Sikh Empire (1801 AD to 1849 AD)

Total Questions: 35

1 - The founder of an independent Sikh state was---:

A ) Guru Govind Sing
B ) Maharaja Rajput Sing ✅
C ) Guru Tegh Bahadur
D ) Guru Duleep Sing

3 - Maharaja Ranjit Singh ruled Punjab for-----:

A ) 20 years
B ) 40 years ✅
C ) 50 years
D ) 60 years

4 - Ranjeet Singh used to rule Punjab from?

A ) Jalandhar
B ) Lahore ✅
C ) Multan
D ) Amritsar

5 - Maharaja Ranjeet Singh had lost vision in his left eye as a result of:

A ) Arrow wound
B ) Stab wound
C ) Small pox ✅
D ) Congenital defect

6 - British annexed Punjab under which treaty?

A ) Treaty of Lahore ✅
B ) Treaty of Karachi
C ) Treaty of Amritsar
D ) None of these

7 - Who was the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire?

A ) Langah Singh
B ) Duleep Singh ✅
C ) Karrak Singh
D ) Nau Nahal Singh

9 - Which region did Ranjit Singh conquer in 1819?

A ) Kashmir ✅
B ) Sindh
C ) Delhi
D ) Multan

10 - Who was appointed as the governor of Kashmir by Ranjit Singh?

A ) Jean Baptiste Ventura
B ) Hari Singh ✅
C ) Gardner
D ) Minto-l

11 - Which European served as a general in Ranjit Singh's Army?

A ) Charles Napier
B ) Robert Clive
C ) Jean Baptiste Ventura ✅
D ) John Nicholson

12 - Where was Jean Baptiste Ventura allowed to reside during Ranjit Singh's rule?

A ) Kashmir Valley
B ) Badshahi Mosque ✅
C ) Shalimar Garden
D ) Lahore Fort

13 - What was the name of the famous British soldier in Ranjit Singh's Army?

A ) Mir Sadiq
B ) Lord Wellesley
C ) Gardner ✅
D ) Robert Clive

14 - In which year did Ranjit Singh pass away?

A ) 1835
B ) 1837
C ) 1839 ✅
D ) 1842

15 - What was the name of the 1809 between the British and Ranjit Singh?

A ) Treaty of Kashmir
B ) Treaty of Lahore
C ) Minto-l treaty
D ) Treaty of Amritsar ✅

16 - What did the 1809 Treaty of Amritsar stipulate between the British and Ranjit Singh?

A ) Trade Agreement
B ) British support for expansion
C ) No interference in each other's regions ✅
D ) Alliance against Afghan invaders

17 - Who became the ruler of Punjab after Ranjit Singh's death?

A ) Hari Singh
B ) Duleep Singh ✅
C ) Gardner
D ) Jean Baptiste Ventura

19 - Which Governor supported the British during the first Anglo-Sikh War?

A ) Duleep Singh
B ) Robert Clive
C ) Jean Baptiste Ventura
D ) Hari Singh ✅

20 - Which Treaty handed over Kashmir to Raja Hari Singh?

A ) Minto-l Treaty
B ) Treaty of Amritsar ✅
C ) Treaty of Sialkot
D ) Treaty of Lahore

21 - How much was Kashmir sold for under the Treaty of Amritsar in 1846?

A ) 5 million Nanakshahi Rupees
B ) 10 million Nanakshahi rupees
C ) 7.5 million Nanakshahi rupees ✅
D ) 12.5 million nanakshahi rupees

22 - What role was Duleep Singh given after the first Anglo-Sikh War?

A ) Military commander
B ) British ally
C ) Nominal ruler ✅
D ) Governor of Kashmir

23 - When did the second Anglo-Sikh War take place?

A ) 1847-1848
B ) 1848-1849 ✅
C ) 1849-1850
D ) 1850-1851

24 - What was the result of the Second Anglo-Sikh War?

A ) Punjab remained independence
B ) Punjab was annexed by the British ✅
C ) Sikh victory
D ) Alliance between sikhs and British

25 - When was Punjab officially annexed by the British?

A ) 29 March 1849
B ) 30 April 1849 ✅
C ) 1 May 1849
D ) 15 June 1849

26 - Under whose rule did the British ennex Punjab?

A ) Lord Cornwallis
B ) Lord Dalhousie ✅
C ) Lord Wellesley
D ) Robert Clive

27 - Who annexed Sindh into the Bombay presidency in 1843?

A ) Charles James Napier ✅
B ) Robert Clive
C ) Lord Cornwallis
D ) Lord Wellesley

28 - What was the main reason for the annexation of Sindh by Charles James Napier?

A ) Treaty Violation
B ) Refusal to assist in the first Afghan War ✅
C ) Lord rebellion
D ) Resistance to British trade

30 - Which area was given the status of commissionership in 1876?

A ) Kalat
B ) Quetta ✅
C ) Gwadar
D ) Loralai

31 - When did kalat come under British influence?

A ) 1638 ✅
B ) 1697
C ) 1742
D ) 1871

32 - Lasbela came under British influence in which year?

A ) 1638
B ) 1697
C ) 1742 ✅
D ) 1843

33 - What was the main strategy of the British to annex areas from Bengal to Balochistan?

A ) Singing treaties
B ) Creating alliances
C ) Weakening local rulers gradually ✅
D ) Direct war with all rulers

34 - Which war in directly includes the annexation of Sindh?

A ) First Anglo-Afghan War ✅
B ) Second Anglo-Afghan War
C ) Anglo-Sikh Wars
D ) Crimean War

35 - Which British official was responsible for defining the border between Iran and Balochistan?

A ) Charles James Napier
B ) Major General Goldsmid ✅
C ) Sir Robert Clive
D ) Lord Wellesley