Modern History Topic- Expansion of British power
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| 151. | Match List-I with List-II List-I A. First Anglo-Mysore War B. Second Anglo-Mysore War C. Third Anglo-Mysore War D. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War List-II 1. General Smith 2. General Eyre Coote 3. Major General Meadows 4. General Stuart |
A. A → 1, B → 2, C → 3, D → 4 | |
B. A → 2, B → 1, C → 3, D → 4 | |
C. A → 1, B → 2, C → 4, D → 3 | |
D. A → 4, B → 3, C → 2, D → 1 |
| 152. | During which war did Hyder Ali die (1782 AD)? |
A. First Anglo-Mysore War | |
B. Second Anglo-Mysore War | |
C. Third Anglo-Mysore War | |
D. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War |
| 153. | The Treaty of Mangalore (1784 AD) was signed between Tipu Sultan and the British to end the Second Anglo-Mysore War. What was the name of the Governor of Madras who signed this treaty on behalf of the British? |
A. Lord harris | |
B. Lord Hamilton | |
C. Lord Maccarine | |
D. Lord Stephenson |
| 154. | Who was the Governor-General during the Second Anglo-Mysore War? |
A. Warren Hastings | |
B. Lord Cornwallis | |
C. Sir Jan Shor | |
D. Lord Wellesley |
| 155. | There was a treaty of Srirangapatnam between Tipu Sultan and Cornwallis in 1792 AD, under this – 1. Tipu had to give half of his kingdom to the British 2. Tipu had to pay 3 crore rupees as war indemnity 3. Establishment of British Resident in Srirangapatna Had to accept the placing of his two sons as hostages with the British Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
A. 1 and 2 | |
B. 1 and 3 | |
C. 1, 2 and 4 | |
D. 1, 3 and 4 |
| 156. | Tipu Sultan established contact with which of the following countries to drive out the British? 1. France 2. Arabia 3. Afghanistan 4. Mauritius 5. Turkey |
A. 1, 2 and 4 | |
B. 2, 3 and 5 | |
C. 1, 2, 3 and 4 | |
D. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 |
| 157. | Consider the following statements with respect to Tipu Sultan- 1. Tipu introduced a new calendar or Panchang 2. Tipu introduced a new system of coinage 3. Tipu adopted a new scale for measuring 4. Impressed by the success of the French Revolution (1789), he founded the ‘Jacobin Club’ at Srirangapatnam, planted the ‘Tree of Liberty’ and started prescribing himself as ‘Citizen Tipu’. Which is/are correct? |
A. 1,2 and 3 | |
B. 1,3 and 4 | |
C. 2, 3 and 4 | |
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| 158. | The four-party united front against Tipu during the Third Anglo-Mysore War included- |
A. Travancore, Nizam, Maratha and British | |
B. Travancore, Nizam, Maratha and French | |
C. Rohilkhand, Travancore, Maratha and British | |
D. Rohilkhand, Travancore, Nizam and Maratha |
| 159. | Consider the following statements regarding the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799 AD) 1. Tipu Sultan died during this war. 2. The British had a complete victory in this war and most of the territories of Mysore were merged into the English state. 3. Subsidiary alliance was imposed on the Mysore state by placing Krishnaraja II, a child of the Wodeyar dynasty, on the throne. Which statement(s) is/are correct? |
A. only 1 | |
B. 1 and 2 only | |
C. 1 and 3 only | |
D. all |
| 160. | Who said: ‘I can destroy the land resources of the British but cannot dry the sea’? |
A. Haider Ali | |
B. Tipu Sultan | |
C. Sirajuddaulah | |
D. Mir Qasim |
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