14000+ MCQs Modern History (Advent of European Companies in India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 03/05/2026
1. Where did the Portuguese construct their first fort in India?
2. The first to come and last to leave India were
3. 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 |
4. The immediate cause of the First Carnatic War was
5. 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.
6. Which English Governor of the East India Company in India was expelled by Aurangzeb?
7. 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?
8. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between the
9. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
10. Which of the following place in India was the Headquarters of the Portuguese?
11. Who founded the settlement which became Fort William (Calcutta)?
12. The ruler of Gujarat Bahadur Shah was killed in conflict with
13. Where did the French East India Company first establish its factory in India?
14. Which Carnatic Nawab was defeated by the Joint army of Muzaffar Jung, Chanda Sahib and Dupleix in the Battle of Ambur (1749)?
15. Who were the first Europeans to set up sea trade centres in India?
16. During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India?
17. Name the Indian king who welcomed Portuguese sailor, Vasco da Gama at Calicut?
18. Who was the ruler of India when the British East India Company was formed in London?
19. Which of the following is related to the Blue Water Policy?
20. The French East India Company was founded in 1664. It made rapid progress and was finally established at
21. Which one of the following crops was introduced by the Portuguese in India?
22. The Englishman appointed by Akbar for verification of diamond was
23. The staple commodities of export by the East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
24. When was the Danish East India Company established?
25. Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?
26. Who was the first Portuguese viceroy in India?
27. 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?
28. Who was defeated by the English in the Battle of Wandiwash?
29. Among the following factories in Bengal, the one established by the Portuguese was
30. The Headquarters of Danish settlement was
31. 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 |
32. In which of the following places did the Dutch establish their trading centres in India?
33. The Portuguese establishment in India was officially known by the name
34. Who first came to India for trading purposes?
35. 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.
36. Who were the first to start a Joint Stock Company to trade with India?
37. The correct chronological order of the places where the trading centres were set up by the Britishers are
38. Who was the first President of Fort William?
39. 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.
40. Which area of India was famous for cultivating opium during the British period?
41. 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 |
42. The French East India Company was set up
43. What is the name of the fort constructed by the British in Calcutta?
44. The place of the English East India Company settlement in Madras was known as
45. When was the British East India Company established in India?
46. The Dutch East India Company established its factory at Patna in which year?
47. 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.
48. The English established their first factory in India at
49. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
50. Who was the first Dutch to come to India in 1596?