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Below is the list of top 20 MCQs on The British East India Company useful for all competitive exams like UPSC civils, APPSC, TGPSC Group-1,2,3,4 exams.
When was the British East India Company formed?
- A) 1600
- B) 1614
- C) 1616
- D) 1604
Answer: A) 1600
Where were the first factories of the British East India Company set up?
- A) Surat and Madras
- B) Masulipatnam and Surat
- C) Calcutta and Bombay
- D) Madras and Calcutta
Answer: B) Masulipatnam and Surat
Who invaded Delhi in 1739?
- A) Tipu Sultan
- B) Nadir Shah
- C) Hyder Ali
- D) Aurangzeb
Answer: B) Nadir Shah
The Siege of Madras in 1746 marked what significant event?
- A) The first European-designed fort in India
- B) The British losing control of Bengal
- C) The defeat of the French
- D) The establishment of railways in India
Answer: A) The first European-designed fort in India
Which battle in 1757 marked a major turning point for the British East India Company?
- A) Battle of Seringapatam
- B) Battle of Buxar
- C) Battle of Plassey
- D) Anglo-Mysore War
Answer: C) Battle of Plassey
What rights did the Mughal Emperor grant the East India Company in 1765?
- A) Monopoly to sell in Bengal
- B) Rights to revenue collection in Bengal
- C) Control over Madras
- D) Military power in India
Answer: B) Rights to revenue collection in Bengal
The first Anglo-Mysore War was fought between which two powers?
- A) Tipu Sultan and the French
- B) Hyder Ali and the East India Company
- C) Nadir Shah and the British
- D) The Mughals and the French
Answer: B) Hyder Ali and the East India Company
When was the Doctrine of Lapse introduced, leading to the annexation of Indian provinces?
- A) 1835
- B) 1843
- C) 1857
- D) 1767
Answer: B) 1843
Which language was made the official court language in 1835?
- A) Hindi
- B) Persian
- C) English
- D) Urdu
Answer: C) English
What major event ended the rule of the British East India Company in 1858?
- A) Vellore Sepoy Mutiny
- B) Indian Sepoy Mutiny
- C) Fall of Delhi
- D) Establishment of railways
Answer: B) Indian Sepoy Mutiny
Which war marked a turning point in Indian history, giving the British an upper hand over the French in 1751?
- A) First Anglo-Mysore War
- B) Carnatic War
- C) Battle of Plassey
- D) Siege of Madras
Answer: B) Carnatic War
Who was killed in the Battle of Seringapatam in 1799?
- A) Hyder Ali
- B) Nadir Shah
- C) Tipu Sultan
- D) Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula
Answer: C) Tipu Sultan
When did the Second Anglo-Maratha War and the fall of Delhi occur?
- A) 1767
- B) 1803
- C) 1818
- D) 1799
Answer: B) 1803
The Vellore Sepoy Mutiny took place in which year?
- A) 1857
- B) 1806
- C) 1812
- D) 1820
Answer: B) 1806
When was the massive migration of Indians to Reunion and Mauritius initiated?
- A) 1835
- B) 1843
- C) 1806
- D) 1825
Answer: A) 1835
What significant development happened between Thane and Bombay in 1853?
- A) The first railway line was laid
- B) Telegraph lines were established
- C) The British East India Company gained revenue rights
- D) The Sepoy Mutiny began
Answer: A) The first railway line was laid
Which event marked the official end of the East India Company’s rule in India?
- A) Doctrine of Lapse
- B) Indian Sepoy Mutiny
- C) Proclamation of British Crown Rule
- D) Fall of Delhi in the Anglo-Maratha War
Answer: C) Proclamation of British Crown Rule
What was the main reason for the introduction of the Doctrine of Lapse in 1843?
- A) To control Indian princely states
- B) To promote British trade
- C) To improve education
- D) To develop railways
Answer: A) To control Indian princely states
Which year marked the establishment of a monopoly for the British East India Company to sell in Bengal?
- A) 1765
- B) 1773
- C) 1757
- D) 1784
Answer: B) 1773
What was the impact of the Indian Sepoy Mutiny of 1857?
- A) The fall of Tipu Sultan
- B) The end of the British East India Company rule
- C) Introduction of English as the official language
- D) The annexation of Bengal
Answer: B) The end of the British East India Company rule
Published date : 21 Jan 2025 10:59AM
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