At which place did Raja Ranjit Singh set up the Adalat-i-Ala?

1. A

   Amritsar

   Amritsar was a premier religious and commercial city of the Sikh kingdom and housed important shrines, but it was not the seat of Raja Ranjit Singh’s Adalat-i-Ala. The highest court was placed at the political capital. This option is not the key.

2. B

   Lahore

   Lahore is where Raja Ranjit Singh set up the Adalat-i-Ala, the highest court of his kingdom. After he occupied Lahore it became the capital of the Sikh state, and the superior judicial institution was organised there as Adalat-i-Ala. Subordinate courts functioned in the provinces, with this apex court at the capital. That location makes (b) the official key.

3. C

   Firozpur

   Firozpur was a frontier town of later Anglo-Sikh geography, not the capital where the Adalat-i-Ala was instituted. This option is not the key.

4. D

   Multan

   Multan was annexed to Ranjit Singh’s kingdom later and remained a provincial centre. It was not the home of the Adalat-i-Ala. This option is therefore wrong.

Summary. Official key is (b) Lahore. Ranjit Singh made Lahore his capital and established the Adalat-i-Ala as the kingdom’s highest court there. Amritsar, Firozpur and Multan had other roles in Sikh politics and trade. The question tests the capital-court link, not the Golden Temple city. Only (b) is correct.