1. Carnatic War was fought between
Question Asked : UPPCS (Pre) 1995
(A) English and French
(B) English and Dutch
(C) English and Marathas
(D) Haider Ali and Marathas
2. Which one of the following was the immediate cause of the First Carnatic War?
Question Asked : MPPCS (Pre) 2008
(A) Anglo-French Rivalry
(B) Austrian War of Succession
(C) Issues of Carnatic Succession
(D) Capture of French ships by the British
3. Which English Governor of East India Company in India was expelled by Aurangzeb
Question Asked : MPPCS (Pre) 2008
(A) Aungier
(B) Sir John Child
(C) Sir John Gayer
(D) Sir Nicholas Waite
4. Bombay was taken over by the English East India Company From
Question Asked : Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2010
(A) The Dutch
(B) The French
(C) The Danish
(D) The Portuguese
5. In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?
Question Asked : IAS (Pre) 2006
(A) Bangalore
(B) Madras
(C) Masulipattam
(D) Surat
6. Which one of the following European trading company was the first to establish its factory at Surat?
Question Asked : UPPCS (Mains) 2011
(A) The Dutch
(B) The English
(C) The French
(D) The Portuguese
7. Which of the British officials defeated Portuguese at Sowlley?
Question Asked : 44th BPSC (Pre) 2000
(A) William Hawkins
(B) Thomas Best
(C) Thomas Roe
(D) Josiah Child
8. The first factory of the East India Company was established at
Question Asked : UPPSC (GIC) 2010, UPPSC (Pre) 1990
(A) Pune
(B) Goa
(C) Pondicherry
(D) Surat
9. Where in India did Britishers set up their first factory in 1612?
Question Asked : 39th BPSC (Pre) 1994
(A) Goa
(B) Hooghly in Bengal
(C) Amarkot
(D) Surat
10. During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?
Question Asked : IAS (Pre) 2008, 2009
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
