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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 30

SSC GD Constable (English) - 16th November 2021 Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q30

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Mir Jafar was reinstated as the Nawab of Bengal in the year _______.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. 1764.

  • Mir Jafar eventually ran into disputes with the East India Company and attempted to form an alliance with the Dutch East India Company instead. 
  • The British eventually defeated the Dutch at Chinsura and overthrew Mir Jafar, replacing him with Mir Qasim.
  • Mir Jafar was ruler of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. With the assistance of the British under Robert Clive, Jafar succeeded Siraj-Ud-Daulah as the eighth Nawab of Bengal.