State whether the following statements are True or False.

1. Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the centre of the English East India Company's power in India for many years.

2. Mir Qasim from the very beginning had very cordial relations with the English.

3. Mir Jafar hatched a conspiracy with the English against Siraj-ud-Daulah.

4. Robert Clive rose to fame after his success in the Second Carnatic War.

5. The Battle of Buxar led to the foundation of British empire in India.

1. True

2. False
   Correct Statement — Mir Qasim from the very beginning did not have very cordial relations with the English.

3. True

4. False
   Correct Statement — Robert Clive rose to fame after his success in the Battle of Plassey.

5. True