History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2012 History
The 'Black Hole' event was sensationalized by whom?
ARobert Clive
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CHolwell ✓ Correct
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Correct answer: (C) Holwell — The Black Hole event was sensationalized by Holwell, so the answer is Holwell.
Explanation
★The Black Hole event was sensationalized by Holwell, so the answer is Holwell.
★The event took place on the night of 20 June 1756 at Calcutta.
★The Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah is said to have confined many English prisoners in a small room.
★J.Z. Holwell, an English survivor, gave a dramatic and exaggerated account of the deaths.
★His version became a powerful piece of propaganda against the Nawab.
★Historians have since questioned the inflated figures of the story.
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