Multiple choice

Which artifact did Maharaja Dalip Singh hand over to the British in 1849?

  1. Kalgi of Guru Gobind Singh

  2. Sword of Guru Gobind Singh

  3. Kohinoor Diamond

  4. Peacock Throne

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Following the British annexation of Punjab in 1849 under the Treaty of Lahore, the young Maharaja Duleep Singh was forced to hand over the famous Kohinoor Diamond to Queen Victoria.