TEST SERIES - 33 (I)

. Which one of the following was not a French settlement in India?

• Pondicherry

• Mahe

• Goa

• Chandranagar

Bombay was acquired by the English from the Portuguese in the year

• 1661

• 1612

• 1600

• 1595

Who was the first Governor–General of Bengal?

• Robert Clive

• Warren Hastings

• William Bentinck

• Cornwallis

With reference to the colonial period of India, the trade monopoly of the East India company was ended by

• The Regulating Act of 1773

• Pitt’s India Act of 1784

• The Charter Act of 1813

• The Charter Act of 1833

During whose reign did Sir Thomas Roe have regular attendance at the Mughal court to secure commercial privilege?

• Akbar

• Jahangir

• Shahjahan

• Aurangzeb

Who were the first Europeans to reach India for trade?

• Portuguese

• British

• Dutch

• French

Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in India?

• Goa

• Calicut

• Cannanore

• Cochin

Which of the British Officials defeated Portuguese at Sowlley?

• William Hawkins

• Thomas Best

• Thomas Roe

• Josiah Child

The French East India Company was formed in

• 1600

• 1660

• 1664

• 1668

The administration of the English East India Company in India came to an end of

• 1857

• 1858

• 1862

• 1892