Practice British Conquest of Bengal: Plassey and Buxar – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

Sirajuddaulah became the nawab of Bengal after the death of which ruler, and in which year?

Before taking the Company's fort at Calcutta, Sirajuddaulah marched with 30,000 soldiers against the English factory at:

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

1. The Mughal emperor appoints the Company Diwan of Bengal

2. Sirajuddaulah takes the Company's fort at Calcutta

3. Mir Qasim is defeated at Buxar

Select the correct chronological order.

After the Company became Diwan of Bengal in 1765, which of the following was NOT a use of Bengal's revenue?

Before the Diwani, why did the Company have to buy Indian goods with gold and silver brought from Britain?

Why did the puppet nawabs installed by the Company not always act as the Company wished?

Find the odd one out.

Robert Clive came to Madras in which year, and in which year was he made Governor of Bengal?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Bengal famine of 1770 killed about ten million people.

2. 'Nabob' was the anglicised form of 'nawab', used for Company officials who returned rich.

3. In 1772, Parliament cross-examined Robert Clive and found him guilty.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?