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  • Question 1
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    Which of the following battles is associated with the establishment of English trade in India?
    Solution
    The British victory under Robert Clive at Plassey in Bengal was a crucial event in the history of India. It was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757.  The British after the victory acquired significant concessions for previous losses and revenue from trade which was later used for the expansion of the British empire. The battle brought a major change to the company's trade structure as it opened gates for personal fortunes.
  • Question 2
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    Mir Jafar became the Nawab of Bengal after Battle of Plassey, he gave British ______to become the Nawab.
    Solution
    In 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, Nawab Mir Jafar conferred the 24 Paraganas of Bengal to the British and also the Jangli mahals (small administrative units), as a result he was propped up as the Puppet Nawab.
  • Question 3
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    Which of the following is not correctly matched?
    Solution

    The Battle of Buxar was fought between the British Army and the combined forces of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, Mir Qasim (Nawab of Bengal) and Shuja-ud-Daulah (Nawab of Awadh). The British East India Company defeated the combined forces in the battle.The battle took place on 22nd October, 1764. 

  • Question 4
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    The British East India Company became masters of Bengal after_____________ .
    Solution
    The British victory under Robert Clive at Plassey in Bengal was a crucial event in the history of India. It was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757.  The British after the victory acquired significant concessions for previous losses and revenue from trade which was later used for the expansion of the British empire.
  • Question 5
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    Who introduced Subsidiary Alliance?
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    The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley. According to the term of this alliance, Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed force. They were to be protected by the company, but had to pay for the 'subsidiary forces' that the company was supposed to maintain for the purpose of this protection. If the Indian rulers failed to make the payment, then part of their territory was taken away as a penalty. The Indian ruler could not employ any European in their service without prior approval of British. Also, they could not negotiate with any other Indian rulers without consulting the Governor-General.

  • Question 6
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    The Subsidiary Alliance was not accepted by _____________.
  • Question 7
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    The combined forces of ________ fought against British in the Battle of Buxar in 1764.
    Solution
    The battle of Buxar was fought between the forces of the British East India Company and the combined army of an alliance of Shuja-ud-Daulah, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and Mir Qasim in the year 1764. The British victory at Buxar resulted in the end of the attempt to rule Bengal through a puppet nawab. The war came to an end by the "Treaty of Allahabad" in 1765.
  • Question 8
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    According to the Treaty of Allahabad, the English secured the Diwani rights of __________ .
    Solution
    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.
  • Question 9
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    The Indian states that were annexed by invoking the Doctrine of Lapse included _______________________ .
    Solution
    Dalhousie provided the British with the tool called Doctrine of lapse that they used to annex an Indian kingdom if its ruler died without a male heir. They annexed Satara(1848), Sambalpur(1850), Udaipur(1852), Nagpur(1853) and Jhansi(1854) using that.
  • Question 10
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    Under __________, the British annexed the territories on the pretext of absence of a natural heir to the throne.
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