14000+ MCQs Modern History (Advent of European Companies in India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 12/09/2026
1. The ruler of Gujarat Bahadur Shah was killed in conflict with
2. Which one of the following crops was introduced by the Portuguese in India?
3. Who is considered as the real founder of the Portuguese power in India?
4. Who were the first to start a Joint Stock Company to trade with India?
5. In which of the following places did the Dutch establish their trading centres in India?
6. Who founded the settlement which became Fort William (Calcutta)?
7. Who discovered the sea-route to India via the Cape of Good Hope?
8. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
9. Which Carnatic war came to an end by the Treaty of Pondicherry or Treaty of Godehu (1754)?
10. The immediate cause of the First Carnatic War was
11. The Headquarters of Danish settlement was
12. Which one of the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independent India as traders?
13. The Englishman appointed by Akbar for verification of diamond was
14. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between the
15. Name the Indian king who welcomed Portuguese sailor, Vasco da Gama at Calicut?
16. In 1600, the Charter to the English East India Company for a monopoly of Eastern trade for 15 years was given by
17. Name the first English Voyage to come in India.
18. The correct chronological order of the places where the trading centres were set up by the Britishers are
19. Who used Hooghly as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal?
20. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
21. 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 |
22. 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.
23. Which of the following place in India was the Headquarters of the Portuguese?
24. Who among the following was the founder of the French India Company for trade in India?
25. Who lived in the ‘Black Towns’ established by the European in the 18th Century?
26. 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?
27. 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 |
28. Who was the ruler of India when the British East India Company was formed in London?
29. 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?
30. At which place in Bengal did the Dutch establish their factory?
31. Among the following factories in Bengal, the one established by the Portuguese was
32. 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 |
33. 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.
34. Who was defeated by the English in the Battle of Wandiwash?
35. When was the Danish East India Company established?
36. What is the name of the fort constructed by the British in Calcutta?
37. In which part of Bengal was the second Danish factory set up in 1676 to speed up the trade?
38. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in which of the following years?
39. In the reign of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?
40. 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?
41. Which Carnatic Nawab was defeated by the Joint army of Muzaffar Jung, Chanda Sahib and Dupleix in the Battle of Ambur (1749)?
42. What was the name of the ambassador sent by James I to the court of Jahangir in 1608?
43. During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India?
44. Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?
45. Who was the first Dutch to come to India in 1596?
46. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of Portuguese Governors?
47. The first to come and last to leave India were
48. 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?
49. Who first came to India for trading purposes?
50. The Dutch East India Company established its factory at Patna in which year?