Arrange the following in chronological order:

(i) Regulating Act changed the function of the English East India company from a trading company to an administrative body.

(ii) The Battle of Plassey transformed the British from a trading community to a political power.

(iii) Annexation of Awadh on the pretext of misgovernance.

Options:

1. (iii), (i) and (ii)
2. (iii), (ii) and (i)
3. (ii), (iii) and (i)
4. (ii), (i) and (iii)

Read the two statements given below about the Battle of Buxar (1764). Select the option that shows the correct relationship between (A) and (R).

Assertion (A): The British emerged victorious.

Reason (R): The British made Mir Jafar the Nawab of Bengal for the second time.

1. (R) contradicts (A)
2. (R) is the reason for (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) and (R) are independent of each other

Priyanka is doing a project on Subsidiary Alliance. Which of the following Indian rulers, she is MOST LIKELY to highlight?

1. Ruler of Panipat
2. Ruler of Ajmer
3. Nizam of Hyderabad
4. Rajputana States

Identify the ODD one out of the following provinces annexed under the Doctrine of lapse.

1. Bengal
2. Jhansi
3. Nagpur
4. Satara