chronology of british india MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Answer: (b)

Triple Alliance consisted of British, Nizam and Marathas against Tipu sultan in 1791-92.

Answer: (d)

The Treaty of Amritsar of 1809 was an agreement between the British East India Company and Ranjit Singh, the Sikh leader who founded the Sikh empire. The treaty settled Indo-Sikh relations for a generation. The immediate occasion was the French threat to northwestern India, following Napoleon’s Treaty of Tilsit with Russia (1807) and Ranjit Singh’s attempt to bring the Cis-Sutlej states under his control.

The British wanted a defensive treaty against the French and control of Punjab to the Sutlej River. Although this was not a defensive treaty, it did fix the frontier of lands controlled by Ranjit Singh broadly along the line of the Sutlej River.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

Government of India Act 1909 introduced separate and discriminatory electorates for Muslims. This was for the first time that, the electorate for returning to the representatives to the councils was decided on the basis of class & community.

For the central council, one more category Muslims was added. This was for the first time that the seats in the legislative bodies were reserved on the basis of religion for Muslims. This is called Communal representation.