The 'Nand Kumar Case' (1775) involved a dispute between which two individuals?
A. Hastings and Impey
B. Hastings and Clive
C. Hastings and Nand Kumar
D. Clive and Mir Jafar
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Maharaja Nand Kumar accused Warren Hastings of corruption, but Nand Kumar was later tried and hanged for forgery by the Supreme Court under Sir Elijah Impey, leading to allegations of judicial murder.
Explanation:
Following the British victory in the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–1849), Lord Dalhousie officially annexed Punjab into the British empire in March 1849.
Explanation:
After the Battle of Buxar, the Treaty of Allahabad was signed in August 1765 between the British East India Company and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. The Emperor granted the Diwani (revenue collection rights) of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa to the Company.
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