East India Company

Q. Name the Portuguese explorer who first discovered sea route to India.

1. Warren Hastings
2. Christopher Columbus
3. Robert Clive
4. Vasco Da Gama

Q.

What is the definition of maritime trade?

Q. was the first representative of the East India Company in India.

1. William Hawkins
2. Warren Hastings
3. Vain Carter
4. Robert Clive

Q. What did the mercantile companies in India do to establish their upper hand in trade?

1. Sank the ships of other European traders.
2. Blockaded the sea routes.
3. Prevented rival ships from moving with supplies of goods.
4. All of the above.

Q. Who was the last Mughal Emperor in India?

1. Bahadur Shah Zafar
   
2. Aurangzeb
   
3. Jahandar Shah
   
4. Bahadur Shah I
   

Q. Which among the following statements is/are correct about the residents appointed to Indian states by the East India Company?

1. Residents were political/commercial agents of company.
2. All the above
3. Residents used to involve themselves in the day-to-day governance of company.
4. Residents started to interfere in matters of succession in princely states.

Q. Fill in the blank:

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

Q.

Which Indian power did the British defeat in 1803 in order to gain control over Delhi?

1. The Nizam

2. The Rajputs

3. The Rohilas

4. The Marathas

Q. Which of the following places was Bahadur Shah Zafar deported to, after capture of Delhi by the British?

1. Andaman Jail
2. Burma
3. Britain
4. China

Q. Who discovered the direct sea route to India from Europe?

1. Christopher Columbus
2. Vasco Da Gama
3. William Hawkins
4. Thomas Roe

Q. In which year Vasco Da Gama landed on the coast of Calicut discovering direct sea route to India from Europe?

1. 1492
2. 1498
3. 1451
4. 1894

Q. The first ship from the East India Company to reach the Indian shore was called 'Hector'.

1. True
2. False