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MCQ on East India Company and Nawab of Bengal


Most Important MCQs on the topic “East India Company and Nawab of Bengal “(Ch-2). These questions are very important for SSC, Railways, Defence, CTET, State PCS, UPSC, Judiciary and all other examinations of India.

Q. Sirajuddaula was defeated by Lord Clive in the battle of______.
(A) Plassey
(B) Buxer
(C) Munger
(D) Wandiwash

Ans:- (A) Plassey

Explantion:- Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, was defeated in the Battle of Plassey by the East India Company troops which took place on June 23, 1757. Robert Clive was the Commander-in-Chief of the East India Company troops.

Q. Who was the founder of British Empire in India?
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Lord Amherst
(C) Lord Robert Clive
(D) Lord William Bentinck

Ans:- (C) Lord Robert Clive

Q. Which one of the following was the last Governor of Bengal appointed by the Mughal emperor?
(A) Sarfaraz Khan
(B) Murshid Quli Khan
(C) Alivardi Khan
(D) Shujauddin Muhammad Khan

Ans:- (B) Murshid Quli Khan

Q. Which of the following war was consolidated British supremacy over India?
(A) Battle of Buxar
(B) Battle of Plassey
(C) Third battle of Mysore
(D) Independence struggle of 1857

Ans:- (A) Battle of Buxar

Q. Who among the following has been called as a ‘Heaven Born General’?
(A) Albuquerque
(B) Robert Clive
(C) Francois Dupleix
(D) Lord Cornwallis

Ans:- (B) Robert Clive

Q. The battle field of Plassey is situated in ______.
(A) Bihar
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Odisha
(D) West Bengal

Ans:- (D) West Bengal

Q. The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year______.
(A) 1761
(B) 1757
(C) 1760
(D) 1764

Ans:- (B) 1757

Q. Which of the following shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger?
(A) Alivardi Khan
(B) Siraj-ud-Daula
(C) Mir Jafar
(D) Mir Qasim

Ans:- (D) Mir Qasim

Explanation- Mir Qasim was the 9th Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763. He was a capable administrator. However, he also had a strained relationship with the British East India Company. In 1763, he shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger in Bihar in an attempt to assert his independence from the Company. However, this move only served to further alienate the Company, and they eventually deposed him in 1764.

Q. The most decisive battle that led to the establishment of supremacy of the British in India was______.
(A) The battle of Buxar
(B) The battle of Plassey
(C) The battle of Wandiwash
(D) The third battle of Panipat

Ans:- (A) The battle of Buxar

Explanation:-•The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro and the combined army of Mughal rulers. The British won a decisive victory, which effectively ended Mughal rule in India and established the British as the dominant power in the subcontinent.

Q. Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time of the battle of Buxar?
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Shah Alam I
(C) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(D) Shah Alam II

Ans:- (A) Aurangzeb

Expanation:- Shah Alam II was the Mughal Emperor at the time of the Battle of Buxar in 1764. He was the son of Alamgir II and succeeded him to the throne in 1759. The Battle of Buxar was fought between the British East India Company and the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daulah, Nawab of Awadh; and Shah Alam

Q. Who was the Nawab of Bengal when the Battle of Buxar was fought?
(A) Siraj-ud-Daula
(B) Mir Jafar
(C) Mir Qasim
(D) Najmuddaula

Ans:- (C) Mir Qasim

Expllanation:- Mir Qasim was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763. He was overthrown by Mir Jafar, but he returned to power in 1764 and led the combined forces of Bengal, Awadh, and the Mughal Empire against the British in the Battle of Buxar. The British won the battle, and Mir Qasim was forced to flee the country.

Q. Which one of the following rulers had granted Diwani to the East India Company?
(A) Farukhsiyar
(B) Shah Alam I
(C) Shah Alam II
(D) Shuja-ud-Daula

Ans:- (C) Shah Alam II

Q. Who granted the Diwani of Bengal to the East India Company in 1765?
(A) Nawab of Bengal
(B) Mughal Emperor
(C) British Monarch
(D) The Afghan King

Ans:- (B) Mughal Emperor

Q. In which Governor’s tenure, Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was granted to East India Company by Emperor Shah Alam?
(A) Lord Clive
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord Wellesley
(D) Lord William Bentinck

Ans:- (A) Lord Clive

Q. Emperor Shah Alam II gave the Diwani of Bengal-Bihar and Orissa to East India Company on______.
(A) 12 August, 1765
(B) 18 August, 1765
(C) 29 August, 1765
(D) 21 August, 1765

Ans:- (A) 12 August, 1765

Q. Who was appointed Deputy Diwan of Murshidabad by Robert Clive after the Allahabad Treaty?
(A) Mohd. Raza Khan
(B) Shitab Rai
(C) Rai Durlabh
(D) Syed Ghulam Hussain

Ans:- (A) Mohd. Raza Khan

Q. With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in year 1765?
(A) Garo
(B) Khasi
(C) Kuki
(D) Tipperah

Ans:- (B) Khasi

Q. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century?
(A) Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Buxar – Battle of Ambur – Battle of Plassey
(B) Battle of Ambur – Battle of Plassey – Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Buxar
(C) Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Plassey – Battle of Ambur – Battle of Buxar
(D) Battle of Ambur – Battle of Buxar – Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Plassey

Ans:- (B) Battle of Ambur – Battle of Plassey – Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Buxar

Q. Name the French Commander who was defeated in the battle of Wandiwash in 1760.
(A) Count Lally
(B) Francis Martin
(C) Dupleix
(D) None of the above

Ans:- (A) Count Lally

Q. In the Battle of Wandiwash (1760)______.
(A) French defeated British
(B) British defeated British
(C) British defeated French
(D) Dutch defeated British

Ans:- (C) British defeated French

Q. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Battle of Buxar – Mir Jafar vs. Clive
(B) Battle of Wandiwash – French vs. East India Company
(C) Battle of Chilianwala – Dalhousie vs. Marathas
(D) Battle of Khurda – Nizam vs. East India Company

Ans:- (B) Battle of Wandiwash – French vs. East India Company

Q. Which of the following opposed British in India vigorously?
(A) Maratha
(B) Mughal
(C) Rajputana
(D) Sikh

Ans:- (A) Maratha


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