1. The Sultanate of Srirangapatna was established by:
a) Hyder Ali
b) Tipu Sultan
c) Raja Wodeyar I
d) Aurangzeb
Answer: a) Hyder Ali
Explanation: Hyder Ali (1761) assumed power in Mysore, reducing the Wodeyars to figureheads.
2. Hyder Ali first rose to prominence as:
a) Governor of Bednur
b) Commander of Mysore army
c) Tax collector
d) Merchant at Srirangapatnan
Answer: b) Commander of Mysore army
Explanation: He rose from an ordinary soldier to commander, later seizing power.
3. Hyder Ali declared himself ruler of Mysore in:
a) 1749
b) 1757
c) 1761
d) 1776
Answer: c) 1761
Explanation: After ousting the Wodeyars’ power, he became de facto ruler in 1761.
4. The capital of Hyder Ali’s kingdom was:
a) Bengaluru
b) Srirangapatna
c) Chitradurga
d) Mysuru
Answer: b) Srirangapatna
Explanation: The fort of Srirangapatna became the capital of his Sultanate.
5. Hyder Ali was succeeded by his son:
a) Sultan Fateh Ali
b) Tipu Sultan
c) Abdul Khader
d) Prince Hyder II
Answer: b) Tipu Sultan
Explanation: Tipu Sultan ruled from 1782–1799 after Hyder Ali’s death.
6. Tipu Sultan’s full name was:
a) Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu
b) Ali Adil Shah
c) Muhammad Ghiyasuddin Tipu
d) Tipu Hyder Khan
Answer: a) Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu
Explanation: He was popularly called Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore.
7. Hyder Ali rose during the reign of which Wodeyar king?
a) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
b) Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII
c) Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
d) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
Answer: b) Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII
Explanation: He rose to power during Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII’s reign.
8. Tipu Sultan is popularly known as:
a) Lion of Bednur
b) Tiger of Mysore
c) Sword of Karnataka
d) Abhinava Shivaji
Answer: b) Tiger of Mysore
Explanation: For his bravery and ferocity, he earned the title Tiger of Mysore.
9. Hyder Ali introduced which military innovation in India?
a) Rocket artillery
b) Iron cannons
c) Cavalry reforms
d) Navy
Answer: a) Rocket artillery
Explanation: Hyder Ali developed iron-cased rockets, later perfected by Tipu.
10. Which European power supported Hyder Ali against the British?
a) Dutch
b) French
c) Portuguese
d) Spanish
Answer: b) French
Explanation: The French allied with Hyder Ali during Anglo-Mysore wars.
11. Tipu Sultan continued his father’s alliance with which foreign power?
a) Portuguese
b) Dutch
c) French
d) British
Answer: c) French
Explanation: He maintained strong ties with French Republicans.
12. Tipu Sultan even sought alliance with:
a) Napoleon Bonaparte
b) Queen Victoria
c) Ottoman Sultan
d) Both a & c
Answer: d) Both a & c
Explanation: He contacted Napoleon (Egypt campaign) and the Ottoman Sultan against British.
13. Hyder Ali belonged to which community?
a) Arab trader family
b) Muslim soldier from Gulbarga
c) Persian immigrants
d) Afghan mercenaries
Answer: b) Muslim soldier from Gulbarga
Explanation: He was of Hindustani Muslim origin from Gulbarga.
14. Tipu Sultan ascended the throne officially in:
a) 1775
b) 1782
c) 1786
d) 1790
Answer: b) 1782
Explanation: After Hyder Ali’s death at Narasingarh, Tipu became ruler.
15. Hyder Ali fought in which Anglo-Mysore wars?
a) First and Second
b) First and Third
c) Second and Fourth
d) Only First
Answer: a) First and Second
Explanation: Hyder fought First (1767–69) and Second (1780–84, died in 1782).
16. Tipu Sultan fought in which Anglo-Mysore wars?
a) First only
b) Second, Third, Fourth
c) First and Third only
d) All four
Answer: b) Second, Third, Fourth
Explanation: He fought with his father in Second, and then Third & Fourth as ruler.
17. Hyder Ali’s navy was stationed at:
a) Honnavar and Mangalore
b) Chennai
c) Goa
d) Calicut
Answer: a) Honnavar and Mangalore
Explanation: He maintained small fleets at western ports.
18. Which title did Tipu Sultan assume in 1786?
a) Badshah
b) Sultan of Srirangapatna
c) Nawab of Mysore
d) Sher-e-Hind
Answer: a) Badshah
Explanation: He adopted the title Padshah (king), asserting independence from Mughals.
19. The Wodeyars were reduced to nominal heads during Hyder–Tipu period and lived at:
a) Mysuru Palace
b) Chamaraja Fort
c) Palace at Srirangapatna
d) Tipu’s summer palace, Bengaluru
Answer: c) Palace at Srirangapatna
Explanation: They were kept at Srirangapatna palace as figureheads.
20. Tipu Sultan was known for his administrative reforms in:
a) Revenue and taxation
b) Coinage and calendar
c) Military organization
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: His rule saw comprehensive reforms in governance.
21. Which European power betrayed Hyder Ali during the Second Anglo-Mysore War?
a) French
b) Dutch
c) Portuguese
d) Marathas
Answer: a) French
Explanation: French failed to send promised reinforcements, weakening Hyder’s position.
22. Tipu Sultan’s father Hyder Ali died during:
a) Siege of Arcot
b) Battle of Narasingarh
c) Siege of Srirangapatna
d) Battle of Pollilur
Answer: b) Battle of Narasingarh (1782)
Explanation: Hyder died while fighting British at Narasingarh.
23. Tipu Sultan was coronated at:
a) Bengaluru Fort
b) Daria Daulat Bagh, Srirangapatna
c) Mysore Palace
d) Madikeri Fort
Answer: b) Daria Daulat Bagh, Srirangapatna
Explanation: His summer palace at Srirangapatna was the coronation site.
24. The Sultanate of Srirangapatna ended with:
a) First Anglo-Mysore War
b) Death of Hyder Ali
c) Death of Tipu Sultan in 1799
d) Treaty of Madras
Answer: c) Death of Tipu Sultan in 1799
Explanation: The Sultanate collapsed with Tipu’s death in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.
25. After Tipu Sultan’s death, who restored the Wodeyars to power in Mysore?
a) French
b) Marathas
c) British East India Company
d) Nizam of Hyderabad
Answer: c) British East India Company
Explanation: The British reinstated Krishnaraja Wodeyar III as a puppet ruler.
26. Hyder Ali’s administration was largely based on the model of:
a) Vijayanagara Empire
b) Mughal system
c) Maratha system
d) British model
Answer: b) Mughal system
Explanation: He adopted Mughal-style military and revenue administration with modifications.
27. Tipu Sultan introduced which new revenue system?
a) Ryotwari system
b) Permanent Settlement
c) Direct collection from peasants
d) Zamindari system
Answer: c) Direct collection from peasants
Explanation: He reduced intermediaries and strengthened state control over land revenue.
28. Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan classified land on the basis of:
a) Crop type
b) Fertility and irrigation
c) Village size
d) Owner’s caste
Answer: b) Fertility and irrigation
Explanation: Land was surveyed and classified into wet, dry, and garden land.
29. Which ruler introduced a new coinage system with Persian legends?
a) Hyder Ali
b) Tipu Sultan
c) Raja Wodeyar I
d) Aurangzeb
Answer: b) Tipu Sultan
Explanation: He introduced new coins with Persian inscriptions and tiger symbols.
30. Tipu Sultan replaced the Hijri calendar with his own system called:
a) Tipu Era
b) Sultanate Samvat
c) Mauludi Era
d) Mysore Era
Answer: c) Mauludi Era
Explanation: He introduced Mauludi calendar (1786), starting from Prophet’s birth.
31. Tipu Sultan established state trading depots at:
a) Srirangapatna, Bengaluru, Mangalore, Calicut
b) Goa and Bombay
c) Delhi and Lahore
d) Pondicherry and Chennai
Answer: a) Srirangapatna, Bengaluru, Mangalore, Calicut
Explanation: He promoted state monopoly over trade in important cities.
32. Which commodities were state monopolies under Tipu Sultan?
a) Pepper, sandalwood, betel nut, iron
b) Rice, wheat, barley
c) Tea, coffee, tobacco
d) Horses and cattle
Answer: a) Pepper, sandalwood, betel nut, iron
Explanation: These were controlled directly by the state.
33. Tipu Sultan encouraged foreign trade with which countries?
a) France
b) Turkey (Ottoman Empire)
c) Persia and Afghanistan
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: He tried to bypass British monopoly by trading with France, Arabia, Turkey, Persia.
34. Which port was most important for Hyder and Tipu’s overseas trade?
a) Honnavar
b) Karwar
c) Mangalore
d) Calicut
Answer: c) Mangalore
Explanation: Mangalore was the main seaport of the Sultanate.
35. Tipu Sultan sent embassies to which foreign ruler seeking alliance against the British?
a) Napoleon Bonaparte
b) Ottoman Sultan
c) King of Afghanistan
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: He contacted France, Turkey, and Afghanistan to resist the British.
36. Hyder Ali was tolerant towards:
a) Hindus
b) Christians
c) Muslims
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: Though a Muslim, he was known for his religious tolerance.
37. Tipu Sultan was a patron of which sect of Islam?
a) Shia
b) Sunni
c) Sufi
d) Ahmadiyya
Answer: b) Sunni
Explanation: He followed Sunni Islam, but also respected Sufi saints.
38. Which Hindu temple received patronage and land grants from Tipu Sultan?
a) Nanjanagudu Srikanteshwara Temple
b) Udupi Krishna Temple
c) Melkote Cheluvanarayana Temple
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: Despite his wars, he granted land and jewels to Hindu temples.
39. Tipu Sultan maintained cordial relations with which Christian community on the west coast?
a) Goan Catholics
b) Mangalorean Christians
c) Syrian Christians
d) Protestant missionaries
Answer: b) Mangalorean Christians
Explanation: Initially friendly, though later conflicts arose during wars.
40. Which European trading company did Tipu Sultan oppose the most?
a) Portuguese
b) French
c) Dutch
d) British East India Company
Answer: d) British East India Company
Explanation: His lifelong struggle was against British monopoly in India.
41. The administrative language under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan was:
a) Kannada
b) Persian
c) Urdu
d) Sanskrit
Answer: b) Persian
Explanation: Persian was the court and administrative language.
42. Local administration under Tipu was conducted in which language?
a) Kannada
b) Marathi
c) Urdu
d) Tamil
Answer: a) Kannada
Explanation: In the Kannada-speaking areas, administration continued in Kannada.
43. Tipu Sultan reorganized his kingdom into how many provinces?
a) 6
b) 12
c) 16
d) 20
Answer: b) 12
Explanation: He divided the state into 12 Asofs (provinces) with efficient control.
44. Each province under Tipu Sultan was called:
a) Taraf
b) Asof
c) Sarkar
d) Suba
Answer: b) Asof
Explanation: The Asof system was Tipu’s provincial division.
45. Who among the following was a famous Dewan under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan?
a) Purnaiah
b) Rangacharlu
c) Mirza Ismail
d) Dewan Sheshadri Iyer
Answer: a) Purnaiah
Explanation: Dewan Purnaiah was an able administrator and continued even after Tipu’s death.
46. Tipu Sultan built his summer palace called Daria Daulat Bagh at:
a) Bengaluru
b) Srirangapatna
c) Mysuru
d) Shivamogga
Answer: b) Srirangapatna
Explanation: Daria Daulat Bagh is famous for its paintings and Indo-Islamic style.
47. The official emblem of Tipu Sultan featured:
a) Sword
b) Lion
c) Tiger
d) Crescent moon
Answer: c) Tiger
Explanation: Tipu adopted the tiger as his royal symbol.
48. The famous toy associated with Tipu Sultan that depicted a tiger mauling a British soldier is preserved in:
a) Mysore Palace
b) Victoria & Albert Museum, London
c) Louvre Museum, Paris
d) Smithsonian Museum, Washington
Answer: b) Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Explanation: The Tipu’s Tiger automaton is a famous artifact.
49. Which crop did Tipu Sultan encourage to increase agricultural revenue?
a) Coffee
b) Tea
c) Indigo
d) Sugarcane
Answer: a) Coffee
Explanation: He encouraged coffee cultivation in Coorg and Malnad.
50. The greatest contribution of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan in administration was:
a) Introduction of scientific revenue system and state trade monopolies
b) Building of temples only
c) Expansion into North India
d) Converting Mysore into Mughal province
Answer: a) Introduction of scientific revenue system and state trade monopolies
Explanation: Their modern administrative and economic reforms distinguish them in Indian history.
51. Hyder Ali was first recognized as the de facto ruler of Mysore after which battle?
a) Battle of Talikota
b) Battle of Bangalore
c) Battle of Bednur
d) Battle of Srirangapatna
Answer: c) Battle of Bednur
Explanation: In 1761, Hyder captured Bednur (Nagara) and became ruler.
52. The First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–69) ended with:
a) Treaty of Mangalore
b) Treaty of Madras
c) Treaty of Srirangapatna
d) Treaty of Salbai
Answer: b) Treaty of Madras
Explanation: This treaty restored status quo ante bellum between Hyder Ali and the British.
53. Which war is famous for Hyder Ali’s sudden march to Madras, shocking the British?
a) First Anglo-Mysore War
b) Second Anglo-Mysore War
c) Third Anglo-Mysore War
d) Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Answer: a) First Anglo-Mysore War
Explanation: Hyder’s lightning march to Madras (1769) forced the British to sign peace.
54. The Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780–84) was fought mainly by:
a) Hyder Ali alone
b) Tipu Sultan alone
c) Hyder Ali and later Tipu Sultan
d) British and French
Answer: c) Hyder Ali and later Tipu Sultan
Explanation: Hyder began it (1780), Tipu continued after Hyder’s death in 1782.
55. In which battle (1780) did Hyder Ali inflict a crushing defeat on the British?
a) Battle of Pollilur
b) Battle of Arcot
c) Battle of Calicut
d) Battle of Srirangapatna
Answer: a) Battle of Pollilur
Explanation: Hyder and Tipu defeated British forces near Kanchipuram.
56. Hyder Ali died during the Second Anglo-Mysore War in:
a) 1776
b) 1780
c) 1782
d) 1784
Answer: c) 1782
Explanation: He died at Narasipur (Narasingarayapet).
57. The Second Anglo-Mysore War ended with which treaty?
a) Treaty of Mangalore (1784)
b) Treaty of Madras (1769)
c) Treaty of Srirangapatna (1792)
d) Treaty of Salbai (1782)
Answer: a) Treaty of Mangalore (1784)
Explanation: Both sides restored captured territories; Tipu Sultan signed the treaty.
58. The Treaty of Mangalore (1784) was significant because:
a) It was the last time an Indian power dictated terms to the British
b) It marked British supremacy
c) It annexed Mysore
d) It ended French influence in India
Answer: a) It was the last time an Indian power dictated terms to the British
Explanation: Tipu Sultan’s victory forced the British to sign humiliating peace.
59. The Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790–92) ended with:
a) Treaty of Madras
b) Treaty of Mangalore
c) Treaty of Srirangapatna
d) Treaty of Salbai
Answer: c) Treaty of Srirangapatna
Explanation: Tipu ceded half of his territory to British and allies.
60. The allies of the British in the Third Anglo-Mysore War were:
a) Marathas
b) Nizam of Hyderabad
c) Both a & b
d) French
Answer: c) Both a & b
Explanation: Marathas and Nizam allied with the British against Tipu.
61. Who led the British forces against Tipu Sultan in the Third Anglo-Mysore War?
a) Lord Wellesley
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Robert Clive
d) Warren Hastings
Answer: b) Lord Cornwallis
Explanation: He captured Bangalore and besieged Srirangapatna (1791–92).
62. Under the Treaty of Srirangapatna (1792), Tipu Sultan had to surrender his two sons as hostages to the British. Who received them?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Wellesley
c) Robert Clive
d) Warren Hastings
Answer: a) Lord Cornwallis
Explanation: Tipu’s two young sons were taken hostage as guarantee.
63. The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799) resulted in:
a) British defeat
b) Tipu’s victory
c) Death of Tipu Sultan
d) Restoration of French power
Answer: c) Death of Tipu Sultan
Explanation: Tipu was killed defending Srirangapatna fort in May 1799.
64. Who was the Governor-General during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War?
a) Warren Hastings
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: c) Lord Wellesley
Explanation: He pursued the subsidiary alliance policy and crushed Tipu.
65. Which general led the British army that stormed Srirangapatna in 1799?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) General Harris
c) General Stuart
d) Arthur Wellesley
Answer: b) General Harris
Explanation: General Harris commanded the army; Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) also fought.
66. Tipu Sultan was killed during:
a) Siege of Mangalore
b) Siege of Arcot
c) Siege of Srirangapatna
d) Battle of Bednur
Answer: c) Siege of Srirangapatna
Explanation: On 4 May 1799, Tipu died fighting.
67. Which British officer discovered Tipu Sultan’s body after the battle?
a) General Harris
b) Arthur Wellesley
c) Colonel Arthur Wellesley
d) Colonel Baird
Answer: d) Colonel Baird
Explanation: He found Tipu’s body inside the Srirangapatna fort.
68. After Tipu’s death, Mysore was restored to:
a) Hyder Ali’s descendants
b) Tipu’s sons
c) Wodeyar dynasty
d) British rule directly
Answer: c) Wodeyar dynasty
Explanation: The British reinstalled Krishnaraja Wodeyar III under subsidiary alliance.
69. Tipu Sultan is remembered as the only Indian ruler who:
a) Fought four wars against the British
b) Allied with Napoleon against British
c) Used rockets in warfare
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: His anti-British struggle, military innovation, and diplomacy make him unique.
70. Hyder Ali’s most famous weapon innovation was:
a) Elephant armor
b) Iron-cased rockets
c) Siege towers
d) Long-range cannons
Answer: b) Iron-cased rockets
Explanation: He pioneered rocket artillery, later improved by Tipu.
71. Tipu Sultan’s rockets were used effectively in:
a) Battle of Plassey
b) Battle of Pollilur
c) Battle of Panipat
d) Battle of Talikota
Answer: b) Battle of Pollilur
Explanation: British accounts note their devastating effect in 1780.
72. Tipu Sultan established a military alliance with which European power against the British?
a) Portuguese
b) Dutch
c) French
d) Spanish
Answer: c) French
Explanation: He maintained close ties with France, hoping for joint action.
73. Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egypt campaign (1798) included plans to ally with:
a) Marathas
b) Tipu Sultan
c) Nizam of Hyderabad
d) Sikh Empire
Answer: b) Tipu Sultan
Explanation: Napoleon aimed to link with Tipu against the British.
74. The fall of Srirangapatna in 1799 marked:
a) Beginning of Maratha supremacy
b) End of French influence in India
c) Final collapse of strong Indian resistance to British in South India
d) Rise of Hyderabad as a power
Answer: c) Final collapse of strong Indian resistance to British in South India
Explanation: With Tipu’s death, British supremacy in South India was unchallenged.
75. The Sultanate of Srirangapatna (1761–1799) is remembered primarily for:
a) Military resistance to British
b) Administrative and economic reforms
c) Use of rockets and alliances with foreign powers
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: Hyder–Tipu’s legacy lies in warfare, reforms, and defiance of British power.
76. Hyder Ali seized power in Mysore in 1761 by defeating which rival faction?
a) Marathas
b) Arcot Nawab’s supporters
c) Mysore’s ministers (Dalvoys)
d) British forces
Answer: c) Mysore’s ministers (Dalvoys)
Explanation: He overpowered the Dalvoys (commander-ministers) and became de facto ruler.
77. Tipu Sultan assumed the title Padshah in 1786 to:
a) Declare independence from the Mughals
b) Seek recognition from Ottoman Sultan
c) Challenge the British directly
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: By adopting the royal title, Tipu asserted sovereignty and sought wider Islamic legitimacy.
78. The Mauludi calendar introduced by Tipu Sultan began from:
a) Prophet’s migration to Medina
b) Prophet’s birth year
c) Hyder Ali’s coronation
d) Tipu’s victory at Pollilur
Answer: b) Prophet’s birth year
Explanation: The Mauludi Era (1786) was based on Prophet Muhammad’s birth.
79. Tipu Sultan’s state trading depots resembled which modern economic concept?
a) Free market
b) State capitalism
c) Socialism
d) Feudalism
Answer: b) State capitalism
Explanation: He established state monopolies over key commodities like pepper, sandalwood, iron.
80. Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan’s rocket technology later influenced:
a) Mughal artillery
b) British Congreve rockets
c) Maratha armies
d) French naval warfare
Answer: b) British Congreve rockets
Explanation: The British adapted Tipu’s rockets for their armies in Europe.
81. Tipu Sultan’s most trusted Dewan, who later served the Wodeyars after 1799, was:
a) Purnaiah
b) Mir Sadiq
c) Mir Qasim
d) Sir Mirza Ismail
Answer: a) Purnaiah
Explanation: Dewan Purnaiah continued under British-installed Wodeyars.
82. The Treaty of Madras (1769) ended the:
a) First Anglo-Mysore War
b) Second Anglo-Mysore War
c) Third Anglo-Mysore War
d) Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Answer: a) First Anglo-Mysore War
Explanation: It restored the status quo between Hyder Ali and the British.
83. The Treaty of Mangalore (1784) is historically important because:
a) Tipu forced British to return captured territories
b) It was the last equal treaty signed by British in India
c) It boosted Tipu’s international reputation
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: This treaty marked Tipu’s high point of power.
84. In the Third Anglo-Mysore War, Tipu’s defeat forced him to surrender:
a) Coorg and Malabar
b) Half of his territories
c) Two of his sons as hostages
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: The Treaty of Srirangapatna (1792) imposed these harsh terms.
85. Which of Tipu Sultan’s sons were hostages with the British after 1792?
a) Abdul Khaliq and Muiz-ud-din
b) Fateh Ali and Hyder Ali II
c) Sultan Shah and Muhammad Ali
d) None of the above
Answer: a) Abdul Khaliq and Muiz-ud-din
Explanation: They were handed over as part of the Treaty of Srirangapatna.
86. The fall of Srirangapatna in 1799 was engineered partly by treachery of:
a) Mir Sadiq
b) Purnaiah
c) Krishna Rao
d) Mir Jumla
Answer: a) Mir Sadiq
Explanation: Mir Sadiq, Tipu’s minister, betrayed him during the battle.
87. Tipu Sultan’s naval bases were at:
a) Honnavar and Mangalore
b) Goa and Calicut
c) Pondicherry and Karwar
d) Machilipatnam and Pulicat
Answer: a) Honnavar and Mangalore
Explanation: He tried to develop a navy on the west coast.
88. Tipu Sultan encouraged cultivation of which new commercial crops in Mysore?
a) Coffee and sericulture
b) Indigo and opium
c) Tea and rubber
d) Cotton and maize
Answer: a) Coffee and sericulture
Explanation: He encouraged coffee plantations and silk production.
89. The famous artifact Tipu’s Tiger is preserved today in:
a) Mysore Palace
b) Daria Daulat Bagh
c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London
d) Louvre Museum, Paris
Answer: c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Explanation: The mechanical tiger automaton is housed in London.
90. Tipu Sultan’s foreign correspondence was mainly in:
a) Persian
b) Arabic
c) French
d) Kannada
Answer: a) Persian
Explanation: Persian remained the official language of his court.
91. Who called Tipu Sultan “one of the most formidable enemies the British ever faced in India”?
a) Lord Wellesley
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Winston Churchill
d) Thomas Munro
Answer: a) Lord Wellesley
Explanation: He acknowledged Tipu’s fierce resistance and diplomacy.
92. The significance of the fall of Srirangapatna (1799) was:
a) British supremacy in South India established
b) End of French influence in Mysore
c) Restoration of Wodeyars
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: It marked a turning point in South Indian politics.
93. Hyder Ali’s rise was an example of:
a) Peasant rebellion
b) Soldier-to-ruler mobility
c) Feudal inheritance
d) British appointment
Answer: b) Soldier-to-ruler mobility
Explanation: He rose from a common soldier to become Sultan.
94. The Mysore rockets developed under Hyder and Tipu were first used against:
a) Mughals
b) Marathas
c) British
d) Portuguese
Answer: c) British
Explanation: Rockets were effectively used in Anglo-Mysore wars.
95. The British used Congreve rockets, inspired by Tipu’s rockets, in which later war?
a) American War of Independence
b) Napoleonic Wars
c) Crimean War
d) Boer War
Answer: b) Napoleonic Wars
Explanation: They were deployed in Europe against Napoleon’s forces.
96. Tipu Sultan is remembered as a nationalist hero because:
a) He resisted British expansion till his death
b) He sought alliances beyond India
c) He modernized Mysore’s economy and army
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: His struggle is seen as an early phase of anti-colonial resistance.
97. The title “Tiger of Mysore” was symbolized by:
a) His personal emblem
b) His throne and coins
c) His palace motifs and weapons
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: The tiger motif was everywhere in his regalia and arms.
98. After Tipu’s fall, the British retained control of:
a) Malabar
b) Coimbatore
c) Kanara
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: Large parts of Tipu’s kingdom were annexed by the British and allies.
99. The Sultanate of Srirangapatna lasted from:
a) 1757–1799
b) 1761–1799
c) 1765–1801
d) 1770–1799
Answer: b) 1761–1799
Explanation: From Hyder Ali’s rise (1761) to Tipu’s death (1799).
100. The greatest legacy of the Sultanate of Srirangapatna is:
a) Strong resistance against British colonialism
b) Military innovations like rockets
c) Economic and administrative modernization of Mysore
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: Hyder and Tipu left a mark in warfare, administration, and anti-British struggle.