Early Conquests of Ranjit Singh

Q.

The British conquest of Bengal began with the Battle of ___________.

Q. Ranjit Singh conquered Lahore and acquired the Zamzama Canon in 1804.

1. True
2. False

Q. Whom did King Ranjit Singh appoint as the Kotwal of Lahore?

1. Sarkar-E-Khalsa
2. Imam Baksh
3. Dal Singh
4. Ram Singh

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What was an early notable conquest of Ranjit Singh?

1. Lahore
2. Faisalabad
3. Multan
4. Sargodha

Q. Who among the following was the military commander and leader of the Nihangs, who joined the army of Raja Ranjit Singh?

1. Akali Phula Singh
2. Gurdit Singh
3. Imam Baksh
4. Fateh Singh

Q. I have military and administrative experience. I have helped in setting up the foundation of an empire when the king of that kingdom had died. When all the Sikh chiefs were afraid to fight an Afghan ruler, I had called the Sarbat Khalsa on behalf of the young prince and challenged the Sikh misaldars to fight the Afghan ruler when he was trying to enter India. Who am I?

1. Sada Kaur, Mother-in-law of Ranjit Singh
2. Raj Kaur, Mother of Ranjit Singh
3. Raj Kaur, Mother of Mehtab Kaur
4. Sada Kaur, Mother-in-law of Mehtab Kaur

Q. Which of the following was the first conquest of King Ranjit Singh?

1. Conquest of Attok
2. Conquest of Malwa
3. Conquest of Lahore
4. Conquest of Amritsar

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> When did the Battle of Bhasin take place?

1. 1798
2. 1801
3. 1804
4. 1807

Q. Soldiers from the army of the East India Company are said to have left in favour of Ranjit Singh's army.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following is not the significance of the conquest of Lahore?

1. It gave rise to Ranjit Singh's power as a political leader.
2. The Bhangi chiefs lost control over Lahore.
3. Ranjit Singh was viewed as a powerful chief.
4. It gave rise to Ranjit Singh's millitary powers.

Q. Assertion (A): The chiefs from different Misls who had come to fight king Ranjit Singh withdrew from the battle of Bhasin.

Reason (R): Their armies were smaller in size compared to the army of Ranjit Singh.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. (A) is true and (R) is false.
3. (A) is false and (R) is true.
4. Both are wrong.