14000+ MCQs Modern History (Advent of European Companies in India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 14/12/2025
1. Which of the following regarding the establishment of Dutch factories in India is not correctly matched?
| Dutch Factory | Year of Establishment |
| (a) Pulicat | 1610 |
| (b) Surat | 1616 |
| (c) Karaikal | 1645 |
| (d) Cochin | 1670 |
2. Who were the first to start a Joint Stock Company to trade with India?
3. Which among the following statements are correct with regard to the Portuguese in India?
I. They had the monopoly over the Eastern trade in the 16th century.
II. They possessed Mumbai (Bombay) in the beginning.
III. They had trading settlements at Cochin, Daman and Diu.
IV. The Mughals denied them any trading concessions.
4. The French East India Company was set up
5. Match the following (Wars) with their Outcome/Treaty.
| List I (War) | List II (Outcome/End) |
| A. First Carnatic War | 1. Ended by Treaty of Paris |
| B. Third Carnatic War | 2. Defeat of British |
| C. Second Carnatic War | 3. Undecided (or Ended by Treaty of Pondicherry) |
| D. First Mysore War | 4. Ended by Aix-la-Chapelle Treaty |
6. The place of the English East India Company settlement in Madras was known as
7. Who was the first Dutch to come to India in 1596?
8. Why did the Dutch East India Company fail to maintain its influence in India?
9. Which of the following is related to the Blue Water Policy?
10. Who is considered as the real founder of the Portuguese power in India?
11. Match the following (Sailors/Explorers) with their Country of Origin.
| List I (Sailors) | List II (Country) |
| A. Vasco da Gama | 1. Spain |
| B. Christopher Columbus | 2. Portugal |
| C. Captain Cook (James) | 3. Holland (Dutch) |
| D. Tasman (Abel) | 4. Great Britain |
12. The cotton clothes of Calicut, which were taken by the Portuguese, were commonly called in Europe as
13. At which place in Bengal did the Mughal Emperor grant the permission to the East India Company to trade and set up its factories in 1651?
14. At which place in Bengal did the Dutch establish their factory?
15. Where did the French East India Company first establish its factory in India?
16. Where did the Dutch found their first factory in India?
17. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in which of the following years?
18. Which Carnatic Nawab was defeated by the Joint army of Muzaffar Jung, Chanda Sahib and Dupleix in the Battle of Ambur (1749)?
19. Vasco da Gama reached the famous port of Calicut by the help of
20. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between the
21. In the reign of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?
22. Which one of the following crops was introduced by the Portuguese in India?
23. Name the first English Voyage to come in India.
24. During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India?
25. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
26. With reference to the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle 1748, which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. The I Carnatic War was ended.
II. The English got back Madras.
27. Who founded the settlement which became Fort William (Calcutta)?
28. What is the name of the fort constructed by the British in Calcutta?
29. The correct chronological order of the places where the trading centres were set up by the Britishers are
30. Which area of India was famous for cultivating opium during the British period?
31. Who discovered the sea-route to India via the Cape of Good Hope?
32. Who among the following was the first to arrive in Africa as traders that eventually led to European colonisation of Africa?
33. The Dutch East India Company established its factory at Patna in which year?
34. Match the following (French East India Company Figures and Actions).
| List I (Person) | List II (Action/Ambition) |
| A. Francois Caron | 1. Set up a first French factory at Surat |
| B. Marcara | 2. Set up another factory of French at Masulipatnam in 1669 |
| C. Francois Martin | 3. Acquired the area of Pondicherry from the Quiladar of Valikondapuram from the Sultan of Bijapur and transformed into a flourishing port. |
| D. Dupleix (Joseph Francois) | 4. Cherish the ambition of a French Empire |
35. Who first came to India for trading purposes?
36. Which one of the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independent India as traders?
37. Consider the following statements about English East India Company.
I. In 1667, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb issued firman in favour of Company to trade in Bengal. II. William Hawkins succeeded to get permission from Jahangir to set up a factory at Surat. III. The company constantly increased its power by taking the advantages of the corrupt nobles of the later Mughal Empire. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are not correct?
38. Which of the following is/are not correct regarding Afonso de Albuquerque?
I. He was the second Governor of Portuguese in India.
II. He had captured Goa from the ruler of Bijapur.
III. He discouraged his countrymen to marry Indian women.
IV. He consolidated Portuguese power in India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
39. The Headquarters of Danish settlement was
40. Which one of the following is the correct statement?
41. In which of the following places did the Dutch establish their trading centres in India?
42. Which of the following place in India was the Headquarters of the Portuguese?
43. At which place in India did the Danish East India Company set up its first factory in 1620?
44. To whom did the Danes sell all their settlements and return to their country?
45. Which English Governor of the East India Company in India was expelled by Aurangzeb?
46. In which part of Bengal was the second Danish factory set up in 1676 to speed up the trade?
47. In 1600, the Charter to the English East India Company for a monopoly of Eastern trade for 15 years was given by
48. Which of the following statements regarding the Danish are correct?
I. They could not establish their position in India.
II. They sold all their settlements to Portuguese.
III. They were more concerned with the missionary activities than trade.
IV. They established their factory at Masulipatnam and Porto Novo.
49. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of Portuguese Governors?
50. The ruler of Gujarat Bahadur Shah was killed in conflict with
