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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. By signing thee Treaty of Salbai, the British gained the island of ________________.
   2. The ______________ ________________ supported Peshwa Madhav Rao II, while the ______________ supported Raghunath Rao.
   3. By the Treaty of Amritsar, Ranjit Singh agreed to confine his conquests to the ________________ and the _________________ of the sutlej.
   4. By using the doctrine of lapse, Dalhousie annexed many states including _____________, __________ and ______________.
2. 2.

   Tick the sentences that are true. Correct the others.

   1. Awadh was one of the last states to join the subsidiary alliance.
   2. Jhansi was brought under the British Empire through the doctrine of lapse.
   3. After the death of Tipu Sultan, Mysore was given to the Marathas.
   4. The Treaty of Bassein was signed between Nana Fadnavis and the British.
   5. Dalip Singh was recognised as the maharaja of Punjab through the Treaty of Lahore.
3. 3.

   Multiple choice questions.

   1. The British captured the states of Surat using the method of :
      1. direct war
      2. subsidiary alliance
      3. annexation
      4. doctrine of lapse
   2. The Treaty of Wadgaon was signed at the end of :
      1. the First Maratha War
      2. the Second Maratha war
      3. the Third Maratha war
      4. the Second Mysore war
   3. The name of the Indian ruler whose sons were taken as hostages by the British was:
      1. Hyder Ali
      2. Tipu Sultan
      3. Raghunath Rao
      4. Ranjit Singh
   4. The British signed the Treaty of Amritsar with
      1. Dalip Singh
      2. Ranjit Singh
      3. Nana Fadnavis
      4. Baji Rao ii
   5. The main method of expansion used by Lord Dalhousie was:
      1. the doctrine of lapse
      2. subsidiary alliance
      3. direct conquests
      4. annexation
4. 4.

   What were the results of the Anglo-Mysore wars?

5. 5.

   What was the cause for the First Maratha War?

6. 6.

   Why were the British mainly concerned with affairs in the northwestern part of India after 1818?