India Exam Junction
9. 1. After the death of Maha Singh, Ranjit Singh came to power in 1792.
2. Gulab Singh purchased Kashmir from Ranjit Singh
Which of the statement (s) given above is/are correct?
Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
None of these
Correct Answer :
Only 1
Solution
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Statement 1: Correct. After the death of Maha Singh, his son Ranjit Singh came to power in 1792 at a young age and later established the Sikh Empire.
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Statement 2: Incorrect. Gulab Singh did not purchase Kashmir from Ranjit Singh. He acquired it from the British under the Treaty of Amritsar (1846) after the First Anglo-Sikh War, not directly from Ranjit Singh.