Modern History PYQ 36 of 636 · Governor / Governor-General / Viceroy

Sind was conquered and annexed by

  1. AWellington
  2. BSleeman
  3. CNapier
  4. DLawrence
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

67th B.P.S.C. (Re-Exam) (Pre) 2021

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Correct answer: (c) Napier

Explanation

During the period of Governor-General Lord Ellen borough (1842–44), Sindh was fully annexed into the British Empire by Charles Napier in 1843. According to P.E. Roberts, “The conquest of Sindh took place after the Afghan War (1839–42) and was, morally and politically, its outcome.”

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