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Tipu Sultan died defending his capital Shrirangapatnam on:Read the answer and worked solution →After Tipu's death, Mysore was placed under which former ruling dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →The Marathas' dream of ruling from Delhi was shattered at the Third Battle of Panipat in:Read the answer and worked solution →The first Anglo-Maratha war ended in 1782 with the Treaty of:Read the answer and worked solution →The policy of paramountcy was initiated under which Governor-General, who served 1813 to 1823?Read the answer and worked solution →Rani Channamma led anti-British resistance in the small state of:Read the answer and worked solution →Punjab was annexed by the Company after wars with the Sikh kingdom in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Doctrine of Lapse was devised by Governor-General:Read the answer and worked solution →Which kingdom was annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse in 1854?Read the answer and worked solution →Citing the Nawab's misgovernment, the Company took over Awadh in:Read the answer and worked solution →The first Governor-General, who served from 1773 to 1785, was:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Doctrine of Lapse statesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Bengal nawabsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Company datesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Company wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Mysore or MarathaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the conquestsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Company rule bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The Mughal emperor appointed the East India Company Diwan of Bengal on:Read the answer and worked solution →The terrible Bengal famine of 1770 killed about how many people?Read the answer and worked solution →The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced in:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the Permanent Settlement, rajas and taluqdars were recognised as:Read the answer and worked solution →Who was Governor-General when the Permanent Settlement was introduced?Read the answer and worked solution →Zamindars who could not pay the fixed revenue lost their zamindari, which was then:Read the answer and worked solution →Holt Mackenzie's revenue system for the North Western Provinces, effective from 1822, was the:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the mahalwari settlement, revenue collection was entrusted to the:Read the answer and worked solution →The ryotwari system in south India was first tried on a small scale by:Read the answer and worked solution →The ryotwari system was developed and extended over south India by:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the ryotwari system, the revenue settlement was made directly with the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Tipu Sultan died defending his capital Shrirangapatnam on:

  1. 4 May 1767
  2. 4 May 1799
  3. 4 May 1792
  4. 4 May 1782
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Correct answer: B. 4 May 1799

1. Four wars were fought with Mysore. 2. Tipu fell on 4 May 1799. 3. His toy tiger is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 2, From Trade to Territory._

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After Tipu's death, Mysore was placed under which former ruling dynasty?

  1. Sindhias
  2. Bhonsles
  3. Wodeyars
  4. Holkars
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Correct answer: C. Wodeyars

1. A subsidiary alliance was imposed on the state. 2. The Wodeyars were restored. 3. Holkars and Sindhias were Maratha chiefs. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 2, From Trade to Territory._

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The Marathas' dream of ruling from Delhi was shattered at the Third Battle of Panipat in:

  1. 1782
  2. 1803
  3. 1818
  4. 1761
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Correct answer: D. 1761

1. They then split into states under sardars. 2. Panipat was fought in 1761. 3. A Peshwa at Pune headed the confederacy. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 2, From Trade to Territory._

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