Who among the following established a modem armoury in Dindigal Mysore in 1755?

1. A

   Nanjraj

   (a) Nanjraj. Nanjaraja was a Dalvoy of Mysore under whom Haider rose; the 1755 Dindigul arsenal is not credited to him as founder.

2. B

   Haider Ali

   (b) Haider Ali. In 1755 Haider Ali, then a Mysore commander, set up a modern arsenal at Dindigul—an early step in Mysore’s military-fiscal state. Official key.

3. C

   Devraj

   (c) Devraj. Devraj (another Dalvoy) belonged to the same Mysore factional politics; the Dindigul modern armoury is Haider’s.

4. D

   Chikka Krishnaraj

   (d) Chikka Krishnaraj. Chikka Krishnaraja Wodeyar II was the titular king; military modernisation on the ground was Haider’s.

Summary. Official key is (b) Haider Ali. Dindigul 1755 marks Haider’s early control of a French-influenced armoury in the Tamil country while still serving Mysore. Nanjaraja, Devraj and the Wodeyar name are the court around him, not the founder of that arsenal. Tipu later expanded the same military machine.