British East India Company

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

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

Q. Who was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of Battle of Plassey

1. Alivardi Khan
2. Murshid quli Khan
3. Mir Kasim
4. Shirajuddaulah

Q.

Sketch the character of Bishamber.

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

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

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. Island of Bombay
4. Madras

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

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

Q. The first English factory was set up on the banks of river Hugli in

1. 1632
2. 1600
3. 1651
4. 1650

Q.

What did the Indian sepoys in particular and the Indian masses in general refer to the foreigners?

1. Sahibs

2. Firangis

3. Sahebs

4. None of the above