UPSC History Expansion Company and Bengal Nawabs Question Bank East India Company and Regional Powers

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    Who among the following has been called as a "Heaven Born General"?

    A)  Francis Dupleix

    B)  Robert Clive

    C)  Albuquerque

    D)  Lord Cornwallis

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Robert Clive has been called as a 'Heaven born General.' Clive's brilliant leadership at Arcot gave him an immense reputation in Europe. When he went home in 1753, William Pitt the Elder called him a "heaven-born general." After running unsuccessfully for Parliament, Clive returned to India in 1755 as governor of Fort St. David and as lieutenant colonel in the royal army.


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