Multiple choice

When was the British East India company established in India?

  1. 1576

  2. 1600

  3. 1733

  4. 1624

  5. 1593
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The East India Company was established on December 31, 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I granted a royal charter to 'The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies'.

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