Q 1 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The Battle of Buxar was fought in which year?
View answer & explanation Ans: 1764
Correct Answer: 1764
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764.
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Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set Solved MCQs
Solved Battle of Buxar 1764 tricky GK practice set — 49 MCQs with verified answers and explanations (22 October 1764, Hector Munro, Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula, Treaty of Allahabad, Diwani). A Sir Adnan practice set for PMS Screening preparation, not an official past paper.
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A Sir Adnan one-liner set headed 'Battle of Buxar (1764)-TRICKY GK / ONE-LINER (PPSC/FPSC NEW TREND 2026-27)' from the monster-data 'PMS SCREENING 2026 GK UPDATED' pack. The booklet prints 50 statement + answer items in a question/answer table; 49 are published here in the standard MCQ format with verified answers and explanations, 1 dropped (printed Q28, broken premise) and 0 corrections.
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Q 2 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The Battle of Buxar took place in which present-day Indian state?
View answer & explanation Ans: Bihar
Correct Answer: Bihar
Buxar lies in present-day Bihar, on the Ganges near the border with Uttar Pradesh.
Q 3 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The battle was fought near which town?
View answer & explanation Ans: Buxar
Correct Answer: Buxar
The battle takes its name from the town of Buxar in Bihar.
Q 4 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The British forces were led by whom?
View answer & explanation Ans: Hector Munro
Correct Answer: Hector Munro
Major Hector Munro commanded the British East India Company's army at Buxar.
Q 5 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The main Indian ruler opposing the British was?
View answer & explanation Ans: Mir Qasim
Correct Answer: Mir Qasim
Mir Qasim, the deposed Nawab of Bengal, was the principal Indian ruler opposing the Company at Buxar.
Q 6 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Which Mughal Emperor participated in the battle?
View answer & explanation Ans: Shah Alam II
Correct Answer: Shah Alam II
Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II joined the alliance against the Company at Buxar.
Q 7 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The Nawab of Awadh who fought against the British was?
View answer & explanation Ans: Shuja-ud-Daula
Correct Answer: Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh, fought against the Company at Buxar.
Q 8 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The Battle of Buxar was fought between the British East India Company and which alliance?
View answer & explanation Ans: Mughal-Indian alliance
Correct Answer: Mughal-Indian alliance
The Company faced the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula and Shah Alam II.
Q 9 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The battle resulted in victory for which side?
View answer & explanation Ans: British East India Company
Correct Answer: British East India Company
The British East India Company won a decisive victory at Buxar.
Q 10 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The Battle of Buxar strengthened British control over which region?
View answer & explanation Ans: Bengal
Correct Answer: Bengal
Buxar consolidated the Company's hold over Bengal, won at Plassey in 1757.
Q 11 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Which earlier battle paved the way for Buxar?
View answer & explanation Ans: Battle of Plassey
Correct Answer: Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey (1757) first gave the Company power in Bengal; Buxar completed it.
Q 12 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The battle marked the beginning of British political power in which region?
View answer & explanation Ans: Northern India
Correct Answer: Northern India
Buxar opened the way to British political dominance over northern India.
Q 13 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
After Buxar, which treaty was signed?
View answer & explanation Ans: Treaty of Allahabad
Correct Answer: Treaty of Allahabad
The Treaty of Allahabad (1765) followed the Company's victory at Buxar.
Q 14 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The Treaty of Allahabad was signed in which year?
View answer & explanation Ans: 1765
Correct Answer: 1765
The Treaty of Allahabad was signed in August 1765.
Q 15 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Which company gained Diwani rights after Buxar?
View answer & explanation Ans: British East India Company
Correct Answer: British East India Company
The Treaty of Allahabad granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the British East India Company.
Q 16 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Diwani rights gave control over what?
View answer & explanation Ans: Revenue collection
Correct Answer: Revenue collection
The Diwani was the right to collect the land revenue of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
Q 17 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The Mughal Emperor granted Diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and which other region?
View answer & explanation Ans: Orissa
Correct Answer: Orissa
The Diwani covered Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
Q 18 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The Battle of Buxar was fought during whose reign in Britain?
View answer & explanation Ans: King George III
Correct Answer: King George III
George III reigned from 1760 to 1820, covering the Battle of Buxar in 1764.
Q 19 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Which river is near the battlefield of Buxar?
View answer & explanation Ans: Ganges River
Correct Answer: Ganges River
Buxar stands on the Ganges, which the battlefield adjoined.
Q 20 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The battle confirmed British supremacy over which Nawab?
View answer & explanation Ans: Nawab of Bengal
Correct Answer: Nawab of Bengal
Buxar confirmed the Company's supremacy over the Nawab of Bengal, Mir Qasim.
Q 21 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The combined Indian forces were led politically by whom?
View answer & explanation Ans: Shuja-ud-Daula
Correct Answer: Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh, was the political leader of the confederacy at Buxar.
Q 22 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Which Mughal capital was later influenced by the British after Buxar?
View answer & explanation Ans: Delhi
Correct Answer: Delhi
After Buxar and the Treaty of Allahabad, British influence extended over the Mughal court at Delhi.
Q 23 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The battle ended on which date?
View answer & explanation Ans: 22 October 1764
Correct Answer: 22 October 1764
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764.
Q 24 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Which British general organized disciplined infantry at Buxar?
View answer & explanation Ans: Hector Munro
Correct Answer: Hector Munro
Hector Munro's disciplined sepoy infantry won the day at Buxar.
Q 25 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The victory made the Company a major power in which subcontinent?
View answer & explanation Ans: Indian Subcontinent
Correct Answer: Indian Subcontinent
Buxar made the East India Company a major territorial power in the Indian subcontinent.
Q 26 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Which Nawab was deposed earlier, leading to the conflict?
View answer & explanation Ans: Mir Qasim
Correct Answer: Mir Qasim
Mir Qasim was deposed in 1763 after clashing with the Company over trade duties; his attempt to recover Bengal led to Buxar.
Q 27 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The battle helped establish British rule for nearly how many years?
View answer & explanation Ans: Almost 200 years
Correct Answer: Almost 200 years
From Plassey/Buxar (1757/1764) to independence in 1947 is roughly 190 years, conventionally 'almost 200 years'.
Q 28 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The Diwani rights were granted by which emperor?
View answer & explanation Ans: Shah Alam II
Correct Answer: Shah Alam II
Shah Alam II granted the Diwani to the Company under the Treaty of Allahabad (1765).
Q 29 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Which city hosted the signing of the Treaty of Allahabad?
View answer & explanation Ans: Allahabad
Correct Answer: Allahabad
The Treaty of Allahabad was signed at Allahabad in 1765.
Q 30 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The Battle of Buxar was more decisive than which earlier battle?
View answer & explanation Ans: Battle of Plassey
Correct Answer: Battle of Plassey
Buxar is conventionally judged more decisive than Plassey, which had been won largely by intrigue.
Q 31 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Which province became a British revenue base after Buxar?
View answer & explanation Ans: Bengal
Correct Answer: Bengal
Bengal's revenue, secured by the Diwani, became the financial base of the Company's expansion.
Q 32 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The alliance against the British included rulers of Bengal, Awadh, and which empire?
View answer & explanation Ans: Mughal Empire
Correct Answer: Mughal Empire
The alliance joined the rulers of Bengal and Awadh with the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II.
Q 33 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The battle is considered a milestone in which type of rule?
View answer & explanation Ans: Colonial rule
Correct Answer: Colonial rule
Buxar is a milestone in the establishment of British colonial rule in India.
Q 34 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The East India Company gained rights to collect revenue from how many provinces?
View answer & explanation Ans: Three
Correct Answer: Three
The Diwani covered three provinces: Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
Q 35 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Which Mughal Emperor later became a pensioner of the British?
View answer & explanation Ans: Shah Alam II
Correct Answer: Shah Alam II
After the British occupied Delhi in 1803, Shah Alam II lived as a pensioner of the Company.
Q 36 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The battle marked the decline of which empire's authority in India?
View answer & explanation Ans: Mughal Empire
Correct Answer: Mughal Empire
Buxar marked the effective end of Mughal imperial authority in India.
Q 37 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The British army at Buxar consisted mainly of which type of soldiers?
View answer & explanation Ans: Sepoys
Correct Answer: Sepoys
Munro's army at Buxar was composed mainly of Indian sepoys under British officers.
Q 38 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The battle was fought during which century?
View answer & explanation Ans: 18th century
Correct Answer: 18th century
1764 falls in the 18th century.
Q 39 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The victory allowed British influence to expand into which region?
View answer & explanation Ans: Awadh
Correct Answer: Awadh
After Buxar, Awadh fell under British influence through the Treaty of Allahabad.
Q 40 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The Battle of Buxar confirmed the Company's role as what in India?
View answer & explanation Ans: Political power
Correct Answer: Political power
Buxar confirmed the Company as a political, territorial power in India, not merely a trading body.
Q 41 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Which ruler fled after defeat at Buxar?
View answer & explanation Ans: Mir Qasim
Correct Answer: Mir Qasim
Mir Qasim fled after the defeat at Buxar and died in obscurity in 1777.
Q 42 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The Diwani system mainly affected which class?
View answer & explanation Ans: Peasantry
Correct Answer: Peasantry
The Diwani revenue system fell chiefly on the peasantry, who paid the land revenue.
Q 43 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The battle is associated with the beginning of which administrative system?
View answer & explanation Ans: Dual government
Correct Answer: Dual government
The Diwani of 1765 began the dual government of Bengal (1765-1772): Company revenue, Nawab administration.
Q 44 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Which Indian ruler became a British ally after the battle?
View answer & explanation Ans: Shuja-ud-Daula
Correct Answer: Shuja-ud-Daula
The Treaty of Allahabad restored Shuja-ud-Daula to Awadh as a British ally under Company protection.
Q 45 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The British gained military dominance over which plain?
View answer & explanation Ans: Gangetic Plain
Correct Answer: Gangetic Plain
Buxar gave the Company military dominance over the Gangetic plain.
Q 46 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The battle helped the British secure which trade region?
View answer & explanation Ans: Eastern India
Correct Answer: Eastern India
Buxar secured the Company's trade position in eastern India, centred on Bengal.
Q 47 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
Which Nawab regained his throne under British protection?
View answer & explanation Ans: Shuja-ud-Daula
Correct Answer: Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula regained Awadh under the Treaty of Allahabad, under British protection.
Q 48 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The Battle of Buxar established the Company as a territorial power in which area?
View answer & explanation Ans: India
Correct Answer: India
Buxar established the Company as a territorial power in India.
Q 49 General Knowledge Pakistan Studies — Battle Of Buxar (1764)
The battle is taught as a turning point in which country's history?
View answer & explanation Ans: India
Correct Answer: India
Buxar is taught as a turning point in the history of India, marking the rise of British rule.
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Is this an official PMS past paper? +
No. It is a Sir Adnan one-liner practice set on the Battle of Buxar, prepared for PMS Screening 2026. It is published as paperType 'practice', never as a past paper, and the year 2026 is the booklet's label, not a claimed exam session.
When was the Battle of Buxar fought? +
On 22 October 1764, between the British East India Company under Hector Munro and the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula and Shah Alam II.
What followed the Battle of Buxar? +
The Treaty of Allahabad (1765), under which Shah Alam II granted the Company the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa — the right to collect their land revenue.
Why is Buxar considered more decisive than Plassey? +
Plassey (1757) was won largely by intrigue, while Buxar was a straight military victory that made the Company a territorial and political power in northern India.