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Consider the following statements. The Treaty of Allahabad granted rights to the British to

1. Collect taxes from the eastern province of Bengal-Bihar-Orissa

2. Keep an armed continent on behalf of the Bengal nawab

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None

Explanation:

It was signed in 1765, between the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and Robert, Lord Clive, as a result of the Battle of Buxar. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of British rule in India. Based on the terms of the agreement, Alam granted the East India Company Diwani rights, or the right to collect taxes on behalf of the Emperor from the eastern province of BengalBihar- Orissa. Thus, East India Company got appointed as the imperial tax collector for the Eastern province (Bengal-Bihar-Orissa). These rights allowed the Company to collect revenue directly from the people of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

By: Abhishek Sharma

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