the Mughal Emperor as his sovereign.
(b) iii and iv
(c) Only ii
(d) iii only
Which of the following statements are true?
(i) Sarfaraz Khan succeeded Shuja-ud-din.
(ii) Alivardi Khan succeeded Shuja-ud-din.
(iii) Sarfaraz Khan was the son-in-law of Shuja-ud-din.
(iv) Alivardi Khan was the deputy governor of Bihar before he murdered
Sarfaraz and became the nawab.
Select the answer from the codes given below:
(a) i, iii and iv
(b) i and iv
(c) ii and iii
(d) i and iii
Which of the following statements about Alivardi Khan are true?
(i) He paid rupees two crore to the Mughal Emperor and received a farman in
1740 confirming his position as the governor of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
(ii) He refused to pay any tribute to the Mughal Emperor when the latter
demanded it in 1748 through a farman.
(iii) He favoured and chose Shaukat Jung, one of his sons, as his successor.
(iv) He prohibited the English and the French from fortifying their factories at
Calcutta and Chandranagore.
Choose the answer from the codes given below:
(a) i, ii and iii
(b) ii and iii
(c) i, iii and iv
(d) i, ii and iv
Siraj-ud-daula
(i) Ordered the British to demolish additional fortifications at Calcutta.
(ii) Conceded almost all the demands of the British by concluding a treaty
with them.
(iii) Protested against the British conquest of Chandranagore.
(iv) Refused to offer protection to the French after their defeat by the English.
Select the answer from the codes given below:
(a) i, ii and iv