History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2012 History
Arrange the following into sequential order and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
- 1. St. Thome war
- 2. The Pindari war
- 3. Buxar war
- 4. War of Chandurthi
A1, 4, 3, 2 ✓ Correct
B4, 3, 2, 1
C1, 2, 3, 4
D4, 2, 3, 1
Correct answer: (A) 1, 4, 3, 2 — The correct order is 1, 4, 3, 2, that is St. Thome war, War of Chandurthi, Buxar war, Pindari war.
Explanation
★The correct order is 1, 4, 3, 2, that is St. Thome war, War of Chandurthi, Buxar war, Pindari war.
★The St. Thome war of 1746 was an early Anglo-French clash near Madras during the First Carnatic War.
★The War of Chandurthi belongs to the Anglo-French struggles around the middle of the eighteenth century.
★The Battle of Buxar in 1764 saw the English defeat the combined Indian armies and gain the Diwani.
★The Pindari war of 1817 to 1819 saw the British crush the Pindari bands in central India.
★These conflicts trace the rise of British power from the Carnatic to central India.
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