1. Which was the following war consolidated British supremacy over India?
Question Asked : MPPCS (Pre) 1994
(A) Battle of Buxar
(B) Battle of Plassey
(C) IIIrd battle of Mysore
(D) Independence struggle of 1857
2. Which one of the following was the last Governor of Bengal appointed by the Mughal emperor?
Question Asked : UPPCS (Mains) 2013
(A) Sarfraz Khan
(B) Murshid Quli Khan
(C) Alivardi Khan
(D) Shujauddin Muhammad Khan
3. Who, among the following Europeans, was the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?
Question Asked : IAS (Pre) 2007
(A) Dutch
(B) English
(C) French
(D) Portuguese
4. During British rule which region of India was famous for the production of opium?
Question Asked : 47th BPSC (Pre) 2005
(A) Bihar
(B) Southern India
(C) Gujarat
(D) Assam
5. Identify the region from where Europeans got best shora and opium
Question Asked : 40th BPSC (Pre) 1995
(A) Bihar
(C) Bengal
(B) Gujarat
(D) Madras
6. The French failed to establish power in the Deccan because
Question Asked : UPPCS (Pre) 1998
(A) Duplex was not a capable general
(B) The English had a strong army
(C) The French were not liked by the Indians
(D) Pondicherry was not a strategic centre
7. Which of the following factories of Bengal was establisbed by the Dutch?
Question Asked : UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2010
(A) Bandel
(B) Chinsurah
(C) Hooghly
(D) Srirampur
8. Who among the following is considered the founder of French Company in India
Question Asked : UPPCS (Mains) 2003
(A) Richelieu
(B) Mazarin
(C) Colbert
(D) Franco Martin
9. French East India Company was constituted during the reign of
Question Asked : UPPCS (Mains) 2014 , UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013
(A) Louis XIV
(B) Louis XIII
(C) Louis XV
(D) Louis XVI
10. In India, among the following locations, the French established their earliest factory at
Question Asked : IAS (Pre) 2003
(A) Surat
(B) Pulicat
(C) Cochin
(D) Kasim Bazar
