In this section we will see previous years questions asked in different Exams from Modern History of India (Ghatna Chakra) Regional States : Punjab and Mysore.
Important Points:-
- Ranjit Singh was born to the chief of Sukarchakiya Misl on 13th November, 1780.
- Treaty of Amritsar was signed between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Britishers on 25th April, 1809.
- Ranjit Singh captured Multan in 1818, Kashmir in 1819 and Peshawar in 1834.
- Jaman Singh attacked Punjab in 1798.
- During the Reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the political capital was Lahore and religious capital was Amritsar.
- Amir Shah Shuza of Afghan gifted Kohinoor to Ranjit Singh.
- Khadag Singh succeeded Ranjit Singh after the laters death in 1839.
Previous Years Questions and Answer from Regional States : Punjab and Mysore (Ghatna Chakra)
- The Kingdom of Ranjit Singh included-
[UPPCS (SPL) MAINS 2004]
(a) Delhi
(b) Kabul
(c) Makran
(d) Srinagar
Ans:- (d) Srinagar
- To which Misl did Ranjeet Singh belong:-
[UPPCS Pre 1997]
(a) Sukrechakia
(b) Sandhvwalia
(c) Ahluwalia
(d) Ramgarhia
Ans:- (a) Sukrechakia
- Capital of Kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was:-
[Uttrakhand PCS Pre 2006, UPPCS Pre 1995]
(a) Amritsar
(b) Patiala
(c) Lahore
(d) Kapyrthala
Ans:- (c) Lahore
- Ranjeet Singh got famous Kohinoor diamond from-
[41th BPSC Pre 1996]
(a) Shah Shuja
(b) Zaman Shah
(c) Dost Mohammad
(d) Sher Ali
Ans:- (a) Shah Shuja
5.Who among the following has said, ’God intended me to look upon all religions with one eye, that is why he took away the light from other’?
[UPPCS Mains 2007]
(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(b) Maharaja Sher Singh
(c) Maharaja Dalip Singh
(d) None of the above
Ans:- (a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- The Successor of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was:-
[Jharkhand PCS Pre 2003]
(a) Harsingh Nalwa
(b) Khadag Singh
(c) Sher Singh
(d) Naunihal Singh
Ans:- (b) Khadag Singh
- Who was the last king of Sikh empire?
[UPUDA/LDA Pre 2013]
(a) Khadak Singh
(b) Sher Singh
(c) Naunihal Singh
(d) Duleep Singh
Ans:- (d) Duleep Singh
- Which one of the following statement is correct about Dalip Singh, the ex- Maharaja of Punjab?
[UPPCS Mains 2013]
(a) He died in Peris on 23 Oct, 1893
(b) He was cremated at Nasik
(c) He never renounced the Sikh faith
(d) He has never visited Russia
Ans:- (a) He died in Peris on 23 Oct, 1893
- Who among the following was not a member of ‘Board of Three’ to administer the State of Punjab after annexation?
[UPPCS Mains 2013]
(a) H.M. Elliot
(b) Sir Henry Lawrence
(c) John Lawrence
(d) Robert Montgomery
Ans:- (a) H.M. Elliot & (d) Robert Montgomery
- Who emerged victorious in the first Anglo- Mysore War (1766-69).
[UPPCS Mains 2015]
(a) English
(b) Haider Ali
(c) Maratha
(d) Nizam of Hyderabad
Ans:- (b) Haider Ali
- British general who defeated Haider Ali in War of Porto Novo:-
[Jharkhand PCS Pre 2003]
(a) Captain Popham
(b) Sir Eyer Coote
(c) Sir Hector Munro
(d) General Goddad
Ans:- (b) Sir Eyer Coote
12.Tipu Sultan set up his capital at-
[38th BPSC Pre 1992]
(a) Srirangapatna
(b) Mysore
(c) Bangalore
(d) Coimbatore
Ans:- (a) Srirangapatna
- Who among the following India rulers established embassies in foreign countries in modern lines?
[IAS PRE 2001, UPPCS PRE 2011]
(a) Haider Ali
(b) Mir Qasim
(c) shah Alam –II
(d) Tipu Sultan
Ans:- (d) Tipu Sultan
- Tipu Sultan defeated the British Army in 1780 at –
[UPPCS Mains 2009]
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Pollilur
(c) Shrirangapatnam
(d) Nizamabad
Ans:- (b) Pollilur
- Englishmen made the Treaty oF Srirangapatnam with-
[42nd BPSC Pre 1997]
(a) Hyder Ali
(b) Dupleix
(c) Tipu Sultan
(d) Nadraj
Ans:- (c) Tipu Sultan
- When did Tipu Sultan die at war with the British?
[MPPCS Pre 2000]
(a) 1857
(b) 1799
(c) 1793
(d) 1769
Ans:- (b) 1799
- Which of the following is correctly matched?
[UPPCS MAINS 2014]
(a) First Anglo- Mysore War – Hyder Ali was defeated
(b) Second Anglo- Mysore War – Hyder Ali defeated the British
(c) Third Anglo- Mysore War – Tipu Sultan won the battle and did not cede his territory to British
(d) Fourth Anglo – Mysore war – Tipu was defeated and was killed in the thick of Battle
Ans:- (d) Fourth Anglo – Mysore war – Tipu was defeated and was killed in the thick of Battle
- Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
[UPPCS GIC 2017}
(a) First battle of Karnataka -1746-48
(b) Second battle of Karnataka 1750-52
(c) Third Battle of Karnataka – 1758-63
(d) Third battle of Panipat- 1761
Ans:- (b) Second battle of Karnataka 1750-52
- Begum Samru constructed most eminent church at :-
[UPPCS Mains 2012]
(a) Mount Abu
(b) Nainital
(c) Sardhana
(d) Kanpur
Ans:- (c) Sardhana