Battle of Plassey Quiz
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Who led the British East India Company to victory in the Battle of Plassey?

  • Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
  • Alivardi Khan
  • Mir Jafar
  • Robert Clive (correct)
  • What was the decisive factor that made the victory at the Battle of Plassey possible?

  • Strategic location of the battlefield
  • Superior British weaponry
  • Intervention of French allies
  • Defection of Mir Jafar (correct)
  • Which city was captured by Robert Clive after the Battle of Plassey?

  • Kolkata
  • Murshidabad
  • Bengal
  • Calcutta (correct)
  • Who was the last independent Nawab of Bengal defeated at the Battle of Plassey?

    <p>Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event preceded the Battle of Plassey?

    <p>Attack on British-controlled Calcutta</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    The Battle of Plassey

    • Robert Clive led the British East India Company to victory in the Battle of Plassey.
    • The decisive factor that made the victory at the Battle of Plassey possible was the defection of Siraj-ud-Daula's commander, Mir Jafar, who was bribed by the British.
    • After the Battle of Plassey, Robert Clive captured the city of Murshidabad.
    • The last independent Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daula, was defeated at the Battle of Plassey.
    • The event that preceded the Battle of Plassey was the siege of Calcutta by Siraj-ud-Daula.

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    Test your knowledge of colonial history with the Battle of Plassey quiz. Learn about the decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies in 1757, and how it paved the way for British control of Bengal.

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