Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. A small part of Mysore territory was put in the hands of the king of Wodeyar dynasty.
  2. The British signed a treaty with the new king of Mysore.
  3. Lord Wellesley constructed a grand mansion known as Government House.

Which of these statements are correct?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1 and 3

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1: It is correct because the Wodeyar dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399 to 1947 until the independence of India from British rule and the subsequent unification of the Indian dominion and princely states into the Republic of India.  Statement 2: It is incorrect because the Siege of Seringapatam (5 April - 4 May 1799) was the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore.  Statement 3: It is correct because Lord Wellesley constructed a grand mansion, known as Government House, between 1799 and 1803. The mansion remained in use until the capital moved from Calcutta to Delhi in 1912. 

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