Consider the following pairs (Dogra history):
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Question
Consider the following pairs (Dogra history):
a) Founder of Dogra Dynasty
b) Dar-Ul-Alam
c) Mian Deedo
d) Treaty of Lahore
1. Maharaja Ranjit Dev
2. Rebellion Group Head
3. Gujarat
4. Gulab Singh
- A. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
- B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
- C. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
- D. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3 (Correct answer)
Correct Answer
Option D — a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
Detailed Solution & Explanation
The correct answer is a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3.
Key Points
- Dogra history: Gulab Singh was the founder of the modern Dogra dynasty and signed the Treaty of Amritsar.
- Per the official answer, the correct matching is a-4 (Gulab Singh), b-1 (Maharaja Ranjit Dev), c-2 (Mian Deedo as rebellion leader), d-3 (Gujarat location).
Additional Information
- Gulab Singh founded the modern Dogra dynasty, acquiring Kashmir under the Treaty of Amritsar (1846) after the First Anglo-Sikh War and the Treaty of Lahore.
- Mian Dido is remembered as a Dogra folk hero who resisted Sikh rule in the Jammu region during the early nineteenth century.
- The dynasty's rulers ran Gulab Singh → Ranbir Singh → Pratap Singh → Hari Singh, the last of whom signed the Instrument of Accession in 1947.
- Ranbir Singh is associated with the Ranbir Penal Code, which governed J&K until the state's own criminal law was replaced in 2019.
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