The Advent of the Europeans MCQ: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India ?

AFort St. George
BFort St. David
CFort St. William
DFort St. Angelo

Question 2 of 25

The French East lndia Company was formed in-

A1600
B1660
C1664
D1668

Question 3 of 25

During whose reign did Sir Thomas Roe have regular attendance at the Mughal court to secure commercial privilege?

AAkbar
BJahangir
CShahjahan
DAurangzed

Question 4 of 25

With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry 0, consider the following statements :n1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.n2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.n3. The English never occupied PondicherrynWhich of the statement (s) given above is/are correct ?

A1 only
B2 and 3 only
C3 only
D1, 2 and 3

Question 5 of 25

Which one of the following was the immediate cause of the First Carnatic War?

AAnglo-French Rivalry
BAustrian War of Succession
Clssues of Carnatic Succession
DCapture of French ships by the British

Question 6 of 25

With reference to the colonial period of lndia the trade monopoly of the East lndia Company was ended by-

AThe Regulating Act of 1773
BPitt' s lndia Act of 1784
CThe Charter Act of 1813
DThe Charter Act of 1833

Question 7 of 25

During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India ?

AAkbar
BJahangir
CShahjahan
DAurangzed

Question 8 of 25

Who among the following Europeans, were the last to come to pre - independence India as traders ?

ADutch
BEnglish
CFrench
DPortuguese

Question 9 of 25

Why did Dutch East lndia Company fail to maintain its influence in lndia?

APortuguese did not allow them to trade in lndia
BThere was a growing interference of Dutch Government in the Company' s internal affairs
CDutch indulged in forcible religious conversion of the people and thus were expelled by local kings
DThe English forces made them to leave lndia

Question 10 of 25

ln 1717, who among the following Mughal emperors had issued the royal edict to allow the business privilege to Britain 's East lndia Company-

AShah Alam ll
BBahadur Shah
CJahandar Shah
DFarrukhsiyar

Question 11 of 25

The English East lndia Company founded a Permanent factory at Surat in the year-

A1611
B1613
C1621
D1626

Question 12 of 25

Which of the British Officials defeated Portuguese at Sowlley?

AWilliam Hawkins
BThomas Best
CThomas Roe
DJosiah Child

Question 13 of 25

Which one of the following Mughal Emperors gave an important Farman to the English of facilitating their trade in lndia?

ABahadur Shah ll
BFarruksiyar
CShah Alam ll
DBahadur Shah ll

Question 14 of 25

Who granted the permission to establish the first British factory at Hoogli in Bengal?

AShah Shuja
BMurshid Quli Khan
CShujauddin
DAlivardi Khan

Question 15 of 25

In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at-

AMasulipattanam
BPulicat
CChochin
DKasim Bazar

Question 16 of 25

Vasco da Gama discovered the sea-route to lndia in which one of the following years?

A1498
B1492
C1494
D1453

Question 17 of 25

The administration of the English East lndia Company in lndia came to an and of-

A1857
B1858
C1862
D1892

Question 18 of 25

Whe was the first Governor General of Bengal?

ARobert Clive
BWarren Hastings
CWilliam Bentick
DCornwallis

Question 19 of 25

Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy in lndia?

ADiaz
BVasco da Gama
CFrancisco de Almeida
DAlbuquerque

Question 20 of 25

Which one of the following was NOT a French settlement in lndia?

APondicherry
BMahe
CGoa
DChandranagar

Question 21 of 25

Which English Governor of East lndia Company in lndia was expelled by Aurangzed?

AAungier
BSir John Child
CSir John Gayer
DSir Nicholas Waite

Question 22 of 25

The first definite step to provide parliamentary control over East lndia Company was taken by-

AThe Regulating Act of 1773
BThe pitt's lndia Act of 1784
CThe Charter Act of 1793
DThe Charter Act of 1833

Question 23 of 25

Who were the first Europeans to set up sea trade centres in lndia?

AThe English
BThe French
CThe Portuguese
DThe Dutch

Question 24 of 25

During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to lndia?

APortuguese
BEnglish
CDutch
DDanish

Question 25 of 25

Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in lndia?

AGoa
BCalicut
CCannanore
DCochin