Annexation of Punjab

Q. Analyse and find out who is responsible for the following events.

• Maharaja Dalip Singh was dethroned.
• He forced the council of Regency to sign the Treaty.
• Kohinoor Diamond was sent to Queen Victoria in England.

1. Henry Elliot
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Henry Lawrence
4. Frederick Currie

Q. To whom was the Kohinoor diamond sent after confiscation?

1. Queen Victoria
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Maharaja Dalip Singh
4. Henry Elliot

Q. What were the words of Meenakshi Ammal to her daughter?

Q. Which Governor-General of India employed a more stringent policy towards the annexation of territories?

1. Lord Mountbatten
2. Lord Ellenborough
3. Lord Dalhousie
4. Lord Hardinge

Q. I became the Governor-General of India in 1848. I employed a more stringent policy towards the annexation of territories. I decided to annex Punjab, when Mulraj of Multan and Chattar Singh of Hazra began to revolt. Who am I?

1. Lord Hardinge
2. Lord Ellenborough
3. Lord Dalhousie
4. Viscount Canning

Q. Which river separated the empire of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and British empire?

1. Satluj
2. Beas
3. Ravi
4. Jhelum