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प्रश्न
Choose the correct answer:
After the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the British placed a descendant of Shivaji on the throne of _______.
पर्याय
Nagpur
Satara
Jhansi
उत्तर
After the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the British placed a descendant of Shivaji on the throne of Satara.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blanks:
In 1765, Awadh was returned to ________ but _________ and _________ were taken away and given to __________.
Fill in the blanks:
Warren Hastings deposed and pensioned off the Nawab of Bengal and brought Bengal under the ______, and _________ control of the Company.
In 1765 the British signed treaties with The Nawab of Awadh. Mention any two important terms of this treaty.
In 1765 the British signed treaties with the Mughal emperor. Mention any two important terms of this treaty.
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 |
Choose the correct answer:
The Maratha chiefs were united under the leadership of ___________ during the First Anglo-Maratha War.
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:
Why did Peshwa Baji Rao II sign the Subsidiary Alliance?
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the Subsidiary Alliance System perfected by Lord Wellesley, answer the following:
Why did Indian rulers sign the Subsidiary Alliance? State two important military terms and conditions imposed on the Indian rulers by this treaty.
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?
