Q111
Satara was annexed to the Bombay Presidency in the year
A.
1840
B.
1846
C.
1848
AnswerD.
1854
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Satara was annexed to the Bombay Presidency in 1848. As a result of political intrigues, he was deposed in 1839, and his brother Shahji Raja was placed on the throne. When this prince died without a male heir in 1848, Satara was annexed by the British government and added to Bombay Presidency.