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
Correct Answer: Siraj ud-Daulah
Solution : The correct answer is Siraj ud-Daulah
After Alivardi Khan passed away in 1756, Siraj ud-Daulah assumed the role of Nawab of Bengal. He was Bengal's last independent Nawab. Bengal's first Nawab was Murshid Quli Khan. The first Nawab of Bengal to be influenced by the British was Mir Jafar. From 1740 until 1756, Alivardi Khan ruled Bengal as the Nawab.
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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
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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