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