Question : Who succeeded Alivardi Khan as Nawab of Bengal?
Option 1: Mir Jaffar
Option 2: Siraj ud-Daulah
Option 3: Mir Qasim
Option 4: Shaukat Jang
Correct Answer: Siraj ud-Daulah
Solution : The correct option is Siraj ud-Daulah
After the death of Alivardi Khan, his grandson Siraj ud-Daulah succeeded him as the Nawab of Bengal. Siraj ud-Daulah became the Nawab in 1756, but his reign was short-lived and marked by conflicts, including the Battle of Plassey in 1757, where the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, defeated Siraj ud-Daulah. This battle played a significant role in the expansion of British influence in India.
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Question : Who became the Nawab of Bengal after the death of Alivardi Khan in 1756?
Option 1: Sujan Khan
Option 2: Murshid Quli Khan
Option 3: Siraj ud-Daulah
Option 4: Mir Jafar
Question : One of the main reasons for the defeat of Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey was that the forces led by ______, one of his commanders, never fought the battle.
Option 1: Mir Khalifa
Option 2: Mahabat Khan
Option 3: Mir Jafar
Option 4: Mir Jumla ll
Question : The Battle of Buxar was fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined armies of______.
Option 1: Mir jafar, Siraj-ud-Daulah, and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II
Option 2: Mir Qasim, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam, and Shuja-ud-Daula of Awadh
Option 3: Mir Jafar, Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II, Shuja-ud-Daula
Option 4: Siraj-ud-Daulah, Shuja-ud-Daula, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II
Question : The war that spread beyond Southern India and into Bengal, where British forces under Robert Clive recaptured Calcutta from Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah, who had the support of the French, was ______.
Option 1: The Battle of Buxar in 1764
Option 2: The Battle of Plassey in 1757
Option 3: The Battle of Wandiwash in 1760
Option 4: The Battle of Adyar in 1746
Question : The tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah inlaid with Pietra dura decoration, is located at:
Option 1: Aurangabad
Option 2: Agra
Option 3: Ajmer
Option 4: Alwar
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