GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following districts constituted as the Northern Circars in the Madras Presidency?
A
Mustafanagar, Ellore, Kondaveedu,Rajahmundry
B
Rajahmundry, Mustafanagar, Machilipatam, Ellore
C
Mustafanagar, Ellore,Rajahmundry, Chicacole
D
Chicacole, Mustafanagar, Ellore, Kondaveedu
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Northern Circars were five in number: Chicacole (Srikakulam), Rajmandri (Rajahmundry), Ellore (Eluru), Mustaphanagar (Kondapalli) and Murtuzanagar (Guntur), with a total area was about 30, 000 square miles (78, 000 km2) when Nizam initially lost control of them to the European Colonizers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is option (3) i.e. Salabat Jung.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cession of the Northern Sarcārs by Ṣalābat Jang, the nizam (ruler) of Hyderabad, to the French East India Company in 1753 marks the beginning of their common history.

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