{"id":13161,"date":"2025-09-27T08:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T07:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/?p=13161"},"modified":"2026-01-31T04:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T04:50:06","slug":"british-conquest-bengal-top-100-mcqs-with-answer-and-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/27\/british-conquest-bengal-top-100-mcqs-with-answer-and-explanation\/","title":{"rendered":"British Conquest &#8211; Bengal Top 100 MCQs With Answer and Explanation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">1. Who was the first Nawab of Bengal, virtually independent of the Mughal Empire?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Alivardi Khan<br>B) Siraj-ud-Daulah<br>C) Murshid Quli Khan<br>D) Shuja-ud-Daulah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  In 1717, Murshid Quli Khan became de facto ruler, reducing Mughal control.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>2. Who succeeded Murshid Quli Khan as Nawab of Bengal?<br><\/strong><\/mark>A) Alivardi Khan<br>B) Shuja-ud-Daulah<br>C) Siraj-ud-Daulah<br>D) Mir Jafar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Alivardi Khan ruled Bengal from 1740\u20131756.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">3. The last independent Nawab of Bengal before British rule was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Alivardi Khan<br>B) Siraj-ud-Daulah<br>C) Mir Jafar<br>D) Mir Qasim<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He became Nawab in 1756 but was defeated at Plassey (1757).\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">4. The British East India Company established its first factory in Bengal at<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Murshidabad<br>B) Calcutta<br>C) Hooghly<br>D) Kasimbazar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The first British factory in Bengal was at Hooghly in 1651.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">5. Which Mughal emperor granted the East India Company the Farman of 1717?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Aurangzeb<br>B) Bahadur Shah I<br>C) Farrukhsiyar<br>D) Shah Alam II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  This farman allowed duty-free trade in Bengal, later misused by the Company.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">6. Why did Siraj-ud-Daulah oppose the British?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Fortification of Calcutta without his permission<br>B) Misuse of Farman of 1717<br>C) Refusal to pay taxes<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Company abused privileges and fortified illegally.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">7. The capture of Calcutta by Siraj-ud-Daulah in 1756 is associated with<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Alinagar<br>B) Black Hole Tragedy<br>C) Plassey<br>D) Buxar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  146 prisoners were crammed into a small room; only 23 survived (though debated).\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">8. The British recaptured Calcutta from Siraj-ud-Daulah in 1757 under<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Eyre Coote<br>B) Robert Clive<br>C) Hector Munro<br>D) Warren Hastings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Clive retook Calcutta in January 1757.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">9. The Treaty of Alinagar (1757) was signed between<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Siraj-ud-Daulah and French<br>B) Siraj-ud-Daulah and British<br>C) Mir Jafar and British<br>D) Alivardi Khan and British<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Siraj had to confirm privileges of Farrukhsiyar\u2019s Farman.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">10. The most important cause of conflict between Siraj-ud-Daulah and British was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Fortification of Calcutta<br>B) Black Hole Tragedy<br>C) Misuse of trade privileges<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  All combined to provoke war.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">11. Which European power supported Siraj-ud-Daulah against the British in Bengal?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) French<br>B) Dutch<br>C) Portuguese<br>D) Danes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The French at Chandernagore supported him.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">12. The capital of Bengal under Siraj-ud-Daulah was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Calcutta<br>B) Murshidabad<br>C) Patna<br>D) Dhaka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Murshidabad was the capital of Nawabs of Bengal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">13. The British strengthened their position in Bengal mainly because of<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Superior military<br>B) Treachery of Indian allies<br>C) Financial resources<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  British succeeded due to combination of military and betrayal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">14. Siraj-ud-Daulah was betrayed in Plassey by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Mir Jafar<br>B) Rai Durlabh<br>C) Jagat Seths<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  His commander (Mir Jafar), banker (Jagat Seths), and others betrayed him.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">15. Mir Jafar was promised Nawabship of Bengal by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) French<br>B) Portuguese<br>C) British<br>D) Dutch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He entered a secret conspiracy with Robert Clive.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">16. The \u201cJagat Seths\u201d were<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) European generals<br>B) French traders<br>C) Indian bankers<br>D) Dutch officers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Jagat Seths were powerful bankers of Bengal, sided with British.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">17. The Black Hole Tragedy took place in<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Calcutta<br>B) Murshidabad<br>C) Patna<br>D) Chandernagore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  It happened in the Fort William prison.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">18. The European rival of the British in Bengal was mainly<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) French<br>B) Dutch<br>C) Portuguese<br>D) Danes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  French supported Siraj at Chandernagore.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">19. The English East India Company\u2019s headquarters in Bengal was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Madras<br>B) Bombay<br>C) Calcutta<br>D) Chandernagore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Calcutta was the headquarters from 1690s onwards.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">20. Alivardi Khan was known for resisting<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Marathas<br>B) British<br>C) Sikhs<br>D) Afghans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He resisted Maratha raids into Bengal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">21. The Maratha invasions of Bengal led to the introduction of<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Sardeshmukhi tax<br>B) Chauth<br>C) Both a &amp; b<br>D) None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Bengal paid chauth to avoid Maratha raids.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">22. Who among the following was not a Nawab of Bengal?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Murshid Quli Khan<br>B) Alivardi Khan<br>C) Mir Qasim<br>D) Shuja-ud-Daulah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Shuja-ud-Daulah was Nawab of Awadh, not Bengal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">23. The real cause of British victory in Bengal was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Superior artillery<br>B) Naval power<br>C) Indian betrayal<br>D) Mughal support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Without Mir Jafar &#038; Jagat Seths\u2019 betrayal, British might have lost.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">24. The Nawabs of Bengal who resisted the British most strongly were<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Alivardi Khan &amp; Siraj-ud-Daulah<br>B) Mir Jafar &amp; Mir Qasim<br>C) Murshid Quli Khan &amp; Shuja-ud-Daulah<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  They tried to resist, but British prevailed.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">25. Which Nawab\u2019s reign saw the beginning of direct conflict with the British?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Murshid Quli Khan<br>B) Alivardi Khan<br>C) Siraj-ud-Daulah<br>D) Mir Jafar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  His reign (1756\u201357) saw the Battle of Plassey.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">26. The Battle of Plassey was fought in<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1748<br>B) 1757<br>C) 1761<br>D) 1764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The battle took place on 23 June 1757 near Palashi (Plassey) on the banks of the Bhagirathi River.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">27. The opponents in the Battle of Plassey were<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British vs French<br>B) Siraj-ud-Daulah vs British East India Company<br>C) Marathas vs Mughals<br>D) British vs Awadh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The battle was fought between Nawab of Bengal and the Company under Robert Clive.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">28. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Company\u2019s refusal to pay duties<br>B) Fortification of Calcutta without Nawab\u2019s permission<br>C) Misuse of Farrukhsiyar\u2019s Farman<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Siraj opposed the British for fortifying Calcutta, abusing trade privileges, and refusing taxes.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">29. Which event just before Plassey made the conflict unavoidable?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Black Hole Tragedy (1756)<br>B) Treaty of Alinagar (1757)<br>C) Capture of Chandernagore<br>D) Attack on Patna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The incident created outrage among British, leading to retaliation.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">30. The Black Hole Tragedy was exaggerated by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Holwell<br>B) Robert Clive<br>C) Eyre Coote<br>D) Jagat Seth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  John Zephaniah Holwell described it in detail, though historians dispute numbers.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">31. The British forces at Plassey were led by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Eyre Coote<br>B) Hector Munro<br>C) Robert Clive<br>D) Warren Hastings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Clive commanded around 3,000 men, including Indian sepoys.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">32. The Nawab\u2019s army at Plassey was commanded by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Mir Jafar<br>B) Rai Durlabh<br>C) Yar Lutuf Khan<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Siraj had 50,000 soldiers, but many commanders betrayed him.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">33. The strength of Siraj-ud-Daulah\u2019s army at Plassey was approximately<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 10,000<br>B) 20,000<br>C) 50,000<br>D) 80,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Nawab\u2019s army was vast compared to Clive\u2019s, but ineffective.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">34. The betrayal at Plassey was led by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Mir Jafar<br>B) Rai Durlabh<br>C) Jagat Seths (bankers)<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Conspiracy ensured Siraj\u2019s defeat despite numerical advantage.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">35. The conspiracy against Siraj-ud-Daulah was hatched at<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Murshidabad<br>B) Calcutta<br>C) Plassey<br>D) Patna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>   Mir Jafar, Jagat Seths, and others planned betrayal there.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">36. The French supported Siraj from their base at<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Pondicherry<br>B) Chandernagore<br>C) Karaikal<br>D) Mahe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The French factory at Chandernagore allied with Siraj.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">37. The actual fighting at Plassey lasted for<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 18 hours<br>B) 24 hours<br>C) One week<br>D) A month<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The battle was short, ending quickly once betrayal was clear.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">38. Who was installed as Nawab of Bengal after Plassey?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Mir Jafar<br>B) Mir Qasim<br>C) Shuja-ud-Daulah<br>D) Alivardi Khan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He was rewarded by the British for his treachery.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">39. The Battle of Plassey is often described as<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) A true military victory<br>B) A battle won by diplomacy and treachery<br>C) A religious war<br>D) A naval war<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Plassey was decided more by betrayal than actual fighting.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">40. The real architect of Plassey victory was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Robert Clive\u2019s tactics<br>B) Mir Jafar\u2019s betrayal<br>C) Jagat Seths\u2019 financial support<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  British success came from a mix of strategy, finance, and treachery.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">41. The financial reward given to the British after Plassey was approximately<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1 crore rupees<br>B) 2 crore rupees<br>C) 3 crore rupees<br>D) 5 crore rupees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Company and its officials gained enormous wealth.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">42. Robert Clive received how much personally after Plassey?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 50,000 rupees<br>B) 1 lakh rupees<br>C) 2 lakh rupees<br>D) 2 crore rupees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Clive himself received a fortune, besides gifts of jagirs.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">43. The victory at Plassey gave the British control over<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Bengal<br>B) Bihar<br>C) Orissa<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Initially, British gained dominance in Bengal only, later expanded.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">44. Which Nawab later replaced Mir Jafar as he failed to satisfy British demands?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Mir Qasim<br>B) Alivardi Khan<br>C) Shuja-ud-Daulah<br>D) Siraj-ud-Daulah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He became Nawab in 1760, but soon clashed with Company.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">45. The defeat of Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey proved significant because<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) It marked the first British political victory in India<br>B) It made Bengal the base of British power<br>C) It gave Company enormous resources<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Plassey was the real foundation of British empire in India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">46. The Jagat Seths supported the British mainly because<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) They wanted to expand trade<br>B) They feared Siraj-ud-Daulah\u2019s hostility<br>C) They preferred Mir Jafar as Nawab<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  As powerful bankers, they backed the British against Siraj.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">47. The French role in Plassey was limited because<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) They lacked reinforcements from Europe<br>B) They were outnumbered<br>C) They were defeated at Chandernagore earlier<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  French could not provide effective help to Siraj.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">48. Siraj-ud-Daulah was captured and killed after Plassey by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Robert Clive<br>B) Mir Jafar\u2019s men<br>C) French soldiers<br>D) Marathas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He was executed by Mir Jafar\u2019s order.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">49. The Battle of Plassey gave the British<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Political control of Bengal<br>B) Huge financial resources<br>C) A strategic base for expansion<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Plassey transformed the Company from traders to rulers.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">50. The Battle of Plassey (1757) is regarded as the<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) First Anglo-Maratha War<br>B) Foundation of British Empire in India<br>C) End of Mughal Empire<br>D) Beginning of French rule<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Plassey is considered the turning point in Indian history.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">51. The Battle of Buxar was fought in<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1757<br>B) 1761<br>C) 1764<br>D) 1765<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  It was fought on 22 October 1764 near the village of Buxar in Bihar.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">52. The opponents in the Battle of Buxar were<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British vs Siraj-ud-Daulah<br>B) British vs Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah &amp; Shah Alam II<br>C) British vs Nadir Shah<br>D) British vs Marathas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The \u201ctriple alliance\u201d opposed the Company but was defeated.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">53. The Nawab of Bengal at the Battle of Buxar was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Siraj-ud-Daulah<br>B) Mir Jafar<br>C) Mir Qasim<br>D) Shuja-ud-Daulah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He allied with Awadh and the Mughal emperor against the Company.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">54. The Nawab of Awadh in the Battle of Buxar was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Saadat Khan<br>B) Shuja-ud-Daulah<br>C) Asaf-ud-Daula<br>D) Ghazi-ud-Din<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He joined the anti-British coalition.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">55. The Mughal emperor in the Battle of Buxar was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Alamgir II<br>B) Shah Alam II<br>C) Bahadur Shah I<br>D) Muhammad Shah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He allied with Mir Qasim and Shuja-ud-Daulah.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">56. The British commander at the Battle of Buxar was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Robert Clive<br>B) Eyre Coote<br>C) Hector Munro<br>D) Stringer Lawrence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He led the Company\u2019s army to victory.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">57. The significance of the Battle of Buxar was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Confirmed British supremacy in Bengal<br>B) Gave Company political control of Awadh and Bihar<br>C) Mughals became British dependents<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  It consolidated Company\u2019s dominance in eastern India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">58. The Battle of Buxar is considered more decisive than Plassey because<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Plassey was based on betrayal<br>B) Buxar was a true military victory<br>C) It defeated three major Indian powers together<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Buxar ensured Company\u2019s undisputed supremacy.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">59. The Treaty of Allahabad (1765) was signed after<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Plassey<br>B) Buxar<br>C) Wandiwash<br>D) Panipat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Robert Clive signed it with Shah Alam II.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">60. By the Treaty of Allahabad, the Mughal emperor granted the Company<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar, Orissa<br>B) Zamindari rights<br>C) Jagirdari<br>D) Military rights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Company now controlled revenue collection.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">61. Diwani rights meant<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Judicial powers<br>B) Military powers<br>C) Revenue collection rights<br>D) Administrative powers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Company became the financial ruler of Bengal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">62. The Treaty of Allahabad forced Shuja-ud-Daulah to<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Surrender Awadh<br>B) Pay 50 lakh rupees indemnity<br>C) Accept a British Resident<br>D) Both b &amp; c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Awadh was retained as a buffer but heavily penalized.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">63. Under the Treaty of Allahabad, Shah Alam II<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Was restored to Delhi<br>B) Granted Diwani rights to the Company<br>C) Lived at Allahabad under Company protection<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The emperor became a dependent pensioner of the Company.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">64. The Dual Government in Bengal was introduced by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Robert Clive<br>B) Warren Hastings<br>C) Lord Cornwallis<br>D) Eyre Coote<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Clive introduced it in 1765, continued till 1772.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">65. Dual Government meant<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British and French ruled Bengal jointly<br>B) Nawab handled administration, Company collected revenue<br>C) Mughals and Marathas ruled Bengal<br>D) British Parliament and Company both ruled<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  It allowed British profit without administrative responsibility.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">66. The biggest consequence of Dual Government was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Prosperity of Bengal<br>B) Exploitation and famine<br>C) Strong Nawabs<br>D) Mughal revival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Bengal suffered famine (1770) killing millions.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">67. The Bengal famine of 1770 was worsened by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Failure of monsoon<br>B) Company\u2019s revenue greed<br>C) Export of food grains<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Company drained resources, worsening famine.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">68. Who abolished the Dual Government in Bengal?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Robert Clive<br>B) Warren Hastings<br>C) Lord Cornwallis<br>D) Shah Alam II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  In 1772, Hastings took direct control.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">69. The significance of the Treaty of Allahabad was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Beginning of British political rule in India<br>B) End of Mughal independence<br>C) British control over Bengal revenue<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  This treaty marked the real foundation of British India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">70. Which Mughal emperor granted the Diwani rights?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Farrukhsiyar<br>B) Shah Alam II<br>C) Alamgir II<br>D) Bahadur Shah I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He signed the Treaty of Allahabad with Clive in 1765.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">71. Mir Qasim shifted his capital from Murshidabad to<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Patna<br>B) Calcutta<br>C) Monghyr<br>D) Dacca<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He wanted to free himself from British influence.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">72. Mir Qasim tried to modernize his army with the help of<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) French<br>B) Dutch<br>C) Portuguese<br>D) Danes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He introduced European training and weapons.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">73. The significance of Mir Qasim\u2019s defeat was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) End of Nawabs\u2019 independence in Bengal<br>B) British supremacy confirmed<br>C) Bengal became the Company\u2019s stronghold<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  After his defeat, Nawabs were reduced to puppets.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">74. Who is often called the \u201ctrue founder of British rule in India\u201d?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Robert Clive<br>B) Warren Hastings<br>C) Lord Cornwallis<br>D) William Pitt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  His victories at Plassey and Allahabad Treaty laid the foundation.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">75. The real power in Bengal after 1765 lay with<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Nawab of Bengal<br>B) Mughal emperor<br>C) East India Company<br>D) Jagat Seths<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Nawabs and Mughals became figureheads; Company ruled Bengal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">76. Dual Government in Bengal was introduced by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Warren Hastings<br>B) Robert Clive<br>C) Lord Cornwallis<br>D) Shah Alam II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>   After Treaty of Allahabad (1765), Clive introduced Dual Government.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">77. Dual Government in Bengal lasted from<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1757\u20131764<br>B) 1765\u20131772<br>C) 1761\u20131768<br>D) 1772\u20131780<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  It ended when Warren Hastings abolished it in 1772.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">78. In the Dual Government system, the Company<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Collected revenue (Diwani)<br>B) Controlled army<br>C) Avoided direct administration<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Company collected revenue but left administration to Nawab.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">79. In the Dual Government system, the Nawab of Bengal retained<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Responsibility for administration and justice<br>B) Control of army<br>C) Power over finance<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Nawab had duties but no money to run administration.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">80. The biggest drawback of Dual Government was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Prosperity of Bengal<br>B) Anarchy and lawlessness<br>C) Mughal revival<br>D) French return<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  It created misrule, as neither side took full responsibility.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">81. The Bengal famine occurred in<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1757<br>B) 1764<br>C) 1770<br>D) 1780<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The famine killed about 1\/3rd of Bengal\u2019s population.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">82. The famine of 1770 killed approximately<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1 million<br>B) 3 million<br>C) 5 million<br>D) 10 million<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Contemporary estimates suggest 1 crore deaths.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">83. One major reason for the Bengal famine of 1770 was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Failure of monsoon<br>B) Excessive revenue demand by Company<br>C) Export of food grains<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Natural and man-made factors combined to create disaster.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">84. Who abolished Dual Government in Bengal?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Robert Clive<br>B) Warren Hastings<br>C) Lord Cornwallis<br>D) William Pitt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  In 1772, Hastings took direct control of Bengal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">85. Warren Hastings\u2019 abolition of Dual Government marked<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Beginning of Company\u2019s direct administration<br>B) End of Nawab\u2019s importance<br>C) Start of British governance in India<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Company became the real ruler of Bengal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">86. Which Nawab became a pensioner of the Company after 1765?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Siraj-ud-Daulah<br>B) Mir Qasim<br>C) Mir Jafar<br>D) Najm-ud-Daulah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He was reduced to pensioner under the Company.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">87. After 1765, the Nawab of Bengal retained control only over<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Army<br>B) Finance<br>C) Administration and justice in name only<br>D) Revenue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Nawabs became figureheads under British control.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">88. The Company\u2019s main interest in Bengal after 1765 was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Good governance<br>B) Revenue extraction<br>C) Industrial development<br>D) Justice reform<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Company drained Bengal\u2019s wealth for trade and wars.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">89. The economic drain from Bengal after 1765 is often called<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Plunder of Bengal<br>B) Economic Reforms<br>C) Bengal Enrichment<br>D) Zamindari Boom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Historians describe it as economic exploitation.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">90. The Diwani rights made the Company<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Traders only<br>B) Rulers in practice<br>C) Mughal allies<br>D) Nawab\u2019s dependents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Company became the real power in Bengal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">91. Who described the Bengal administration after 1765 as \u201ca state of anarchy\u201d?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Warren Hastings<br>B) Robert Clive<br>C) William Pitt<br>D) Edmund Burke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He was a British MP critical of Company misrule.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">92. The wealth acquired from Bengal was called<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Plunder<br>B) Indian Tribute<br>C) Drain of Wealth<br>D) Both a &amp; c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Economists like Dadabhai Naoroji later called it \u201cDrain of Wealth\u201d.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">93. The Dual Government benefitted the Company because<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) They collected revenue without responsibility<br>B) They avoided expenses of administration<br>C) They enjoyed unchecked exploitation<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  British profited without governing.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">94. The Bengal Famine of 1770 proved that<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Dual Government was a failure<br>B) Company was only interested in profit<br>C) Peasants and artisans were worst hit<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The famine exposed Company\u2019s exploitative policies.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">95. Which Governor-General introduced reforms to check Company corruption after Bengal misrule?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Warren Hastings<br>B) Lord Cornwallis<br>C) William Pitt<br>D) Lord Wellesley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>   Pitt\u2019s India Act (1784) regulated the Company.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">96. The foundation of British territorial empire in India was laid by<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Plassey (1757)<br>B) Buxar (1764)<br>C) Treaty of Allahabad (1765)<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Together, they made Bengal the base of British expansion.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">97. Bengal became the financial base of British rule because<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) It was rich in resources<br>B) It provided revenue for wars<br>C) It allowed purchase of Indian goods without bullion export<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Bengal\u2019s wealth funded British empire-building in India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">98. The Nawab of Bengal after Buxar was<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Mir Qasim<br>B) Najm-ud-Daulah<br>C) Siraj-ud-Daulah<br>D) Shuja-ud-Daulah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He was made Nawab but remained puppet under Company.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">99. The Bengal model of conquest showed that<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">____________.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British preferred indirect control first<br>B) They used trade to gain political power<br>C) They used diplomacy and betrayal effectively<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Bengal conquest became the blueprint for British expansion.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">100. The British conquest of Bengal is significant because ____________.<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) It ended Nawab\u2019s independence<br>B) It gave Company financial strength<br>C) It began colonial exploitation of India<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Bengal\u2019s conquest marked the real beginning of British colonial rule.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Who was the first Nawab of Bengal, virtually independent of the Mughal Empire?A) Alivardi KhanB) Siraj-ud-DaulahC) Murshid Quli KhanD) Shuja-ud-Daulah Show Answer Answer: C Explanation: In 1717, Murshid Quli Khan became de facto ruler, reducing Mughal control. 2. 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