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Black Hole episode in which 146 English prisoners were confined in a very small room and only 23 survived, occurred during the regime of :


A) Shuja-ud-daula

B) Aliovardi Khan

C) Siraj-ud-daula

D) Mir Qasim

Correct Answer:
C) Siraj-ud-daula


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