British East India Company

Q. Where did the British establish their first factory on the East Coast of India?

1. Surat
2. Madras
3. Ahmedabad
4. Masulipatnam

Q. Who visited Mughal Emperor Jahangir’s court in 1608 C.E. as a representative of the English East India Company?

1. Sir Wiliam Dalrymple
2. Sir Henry Fielding
3. Captain William Hawkins
4. Sir Thomas Moore

Q. The Mughal Emperor Jahangir permitted the English to establish a factory atin 1613.

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

Q.

The Khilafat Committee was formed in which of the following cities?

1. Calcutta

2. Madras

3. Lahore

4. Bombay

Q. How did the British acquire Bombay?

1. By defeating the Portuguese in battle.
2. By coming to an agreement with the Mughal Emperor.
3. By constructing multiple factories in Bombay.
4. As a part of a dowry from the Portuguese.

Q. Which of the following was the most decisive battles fought by the British East India Company, and ultimately led to Anglo wars against other Indian provinces?

1. Second Anglo-Maratha War
2. Third Anglo-Maratha War
3. Battle of Plassey
4. Battle of Buxar

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

1. Spice Islands
2. Madras
3. Island of Bombay

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

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

Q. Which villages came together to form Calcutta?

1. Kalikata
2. Sutanuti
3. Midnapore
4. Govindpur

Q. ____________ the King of Denmark issued a charter to create Danish East India company.

Q. The British traders were issued licenses called Dastaks to conduct tax-free trade.

1. False
2. True