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Question
Choose the correct answer:
Alivardi Khan was succeeded by __________.
Options
Mir Qasim
Siraj-ud- Daulah
Shuja-ud-Daula
Solution
Alivardi Khan was succeeded by Siraj-ud-Daulah.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Fill in the blanks:
Bengal in the 18th century was the _______ and the most _________ province in India.
Choose the correct answer:
The Battle of Plassey was fought in _______.
State whether the following is true or false:
Warren Hastings laid the foundation of an organized system of government in Bengal.
Answer the following question briefly:
The Battle of Plassey was a major turning point in the history of India. In this context answer the following question:
Give an account of the events leading from the conspiracy to replace Siraj-ud-Daulah to his eventual defeat in the Battle of Plassey.
Answer the following question briefly:
Mir Qasim was a competent ruler, determined to free himself from foreign control. In this context answer the following:
Trace the events from the outbreak of war (1763) between Mir Qasim and the British up to the Battle of Buxar in 1764.
What plot did Robert Clive hatch to remove Siraj-ud- Daulah?
Match the Contents of Column A Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Shuja-ud-daulah | (a) Nawab of Bengal |
| 2. Shah Alam II | (b) Founder of British Empire in India |
| 3. Mir Qasim | (c) 1765 |
| 4. Siraj-ud-daulah | (d) 1765–1772 |
| 5. Battle of Plassey | (e) Calcutta |
| 6. Battle of Buxar | (f) Formed an alliance with the Mughal Emperor and Nawab of Awadh. |
| 7. Grant of Diwani | (g) Mughal Emperor |
| 8. Dual Government | (h) Nawab of Awadh |
| 9. Clive | (i) 1757 |
| 10. Forth William | (j) 1764 |
State the following Statement is True or False:
The Battle of Buxar led to the foundation of British empire in India.
Answer the following question:
How did Mir Qasim become the Nawab of Bengal?
Answer the following question:
What were the results and significance of the Battle of Buxar?
