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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.

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.