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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 32

SSC GD Constable (English) - 3rd December 2021 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q32

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Siraj ud-Daulah succeeded _______ as the Nawab of Bengal in 1756.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Alivardi Khan.

  • Mirza Mohammad Siraj succeeded Ali Vardi Khan as the Nawab of Bengal in April 1756 at the age of 23, and took the name Siraj-Ud-Daulah.
  • Alivardi Khan (1671 – 9 April 1756) was the Nawab of Bengal from 1740 to 1756.
  • He toppled the Nasiri dynasty of Nawabs by defeating Sarfaraz Khan in 1740 and assumed power himself.
  • During much of his reign Alivardi encountered frequent Maratha raids under Raghuji Bhonsle, culminating in the surrender of the province of Orissa in a peace settlement in 1751.