1.
The Treaty of Bassien was signed with the British by
2.
The Indian textiles which were used by the Dutch in the African slave trade were
3.
Which one among the following was fought earliest?
4.
The founder of Madras was
5.
When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the
6.
In, Bengal the headquarters of East India Company were located at?
7.
Who among the following was the first Muslim Millitary Commander who annexed Bihar and Bengal by overthrowing the Sena dynasty?
8.
Who was Francisco Denies Almeida?
9.
The French for the trade of the East India Company was founded in India by
10.
Which British Military officer defeated Tipu Sultan in India, Napoleon Bonaparte in Europe and eventually became the Duke of Wellington?
11.
In 1757, Siraj-ud-Daula was defeated by?
12.
With which one among the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?
13.
Between whom was the Treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made?
14.
The ruler of which one of the following states was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?
15.
The land of Bombay was given to the English Prince Charles as Dowry by the
16.
Who among the following British officials was sent to Lahore to negotiate the Treaty of Amritsar with Ranjit Singh?
17.
Which of the following did not participate in the alliance forged by Mir Qasim after he was defeated by the English in 1763?
18.
The main English exports from Bengal were
19.
English East India Company’s first Presidency in India was?
20.
Which Indian King requested Napoleon for help to drive the British from India?
21.
In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?
22.
Who among the following was an ally of Mir Qasim in the Battle of Buxar?
23.
Which one among the following was the result of the first Anglo-Maratha War of 1775-82?
24.
The French got the site of Pondicherry from
25.
The English Governor in India who was expelled by Aurangzeb was?
26.
Which of the following statements about Hyder Ali is correct?
27.
In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at
28.
Goa was captured by the Portugese in?
29.
Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?
30.
Who among the following was not a party to the coalition that fought against the English in the Battle of Buxar?
31.
Who laid the foundation of Portugese power in India?
32.
Who introduced Blue water policy in India?
33.
Which among the following was NOT annexed into the East India territories via the Doctrine of Lapse?
34.
The final defeat of the Maratha confederacy came during the time of?
35.
Job Charnock founded Calcutta at the site of
36.
Who succeeded Siraj-ud-Daula a Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Palassey?
37.
The South Indian ruler who introduced sericulture as an agro-industry in his Kingdom was
38.
The state which granted the Golden Farman to the Dutch to trade freely on payment of a more 500 pagodas a year as duty was
39.
Job Charnock founded Calcutta at the site of
40.
The first Anglo-Burmese War concluded by a treaty. Which one among the following is that?
