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49 MCQs on Pakistan Studies — Battle of Buxar (1764) sit in the GK360 bank, collected from 1 solved papers (2026). Below are the top 49 distinct questions — repeats across papers merged into their strongest version — with the correct answer marked, an explanation where the bank carries one, and the source paper named on every card.
Correct Answer: 1764
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Bihar
Buxar lies in present-day Bihar, on the Ganges near the border with Uttar Pradesh.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Buxar
The battle takes its name from the town of Buxar in Bihar.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Hector Munro
Major Hector Munro commanded the British East India Company's army at Buxar.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Mir Qasim
Mir Qasim, the deposed Nawab of Bengal, was the principal Indian ruler opposing the Company at Buxar.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Shah Alam II
Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II joined the alliance against the Company at Buxar.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh, fought against the Company at Buxar.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Mughal-Indian alliance
The Company faced the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula and Shah Alam II.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: British East India Company
The British East India Company won a decisive victory at Buxar.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Bengal
Buxar consolidated the Company's hold over Bengal, won at Plassey in 1757.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey (1757) first gave the Company power in Bengal; Buxar completed it.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Northern India
Buxar opened the way to British political dominance over northern India.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Treaty of Allahabad
The Treaty of Allahabad (1765) followed the Company's victory at Buxar.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: 1765
The Treaty of Allahabad was signed in August 1765.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: British East India Company
The Treaty of Allahabad granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the British East India Company.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Revenue collection
The Diwani was the right to collect the land revenue of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Orissa
The Diwani covered Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: King George III
George III reigned from 1760 to 1820, covering the Battle of Buxar in 1764.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Ganges River
Buxar stands on the Ganges, which the battlefield adjoined.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Nawab of Bengal
Buxar confirmed the Company's supremacy over the Nawab of Bengal, Mir Qasim.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh, was the political leader of the confederacy at Buxar.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Delhi
After Buxar and the Treaty of Allahabad, British influence extended over the Mughal court at Delhi.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: 22 October 1764
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Hector Munro
Hector Munro's disciplined sepoy infantry won the day at Buxar.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Indian Subcontinent
Buxar made the East India Company a major territorial power in the Indian subcontinent.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
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.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Almost 200 years
From Plassey/Buxar (1757/1764) to independence in 1947 is roughly 190 years, conventionally 'almost 200 years'.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Shah Alam II
Shah Alam II granted the Diwani to the Company under the Treaty of Allahabad (1765).
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Allahabad
The Treaty of Allahabad was signed at Allahabad in 1765.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Battle of Plassey
Buxar is conventionally judged more decisive than Plassey, which had been won largely by intrigue.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Bengal
Bengal's revenue, secured by the Diwani, became the financial base of the Company's expansion.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Mughal Empire
The alliance joined the rulers of Bengal and Awadh with the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Colonial rule
Buxar is a milestone in the establishment of British colonial rule in India.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Three
The Diwani covered three provinces: Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
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Correct Answer: Shah Alam II
After the British occupied Delhi in 1803, Shah Alam II lived as a pensioner of the Company.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Mughal Empire
Buxar marked the effective end of Mughal imperial authority in India.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Sepoys
Munro's army at Buxar was composed mainly of Indian sepoys under British officers.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: 18th century
1764 falls in the 18th century.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Awadh
After Buxar, Awadh fell under British influence through the Treaty of Allahabad.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Political power
Buxar confirmed the Company as a political, territorial power in India, not merely a trading body.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Mir Qasim
Mir Qasim fled after the defeat at Buxar and died in obscurity in 1777.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Peasantry
The Diwani revenue system fell chiefly on the peasantry, who paid the land revenue.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Dual government
The Diwani of 1765 began the dual government of Bengal (1765-1772): Company revenue, Nawab administration.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Shuja-ud-Daula
The Treaty of Allahabad restored Shuja-ud-Daula to Awadh as a British ally under Company protection.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Gangetic Plain
Buxar gave the Company military dominance over the Gangetic plain.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Eastern India
Buxar secured the Company's trade position in eastern India, centred on Bengal.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula regained Awadh under the Treaty of Allahabad, under British protection.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: India
Buxar established the Company as a territorial power in India.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: India
Buxar is taught as a turning point in the history of India, marking the rise of British rule.
From: Battle of Buxar 1764 Tricky GK — Practice Set (2026) · PMS
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