Unlock Elite Access: Level Up Your Preparation with Exclusive Content

History Optional PYQ Master Pack · Model answer

“The Battle of Plassey that decided the fate of Bengal was won by Clive through intrigues.” Explain.

  • UPSC 2014
  • European Penetration into India

Clive's victory at Plassey was substantially decided in the weeks of secret negotiation preceding 23 June 1757, not on the battlefield itself — a textbook case of political intrigue substituting for military contest.

You are reading the opening of the model answer. The full answer is part of the History Optional PYQ Master Pack.

What the full answer covers

  • The Groundwork: Identifying Discontent at Court
  • The Negotiation and Its Terms
  • The Battle as the Execution of a Pre-Arranged Outcome
  • The Reward and Consolidation of the Intrigue

Unlock this answer and 1,350+ more

  • 1,350+ solved UPSC History Optional PYQs from 1985 to 2025, Paper-1 and Paper-2
  • Topic-wise across Ancient, Medieval, Modern, Post-Independence and World History
  • Model answers with a clear structure and historian citations
  • Map section solutions included, at no extra cost
  • Read online on lotusarise.com, plus PDF download

₹1,499₹2,50040% off

Get History Optional PYQ Master Pack @ ₹1,499 →

One-time payment · No subscription · Instant access · UPI, cards, RuPay

See every European Penetration into India question (25 solved) →Already enrolled? Log in