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UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-I)
The celebrated diamond, the Koh-i-Noor, was surrendered to the British Crown after which war?
AThe First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-46)
BThe Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49) ✓ Correct
CThe First Afghan War
DThe Second Afghan War (1878-80)
Correct answer: (B) The Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49) — It was after the Second Anglo-Sikh War, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★It was after the Second Anglo-Sikh War, so that is the answer.
★The Koh-i-Noor was surrendered to the British Crown after the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
★The Second Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikhs and the British army in 1848 to 1849.
★At that time the Governor-General was Lord Dalhousie.
★Charles Napier defeated the Sikhs in the Battle of Gujarat, and Punjab was annexed.
★Maharaja Dalip Singh was sent to London with an annual pension of fifty thousand pounds.
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