Question

The Sikhs were defeated by the English at--------in 1846.
A. Sobraon
B. Amritsar
C. Lahore
D. Kashmir

Answer 1

Hint:- The Battle of Sobraon was fought between the forces of the East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of the Sikh Empire of Punjab.
The Sikhs were completely defeated in the decisive battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War.

Complete answer:
The Sikhs were defeated by the English at Sobraon in 1846.
After the defeat of Sikh by East India Company in the battle of Sobraon, the Treaty of Lahore was signed on 9 March 1846.
According to this treaty, the Sikhs pressurized to hand over Kashmir and Hazara, and Jalandhar Doab to the British.
In this battle, Raja Lal Singh led Sikh forces against the British during the First Anglo-Sikh War, 1846.
The Battle of Sobraon was the fourth and the last battle of the First Sikh Wartook place between(1845–46).
The Sikhs were expanded on the eastern British-held bank of the Sutlej River, their retreat secured by a bridge of boats.
In this First Sikh War, more than 10,000 Sikhs were killed and about 2,383 British soldiers suffered, wounded, and killed.
Ultimately, the British won this battle after that it was impossible for the Sikhs to resist again, and the Sikh state of Punjab came under British domination.

Hence, answer C is the right option.

Note: The Maharaja Ranjit Singh had cordial relations with the East India Company held sway over the Sikh Empire of Punjab, in northwest India, since 1799. But after his death in 1839, the Sikh empire became increasingly disordered.
In September 1845 Sir Henry Hardinge, Governor-General of the Bengal Presidency, despatched 5,000 extra troops to the region south of the Sutlej river, the border between the Sikh and British territories, which resulted in the Battle of Sobraon.