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  1. Who among the following has been called as a "Heaven Born General"?
    1. Francis Dupleix
    2. Robert Clive
    3. Albuquerque
    4. Lord Cornwallis
Correct Option: B

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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