Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? List-I List-II (Period) (Wars) 1. AD 1767-69 First Anglo Maratha War 2. AD 1790-92 Third Mysore War 3. AD 1824-26 First Anglo Burmese War 4. AD 1845-46 Second Sikh War Codes: A B C D
- A2 and 4
- B3 and 4
- C1 and 2
- D2 and 3Correct
Explanation
The correct answer is D because only pairs 2 and 3 are correctly matched.
Pair 1 is incorrect because the period 1767 to 1769 marks the First Anglo Mysore War, not the First Anglo Maratha War which took place later from 1775 to 1782.
Pair 2 is correct because the Third Anglo Mysore War occurred between 1790 and 1792, ending with the Treaty of Seringapatam.
Pair 3 is correct because the First Anglo Burmese War took place from 1824 to 1826 and concluded with the Treaty of Yandabo.
Pair 4 is incorrect because the period 1845 to 1846 marks the First Anglo Sikh War. The Second Anglo Sikh War actually took place from 1848 to 1849.
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