Question

Who signed the treaty of Amritsar with Ranjit Singh in 1809?
a.Lord Irwin
b.Lord Wellington
c.Charles T. Metcalfe
d.Lord Linlithgow

Answer 1

Hint: The Treaty of Amritsar which was signed in the year executed by the British East India Company and Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu after the First Anglo-Sikh War, established the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir under the suzerainty of the British Indian Empire.

Complete answer step by step: The treaty of Amritsar was a pact that was concluded and signed between Charles T. Metcalfe, who was representing the British East India Company, and Ranjit Singh who also is known as Sher-e-Punjab, the head of the Sikh kingdom in Punjab in the year 1809.
Option A. Lord Irwin was a senior British conservation politician and also a popular diplomat.
Option B. Lord Wellington was the former prime minister of the United Kingdom and the first duke of Wellington. He fought the battle with the Napoleons at Waterloo and won the battle, hence ending the Napoleonic wars once and for all.
Option C. Charles T.Metcalfe was the Britisher representing the East India Company who signed the treaty of Amritsar with Ranjit Singh who was the head of the Sikh kingdom in Punjab.
Option D. Lord Linlithgow was a British Colonialist, diplomat and an agriculturalist.
The correct answer to this question is option C - Charles T. Metcalfe.

Note: Do not get confused between the Amritsar treaty and the treaty of Lahore where they took over the entire state of Kashmir and the Jullundur areas surrounding it, whereas, the Amritsar treaty was signed by the British to take over the state of Punjab.