Q. The foundation of the Sikh kingdom by Maharaja Ranjit Singh was based on the political and military consolidation of which earlier administrative units?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation:
- (c) Correct. Following the death of Banda Bahadur and the decline of Mughal authority, the Sikh community organized itself into twelve quasi-independent sovereign principalities or warrior groups known as Misls. Ranjit Singh, belonging to the Sukerchakia Misl, consolidated these Misls through conquest and diplomacy to forge the unified Sikh kingdom centered at Lahore.
