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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

To get permission for trade, English sent Captain Hawkins in 1608 to the court of __________.

  1. Shahjahan

  2. Jahangir

  3. Aurangazeb

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

 In 1608 AD, the East India Company sent Captain William Hawkins to the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir to get permission for trade. He got succeeded in getting the consent and established various factories on the Western coast of India.

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

Where did the French establish their first settlement in 1668?

  1. Surat

  2. Ahmedabad

  3. Bombay

  4. Machilipatnam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The French East India Company was established by Colbert in 1664 as a commercial enterprise to compete with the English and Dutch East India companies. It was given a 15 yr monopoly to trade by the French king. They reached Surat in 1668 and established their first factory in India.

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 French East India Company established its first factory in India at _____.

  1. Bombay

  2. Surat

  3. Masulipatnam

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

French East India Company was established in the 17th and 18th centuries to oversee French commerce with India, eastern Africa, and other territories of the Indian Ocean and the East Indies.  In February, 1701, Pondicherry was made the capital of the French settlements in India. In 1668, the first French factory was established in Surat.

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 French increased their influence all around India under the Governorship of _____.

  1. Dupleix

  2. Robert Clive

  3. Franois Caron

  4. Marcara Avanchintz
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Joseph Marquis Dupleix (23 January 1697 – 10 November 1763) was Governor-General of French India and rival of Robert Clive. Dupleix was ambitious to found a great French colony at a time when native governments were in a state of political dissolution and when commercial advantages were open to European nations

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 Danish company left India by selling their settlements to the _____.

  1. Portuguese

  2. British

  3. French

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

The Danish East India Company established their first factory at Tranquebar in Tamilnadu in 1620 and Serampur in Bengal in 1676.  They were not successful in establishing themselves strongly and therefore in the 19th century sold all their settlements to the British and went back to their country.

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

Who were engaged in establishing their trade supremacy in India?

  1. English and the French

  2. English and the Spanish

  3. English and the Portuguese

  4. English and the Danish
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Carnatic Wars were primarily fought between the English and the French to establish trade and political supremacy in the Indian subcontinent.

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 Danish people established their trading centre at _____.

  1. Calicut

  2. Pulicat

  3. Tranquebar

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

The Danish East India Company established their first factory at Tranquebar in Tamilnadu in 1620 and Serampur in Bengal in 1676.  They were not successful in establishing themselves strongly and therefore in the 19th century sold all their settlements to the British and went back to their country.

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

Who founded the French East India Company?

  1. Franois Caron

  2. Marcara Avanchintz

  3. Jean-Baptiste Colbert

  4. King Louis XIV
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C Correct answer
Explanation

French East India Company was established in the 17th and 18th centuries to oversee French commerce with India, eastern Africa, and other territories of the Indian Ocean and the East Indies. It was established by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, finance minister to King Louis XIV. In February, 1701, Pondicherry was made the capital of the French settlements in India. In 1668, the first French factory was established in Surat.