Q. In the famous Rohilla War in the year 1774, the Rohillas were defeated by the Nawab of Awadh named:
Answer: Shuja-ud-Daula
Notes: The First Rohilla War of 1773–1774 was a punitive campaign by Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh on the behalf of Mughal Emperor, against the Rohillas, Afghan highlanders settled in Rohilkhand, northern India. The Nawab was supported by troops of the British East India Company, in a successful campaign brought about by the Rohillas reneging on a debt to the Nawab.