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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 32 of 200

Q32
History of IndiaAdvent of Europeans & British Expansion
The Battle of Plassey was fought in
  1. a.1756
  2. b.1757
  3. c.1780
  4. d.1790

Answer: (B) 1757

The Battle of Plassey was fought on 23 June 1757, when Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah after Mir Jafar's betrayal. 1756 is the year Siraj-ud-Daulah captured Calcutta, followed by the 'Black Hole' episode. 1780 marks the start of the Second Anglo-Mysore War. 1790 marks the start of the Third Anglo-Mysore War, which ended with the Treaty of Seringapatam in 1792.

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