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Q: In which year was the East India Company granted 'Diwani rights' (right to collect revenues and decide civil cases of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa) by Mughals?
  • A. 1765
  • B. 1800
  • C. 1680
  • D. 1715
Correct Answer: Option A - Battle of Buxar ended with the signing of Treaty of Allahabad in 1765 by Shah Alam II and Robert Clive of East India Company. It gave Diwani rights or the right to collect taxes of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha to the East India Company. Tax exempt status was also restored to the company.
A. Battle of Buxar ended with the signing of Treaty of Allahabad in 1765 by Shah Alam II and Robert Clive of East India Company. It gave Diwani rights or the right to collect taxes of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha to the East India Company. Tax exempt status was also restored to the company.

Explanations:

Battle of Buxar ended with the signing of Treaty of Allahabad in 1765 by Shah Alam II and Robert Clive of East India Company. It gave Diwani rights or the right to collect taxes of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha to the East India Company. Tax exempt status was also restored to the company.