Tripartite Struggle

Q. When was the Tripartite Treaty signed?

1. 26/7/1838
2. 26/7/1841
3. 26/7/1831
4. 26/7/1833

Q. Which of the following conditions of the Tripartite Treaty was not accepted by Maharaja Ranjit Singh?

1. Attock and Derajat to be a part of Maharaja's territory.
2. Allowing the British to enter his territories.
3. Replacing Dost Mohammad Khan with Shah Shuja.
4. Suzerainty of Maharaja on all Afghan territories.

Q. Statement (I): Maharaja Ranjit Singh signed the Tripartite Treaty with Shah Shujah and Governor-General of India, Lord Auckland.

Statement (II): Following the treaty, the British army of Satluj entered Afghanistan from the south.

Statement (III): Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army entered Afghanistan through the Khyber pass.

1. Statements (I), (II) and (III) are true.
2. Only statement (I) is true.
3. Statements (I) and (III) are true.
4. Statements (I) and (II) are true.

Q. Which condition of the Tripartite Treaty did Ranjit Singh not allow?

1. Annexation of Lahore by the British.
2. The British would be allowed to enter his territory.
3. The Mughals would get Malwa and Multan.
4. Maharaja Ranjit Singh had to share his treasury with the British.

Q. Who signed the treaty of Amritsar with Ranjit Singh in 1809?

1. Lord Irwin
2. Lord Wellington
3. Charles T. Metcalfe
   
4. Lord Linlithgow

Q. Why did the British want to replace Dost Mohammad Khan?

1. Dost Mohammad Khan was going to leave the Afghan territory.
2. Shah Shuja was a better ruler than Dost Mohammad Khan.
3. Dost Mohammad Khan had friendly relations with the Russians.
4. Dost Mohammad Khan was an enemy of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

Q. Reeta went to a museum and saw a picture of a ruler. "Born- 1793, Died- 1863" was written below the picture. When she enquired about him, her friend told her that he became the king of Afghanistan in 1826. The British felt, either he was hostile or was unable to resist a powerful neighbour's invasion, because he shared a cordial relationship with them. Who was the ruler?

1. Shah Shujah
2. Dost Mohammad Khan
3. Shah Zaman
4. Azim Khan

Q. Who was going to replace Dost Mohammad after 1837?

1. Ranjit Singh
2. Shah Shuja
3. Lord Auckland
4. Lord Amherst

Q. Which treaty was signed between the British, Shah Shujaj, and Maharaja Ranjit Singh?

1. Tripartite Treaty
2. Treaty of Amritsar
3. Traety of Lahore
4. Treaty of Kashmir

Q. Why were the Manchus not willing to allow entry of foreign goods in China?

1. They did not need foreign goods
2. They had no money to buy foreign goods
3. They feared that the merchants would middle in local polity and disrupt their authority
4. None of the above