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प्रश्न
This picture portrays a momentous event in 1765, involving a British Governor and a Mughal emperor wherein the Mughal emperor is conveying the grant of the Diwani to the governor.
Identify the Mughal emperor and the British governor.
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उत्तर
Mughal Emperor – Shah Alam II, British Governor – Robert Clive
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The Second Anglo-Maratha War was a severe blow to the ______ and ______ of the Marathas.
Match the Column:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Subsidiary Alliance | (a) Ruler of the Sikh kingdom |
| 2. Hyder Ali | (b) paramount power in India |
| 3. Ranjit Singh | (c) Ruler of Mysore |
| 4. The doctrine of Lapse | (d) Lord Wellesley |
| 5. English East India Company | (e) Lord Dalhousie |
After Hyder Ali’s death, his son Tipu Sultan continued the Anglo-Maratha Wars.
State whether the following is true or false:
By 1856, the English East India Company had brought the whole of India under its control.
Answer the following question in one or two words/Sentences:
What happened when the administration of a subsidiary state collapsed?
Answer the following question briefly:
Dalhousie was a great expansionist and adopted a number of methods to build an all-India empire. In this context, answer the following question:
Under what circumstances did a subordinate state automatically ‘lapse’ and pass into the hands of the British? How did the rulers react to this policy?
Match the contents of Column A and Column B:
| Column A |
Column B |
| 1. 1767-1769 | (a) Regulating Act passed |
| 2. 1773 | (b) British expansion under Lord Dalhousie |
| 3. 1803 | (c) Punjab annexed to British Empire |
| 4. 1845 | (d) First Anglo-Sikh war |
| 5. 1849 | (e) First Anglo-Mysore War |
| 6. 1848-1856 | (f) Treaty of Bassein |
Answer the following question:
Why was the Third Anglo-Maratha War fought? What were its results?
This is a picture depicting the first Anglo-Sikh War.
When was the first Anglo-Sikh war fought?
This is a picture depicting the first Anglo-Sikh War.
What were the causes and results of the First Anglo-Sikh War?
