Multiple choice

Which of the following is true about the British East India Company?

  1. Wanted to trade goods with India and other parts of Asia

  2. Was approved by Queen Elizabeth

  3. Both A and B

  4. Neither A or B
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The British East India Company was a joint-stock company granted a royal charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1600 to pursue trade with the East Indies, which eventually led to the colonization of India.

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