Q1. In 1818 AD, on behalf of the Company, the officer who made a treaty with the Rajput state was:
A Mock Mason
B James Ferguson
C Charles Hector
D Charles Metcalfe Correct
Explanation
In 1818, the East India Company's subsidiary treaties with Rajput states were made through Charles Metcalfe, so his name fits the question. The treaties brought several Rajput states under British protection and influence after the Maratha and Pindari pressure of the period. Mock Mason is not the officer associated with these 1818 agreements. James Ferguson and Charles Hector are distractor names here; they are not the standard Company representatives credited with making the Rajput-state treaties of 1818.