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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An Indian ruler of the 18th century who planted “the Tree of liberty” at his capital, enrolled himself as a member of the Jacobin club of France and loved himself to be called ‘Citizen’, was
A
Haider Ali
B
Mir Jafar
C
Banda Bahadur
D
Tipu Sultan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tipu Sultan got at the helm of Mysore state in 1782 and he is considered as one of the ablest native Indian rulers during the British period. He was very much inspired by the ideas of the French Revolution and thus planted a tree of liberty in his capital Srirangapatna and also became a member of the Jacobin club.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tipu Sultan planted the Tree of Liberty in Seringapatam to acknowledge the French revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Liberty Tree (1646–1775) was a famous elm tree that stood in Boston, Massachusetts, near Boston Common, in the years before the American Revolution. In 1765, colonists in Boston staged the first act of defiance against the British government at the tree.

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