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Who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal?
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Robert Clive
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Duplex
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Lord Dalhousie
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Winston Churchill
After the assassination of Sirajuddalah who became the nawab of Bengal?
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Mir Jafar
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Mir Qasim
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Robert Clive
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Murshid Quli kHan
Which of the following battles is associated with the establishment of English trade in India?
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Battle of Panipat
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Battle of Plassey
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Battle of Terain
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Battle of Buxar
The British victory under Robert Clive at Plassey in Bengal was a crucial event in the history of India. It was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757. The British after the victory acquired significant concessions for previous losses and revenue from trade which was later used for the expansion of the British empire. The battle bought a major change to the company's trade structure as it opened gates for personal fortunes.
Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal after Battle of Plassey, he gave British ______to become the Nawab.
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Zamindari of Awadh
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Kohinoor diamond
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Zamindari of 24 paraganas
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Bengal
In 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, Nawab Mir Jafar conferred the 24 Paraganas of Bengal to the British and also the Jangli mahals (small administrative units), as a result he was propped up as the Puppet Nawab.
Robert Clive defeated Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah of Bengal in ________ .
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Battle of Buxar
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Battle of Plassey
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Battle of Panipat
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None of these
The battle between Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal and the East India Company happened during the year 1757 and it was known as Battle of Plassey.
Who was the British governor general during the time of second Anglo-Sikh War?
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Lord Wellesley
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Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Mountbatten
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Lord Curzon
The Governor General at the time of the Second Anglo-Sikh war was Lord Dalhousie. During the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1848, Lord Dalhousie attacked the Sikhs who lost heavily and had to surrender in March 1849. Punjab was annexed to the British territory and became known as the North-West Frontier province of India.
The outcome of the first Anglo-Sikh war was
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Treaty of Karachi
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Treaty of Islamabad
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Treaty of Sutlej
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Treaty of Lahore
First Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the years 1845 – 1846. The war was fought between Sikh Empire and East India Company. This war was fought in Punjab. The outcome of the war was the treaty of Lahore. This was treaty was signed on 9 March after the defeat of Sikhs at the Battle of Sobraon. As part of the treaty, the Sikhs agreed to hand over Kashmir, Hazara and Jalandhar Doab to the British. This treaty also resulted in falling of Kohinoor diamond into the hands of British.
Who was the British governor general when the first Anglo-Sikh war took place?
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William Bentick
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Lord Harding
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Lord Metcalf
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Lord Elphinstone
First Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the years 1845 – 1846. The war was fought between Sikh Empire and East India Company. Lord Harding was the Governor General during the First Anglo-Sikh War.
Who was the Prime Minister of Punjab when the first Anglo-Sikh war took place?
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Sher Singh
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Lal Singh
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Teza Singh
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Kharak Singh
First Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the years 1845 and 1846. It resulted in the partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom. During this period, Lal Singh was the prime minister and Tej Singh became the commander of the army.
Who was the founder of the Sikh rule in Punjab?
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh
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Maharana Pratap
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Dalip Singh
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None of these
Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the founder of the Sikh Empire who ruled the north-west Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He was proclaimed as the "Maharaja of Punjab" at age 21.