14000+ MCQs Modern History (Advent of European Companies in India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 15/03/2026
1. 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.
2. Which Carnatic Nawab was defeated by the Joint army of Muzaffar Jung, Chanda Sahib and Dupleix in the Battle of Ambur (1749)?
3. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of Portuguese Governors?
4. The first to come and last to leave India were
5. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
6. The Headquarters of Danish settlement was
7. Who was the first Dutch to come to India in 1596?
8. The ruler of Gujarat Bahadur Shah was killed in conflict with
9. In which part of Bengal was the second Danish factory set up in 1676 to speed up the trade?
10. When was the British East India Company established in India?
11. 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.
12. 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 |
13. The Portuguese establishment in India was officially known by the name
14. Which one of the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independent India as traders?
15. Where did the Portuguese construct their first fort in India?
16. Who used Hooghly as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal?
17. Who among the following was the first to arrive in Africa as traders that eventually led to European colonisation of Africa?
18. Which one among the following was a reason for which the French could not succeed in India in the 18th century?
19. 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?
20. Who founded the settlement which became Fort William (Calcutta)?
21. Name the first English Voyage to come in India.
22. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in which of the following years?
23. In 1600, the Charter to the English East India Company for a monopoly of Eastern trade for 15 years was given by
24. At which place in Bengal did the Dutch establish their factory?
25. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between the
26. Who were the first to start a Joint Stock Company to trade with India?
27. Who was the first President of Fort William?
28. Who first came to India for trading purposes?
29. What is the name of the fort constructed by the British in Calcutta?
30. 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.
31. Vasco da Gama reached the famous port of Calicut by the help of
32. Who is considered as the real founder of the Portuguese power in India?
33. The English established their first factory in India at
34. During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India?
35. The correct chronological order of the places where the trading centres were set up by the Britishers are
36. When was the Danish East India Company established?
37. With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following.
I. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.
II. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.
III. The English never occupied Pondicherry.
38. In the reign of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?
39. The staple commodities of export by the East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
40. The Englishman appointed by Akbar for verification of diamond was
41. 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 |
42. Among the following factories in Bengal, the one established by the Portuguese was
43. The place of the English East India Company settlement in Madras was known as
44. The Dutch East India Company established its factory at Patna in which year?
45. Where did the French East India Company first establish its factory in India?
46. At which place in India did the Danish East India Company set up its first factory in 1620?
47. The French East India Company was founded in 1664. It made rapid progress and was finally established at
48. Why did the Dutch East India Company fail to maintain its influence in India?
49. Which area of India was famous for cultivating opium during the British period?
50. 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?