Alivardi Khan was a Nawab of ____.

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SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I Official Paper 10 (Held On : 18 Aug 2021 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Bengal.

Key Points

Alivardi Khan was the Nawab of Bengal from 1740 to 1756.
- He toppled the Nasiri dynasty of Nawabs and assumed power himself.
- He is also known for his victory during the Battle of Burdwan against the Maratha Empire during the Maratha invasions of Bengal.

Additional Information

State	Details
Deccan	The agency was created in 1933 with the merger of the Kolhapur Agency (Kolhapur Residency), Poona Agency, Bijapur Agency, Dharwar Agency, and Kolaba Agency.
Malabar	Malabar District, also known as Malayalam District, was an administrative district on the southwestern Malabar Coast of Bombay Presidency and Madras Presidency in British India, and independent India's Madras State.
Awadh	Awadh, known in British historical texts as Avadh or Oudh, is a region and proposed state in the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. In 1858, the state of Awadh was annexed by the British on the charges of mismanagement of the state.