1. When was the battle of Plassey fought?

Ans. In 1757.

2. Who was defeated in the battle of Plassey?

Ans. Siraj uddowla.

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3. After Plassey who became the Nawab of Bengal?

Ans. Mir Jafar.

4. When was the battle of Bedara fought?

Ans. In 1759.

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5. Who became the Nawab of Bengal after Siraj?

Ans. Mir Jafar.

6. Who became the Nawab of Bengal after Mir Jafar was deposed in 1760?

Ans. Mir Kasim in 1760.

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7. Between whom was the battle of Bedara fought?

Ans. The Dutch and the English.

8. Who became the Nawab of Bengal after the death of Mir Jafar?

Ans. Minor Nazim ud-dowla.

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9. Who shifted the capital of Bengal from Murshidabad to Monghyr?

Ans. Mir Kasim.

10. When was the battle of Buxer fought?

Ans. In 1764.

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11. In which year did the English East India Company receive the grant of Dhwani?

Ans. 1765.

12. By whom was the Diwani granted to the English?

Ans. The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.

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13. Who received the grant of Diwani on behalf of the English East India Company?

Ans. Robert Clive.

14. Who founded the independent kingdom of Hyderabad?

Ans. Chinkilich Khan.

15. When did the Great Famine of Bengal take place?

Ans. In 1770.

16. When was the First Treaty of Allahabad Signed?

Ans. 1765.

17. Between whom was the Treaty of Allahabad Signed?

Ans. Nawab of Oudh and the British.

18. Who was the Nawab of Oudh at the time of the battle of Buxer?

Ans. Shuja-ud-dowla.

19. Who received the Northern Sarkar from the Nizam of Hyderabad?

Ans. The British.

20. Who was appointed the Naib- Nazim of Bengal in 1765?

Ans. Reza Khan.

21. When did the colonial period of Bengal start?

Ans. After 1757.

22. Who introduced the Double Government (or Diarchy) in Bengal?

Ans. Robert Clive.

23. When was the Second Treaty if Allahabad Signed?

Ans. 1765.

24. Between whom Second Treaty of Allahabad Signed?

Ans. Shah Alam II and the English.

25. When was Mir Kasim placed on the throne of Bengal?

Ans. 1760.

26. When came to an end of the first Anglo French war (Carnatic war)?

Ans. In 1748.

27. Which Treaty brought to an end of the first Anglo-French (Carnatic) war?

Ans. Treaty of Aixla-Chapelle.

28. Name the most important French Governor in India.

Ans. Dupleix.

29. When did the Anglo-French rivalry in India come to an end?

Ans. In 1763.

30. By which Treaty in Europe did the Anglo-French rivalry in India come to an end?

Ans. Treaty of Paris.

31. Who was defeated in the battle of St. Thome?

Ans. Anwaruddin.

32. When was the battle of St. Thome fought?

Ans. In 1744.

33. When was the battle of Wandiwash fought?

Ans. In 1760.

34. Between whom was the battle of Wandiwash fought?

Ans. The English and the French.

35. When was the Treaty of Alingar signed?

Ans. In1757.

36. Between whom was the Treaty of Alingar signed

Ans. Siraj and Clive.