History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2012 History
Name the ruler who was deposed in 1875 on charges of 'gross misrule'.
AGanga Singh of Bikaner
BBhupendranath Singh of Patiala
CKrishna Raja Wadiyar of Mysore
DMalhar Rao Gaikwad of Baroda ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Malhar Rao Gaikwad of Baroda — Malhar Rao Gaikwad of Baroda was deposed in 1875, so the answer is Malhar Rao Gaikwad.
Explanation
★Malhar Rao Gaikwad of Baroda was deposed in 1875, so the answer is Malhar Rao Gaikwad.
★He was removed on charges of gross misrule and of trying to poison the British Resident.
★The British set him aside and placed a minor of the family on the throne under a regency.
★The episode showed the wide power of the paramount British government over the princely states.
★Baroda was one of the largest and richest of the princely states.
★Its administration was then reformed under British guidance.
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