Question

1. Answer the following questions in detail.
1. Give reasons for the Battle of Plassey.
2. Why was Siraj-ud-Daulah defeated in the Battle of Plassey?
3. What led to the Battle of Buxar? What was the result?
4. Who introduced the policy of subsidiary Alliance? Write down its feature
5. Subsidiary Alliance was advantageous to the British but disadvantageous
6. Explain the Policy of Doctrine of Lapse.
7. Write down the features of the Regulating Act, of 1773.
8. Why was Pitt's India Act Passed?
9. Explain three Pillars of British Administrative System.
10. How did Judiciary function during the British time?​

Answer 1

Ans1. Battle of Plassey was fought because the Nawab of Bengal do not allow British to trade.

Ans2. Sirajuddaulah was defeated because Mir Jafar the commander in chief of Bengal never fought the battle.

Ans3. When Mir Jafar was not listening to the British,he was replaced by Mir Quasim. But Mir Quasim was also not listening to the British so the Battle of Buxar took place. Mir Quasim was defeated and Mir Jafar was replaced.

Ans4. Richard Wellesley.

Ans6. If an Indian ruler dies without any male hire then his land will be automatically taken up by the British government