British East India Company

Q. Who was the first governor of the Portuguese possessions in India ?

1. Vasco da Gama
2. Pedra Alvares Cabral
3. Nino De Cunha
4. Francisco de Almeida

Q. Who was the ruler of Calicut during the arrival of Vasco Da Gama ?

1. King Rama Varma
2. King Marthanda Varma
3. Pazhassi Raja
4. King Zamorin

Q. Name the Portuguese sailor who followed Vasco da Gama and reached Calicut in the year 1500 CE.

1. Nino de Cunha
2. Pedro Alvares Cabral
3. Alfonso de Albuquerque
4. Francisco de Almeida

Q. Who was the first Portuguese sailor to reach India?

1. Nino de Cunha
2. Pedro Cabral
3. Vasco da Gama
4. Francisco de Almeida

Q. Where was the headquarters of the operations of Danish East India Company in India?

1. Goa
2. Cochin
3. Serampore
4. Madras

Q. Vasco Da Gama landed at Calicut in the year _______.

1. 1497
2. 1499
3. 1500
4. 1498

Q. Who created the Danish East India Company through his royal charter in 1616 CE?

1. King Christian VI
2. King Charles II
3. Queen Elizabeth
4. Emporer Jahangir

Q. King James I of England sent ___________ to the court of Mughal Emperor Jahangir as an ambassador.

1. Warren Hastings
2. Sir Thomas Roe
3. Captain Nicholas Downtown
4. Captain William Hawkins

Q. In the year _______ CE, the British East India Company acquired a charter from the ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth I, granting it the sole right to trade with the East.

1. 1600
2. 1500
3. 1400
4. 1700

Q. King Charles II of England received ___________ as a part of his dowry from the Portuguese King , on occasion of his marriage with Catherine.

1. Delhi
2. Surat
3. Madras
4. Island of Bombay

Q. Fort St George, established by the East India Company, was situated at ____________.

1. Delhi
2. Surat
3. Madras
4. Bombay

Q. The East India Company built fortified factory in Madras which known as___________.

Q. Who was the English man who visited the court of Emperor Jahangir in 1608 CE?

1. Sir Thomas Roe
2. Captain Nicholas Downtown
3. Warren Hastings
4. Captain William Hawkins

Q. Who visited the court of Mughal emperor Jahangir in 1608 CE to negotiate the terms of the English East India Company?

1. Captain William Hawkins
2. Captain Thomas Roe
3. Captain Thomas Best
4. Captain Nicholas Downton

Q. The Mughal Emporer Jahangir permitted the English to establish a factory at _______ in 1613.

1. Delhi
2. Surat
3. Agra
4. Bombay

Q. Who acquired Bombay islands from King Charles II on an annual rent of 10 pounds in the year 1668?

1. Portuguese
2. East India Company
3. Mughals
4. Dutch