Q. Nawab Siraj -ud-daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly

A
Because the English Forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
B
Because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
C
Because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield
D
Because of the capture of a band of frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
Solution:

Robert Clive bribed Mir Jafar, the commander in chief of the Nawab’s army, and also promised him to make him Nawab of Bengal. He defeated the Nawab at Plassey in 1757 and captured Calcutta. The battle was preceded by the attack on British-controlled Calcutta by Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah and the Black Hole massacre.

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