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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 62

SSC CPO Tier I - 12th March 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q62

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Who was the Governor-General of India during the First Anglo-Sikh War?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Lord Hardinge

  • The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company in 1845 and 1846, in and around the Ferozepur district of Punjab.
  • It resulted in the partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom and cession of Jammu and Kashmir as a separate princely state under British suzerainty.
  • On 13th December 1845 British Governor-General Henry Hardinge declared war on the Sikhs.