14000+ MCQs Modern History (Advent of European Companies in India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 28/10/2026
1. Where did the Portuguese construct their first fort in India?
2. Where did the French East India Company first establish its factory in India?
3. Who used Hooghly as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal?
4. In which part of Bengal was the second Danish factory set up in 1676 to speed up the trade?
5. The immediate cause of the First Carnatic War was
6. 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?
7. Where was the Western Presidency situated in the early period of the East India company?
8. The staple commodities of export by the East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
9. Name the Indian king who welcomed Portuguese sailor, Vasco da Gama at Calicut?
10. Which of the following is related to the Blue Water Policy?
11. The Dutch East India Company established its factory at Patna in which year?
12. The Portuguese establishment in India was officially known by the name
13. 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?
14. Who was defeated by the English in the Battle of Wandiwash?
15. The correct chronological order of the places where the trading centres were set up by the Britishers are
16. In the reign of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?
17. 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.
18. Where did the Dutch found their first factory in India?
19. Which one of the following is the correct statement?
20. At which place in Bengal did the Dutch establish their factory?
21. Who lived in the ‘Black Towns’ established by the European in the 18th Century?
22. 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?
23. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
24. Name the first English Voyage to come in India.
25. Who were the first to start a Joint Stock Company to trade with India?
26. 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 |
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. 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?
30. Which one among the following was a reason for which the French could not succeed in India in the 18th century?
31. What was the name of the ambassador sent by James I to the court of Jahangir in 1608?
32. Why did the Dutch East India Company fail to maintain its influence in India?
33. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in which of the following years?
34. Which one of the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independent India as traders?
35. Who was the first Dutch to come to India in 1596?
36. The French East India Company was founded in 1664. It made rapid progress and was finally established at
37. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of Portuguese Governors?
38. At which place in India did the Danish East India Company set up its first factory in 1620?
39. What is the name of the fort constructed by the British in Calcutta?
40. Who first came to India for trading purposes?
41. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between the
42. The ruler of Gujarat Bahadur Shah was killed in conflict with
43. The Englishman appointed by Akbar for verification of diamond was
44. Which area of India was famous for cultivating opium during the British period?
45. Vasco da Gama reached the famous port of Calicut by the help of
46. When was the British East India Company established in India?
47. Who among the following was the first to arrive in Africa as traders that eventually led to European colonisation of Africa?
48. 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 |
49. In which of the following places did the Dutch establish their trading centres in India?
50. During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India?