Dutch East India Company

Q. Why did the Dutch East India Company fail to maintain its influence in India?

1. The Portuguese did not allow the Dutch to trade in India.
2. There was a growing interference of the Dutch government in the Company's internal affairs.
3. The English forces made them leave India.
4. The Dutch were eliminated by the local Indian rulers.

Q. Who defeated the Dutch in the Battle of Bedera?

1. The French
2. The English
3. The Danish
4. The Portuguese

Q. Consider the following statements and select the appropriate answer:
1. Governor Nino de Cunha moved Portuguese capital from Cochin to Goa.
2. Portuguese were the last to leave from India.
3. The Dutch founded their first factory at Surat.
4. Sir Thomas Roe was sent to Jahangir’s court by King James I of England.

1. 3 & 4 are correct
2. 1 & 2 are correct
3. 3 is correct
4. 1, 2, & 4 are correct

Q. How was Geldria Fort in Pulicat of strategic importance to the Dutch?

1. It offered them protection against the British merchants.
2. It was their only trading centre.
3. It was the seat of their power.
4. It was a fort occupied by the British that the Dutch wanted to capture.

Q. When was the United East India Company of Netherlands formed?

1. 1600 C.E.
2. 1601 C.E.
3. 1602 C.E.
4. 1603 C.E.