Consider the following events:

1. Robert Clive's re-arrival in India

2. Treaty of Allahabad

3. Battle of Buxar

4. Warren Hastings became India's Governor.

Select the correct chronological order of the above events from the codes given below.

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This question was previously asked in

UPPSC RO/ARO (General Studies) Official Paper-I (Held On: 20 Sep 2020)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 3, 1, 2, 4.

Key PointsThe information of given events is as follows-

Event	Year
Battle of Buxar	1764 Fought between British and Mir Qasim
Robert Clive's re-arrival in India	1765-67 Robert Clive was the Governor of Bengal from 1757-60 and from 1765-67.
Treaty of Allahabad	1765
Warren Hastings	1773 to 1785

Important Points

Clive introduced the Dual System of the government, where the company was the Diwan and the Nawab held the Nizamat.
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764, between the forces under the command of the British East India Company and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Shuja ud Daulah, and Shah Alam II.
The Treaty of Allahabad between Mughal Emperor Shah Alam 2, Son of Alamgir 2, and Robert Clive was signed on 12 August 1765.
Events during Warren Hastings Regime are the Regulating act of 1773, The Rohilla War of 1774, the Second Mysore War in 1780-84, etc.