Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Battle | B/W | ||
| (A) | Battle of Buxar | (I) | Ashoka and Kings of Kalinga |
| (B) | Battle of Samugarh | (II) | Sirajuddaula and English Forces |
| (C) | Battle of Plassey | (III) | Aurangzeb and Imperial Forces |
| (D) | Kalinga War | (IV) | Joint Forces of Muslim and English Forces |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Battle of Buxar — this matches (IV) Joint Forces of Muslim and English Forces. In 1764 the English defeated the joint army of three Muslim rulers, Mir Qasim of Bengal, Shuja-ud-Daula of Awadh and the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II.
(B) Battle of Samugarh — this matches (III) Aurangzeb and Imperial Forces. In 1658, in the war of succession, Aurangzeb defeated the imperial army led by his elder brother Dara Shikoh, near Agra.
(C) Battle of Plassey — this matches (II) Sirajuddaula and English Forces. In 1757 Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Bengal, helped by the treachery of Mir Jafar.
(D) Kalinga War — this matches (I) Ashoka and Kings of Kalinga. Ashoka conquered Kalinga (in present-day Odisha) in about 261 BCE; the bloodshed led him to give up war and follow dhamma.