Question : The representatives of the Maratha empire and the British East India Company signed the "Treaty of Salbai" in which year?
Option 1: 1782
Option 2: 1769
Option 3: 1771
Option 4: 1758
Correct Answer: 1782
Solution : The correct answer is 1782.
The Treaty of Salbai, which ended the First Anglo-Maratha War, was signed on 17 May 1782 between the British East India Company and the Marathas. The first Anglo-Maratha War started in 1775. The Treaty of Salbai led to the establishment of the status quo which was restored between the English and Marathas.
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Question : In which year did the East India Company cease to work and India was completely taken over by the British Government?
Option 1: 1838
Option 2: 1919
Option 3: 1858
Option 4: 1898
Question : Who established the Sadar Diwani Adalat during the British East India Company's rule?
Option 1: Wellesley
Option 2: Warren Hastings
Option 3: Dalhousie
Option 4: Cornwallis
Question : Which of the following governors-general, under British rule in India, professionalised, bureaucratised and Europeanised the administration of East India Company?
Option 1: Lord Canning
Option 2: Lord Cornwallis
Option 3: Warren Hastings
Option 4: Lord Dalhousie
Question : In the third Carnatic War, the British East India Company defeated the French forces at the_____ in 1760, ending almost a century of conflict over French supremacy in India.
Option 1: The Siege of Arcot
Option 2: The Battle of Adyar
Option 3: The Battle of Ambur
Option 4: The Battle of Wandiwash
Question : Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India?
Option 1: Kandla
Option 2: Visakhapatnam
Option 3: Karaikal
Option 4: Pondicherry (Puducherry)
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