GK QUESTION#2552
Which of the given statements is correct? I. When Alivardi Khan died in 1756, Siraj-ud-daulah became the nawab of Bengal. II. In 1757, Robert Clive led the company’s army against Siraj-ud-daulah at Plassey.
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D. Both I and II
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Siraj-ud-Daulah became Nawab of Bengal after Alivardi Khan’s death in 1756. Robert Clive commanded the Company’s forces against him at Plassey in 1757. Victory at Plassey did not mean an immediate formal annexation of Bengal.