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Free trade in Bengal

East India Company exempted from tax

East India Company became the chief financial administrator

None of the above

answer is C.

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East India Company became the chief financial administrator- this is the correct option regarding the Diwani right of Bengal.
In August 1765, the East India Company obtained the post of Diwan of Bengal from the Mughal Emperor. Robert Clive obtained it. The Company became the chief financial administrator of the territory. They started to plan how to administer land and revenue resources. Their main aim was to increase the income of the Company. They wanted to use Indian money to buy products from India and export them to Britain to sell them there, thereby making a 100% profit. Robert Clive and other officials got huge benefits and became rich quickly due to this.

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