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What role did the East India Company assume in Bengal in 1765?

The East India Company became the Diwan of Bengal, serving as the chief financial administrator.

How did the Company finance its purchases in India before 1865?

The Company imported gold and silver from Britain to finance its purchases.

What event in 1770 had a devastating impact on Bengal?

A terrible famine in 1770 resulted in the death of ten million people in Bengal.

What was the Company's main objective in Bengal?

The Company aimed to increase revenue by buying fine cotton and silk cloth at a low cost. Signup and view all the answers

What agricultural policy did the Company introduce in 1793?

The Company introduced the Permanent Settlement in 1793 to improve agriculture. Signup and view all the answers

Which territory did the East India Company become the Diwan of on 12 August 1765?

Bengal Signup and view all the answers

What was the main responsibility of the Company as the Diwan of Bengal?

Financial administration Signup and view all the answers

How did the Company aim to increase its revenue in Bengal?

Buying fine cotton and silk cloth cheaply Signup and view all the answers

What event in 1770 had a devastating impact on Bengal?

Famine Signup and view all the answers

What agricultural policy did the Company introduce in 1793?

Permanent Settlement Signup and view all the answers

The East India Company

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Questions and Answers

What role did the East India Company assume in Bengal in 1765?

How did the Company finance its purchases in India before 1865?

What event in 1770 had a devastating impact on Bengal?

What was the Company's main objective in Bengal?

What agricultural policy did the Company introduce in 1793?

Which territory did the East India Company become the Diwan of on 12 August 1765?

What was the main responsibility of the Company as the Diwan of Bengal?

How did the Company aim to increase its revenue in Bengal?

What event in 1770 had a devastating impact on Bengal?

What agricultural policy did the Company introduce in 1793?

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