Who established the 'Khilafat Committee' in India?
A. Maulana Azad
B. Shaukat Ali and Mohammad Ali
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The Khilafat Committee was formed in Bombay in 1919 by the Ali brothers (Shaukat Ali and Mohammad Ali), along with Maulana Azad and others, to pressure the British on the issue of the Ottoman Caliphate.
Explanation:
The Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-1805) was a direct result of the Treaty of Bassein (1802), in which the Peshwa Baji Rao II accepted subsidiary alliance with the British. The war ended with the defeat of the Marathas.
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