{"id":86906,"date":"2025-06-01T04:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86906"},"modified":"2025-06-01T04:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:23:07","slug":"raja-gulab-singh-acquired-kashmir-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/raja-gulab-singh-acquired-kashmir-by\/","title":{"rendered":"Raja Gulab Singh acquired Kashmir by"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Raja Gulab Singh acquired Kashmir by<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;the Treaty of Amritsar&#8221; option2=&#8221;the Treaty of Lahore&#8221; option3=&#8221;the Treaty of Bhyroval&#8221; option4=&#8221;the Treaty of Sugauli&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC Geoscientist &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Raja Gulab Singh acquired Kashmir by the Treaty of Amritsar.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">Following the First Anglo-Sikh War, the Treaty of Lahore (1846) required the Sikh state to cede territory, including Kashmir, to the British East India Company. Shortly after, the Company sold Kashmir to Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu for 75 lakh rupees via the Treaty of Amritsar on March 16, 1846.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">The Treaty of Lahore was signed on March 9, 1846, ending the war. The Treaty of Bhyroval (December 1846) further increased British control over the Sikh state. The Treaty of Sugauli (1816) was related to the Anglo-Nepalese War.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raja Gulab Singh acquired Kashmir by [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;the Treaty of Amritsar&#8221; option2=&#8221;the Treaty of Lahore&#8221; option3=&#8221;the Treaty of Bhyroval&#8221; option4=&#8221;the Treaty of Sugauli&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC Geoscientist &#8211; 2022 Download PDFAttempt Online Raja Gulab Singh acquired Kashmir by the Treaty of Amritsar. 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