Sikh Rulers

1

Consider the following statements:

  1. Vertical movements are largely responsible for the building up of continents and plateaus.
  2. Horizontal movement causes both upliftment as well as subsidence.
  3. The escarpments of the Western Ghats are primarily due to folding.

Choose the correct options:

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

With reference to Maharaja Ranjit Singh, consider the following statements:

  1. He was chief of the Sukerchakia Misl.
  2. The Treaty of Lahore of 1809 was an agreement between the British East India Company and Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
  3. His special army was called- Fauj-i-Khas

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

With reference to Army of Maharaja Ranjit, find out the incorrect statement?

A
The Fauj-i-Khas was a brigade of the Fauj-i-Ain section of the Sikh Khalsa Army of Punjab.
B
The Fauj-i-Khas was a model brigade trained and equipped after European model under the command of General Jean-Baptiste Ventura.
C
His army recruited Gurkhas, Bihari, Oriya, Pathans etc.
D
In 1822, Ranjit Singh employed another French Napoleonic War veteran, General Alexander Gardner to modernize the Sikh cavalry.

Medieval History