WBCS.LIVE practice question

Tipu Sultan became the ruler of Mysore in ______.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 1765
  2. 1782
  3. 1775
  4. 1762

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1782

Explanation: The correct answer is B. 1782. Tipu Sultan became the ruler of Mysore after the death of his father, Hyder Ali, in 1782 during the Second Anglo-Mysore War. He formally ascended the throne in 1782, though he had been assisting his father in administration and military matters for years before. Known as the ‘Tiger of Mysore,’ he continued fighting the British and resisted colonial expansion.