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GK QUESTION#2906

Robert Clive was appointed to a second term as Governor of Bengal, before returning to India in 1765. In which year was this reappointment made?

  1. A1748
  2. B1752
  3. C1764Correct answer
  4. D1781
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C. 1764

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Clive’s reappointment was made in 1764. He left England that year and resumed the government of Bengal on 3 May 1765. The appointment and his arrival to take up the post should be distinguished, as should his first and second governorships.

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