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THE EXPANSION OF BRITISH POWER IN INDIA

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

THE EEIC ESTABLISHED ITS FIRST FACTORY IN _______

a)

BOMBAY

b)

SURAT

c)

JAIPUR

d)

BANARAS

e)

NAGALAND

2.

THE EEIC RECEIVED A ROYAL CHARTER FROM QUEEN ELIZABATH I TO TRADE WITH EASTERN WORLD IN THE YEAR ____

a)

1621

b)

1598

c)

1612

d)

1600

3.

Name the place the British King Charles-II received as a dowry by marrying the Portuguese princess, which later became an important trading centre.

a)

ISLAND OF DAMAN

b)

ISLAND OF GOA

c)

ISLAND OF PUDICHERRY

d)

Island of Bombay

4.

[p1] Who were the "sepoys"?

a)

Governors who ruled as a representative of a monarch.

b)

Indian soldiers hired by the British East India Company.

c)

Soldiers who fought for the Mogul emperor.

5.

The (a)   were the first Europeans to come to India

6.

In which year did Vasco Da Gama of Portugal discovered the sea route from Europe to India.

a)

1468

b)

1757

c)

1498

d)

1857

7.

_____ granted a Charter to East India Company in early 1600s in order to trade with India.

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

King George V

d)

Queen Elizabeth II

8.

DEFINE MERCHANTILISM

4 lines
9.

(a)   RECEIVED AN IMPERIAL FARMAN FROM JAHANGIR , ALLOWING THE BRITISH TO TRADE IN INDIA

10.

____________ discovered a new sea route to India in 1498.

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Vasco Da Gama

c)

Swami Vivekananda

d)

None of the above

11.

Mughal Emperor _______________ permitted the Company to trade in India.

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Jahangir

d)

None of the above