The British gained control over Bengal after which major battle?
Battle of Plassey
The British gained control over Bengal after the Battle of Plassey (1757), where Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah.
The Battle of Wandiwash, Panipat and Buxar were significant battles in other regions or later periods, not the one that gave Britain control of Bengal.
Hence, the Battle of Plassey is the correct answer.
Which Act was formulated to end the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India?
Subsidiary alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798. All those who entered into such an alliance with the British had to accept certain terms and conditions.
1. The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to their power.
2. In the territory of the ally a British armed contingent would be stationed and ally would provide resources for their maintenance.
3. The ally would enter into agreements, with other rulers or engage in warfare only with the permission of the British.
4. Ally may walk away with the alliance anytime at the disagreement.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| LIST I | LIST II |
| A. Setting up Supreme Court at Calcutta by East India Company | I. 1793 |
| B. Cornwalis code enacted | II. 1774 |
| C. Railway line between Bombay and Thane | III. 1881 |
| D. Madras Harbour | IV. 1853 |