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UPSC CDS Indian History Timeline — practice questions — page 24

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Robert Clive defeated Sirajuddaulah at Plassey in:Read the answer and worked solution →Whose forces never fought at Plassey, having been promised the nawabship by Clive?Read the answer and worked solution →Mir Qasim was defeated by the Company at Buxar in:Read the answer and worked solution →In 1765 the Mughal emperor appointed the Company as Diwan of the provinces of:Read the answer and worked solution →Company officials who returned to Britain flaunting Indian wealth were mocked as:Read the answer and worked solution →Under Governor-General Richard Wellesley, the Nawab of Awadh surrendered half his territory in:Read the answer and worked solution →Tipu Sultan ruled Mysore from 1782 to:Read the answer and worked solution →Tipu Sultan died defending his capital Shrirangapatnam on:Read the answer and worked solution →After Tipu's death, Mysore was placed under which former ruling dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →The Marathas' dream of ruling from Delhi was shattered at the Third Battle of Panipat in:Read the answer and worked solution →The first Anglo-Maratha war ended in 1782 with the Treaty of:Read the answer and worked solution →The policy of paramountcy was initiated under which Governor-General, who served 1813 to 1823?Read the answer and worked solution →Rani Channamma led anti-British resistance in the small state of:Read the answer and worked solution →Punjab was annexed by the Company after wars with the Sikh kingdom in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Doctrine of Lapse was devised by Governor-General:Read the answer and worked solution →Which kingdom was annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse in 1854?Read the answer and worked solution →Citing the Nawab's misgovernment, the Company took over Awadh in:Read the answer and worked solution →The first Governor-General, who served from 1773 to 1785, was:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Doctrine of Lapse statesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Bengal nawabsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Company datesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Company wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Mysore or MarathaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the conquestsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Company rule bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The Indian National Congress was founded when 72 delegates met in December 1885 at:Read the answer and worked solution →Which retired British official helped bring Indians together to form the Congress?Read the answer and worked solution →The Arms Act disallowing Indians from possessing arms was passed in:Read the answer and worked solution →The 1883 bill allowing Indian judges to try Europeans, withdrawn after white protest, was the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Robert Clive defeated Sirajuddaulah at Plassey in:

  1. 1765
  2. 1756
  3. 1757
  4. 1764
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Correct answer: C. 1757

1. Sirajuddaulah became nawab in 1756. 2. Plassey was fought in 1757. 3. It was the Company's first major victory in India. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 2, From Trade to Territory._

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Whose forces never fought at Plassey, having been promised the nawabship by Clive?

  1. Mir Qasim
  2. Alivardi Khan
  3. Shuja Khan
  4. Mir Jafar
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Correct answer: D. Mir Jafar

1. Clive had secured his support beforehand. 2. Mir Jafar's troops stayed out of the battle. 3. He was made nawab after Sirajuddaulah's death. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 2, From Trade to Territory._

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Mir Qasim was defeated by the Company at Buxar in:

  1. 1764
  2. 1757
  3. 1765
  4. 1772
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Correct answer: A. 1764

1. He had replaced Mir Jafar and then complained too. 2. Buxar was fought in 1764. 3. Mir Jafar was reinstalled. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 2, From Trade to Territory._

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