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1 (a) Describe the battle of Plassey. [4]

1757, French encouraged Siraj-ud-Daulah to attack EIC base at Calcutta. Captured cit but couldn!t keep holdo" it, Cli#e arri#ed $ith EIC soldiers and bribed %a"ar, one o" Siraj!s ke &en. 'ade hi& (a$ab o" )engal as are$ard "or turning against Siraj $ho $as de"eated b Cli#e. )od "ound in a ri#er a"ter battle. *s a result o"

battle, EIC controlled trade in )engal, Cli#e &ade +o#ernor o" )engal.

b E plain $h the 'ughal E&pire declined "ollo$ing the reign o" *urang/eb 07c 23he strength o" the )ritish ar& $as the sole reason "or the "ailure o" the 4ar o" Independence b 1 5 .

6 Do ou agree +i#e reasons "or our ans$er. 018

9. :ead the source belo$ care"ull to ans$er ;uestion.

)engal $as the largest pro#ince o" India $ith a population o" 5 &illion people. ?@ proposed that it should be split into t$o, 4est )engal and East )engal.

a Describe the S$adeshi 'o#e&ent. 08b E plain $h the 'usli& 5 and 1>A>.! Do ou agree +i#e reasons "or our ans$er. 018

5. :ead the source belo$ care"ull to ans$er ;uestion a .During the 1> ?s, relations bet$een India and akistan $ere "raught $ith di""iculties. 3he situation in ash&ir

$as "ar "ro& resol#ed and both sides $ere de#eloping nuclear $eapons. (either side $as $illing to sign the (uclear roli"eration 3reat . ) the 1>>?s tension $as increasing again regarding nuclear $eapons and

ash&ir. E#entuall an atte&pt $as &ade to reduce tensions bet$een the t$o countries b ending nuclear testing, and then the argil Con"lict happened.

a 4hat $as the argil Con"lict 08b 4h $as ul"i;ar *li )hutto e ecuted in 1>7> 07c 4ere political concerns &ore i&portant than econo&ic ones in the creation o" )angladesh in 1>71

E plain our ans$er. 018