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Question 111. Statement I:
The annexation of Awadh by Lord Dalhousie in 1856 adversely affected the financial conditions of the sepoys.
Statement II:
The sepoys had to pay higher taxes on the land where their family members stayed in Awadh.
  1.    Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
  2.    Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
  3.    Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
  4.    Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Answer: (a)
Question 112. Identify the name of the wife of the Mughal Emperor who is believed to have sabotaged the work of the rebels by acting as an informer to the British.
  1.    Zeenat Mahal
  2.    Fatima Begum
  3.    Hazrat Mahal
  4.    Mumtaz Mahal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Zeenat Mahal
Answer: (a)
Question 113.  
List I
List II
A. Hyderabad
1. Nizam-ul-Mulk
B. Bengal
2. Alivardi Khan
C. Avadh
3. Saadat Khan
D. Travancore
4. Martanda Varman
Codes: A B C D
  1.    2 1 3 4
  2.    2 1 4 3
  3.    1 2 4 3
  4.    1 2 3 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1 2 3 4
Answer: (d)
Question 114. Which Nawab of Bengal shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Monghyr?
  1.    Mir Qasim
  2.    Mir Jafar
  3.    Siraj-ud-daulah
  4.    Shuja-ud-din
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Mir Qasim
Answer: (a)
Question 115. The fortification of Calcutta by the British in 1756 was regarded by the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, as
  1.    growth of large-scale British trade
  2.    an attack upon his sovereignty
  3.    insecurity of the British in India
  4.    British control over Bengal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> an attack upon his sovereignty
Answer: (b)
When the elderly Alivardi Khan died in 1756, he was succeeded as Nawab of Bengal by his grandson, Siraj ud-Daulah. He was particularly distrustful of the British and aimed to seize Calcutta and the large treasure he believed would be held there.
From the moment he became Nawab, he began searching for a pretext to drive the British from his lands. It resulted in a battle between the British East India Company and Siraj ud-Daulah. The British were unprepared for the attack on June 20th. The entire European population of the city fell almost immediately leaving the city in Indian hands.
Question 116. Haider Ali was originally
  1.    a member of the royal family
  2.    an adventurer
  3.    an invader
  4.    a Hindu chief
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> an adventurer
Answer: (b)

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