14000+ MCQs Modern History (Advent of European Companies in India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 13/09/2026
1. Where did the Dutch found their first factory in India?
2. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in which of the following years?
3. Who was the ruler of India when the British East India Company was formed in London?
4. 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 |
5. Consider the following statements.
I. The Portuguese Governor Afonso De Sousa had acquired Diu and Bassein from Bahadur Shah of Gujarat.
II. The famous Jesuit Saint Francis Xavier came to India with Afonso de Sousa.
Which of the following statement(s) given above is/are correct?
6. The staple commodities of export by the East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
7. Name the ruler of Thanjavur who willingly negotiated with the Danish Merchants for trade.
8. The Englishman appointed by Akbar for verification of diamond was
9. The ruler of Gujarat Bahadur Shah was killed in conflict with
10. In which of the following places did the Dutch establish their trading centres in India?
11. Name the first English Voyage to come in India.
12. Which one of the following crops was introduced by the Portuguese in India?
13. Who lived in the ‘Black Towns’ established by the European in the 18th Century?
14. 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.
15. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
16. The first to come and last to leave India were
17. 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 |
18. Who among the following was the founder of the French India Company for trade in India?
19. 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 |
20. Which of the following is related to the Blue Water Policy?
21. Initially, the Mughals tried to develop friendly relations with the English. Why?
I. They could use the English to counter the Portuguese on the sea.
II. They could use English to keep them in opening trading points in spice islands.
III. Indian merchants could certainly benefit by competition among their foreign buyers.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
22. Who was the first Dutch to come to India in 1596?
23. 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 |
24. Which one among the following was a reason for which the French could not succeed in India in the 18th century?
25. The Dutch East India Company established its factory at Patna in which year?
26. The place of the English East India Company settlement in Madras was known as
27. What is the name of the fort constructed by the British in Calcutta?
28. Among the following factories in Bengal, the one established by the Portuguese was
29. Which Carnatic war came to an end by the Treaty of Pondicherry or Treaty of Godehu (1754)?
30. Which of the following place in India was the Headquarters of the Portuguese?
31. Which area of India was famous for cultivating opium during the British period?
32. At which place in India did the Danish East India Company set up its first factory in 1620?
33. Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?
34. At which place in Bengal did the Dutch establish their factory?
35. The English established their first factory in India at
36. The French East India Company was founded in 1664. It made rapid progress and was finally established at
37. The Headquarters of Danish settlement was
38. Who is considered as the real founder of the Portuguese power in India?
39. Where was the Western Presidency situated in the early period of the East India company?
40. 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?
41. Consider the following statements.
I. Firman issued by Farrukhsiyar in favour of British (for duty-free trade) was known as ‘Magna Carta’ of the British Company. II. The English opened their first factory at Surat. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
42. Name the Indian king who welcomed Portuguese sailor, Vasco da Gama at Calicut?
43. What was the name of the ambassador sent by James I to the court of Jahangir in 1608?
44. Which English Governor of the East India Company in India was expelled by Aurangzeb?
45. When was the British East India Company established in India?
46. To whom did the Danes sell all their settlements and return to their country?
47. The correct chronological order of the places where the trading centres were set up by the Britishers are
48. During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India?
49. Consider the following statements regarding Portuguese.
I. Their first effort to establish commerce in Bengal was made for Chittagong. II. The second settlement at Hugh was granted to them by Akbar in 1579-80. III. The third settlement was established at Bandel through a Firman of Shah Jahan in 1633. IV. Portuguese lost Hormuz in 1622 to Mughals. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
50. Who was the first President of Fort William?
