- 1. When was the English East India Company founded?
A) 1800
B) 1700
C) 1500
D) 1600
- 2. What was the purpose of the English East India Company?
A) Conquering Africa
B) Exploration of the Americas
C) Fishing in the North Sea
D) Trade with the East Indies
- 3. What was the English East India Company's base of operations in India?
A) Bombay
B) Madras
C) Delhi
D) Calcutta
- 4. In which year did the English East India Company gain control of Bombay?
A) 1705
B) 1668
C) 1750
D) 1801
- 5. Who led the English East India Company in the battle of Plassey in 1757?
A) James Wolfe
B) Horatio Nelson
C) Robert Clive
D) Arthur Wellesley
- 6. In which year did the English East India Company lose its monopoly on trade with India?
A) 1835
B) 1700
C) 1757
D) 1813
- 7. Which act effectively led to the governance of British India passing from the English East India Company to the British Crown?
A) Charter Act of 1813
B) Indian Councils Act of 1861
C) Government of India Act 1858
D) Regulating Act of 1773
- 8. What was the English East India Company's flag known as?
A) Union Jack
B) Jolly Roger
C) Tricolor
D) Red Ensign
- 9. What was the nickname given to the English East India Company's soldiers in India?
A) Musketeers
B) Sepoys
C) Samurais
D) Conquistadors
- 10. What was the name of the English East India Company's main trading post in China?
A) Canton
B) Shanghai
C) Beijing
D) Hangzhou
- 11. Who was the first English ambassador to the Mughal court in India?
A) Sir Thomas Roe
B) Sir Samuel White
C) Sir John Strachey
D) Sir William Norris
- 12. What was the system of governance introduced by the English East India Company in India called?
A) Pitt's India Act
B) Doctrine of Lapse
C) Subsidiary Alliance
D) Permanent Settlement
- 13. Who was the first Viceroy of India appointed by the British Crown after the dissolution of the English East India Company's rule?
A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Canning
C) Lord Dalhousie
D) Lord Mayo
- 14. What was the name of the English East India Company's naval force?
A) Bombay Marine
B) Royal Navy
C) Navy of Bengal
D) East India Squadron
- 15. Which British monarch granted a royal charter to the English East India Company?
A) King James I
B) King Henry VIII
C) Queen Victoria
D) Queen Elizabeth I
- 16. Who was the first Governor-General of India appointed by the English East India Company?
A) Warren Hastings
B) Lord Cornwallis
C) Sir Thomas Roe
D) William Pitt
- 17. What valuable spice was a major trading item for the English East India Company?
A) Clove
B) Saffron
C) Pepper
D) Cinnamon
- 18. What was the English East India Company's primary source of revenue in India?
A) Land Revenue
B) Spice Trade
C) Silk Export
D) Textile Industry
- 19. In which year was the English East India Company finally dissolved?
A) 1900
B) 1925
C) 1874
D) 1850
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