Where did the so-called ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ take place?
(A) Dacca
(B) Monghyr
(C) Calcutta
(D) Murshidabad
Correct Answer : Calcutta
Question Asked : SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC Exam 2012, SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA Exam 2015
Explanation : Fort William at Calcutta was besieged on June 15, 1756 by Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-daula and he captured it. English prisoners at Calcutta were lodged in a prison room of the fort. The room was very small and so only 23 out of 146 prisoners survived the next day.
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