Question

Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, was defeated in the battle of Plassey in the year:
1. 1755
2. 1756
3. 1757
4. 1752

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1757

The correct answer is 1757.

• Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, was defeated in the battle of Plassey in the year- 1757. 

• The battle of Plassey laid the foundation of the British Empire in India.
  • This battle was fought between the East India Company headed by Robert Clive and the Nawab of Bengal (Siraj-Ud-Daulah) and his French Troop in 1757.
  • The major reasons behind the Battle of Plassey were the rampant misuse of the trade privileges given to the British by the Nawab of Bengal which is often called "Dastak", non-payment of tax and duty by the workers of the British East India Company.
  • Other reason was the fortification of Calcutta by the British without Nawab’s permission.
• The outcome of the Battle of Plassey
  • Siraj-ud-daula was defeated and Mir Jafar was made the new Nawab.
  • Real power passed into the hands of the English.
  • Military supremacy of English established in Bengal. Their main rivals, French were ousted.