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Question
Choose the correct answer:
Robert Clive hatched a plot with __________ to replace Siraj-ud-Daulah.
Options
Mir Jafar
Mir Qasim
Alivardi Khan
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Solution
Robert Clive hatched a plot with Mir Jafar to replace Siraj- ud-Daulah.
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