Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

The Battle of Buxar was fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined armies of _____.

Options:

Mir jafar, Siraj-ud-Daulah and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II

Mir Qasim, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam & Shuja-ud-daulah of Awadh

Mir Jafar, Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II, Shuja-ud-Daulah

Siraj-ud-Daulah, Shuja-ud-Daulah, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II

Correct Answer:

Mir Qasim, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam & Shuja-ud-daulah of Awadh

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Mir Qasim, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam & Shuja-ud-daulah of Awadh

The Battle of Buxar was fought between the forces of the British East India Company, led by Hector Munro, and the combined armies of the Nawab of Bengal, the Nawab of Awadh, and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. These Indian rulers joined forces against the British East India Company in the battle, which took place on October 22, 1764, near the town of Buxar in present-day Bihar, India.