Matching Major Battles (Wandiwash, Buxar, Chilianwala, Kharda) — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1995
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
- Battle of Buxar — Mir Jafar vs. Clive
- Battle of Wandiwash — French vs. East India Company
- Battle of Chilianwala — Dalhousie vs. Marathas
- Battle of Kharda — Nizam vs. East India Company
Explanation
Option (b) is correct
- The Battle of Wandiwash (1760) was fought between the French forces and the British East India Company during the Carnatic Wars, leading to the decline of French power in India.
- Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought between the British East India Company led by Hector Munro and the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula, and Shah Alam II, not Mir Jafar vs. Clive.
- Battle of Chilianwala (1849) was fought during the Second Anglo-Sikh War, not between Dalhousie and the Marathas.
- Battle of Kharda (1795) was fought between the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Marathas, not the East India Company.
Answer: (b) Battle of Wandiwash — French vs. East India Company
