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Question
Choose the correct answer:
Alivardi Khan was succeeded by __________.
Options
Mir Qasim
Siraj-ud- Daulah
Shuja-ud-Daula
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Solution
Alivardi Khan was succeeded by Siraj-ud-Daulah.
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Match the Column:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Carnatic Wars | (a) Warren Hastings |
| 2. Farman | (b) duty-free trade |
| 3. Roberts Clive | (c) reconquered Calcutta |
| 4. Battle of Plassey | (d) Siraj-ud-Daulah |
| 5. Battle of Buxar | (e) Anglo-French rivalry |
| 6. Governor of Bengal | (f) Mir Qasim |
Choose the correct answer:
The largest and most prosperous European settlement in Bengal was the British settlement at ___________.
State whether the following is true or false:
The British army was defeated in the Battle of Buxar.
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.
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the Treaty of Allahabad and its impact, answer the following:
Explain how the treaty between Robert Clive and the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II legalized English East India’s Company’s control over Bengal.
This picture portrays a momentous event in 1765, involving a British Governor and a Mughal emperor wherein the Mughal emperor is conveying the grant of the Diwani to the governor.

Give a brief account of the battle that preceded this event. When did it take place?
Why did Siraj-ud-Daulah lose the Battle of Plassey?
When and between whom was the Battle of Buxar fought?
Answer the following question:
What were the causes of Conflict between Siraj-ud-daulah and the English?
Answer the following question:
Describe the circumstances that led to the Battle of Buxar.
