Class 08 Social Science History The Company Establishes Power CBSE Questions & Answers

The word Plassey is derived from palash tree, known for its beautiful flowers that yield gulal. Pick out the correct meaning of the word gulal from the various options given

Battle of Plassey was fought between

During the battle between the British and Sirajuddaulah, to which place Sirajuddaulah march to establish control over the Company?s fort there?

Who led the Company?s army against Sirajuddaulah at the battle of Plassey?

Name the commander-in chief of the Nawab Sirajuddaulah?

Between whom was the Treaty of Alinagar signed?

At the end of the battle, on 23rd June 1757, who was declared the Nawab of Bengal?

At the end of the battle, on 23rd June 1757, who was captured and put to death by the British?

A few statements with respect to the outcome of the Battle of Plassey are given below. Choose the one that is not with respect to the battle on 23rd June 1757.

Name the son-in law, who succeeded Mir Jafar?

The map shows an important place (marked in red circle) where an important battle was fought between the British forces and the Nawab of Bengal on 23rd June 1757. Identify this place near Mushidabad?

Which Battle was considered as the first major victory of the Company in india?

Given below is an extract written to William Pitt, one of the Principal Secretaries to the English Monarch. I flatter myself?. That there will be little or no difficulty in obtaining the absolute possession of these rich kingdoms.Name the British officer who wrote this on 7 January 1759 from Calcutta.

Name the place where Mir Kasim shifted the capital?

Identify this Governor General of British India from the clues given :He had come to Madras at the age of 18 . In 1767, when he left India, his Indian fortune was ? 401,102. He was appointed Governor General of Bengal in 1764, but was cross- examined in 1772 by the British Parliament for amassing vast wealth and committed suicide in 1774.