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