Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Before the Treaty of Bassein, Company troops were already stationed in Mysore, Hyderabad and Lucknow. The treaty added Poona to this network.

Which one of the following conclusions follows most directly?

  1. The Company acquired a more evenly distributed military network from which troops could be deployed rapidly.
  2. The Company agreed to withdraw from the internal affairs of the Maratha confederacy.
  3. The Peshwa acquired military control over the Company’s other subsidiary forces.
  4. The treaty removed the Company’s ability to intervene in western India.
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