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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 29 of 200

Q29
History of IndiaVijayanagara, Bahmani, Marathas, Sikhs & Bengal
Nawab Alivardi Khan was the grandfather of
  1. a.Shuja ud Daulah
  2. b.Siraj ud Daulah
  3. c.Sarfraz Khan
  4. d.Mir Qasim

Answer: (B) Siraj ud Daulah

Siraj-ud-Daulah was the son of Alivardi Khan's daughter Amina Begum and succeeded his grandfather as Nawab of Bengal in 1756. Shuja-ud-Daulah was the Nawab of Awadh who fought the British at Buxar in 1764. Sarfaraz Khan was the Nawab of Bengal whom Alivardi defeated and killed at the Battle of Giria in 1740 to seize power. Mir Qasim was Mir Jafar's son-in-law, who moved the capital to Munger and also fought at Buxar.

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