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Multiple choice history wodeyars of mysuru mysuru rulers anglo-mysore war anglo-maratha and anglo-sikh war

Who among the following had during his reign introduced a new calendar, a new system or coinage, and new scales or weights and measures?

  1. Tipu Sultan

  2. Murshid Quli Khan

  3. Raghunath Rao

  4. Lord Cornwallis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Tipu Sultan introduced several administrative reforms, including a new Mauludi calendar, a new coinage system, and standardized weights and measures to improve trade and governance.

Multiple choice history early resistance to british rule mysuru rulers wodeyars of mysuru anglo-mysore war

Mangalore, Parambakkam, and Porto Navo were places where Major battles took place during the ______________.

  1. Third Anglo-Mysore war

  2. Second Anglo-Mysore war

  3. First Anglo-Mysore war

  4. Fourth Anglo-Mysore war
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The battles of Mangalore, Parambakkam, and Porto Novo were key engagements during the Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780-1784) between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company.

Multiple choice history the establishment of east india company mysuru rulers wodeyars of mysuru anglo-mysore war

Who died fighting the British during the last Mysore War?

  1. Tipu Sultan

  2. Haider Ali

  3. Siraj- ud daulah

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Anglo-Mysore was the conflict in South India between British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore. They fought four wars and in the last,  Fourth Anglo-Mysore war the ruler Tipu Sultan was killed and the British captured the capital of Mysore.

Multiple choice history the establishment of east india company mysuru rulers wodeyars of mysuru anglo-mysore war

The treaty of Srirangapatnam was signed between TipuSultan and __________.

  1. Clive

  2. Darhousie

  3. Cornwallis

  4. Wellesley
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Threatry of Seringapatam was the result of Third Anglo-Mysore War. It was signed on 18th March 1792, which ended the Third Anglo-Mysore war. Mainly it was signed between  British East India Company and Kingdom of Mysore. It signatories included Lord Cornwallis on behalf of the British East India Company, representative of the Nizam of Hydrebad and the Maratha Empire and the ruler of Mysore Tipu Sultan.

Multiple choice history the establishment of east india company mysuru rulers wodeyars of mysuru anglo-mysore war

___________ was signed after the First Anglo-Mysore War.

  1. The Treaty of Allahabad

  2. The Treaty of Salbai

  3. The Treaty of Madras

  4. The Treaty of Srirangapatnam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
First Anglo-Mysore War which lasted from 1766 to 1769 was a conflict in India between the Sultanate of Mysore and the East India Company. The war ended with Treaty of Madras which was signed in April 1769.  As per the treaty:
  • Both the Parties returned the areas won by each other.
  • British & Hyder Ali promised that they would support each other if there is any foreign invasion.
Multiple choice history early resistance to british rule mysuru rulers wodeyars of mysuru anglo-mysore war

Tipu Sultan was a man of complex character. He was an innovator, which of the following was not one of his innovations?

  1. A new system of coinage

  2. A new calendar

  3. A new method of survey and settlement

  4. New scales of weights and measures
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Tipu Sultan introduced many reforms, including a new coinage system, a new calendar, and new weights and measures. The survey and settlement system was primarily associated with British colonial land revenue reforms like the Ryotwari system.