Question

Q. Which of the following events was/were the outcome of the Second Anglo Maratha War?

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• A. 1 only
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is B 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

Statements 1 and 2 are correct: Some of the outcomes of the second Anglo-Maratha War were as follows:

• Bhonsle and Sindhia became subsidiary allies of the Company.
• Directors of the Company felt that time had come to check further expansion, to put an end to ruinous expenditure. Wellesley was therefore recalled from India.

Statement 3 is incorrect: The Kingdom of Satara was founded and given to the descendant of Shivaji who ruled it, as a complete dependent of the British after the Third Anglo Maratha War.