16. The annexation of which Indian kingdom in 1856 led to the exile of its ruler, Wajid Ali Shah, to Calcutta (Kolkata)?
a) Awadh (Oudh)
b) Hyderabad
c) Jaipur
d) Mysore (Mysuru)
17. The British East India Company’s annexation of which Indian state in 1854 led to the abolition of the state’s judicial system?
a) Jhansi
b) Nagpur
c) Travancore
d) Sindh
18. Which Indian ruler was exiled to Rangoon (Yangon) following the annexation of his kingdom by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse?
a) Rani Laxmi Bai
b) Rani Padmavati
c) Rani Chennamma
d) Wajid Ali Shah
19. The annexation of which Indian kingdom in 1856 led to widespread protests, known as the Deccan Riots?
a) Gwalior
b) Jodhpur
c) Udaipur
d) Mysore (Mysuru)
20. Which British commander led the British forces to victory in the Second Anglo-Sikh War, resulting in the annexation of Punjab?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Canning
d) Sir Hugh Gough
