Multiple choice

Read the following statements: Assertion: In the Battle of Plassey, the British defeated the then Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah. Reason: Siraj's army was not as well equipped on modern lines as that of the British.

Mark your answer as

  1. if both the statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation for statement 1

  2. if both the statements are correct but statement 2 is not the correct explanation for statement 1

  3. if statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false

  4. if statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true
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B Correct answer
Explanation

No doubt, the British army was better equipped with advanced weapons, but that was not the cause behind the defeat of Siraj's army. He lost the battle owing to conspiracies at various levels of his army.

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