Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:

Arrange the following events in a chronological order:

(A) Nadir Shah invades India and sacks Delhi
(B) The 'diwani' of Bengal transferred to the English East India Company
(C) Humayun defeated by Sher Shah
(D) Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B), (C), (D)

(A), (C), (B), (D)

(C), (A), (D), (B)

(B), (A), (D), (C)

Correct Answer:

(C), (A), (D), (B)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → (C), (A), (D), (B)

(C) Humayun defeated by Sher Shah :  1540-55
(A) Nadir Shah invades India and sacks Delhi : 1739
(D) Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas : 1761

(B) The 'diwani' of Bengal transferred to the English East India Company : 1765

Note: There seems to be a mistake in the question/answer given by NTA. As per the information in NCERT the correct answer should be A, C, D and B. But such an option is not there in the question. Given answer is as per NTA.