The history of India is very vast. A number of events, battles, pacts, and treaties make Indian history very interesting for students and learners. Treaties have played an important role in shaping the history of India. These treaties in history have influenced both peace and war-related decisions. In all competitive exams, questions are often asked from this unit. Practice important MCQs on the Treaties of India.
Which important treaty was signed in the year 1765 between the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and the British East India Company, giving them Diwani rights of Bengal?
a) Treaty of Purandar
b) Treaty of Allahabad
c) Treaty of Salbai
d) Treaty of Bassein
Treaty of Allahabad
Which treaty increased the power of the British in western India, signed between the British East India Company in 1802 and India?
a) Treaty of Bassein
b) Treaty of Purandar
c) Treaty of Madras
d) Treaty of Salbai
Treaty of Bassein
The treaty signed in 1761 between the Marathas and the Mughals after the Battle of Panipat is remembered for reducing Maratha power. Which treaty was this?
a) Treaty of Purandar
b) Treaty of Bassein
c) Treaty of Delhi
d) Treaty of Panipat
Treaty of Delhi
Which treaty, signed in 1765, allowed the British East India Company to collect land revenue from Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa, thus strengthening their control?
a) Treaty of Purandar
b) Treaty of Allahabad
c) Treaty of Amritsar
d) Treaty of Salbai
Treaty of Allahabad
The treaty signed in 1665 between Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and the Maratha leader Shivaji Maharaj, after the siege of Purandar Fort, is known as which treaty?
a) Treaty of Purandar
b) Treaty of Salbai
c) Treaty of Surat
d) Treaty of Amritsar
Treaty of Purandar
Which treaty, signed in 1846 between the British and Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu, gave him control over Kashmir?
a) Treaty of Allahabad
b) Treaty of Amritsar
c) Treaty of Bassein
d) Treaty of Purandar
Treaty of Amritsar
Which treaty of 1792, signed after the Third Anglo-Mysore War, forced Tipu Sultan to surrender half of his kingdom to the British?
a) Treaty of Purandar
b) Treaty of Madras
c) Treaty of Mangalore
d) Treaty of Seringapatam
Treaty of Seringapatam
Which treaty, signed in 1763 between the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal, Mir Qasim, marked peace after conflict but failed later?
a) Treaty of Allahabad
b) Treaty of Patna
c) Treaty of Purandar
d) Treaty of Salbai
Treaty of Patna
Which treaty ended the Second Anglo-Maratha War, signed in 1805 between the Marathas and the British?
a) Treaty of Amritsar
b) Treaty of Salbai
c) Treaty of Rajghat
d) Treaty of Bassein
Treaty of Rajghat
The treaty signed in 1752 between the Mughal Emperor and the Marathas allowed the Marathas to collect revenue from Punjab. Which treaty was this?
a) Treaty of Purandar
b) Treaty of Amritsar
c) Treaty of Rajghat
d) Treaty of Bhalki
Treaty of Bhalki
Which treaty, signed in 1639, allowed the British to acquire land in Madras, where they built Fort St. George?
a) Treaty of Madras
b) Treaty of Purandar
c) Treaty of Seringapatam
d) Treaty of Armagon
Treaty of Armagon
Which treaty, signed in 1769, ended the First Anglo-Mysore War and restored territories taken by both sides?
a) Treaty of Salbai
b) Treaty of Purandar
c) Treaty of Madras
d) Treaty of Seringapatam
Treaty of Madras
Which treaty, signed in 1878 between the British and Sher Ali, ruler of Afghanistan, allowed British control over Afghan foreign affairs?
a) Treaty of Allahabad
b) Treaty of Purandar
c) Treaty of Gandamak
d) Treaty of Rajghat
Treaty of Gandamak
Which treaty, signed in 1816 between the British and Nepal, ended the Anglo-Nepalese War and gave parts of Kumaon and Garhwal to the British?
a) Treaty of Purandar
b) Treaty of Salbai
c) Treaty of Amritsar
d) Treaty of Sugauli
Treaty of Sugauli
Which treaty restricted the power of the Indian security from North India and also affected Afghanistan and Persia, and was signed between Russia and Britain in 1907?
a) Treaty of Amritsar
b) Treaty of Purandar
c) Anglo-Russian Convention
d) Treaty of Seringapatam
Anglo-Russian Convention
The treaty signed in 1919 between Britain and Afghanistan recognized the full independence of Afghanistan after the Third Anglo-Afghan War. Which treaty was this?
a) Treaty of Gandamak
b) Treaty of Seringapatam
c) Treaty of Rawalpindi
d) Treaty of Armagon
Treaty of Rawalpindi
Which treaty, signed in 1817, ended the menace of Pindari raids in Central India?
a) Treaty of Salbai
b) Treaty of Purandar
c) Treaty of Mandasor
d) Treaty of Amritsar
Treaty of Mandasor
Which treaty justified the annexation of Awadh on the basis of misgovernance between Britain and Avadh in 1856?
a) Treaty of Salbai
b) Treaty of Lucknow
c) Treaty of Seringapatam
d) Treaty of Purandar
Treaty of Lucknow
Which treaty was signed in 1526 between Babur and Daulat Khan Lodi?
a) Treaty of Delhi
b) Treaty of Ghazni
c) Treaty of Lahore
d) Treaty of Punjab
Treaty of Delhi
Which treaty, signed in 1849, marked the annexation of Punjab into British India after the defeat of the Sikhs?
a) Treaty of Amritsar
b) Treaty of Lahore
c) Treaty of Rawalpindi
d) Treaty of Patna
Treaty of Lahore
Which treaty, signed in 1719, allowed the British East India Company to issue its own coins in Bombay?
a) Treaty of Salbai
b) Treaty of Purandar
c) Treaty of Farrukhsiyar
d) Treaty of Rajghat
Treaty of Farrukhsiyar
After the Battle of Plassey, which treaty made Mir Jafar the Nawab of Bengal, signed in 1757 between the British and Mir Jafar?
a) Treaty of Patna
b) Treaty of Allahabad
c) Treaty of Plassey
d) Treaty of Rajghat
Treaty of Plassey
Which treaty, signed in 1947 between the Indian government and princely states, enabled their accession into the Union of India?
a) Treaty of Purandar
b) Instrument of Accession
c) Treaty of Amritsar
d) Treaty of Mandasor
Instrument of Accession