6. Which state was annexed by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse, leading to the widespread discontent that triggered the First War of Indian Independence (1857)?
a) Awadh (Oudh)
b) Mysore (Mysuru)
c) Travancore
d) Jaipur
7. The annexation of which Sikh kingdom in 1849 marked the end of Sikh rule in Punjab and the consolidation of British control over northern India?
a) Lahore
b) Amritsar
c) Patiala
d) Jammu and Kashmir
8. The British East India Company’s annexation of which province in 1845 led to the First Anglo-Sikh War?
a) Bengal
b) Sindh
c) Assam
d) Punjab
9. Who was the Governor-General of India during the First Anglo-Sikh War?
a) Lord Wellesley
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Cornwallis
d) Lord Canning
10. The annexation of which state in 1856 triggered widespread protests among Indian soldiers, leading to the outbreak of the Sepoy Mutiny (1857)?
a) Bihar
b) Bengal
c) Orissa (Odisha)
d) Jhansi
