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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

Multiple choice history medieval europe - rise and spread of christianity rise and spread of christianity renaissance in europe the classical world

The invasion of the Byzantine territory by the Seljuk Turks led to a weakening of the Byzantine Empire, primarily due to _______.

  1. the political unrest and civil war that spread throughout the empire.

  2. reduction in both food supply and the ability to collect taxes.

  3. disruption of trade with other Mediterranean cultures.

  4. widespread religious upheaval and Islamic conversion.

  5. the outbreak of epidemic disease that decimated the population.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The invasion of the Byzantine territory by the Seljuk Turks led to a weakening of the Byzantine Empire, primarily due to reduction in both food supply and the ability to collect taxes. Once the Seljuk Turks took control of a large portion of Byzantine territory, food supplies shrank, as did tax collection.

Multiple choice history medieval europe - rise and spread of christianity rise and spread of christianity renaissance in europe the classical world

The Byzantine Empire collapsed after more than one thousand years in existence primarily because of the _______.

  1. accession of Frederick III to Holy Roman Emperor in 1452

  2. Great Schism that began around 1378

  3. Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453

  4. end of Russian tributes to the Golden Horde in 1462

  5. French victories that ended the Hundred Years' War in 1453
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Byzantine Empire, which thrived for more than a millennium, lost its power as a result of internal dissent, competition with neighbouring powers, and territorial loss. It was weakened by a series of civil wars in the 1300s. In the fifteenth century, a disastrous conflict against the Ottomans led to defeat. The Byzantine Empire crumbled, and the Ottoman Turks annexed its territories in 1453.

Multiple choice history medieval europe - rise and spread of christianity rise and spread of christianity renaissance in europe the classical world

Which among the following was not the areas of disagreement for the Great Schism of 1054 between the Orthodox Christian Church and the Roman Catholic Church?

  1. The sacrament of communion

  2. The immaculate conception

  3. God as Trinity

  4. Priests' ability to marry

  5. The use of local language in church
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic dogma defined much later (1854) and was not a primary cause of the 1054 Schism. The Schism involved issues like the Filioque clause, papal authority, and liturgical practices.