Multiple choice

Which of the following pairs is not correct?

  1. Treaty of Amritsar—Lord Minto and Ranjit Singh

  2. Treaty of Purandhar—Warren Hastings and Marathas

  3. Treaty of Sugauli—Lord Hastings and the ruler of Nepal

  4. Treaty of Deogao—Lord Cornwallis and the Bhonsle ruler of Nagpur
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Explanation

The Treaty of Deogao (1803) was signed between Lord Wellesley (not Cornwallis) and Raghujee Bhonsle II of Nagpur. The other treaties are correctly matched: Amritsar (1809) between Lord Minto and Ranjit Singh, Purandhar (1816) between Warren Hastings and Marathas (after Third Anglo-Maratha War), and Sugauli (1816) between Lord Hastings and Nepal ruler.

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