Consider the following statements about the rise of British rule in Bengal. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
1.The first British factory was established in Hooghly, Bengal, in 1651 with the permission of Sultan Shuja
2.J.Z. Holwell, a survivor of the Black Hole tragedy and the principal author of this story, did not mention the names of the victims
3.After the Battle of Plassey, the Nawab of Bengal made peace with Robert Clive through the Treaty of Murshidabad
4.Mir Qasim played a key role as 'Colonel Clive's Jackal'
5.The Battle of Buxar was fought between three allied forces (Bengal, Awadh and Delhi) and the British army under Major Munro
A1, 2 and 5 only
B1, 2 and 3 only
C1, 2 and 4 only
D2, 3 and 4 only
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