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Multiple choice business studies advent of the europeans to india advent of the europeans cultural and social impact of british from trade to power

A hearty welcome was extended to the English captain Hawkins by the Mughal Emperor _______________.

  1. Babar

  2. Humayun

  3. Akbar

  4. Jahangir
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Captain William Hawkins visited the court of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1608 and was well-received, though he was initially unsuccessful in securing formal trading rights.

Multiple choice business studies advent of the europeans to india advent of the europeans cultural and social impact of british from trade to power

Mahabandula was killed at ____________.

  1. Rangoon

  2. Tenesserin

  3. Danubya

  4. Prome
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Maha Bandula  was commander-in-chief of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces from 1821 till 1825. He fought against the British in the First Anglo-Burmese War. He was killed in this battle at Danubya after which British advanced to Prome, signaling defeat for the Myanmar.

Multiple choice business studies advent of the europeans to india advent of the europeans cultural and social impact of british from trade to power

Mahabandula was the great General of the ____________.

  1. Marathas

  2. Sikhs

  3. Nepalese

  4. Burmese
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Maha Bandula  was the great General of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces from 1821 till 1825. He fought against the British in the First Anglo-Burmese War. He was killed in this battle at Danubya after which British advanced to Prome, signaling defeat for the Myanmar.

Multiple choice business studies advent of the europeans to india advent of the europeans cultural and social impact of british from trade to power

The Charter Act of $1793$ renewed the Company's monopoly for ___________ years.

  1. $20$ years

  2. $10$ years

  3. $30$ years

  4. $15$ years
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

By the Charter Act of 1793, the Company’s commercial privi­leges were extended for a further period of twenty years. Salaries for the staff and paid members of the Board of Control were also now charged to the Company. Greater emphasis on the power of the Governor-General over the other two Presidencies, Bombay and Madras, was given in the Charter Act of 1793.

Multiple choice business studies advent of the europeans to india advent of the europeans cultural and social impact of british from trade to power

The United East India Company refers to the Company in India formed by the.

  1. Portuguese

  2. Dutch

  3. French

  4. British
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Dutch East India Company also known as United East India Company was a trading company founded in the Dutch Republic in 1602 to protect that state’s trade in the Indian Ocean. The Dutch government granted the company a trade monopoly in the waters between the Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan with the right to conclude treaties with native princes, to build forts and maintain armed forces, and to carry on administrative functions.

Multiple choice business studies advent of the europeans to india advent of the europeans cultural and social impact of british from trade to power

The __________ were the first Europeans to start a Joint stock company trade with India?

  1. French

  2. Portuguese

  3. Danish

  4. Dutch
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to establish trade with India and organized their ventures through state-backed enterprises, often considered the precursors to joint-stock models.

Multiple choice business studies advent of the europeans to india advent of the europeans cultural and social impact of british from trade to power

During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of.

  1. Trichinopoly

  2. Arcot

  3. Wandiwash

  4. Pondicherry
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Battle of Wandiwash in 1760 was the decisive conflict in the Third Carnatic War, where the British forces under Eyre Coote defeated the French, effectively ending French imperial ambitions in India.