The Advent of Europeans to India Questions & Answers - 1

Question: 1

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

(A) Chandranagar

(B) Pondicherry

(C) Mahe

(D) Goa

Question: 2

The French East India Company was formed in

(A) 1600

(B) 1662

(C) 1664

(D) 1668

Question: 3

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

(A) Aurangzeb

(B) Akbar

(C) Shahjahan

(D) Jahangir

Question: 4

Who granted the permission to establish the French factory at Masulipattam?

(A) Abdulla Kutub Shah

(B) Salabat Jung

(C) Nasir Jung

(D) Muzaffar Jung

Question: 5

Which of the British Officials defeated Portuguese at Sowlley?

(A) William Hawkins

(B) Josiah child

(C) Thomas Roe

(D) Thomas Best