{"id":66350,"date":"2024-04-20T09:54:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=66350"},"modified":"2024-04-20T09:54:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:54:07","slug":"for-a-brief-period-in-the-18th-century-sikkim-was-invaded-and-occupied-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/for-a-brief-period-in-the-18th-century-sikkim-was-invaded-and-occupied-by\/","title":{"rendered":"For a brief period in the 18th century, Sikkim was invaded and occupied by:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9777f0ab2af\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Nepal                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Bhutan                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    The British East India Company                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    China                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>a) Nepal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sikkim was invaded and occupied by Nepal in the 18th century. The Gurkhas, a Nepalese ethnic group, invaded Sikkim in 1772 and captured the capital, Tumlong. The Sikkimese were forced to sign a treaty in 1774 that made Sikkim a tributary of Nepal. The Gurkhas ruled Sikkim for over 50 years. 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The British defeated the Gurkhas and forced them to withdraw from Sikkim. Sikkim became a British protectorate in 1817.<\/p>\n<p>Option b) Bhutan is incorrect because Bhutan did not invade Sikkim in the 18th century. Bhutan and Sikkim were allies at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Option c) The British East India Company is incorrect because the British East India Company did not invade Sikkim in the 18th century. The British East India Company did not become involved in Sikkim until the 19th century.<\/p>\n<p>Option d) China is incorrect because China did not invade Sikkim in the 18th century. 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