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History GK · Q340

Modern Indian History

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 340

Q340

Who among the following was the counter part of Tipu Sultan during the Treaty of Seringapatnam?

A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Robert Clive
C.
Cornwallis
Answer
D.
Dalhousie

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The Treaty of Seringapatam was signed on 18 March 1792 at the end of the Third Anglo-Mysore War. Its signatories included Lord Cornwallis on behalf of the British East India Company, representatives of the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maratha Empire, and Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore.