alleryWho was the last independent Nawab of Bengal, defeated at Plassey?
AAlivardi Khan
BMir Qasim
CMir Jafar
DSiraj-ud-Daulah
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Siraj-ud-Daulah
1. Plassey was fought between the Company and the Nawab of Bengal.
2. That Nawab was Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab.
3. Mir Jafar was his commander who betrayed him; Alivardi Khan was his grandfather.
_Source: Wikipedia, Battle of Plassey, Lead section_
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