EIC in the subcontinent

BEIC was a

• A private trading company from Portugal

• A private trading company from Netherlands

• A private trading company from Britain

BEIC was given charter for trade by Queen Elizabeth I in

• 1650

• 1700

• 1600

A monopoly was given to BEIC to trade in

For East India company, India was the source of

• Cotton goods and tea plantations

• Cotton goods and Spices

• Yarn and salt peter

• All of the above

In 1664, EIC established their headquarters in

• Calcutta

• Bombay

• None of the above

Which Mughal emperor confronted a war with EIC

The black hole incident occured on

• 20th Jan, 1756

• 20th June, 1758

• 20th June, 1756

• 20th Jan, 1756

• None of the above

Fort William was built at the city of

Nawab of Bengal in 1756

• Shuja ud Daulah

• Siraj ud Daulah

• Nawab ud Daulah

Prisoners died in the dungeon of Fort William

• 123

• 132

• 146

• 164