Q162
The Treaty of Surat was in the year __________
A.
1475
B.
1575
C.
1675
D.
1775
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Treaty of Surat (6 March 1775) was a treaty by which Raghunathrao, one of the claimants to the throne of the Peshwa, agreed to cede Salsette and Bassein Fort to the English, in consideration of being himself restored to Poona. The military operations that followed are known as the First Anglo-Maratha War.