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Early British Expansion & East India Company

British India & The Freedom Movement  · Pakistan Studies/Affairs

48 MCQs
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1
When was the East India Company (EIC) founded?
2
Which English monarch granted the East India Company its original charter?
3
What was the main purpose of the East India Company at the time of its establishment?
4
Where did the East India Company establish its first factory in India?
5
Which Mughal emperor granted permission to the EIC to trade in Surat?
6
Who was the first English ambassador to the Mughal court?
7
Which European power was the strongest rival of the English in India during the 17th century?
8
Which city became the headquarters of the EIC in South India?
9
Who built Fort St. George?
10
Bombay was acquired by the English from the Portuguese through which event?
11
When did the East India Company establish Calcutta?
12
Which fort became the British stronghold in Bengal?
13
The English gained Bombay officially in which year?
14
Which early battle marked the English naval victory over the Portuguese, helping establish English trade in India?
15
In the early phase, the East India Company primarily traded in which commodity?
16
Who is regarded as the founder of Calcutta?
17
Which European nation established the first trading post in India?
18
What was the original full name of the East India Company?
19
Which of the following cities was NOT an early EIC presidency?
20
Which early English official negotiated commercial privileges with the Mughal Empire?