HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Additional fortification of Kolkata (Calcutta) without the permission or even the knowledge of the nawab
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The levying of heavy duties by the English on Indian goods entering Kolkata (Calcutta)
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The English taking up the cause of Shaukat Jang, a rival of Siraj-ud-daula
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The refusal of the English to pay taxes on their goods
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: [D] Refusal of the English to demolish the fortification of Calcutta. Notes: The immediate cause of attack on Calcutta in 1756 by Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was the refusal of the English to demolish the fortification of Calcutta.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mir Jafar-He was the Mir-Bakshi or the military head of an army of Nawab of Bengal. However, he betrayed Siraj-Ud-Daula upon being bribed by Robert Clive. It is also one of the major causes of the defeat of Siraj-ud-daula in the Battle of Plassey.
Detailed explanation-3: -He locked their warehouse, took away their weapons, and blockaded their ships.
Detailed explanation-4: -The English troops were used to campaigning in a country where the monsoon had such an impact. They produced tarpaulins and covered the artillery ammunition to keep it dry. Siraj-ud-Daulah’s artillery did not have tarpaulins and much of their powder was ruined by the rain and rendered unusable. Their fire fell away.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757, under the leadership of Robert Clive. The victory was made possible by the defection of Mir Jafar, who was Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah’s commander in chief.