Pakistan Studies 2059 · O Level · Location of administrative areas and cities
Location of administrative areas and cities — practice question
This question concerns the East India Company and its links with the subcontinent during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Examine the sources (Insert) closely, then answer the questions that follow.
(a)[3]
According to Source A, what caused many people to die at Fort William in 1756?
(b)[5]
What can Source B tell us about famine in the subcontinent under British rule?
(c)[7]
Explain why Robert Clive was successful at the Battle of Plassey in 1757.
(d)[10]
Was the India Act of 1784 the main reason why the British could extend beyond Bengal between 1784 and 1850? Explain your answer.
Worked solution & mark scheme
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