Question

Q. With reference to British conquest of India, consider the following pairs:

War	Ended with the treaty
1. First Anglo - Mysore war	Treaty of Madras
2. Second Anglo - Mysore war	Treaty of Seringapatam
3. Third Anglo - Mysore war	Treaty of Deogaon

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A

1 only
Explanation:

Pair 1 is correctly matched: Alarmed by the Hyder Ali’s annexation of many regions in the South and involvement of French in training his army, along with the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad declared war on Mysore. This war is known as the First Anglo - Mysore war. But Hyder Ali was able to bring the Marathas and the Nizam to his side with skilful diplomacy. Following complete chaos and panic at Madras, English was forced to conclude a very humiliating treaty with Haidar on April 4, 1769—Treaty of Madras which brought an end to the war.

Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: The Treaty of Seringapatam (also called Srirangapatinam or Srirangapatna), signed 18 March 1792, is known for putting an end to the Third Anglo-Mysore War. Second Anglo - Mysore war ended with the last British-Indian treaty with an Indian ruler on equal footing, Treaty of Mangalore (March,1784).

Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Tipu Sultan, who assumed control of Mysore after Hyder Ali’s death, had French help in bettering his military resources. He also refused to free the English prisoners taken during the second Anglo-Mysore war as per the Treaty of Mangalore. Tipu declared war on Travancore in 1789 which was a friendly state of the British. In 1790, the Governor-General of Bengal, Lord Cornwallis declared war on Tipu. Tipu was defeated in the first phase of the war and his forces had to retreat. Later the English advanced towards Tipu’s capital of Seringapatam and Tipu had to bargain for peace. The war ended with the Treaty of Seringapatam in 1792.