14000+ MCQs Modern History (Advent of European Companies in India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. Which one of the following is the correct statement?
2. The Headquarters of Danish settlement was
3. 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.
4. The Englishman appointed by Akbar for verification of diamond was
5. When was the British East India Company established in India?
6. Who were the first to start a Joint Stock Company to trade with India?
7. Who was defeated by the English in the Battle of Wandiwash?
8. Name the first English Voyage to come in India.
9. The cotton clothes of Calicut, which were taken by the Portuguese, were commonly called in Europe as
10. Who lived in the ‘Black Towns’ established by the European in the 18th Century?
11. To whom did the Danes sell all their settlements and return to their country?
12. Who was the ruler of India when the British East India Company was formed in London?
13. Who were the first Europeans to set up sea trade centres in India?
14. The place of the English East India Company settlement in Madras was known as
15. Who among the following was the first to arrive in Africa as traders that eventually led to European colonisation of Africa?
16. 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?
17. What is the name of the fort constructed by the British in Calcutta?
18. The immediate cause of the First Carnatic War was
19. Name the ruler of Thanjavur who willingly negotiated with the Danish Merchants for trade.
20. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of Portuguese Governors?
21. Who discovered the sea-route to India via the Cape of Good Hope?
22. Name the Indian king who welcomed Portuguese sailor, Vasco da Gama at Calicut?
23. Who first came to India for trading purposes?
24. Among the following factories in Bengal, the one established by the Portuguese was
25. Who is considered as the real founder of the Portuguese power in India?
26. 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.
27. The Portuguese establishment in India was officially known by the name
28. Who founded the settlement which became Fort William (Calcutta)?
29. The French East India Company was set up
30. 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?
31. Who was the first Dutch to come to India in 1596?
32. The Dutch East India Company established its factory at Patna in which year?
33. 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 |
34. 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 |
35. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between the
36. Where did the French East India Company first establish its factory in India?
37. During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India?
38. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
39. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in which of the following years?
40. What was the name of the ambassador sent by James I to the court of Jahangir in 1608?
41. At which place in India did the Danish East India Company set up its first factory in 1620?
42. The correct chronological order of the places where the trading centres were set up by the Britishers are
43. The French East India Company was founded in 1664. It made rapid progress and was finally established at
44. Who among the following was the founder of the French India Company for trade in India?
45. Who was the first President of Fort William?
46. Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?
47. In which of the following places did the Dutch establish their trading centres in India?
48. The staple commodities of export by the East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
49. Which of the following place in India was the Headquarters of the Portuguese?
50. Who used Hooghly as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal?
