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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 32

SSC CGL - 9th March 2020 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q32

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Who signed the treaty of Alinagar with the British?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e Siraj-Ud-Daula.

  • The Treaty of Alinagar was signed on 9 Feb 1757 between Robert Clive of the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal, Mirza Muhammad Siraj Ud Daula. 
  • Alinagar was the short-lived name given to Calcutta given by the Nawab after it was captured by him.
  • The Nawab had seized the English fort at Calcutta, but facing the threat of Afghans in the rear and the military might of the English, he signed the treaty.