Arrange the following events in a chronological order:
(A) Permanent Settlement in Bengal
(B) English East India Company acquires ‘Diwani’ rights of Bengal
(C) Auction in Burdwan
(D) Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (D), (A), (C)
(B) English East India Company acquires ‘Diwani’ rights of Bengal — 1765.
(D) Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament — 1773, to regulate the activities of the East India Company.
(A) Permanent Settlement in Bengal — 1793.
(C) Auction in Burdwan — 1797, when a number of estates held by the Raja of Burdwan were sold at a big public auction.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.1 An auction in Burdwan … In 1797 there was an auction in Burdwan (present-day Bardhaman). It was a big public event. A number of mahals (estates) held by the Raja of Burdwan were being sold. The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793. The East India Company had fixed the revenue that each zamindar had to pay. The estates of those who failed to pay were to be auctioned to recover the revenue.…”
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