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British Conquest of Bengal: Plassey and Buxar – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Hard multi-statement, matching and chronology questions on Bengal's conquest: Sirajuddaulah, Mir Jafar's two terms, Buxar, the Diwani, Clive's career and the great famine.

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35 min
Marks
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About this test

Plassey and Buxar Level 3 GK Practice Quiz for Advanced Exam Aspirants

Built for aspirants in the final revision stage, this Level 3 set tests the British conquest of Bengal through multi-statement, list-matching and sequencing questions. It covers Sirajuddaulah's conflict with the Company, Plassey, Buxar, the Diwani, Clive's career and the great famine. Aptitude360 explains every answer so close distractors become clear.

Areas tested in this Level 3 conquest of Bengal set

  • Events in Bengal from Alivardi Khan's death to Sirajuddaulah's seizure of Kassimbazar and Calcutta
  • Plassey and its aftermath, including Mir Jafar's two terms as nawab
  • Mir Qasim, the Battle of Buxar and his expulsion from Bengal
  • The Diwani, the end of bullion purchases and the rise in goods bought with Bengal's revenue
  • Clive's arrival in Madras, his governorship and the Parliamentary cross-examination
  • Terms such as Diwan, deposed and nabob in their historical context

Key concepts that decide hard statement questions

  • Exact sequence of nawabs and the events that brought each to power
  • What the Company did and did not want soon after Plassey, such as avoiding direct administration
  • When the gold outflow from Britain actually stopped, tied to the Company gaining Bengal's revenue
  • Figures linked to the period, such as the monthly sum the nawab paid the Company

Revision tips for advanced Plassey and Buxar questions

  • Check every fact you revise, such as who became nawab after whom, against a dated timeline in your notes
  • Make one table linking each place, person, event and outcome to cut matching errors
  • Revise Clive's life in order, from arrival in Madras to his questioning by Parliament

Who this hard-level set suits

General awareness aspirants who have finished the earlier levels and want to test exact recall of modern Indian history in tricky statement formats.

FAQs about British Conquest of Bengal: Plassey and Buxar – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

How many times did Mir Jafar become nawab of Bengal?
Mir Jafar became nawab of Bengal twice: first after Plassey in 1757 and again after Mir Qasim was removed. He died in 1765.
Why was Robert Clive questioned by the British Parliament?
In 1772 the British Parliament cross-examined Clive because it was suspicious of the great wealth he had gained in India.
What was the impact of the Diwani on Britain's gold outflow?
Before the Diwani, the Company bought Indian goods with gold and silver brought from Britain. After it gained Bengal's revenue, it used that revenue to buy goods, and the outflow of gold from Britain stopped.
How many people died in the Bengal famine of 1770?
The Bengal famine of 1770 killed about ten million people, roughly one-third of the population of Bengal.

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British Conquest of Bengal: Plassey and Buxar GK Level 35035 min

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Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
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