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Mir Qasim died in the year ______.

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  1. 1354

  2. 1677

  3. 1777

  4. 1577

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mir Qasim was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763. Mir Jafar who had supported the British during the battle of Plassey was replaced as the Nawab of Bengal by Mir Qasim by the Britishers as he was in conflict with the East India company over too many demands. Mir Qasim died in poverty possibly at Kotwal, near Delhi on 8 May 1777.

Arrange the following events in the chronological order.
A. Defeat of Ibrahim Lodi by Babur
B. Defect of Sirajuddaulah by East India company
C. Defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan by Mohammed Ghori
D. Defeat of Mir Qasim by East India Company

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  1. CABD

  2. ACBD

  3. CADB

  4. ACDB

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The events happened in the following order:

C-Defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan by Mohammed Ghori(1192)
A-Defeat of Ibrahim Lodi by Barbur(1526)
B-Defect of Sirajuddaulah by East India company(1757)
D-Defeat of Mir Qasim by East India Company(1764)
Hence, Option A is correct.






According to the Treaty of Allahabad, the English secured the Diwani rights of __________ .

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  1. Hyderabad, Mysore and Arcot

  2. Punjab, Awadh and Arcot

  3. Bengal, Orissa and Bihar

  4. Delhi, Lucknow and Hyderabad

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The battle of Buxar was fought between the forces of the British East India Company and the combined army of an alliance of Indian states including Bengal, Awadh, and the Mughal Empire in the year 1764. The war came to an end by the "Treaty of Allahabad" in 1765. It granted the East India Company Diwani rights, or the right to collect taxes on behalf of the Emperor from the eastern province of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

A Warren Hastings 1 Anglo-Burmese War
B Cornwallis 2 Battle of Plassey
C William Bentinck 3 The Charter Act of l813
D Ambert 4 Abolition of Sati System
5 Regulating Act

      

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  1. 2 5 4 1

  2. 1 2 5 3

  3. 5 3 4 1

  4. 5 3 4 2

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
 Warren Hastings  Regulating Act
 Cornwallis  The Charter Act of 1813
 William Bentinck  Abolition of Sati Syatem
 Ambert  Anglo-Burmese War

The Governor General ___________ made treaty of Benaras with Nawab of Oudh in 1773.

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  1. Warren Hastings

  2. Robert Clive

  3. William Bentinck

  4. Lord Hastings

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Treaty of Benaras in 1773 was an agreement regulating relations between the British government of Bengal and the ruler of the Muslim state of Oudh. Warren Hastings, the British governor, ceded Allahabad and Kora to Shujaʿ and promised to support him against the menacing Afghan Rohillas in return for cash payments.

Dual government system in Bengal remained in practice during the period from ______ to ______ .

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  1. 1765, 1772

  2. 1775, 1776

  3. 1734, 1765

  4. 1767, 1770

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The system of Dual Government was introduced in Bengal by Robert Clive of British East India Company. It lasted from 1765 to 1772. Under this system, the administration of Bengal was divided into Nizamat and Diwani. The Diwani was carried out by the company and the Nizamat by the Nizam. The system was abolished by Warren Hastings in 1772 and Bengal was brought under direct control of the British and the Nawabs remained as the mere pensioners of the East India Company.

Who introduced the system of Dual Government in Bengal?

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  1. Robert Clive

  2. Lord Curzon

  3. Lord Dalhousie

  4. Lord Canning

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The system of Dual Government was introduced in Bengal by Robert Clive of British East India Company. It lasted from 1765 to 1772. Under this system, the administration of Bengal was divided into Nizamat and Diwani. The Diwani was carried out by the company and the Nizamat by the Nizam. The system was abolished by Warren Hastings in 1772 and Bengal was brought under direct control of the British and the Nawabs remained as the mere pensioners of the East India Company.

The Dual system of Government was abolished by _________ in 1772 and Bengal was brought under direct control of the British.

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  1. Warren Hastings

  2. Lord Canning

  3. Lord Curzon

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The system of Dual Government was introduced in Bengal by Robert Clive of British East India Company. It lasted from 1765 to 1772. Under this system, the administration of Bengal was divided into Nizamat and Diwani. The Diwani was carried out by the company and the Nizamat by the Nizam. The system was abolished by Warren Hastings in 1772 and Bengal was brought under direct control of the British and the Nawabs remained as the mere pensioners of the East India Company.

Who separated the judicial and police powers from the collector? 

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  1. Lord Ripon

  2. Lord Wellesley

  3. Lord Cornwallis

  4. William Bentinck

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cornwallis was appointed as Governor General of Bengal in 1786. He introduced permanent Land Revenue System in 1793. He separated the Judicial and police powers from the collector and also brought the district collector under the purview of judiciary.

Circuit courts were established in ______________ .

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  1. Patna

  2. Murshidabad and Calcutta

  3. Ducca

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cornwallis was appointed as Governor General of Bengal in 1786. He introduced permanent Land Revenue System in 1793. He separated the Judicial and police powers from the collector and also brought the district collector under the purview of judiciary. He divided the Bengal province into four parts. i.e. Patna, Murshidabad, Calcutta and Decca and established circuit courts in each parts.