaimed Maharaja of Punjab. His mother, Maharani Zind Kaur, ruled on his behalf.
Treaty of Lahore: In 1846, Duleep Singh signed the Treaty of Lahore with the British Empire.
Deposed: In 1849, after the Second Anglo-Sikh War, Duleep Singh was deposed and exiled to Britain.

12. Who was last king of Sikh empire? [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

(a) Duleep Singh
(b) Naunihal Singh
(c) Ranjit Singh
(d) Sher Singh

Correct Answer: (a) Duleep Singh

Solution:Duleep Singh was last king of Sikh empire. After 2nd Anglo- Sikh war Punjab was annexed by Britishers and Duleep Singh was exiled to Britain with pension.

13. Regarding Punjab Merger, which of the following statement is false? [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2023]

(a) On 29th March, 1849, the Governor General announced that the state of Punjab had come to an end.
(b) All the territories of Maharaja Duleep Singh became part of the Indian British Empire.
(c) Duleep Singh was given an annual pension of Rs. 2,50,000.
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (c) Duleep Singh was given an annual pension of Rs. 2,50,000.

Solution:By Lord Dalhousie's proclamation of March 29, 1849, the whole of Punjab was merged into the British Empire. All the territories of Maharaja Duleep Singh became part of the Indian British Empire and he was exiled to England with annual pension of 4-5 lakh rupees.

14. Who among the following was not a member of 'Board of Three' to administer the State of Punjab after its annexation? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

(a) H.M. Elliot
(b) Sir Henry Lawrence
(c) John Lawrence
(d) Robert Montgomery
(e) (a & d)

Correct Answer: (e) (a & d)

Solution:Lord Dalhousie appointed a set of triumvirs (Board of Three) to manage affairs in Punjab after its annexation on 29 March, 1849 in which Henry Lawrence was named as President; John Lawrence and Charles Grenville Mansel included as members of the council. H.M. Elliot and Robert Montgomery were not concerned with this council.

15. Who emerged victorious in the first Anglo-Mysore War (1767-69)? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) English
(b) Haider Ali
(c) Maratha
(d) Nizam of Hyderabad

Correct Answer: (b) Haider Ali

Solution:First Anglo-Mysore War (1767-69) was fought between British and Haider Ali. He fought bravely and captured Mangalore in 1768 and reached Madras in 1769 where English in helplessness had to sign the "Treaty of Madras' in April 1769 on the conditions of Haider Ali.

16. Who among the following established a modern armory in Dindigal Mysore in 1755?

(a) Nanjraj
(b) Haider Ali
(c) Devraj
(d) Chikka Krishnaraj

Correct Answer: (b) Haider Ali

Solution:In 1742, Mysore army under Venkata Raya's leadership conquered Dindigul. In 1755, Mysore king sent Haider Ali to Dindigul to handle the situation. Haider Ali occupied Dindigul & converted this fort into sepoy post. Later on he became the ruler of Mysore. In 1777, Haider Ali appointed Purshana Mir Saheb as governor of Dindigul.

17. British general who defeated/beat Haider Ali in War of Porto Novo: [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) Captain Popham
(b) Sir Eyer Coote
(c) Sir Hector Munro
(d) General Goddad

Correct Answer: (b) Sir Eyer Coote

Solution:Before this war, Haider Ali made a front against the British with the Marathas and Nizam. In July 1780, Haider Ali attacked carnatic and on 10 September 1780 Colonel Baillie was defeated by the combined forces of Hyder Ali and Tipu in the Battle of Pallilur. The British segregated Nizam and Marathas from Haider. Haider Ali faced this complex situation firmly. Haider Ali fought with General Eyre Coote in 1781 during the second Anglo-Mysore War, and British defeated Haider Ali in War of Porto Novo (1" July, 1781).

18. Tipu Sultan set up his capital at - [38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992]

(a) Srirangapatna
(b) Mysore
(c) Banglore
(d) Coimbatore

Correct Answer: (a) Srirangapatna

Solution:Tipu Sultan set up his Capital at Srirangapatna and was the founder member of 'Jacobin Club' and also planted "the tree of liberty" as a symbol of the alliance between France and Mysore in Srirangapatna. He sent his delegates for maintaining fruitful relations with contemporary foreign states and getting help against the British. He established embassies in foreign countries on the modern line.

19. Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2001, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Haider Ali
(b) Mir Qasim
(c) Shah Alam- II
(d) Tipu Sultan

Correct Answer: (d) Tipu Sultan

Solution:Tipu Sultan established embassies in Iran, Istanbul, Afghanistan, France etc. on modern lines.

In 1767 Tippu commanded a corps of cavalry against the Marathas in the Carnatic (Karnataka) region of western India, and he fought against the Marathas on several occasions between 1775 and 1779. During the second Mysore War, he defeated Col. John Brathwaite on the banks of the Kollidam (Coleroon) River (February 1782).

He succeeded his father in December 1782 and in 1784 concluded peace with the British and assumed the title of the sultan of Mysore.

20. Tipu Sultan defeated the British Army in 1780 at-

(a) Hyderabad
(b) Pollilur
(c) Shrirangapatnam
(d) Nizamabad

Correct Answer: (b) Pollilur

Solution:Siege of Arcot was done in 1780 by Hyder Ali. After that, a British Army led by Co. William Baillie was defeated at Pollilur.

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