Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: List – I A) Treaty of Allahabad B) Treaty of Mangalore C) Treaty of Salbai D) Treaty of Madras List – II 1) 1782 2) 1784 3) 1769 4) 1765 Codes:

The correct matching is A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3, which is option C. Anchor each treaty to its war and its year, and the matching becomes mechanical.

• Treaty of Allahabad (1765): Robert Clive's second settlement with Shah Alam II and Shuja-ud-Daula after Buxar. It gave the Company the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
• Treaty of Salbai (1782): ended the First Anglo-Maratha War with Mahadji Scindia's mediation, and the British recognised Madhavrao II as Peshwa.
• Treaty of Madras (1769): ended the First Anglo-Mysore War with Haidar Ali, with mutual restoration of conquests and a defensive clause.
• Treaty of Mangalore (1784): ended the Second Anglo-Mysore War with Tipu Sultan, restoring conquered territories on both sides.

Core concept: the sequence of Company expansion, from Bengal's diwani to the South and the Marathas. This links to Mains GS-I modern history on the process of colonial consolidation and its administrative fallout.

Trap: Mixing up Salbai (Maratha, 1782) with Mangalore (Mysore, 1784), since both fall in the 1780s and both are often clubbed together. Tie each treaty to its war first, then to its year.