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What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement?

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  1. To oust the British from India

  2. To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India

  3. To eradicate religious corruption from Muslim society

  4. To organise the Muslims into a nationalist community

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Wahabi movement offered the most serious and well-planned challenge to British supremacy in India from the 1830's to 1860's. Initially, the Wahabi movement directed itself against the Sikhs in Punjab. It was a revivalist movement which tried to purify Islam by eliminating all the un-Islamic practices which had crept into Muslim society through the ages. Syed Mir Nisar Ali, popularly known as Titu Mir, was the leader of the Wahabi Movement in India.

The 'Hero of Plassey' was ________.

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  1. Wareen Hastings

  2. Dupleix

  3. Clive

  4. Shuja-ud-Daulah

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Battle of Plassey in Bengal, on 23 June, 1757, was a crucial event in the history of India. It was the start of nearly two centuries of British rule in India. The British East India Company led by Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and a small French force. Hence Clive is called the Hero of Plassey.

The British Governor General and Viceroy who served for the longest period in India was ______________.

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  1. Lord Irwin

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Warren Hastings

  4. Lord Linlithgow

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Lord Irwin - Viceroy from 1926-1931
Lord Dalhousie - Governor General from 1848-1856.
Warren Hastings - Governor-General from 1773 to 1785. (had the longest term)
Lord Linlithgow -  Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1944.

Arrange the following in chronological order.
$1$. Viceroy Lytton
$2$. Viceroy Mayo
$3$. Viceroy Landsowne
$4$. Viceroy Linlithgow.

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  1. II, III, I, IV

  2. II, I, III, IV

  3. IV, III, II, I

  4. III, IV, I, II

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Viceroy Mayo - served as Viceroy between 1869 and 1872.
Viceroy Lytton - served as Viceroy of India between 1876 and 1880.
Viceroy Landsowne - Viceroy between 1888 to 1893.
Viceroy Linlithgow - Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1944. 

The Battle of Plassey is very important event in Indian history because ________.

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  1. The Nawab of Bengal lost in it

  2. It enabled the British to have power in Bengal

  3. It laid the foundation for British rule in India

  4. It enabled the British to reap higher trade profits

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Battle of Plassey in Bengal, on 23 June, 1757, was a crucial event in the history of India. It was the start of nearly two centuries of British rule in India. The British East India Company defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and a small French force. 

Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah or Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly _________.

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  1. Because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab

  2. Because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal

  3. Because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield

  4. Because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English

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Correct Option: B

When was the battle of Buxar fought?

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  1. October $1764$

  2. October $1754$

  3. September  $1564$

  4. January  $1824$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal King Shah Alam II.

Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
a. After the battle of Buxar, the Company appointed Residents in Indian states.
b. Resident represented the imperial power in the local court.
c. In 1765, the Mughal emperor appointed the Company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal.
d. Resident exercised financial and administrative powers. 

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  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1, 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2, 3, and 4

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Correct Option: C

Mir Qasim replaced Mir Jafar as the Nawab of Bengal by giving the districts of ________ to the East India Company.

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  1. Burdwan, Midnapore and Chittagong

  2. Surat, Bombay, Calcutta

  3. Mahe, Yanam, Chandranagar

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mir Qasim was the Nawab of Bengal from the year 1760 till 1764. The British East India Company made him the Nawab of Bengal by replacing Mir Jafar, the father-in-law of Mir Qasim, who was also installed by the British in reply to his treachery in the Battle of Plassey. Since Mir Jafar engaged himself with the Dutch East India Company to assert independence, the British finally defeated Mir Jafar and the Dutch forces at Chinsura and made Mir Qasim the new Nawab of Bengal. Mir Qasim gave Burdwan, Midnapore and Chittagong districts to the company.

Which battle established British supremacy in India?

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  1. The Battle of Panipat

  2. The Battle of Plassey

  3. The Battle of Mysore

  4. The Battle of Samergarh

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Battle of Plassey (Palasi) is an important landmark in the history of India. On 23 June 1757, the armies of Siraj-ud-Daulah and the English East India Company met at Murshidabad the then capital of undivided Bengal. British forces were led by Robert Clive and Mir Zafar, commander in chief of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah's army. Mir Zafar betrayed the Nawab and remained inactive. As a consequence, Siraj-ud-Daulah lost the battle, was captured and later killed.