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King _____ of Belgium erected a colony in the Congo river basin.

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  1. William II

  2. Nicholas II

  3. Leopold II

  4. Henry

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the late Nineteenth century King Leopold II of Belgium attempted to influence the Belgian government to support colonial expansion around the then-largely unexplored Congo Basin. The rulers showed a sheer ambivalence and hence Leopold was successful in establishing a colony there.

In what areas changes were found in the period of great mobility?

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  1. Economic

  2. Social

  3. Political

  4. All of above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the period of great mobility there were great changes in economic, social, political and culture. Groups of people traveled long distances in search of opportunity. The subcontinent held immense wealth and the possibilities for people to carve a fortune.

By which year the entire Asian region came under the imperial rule?

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  1. 1910

  2. 1914

  3. 1916

  4. 1918

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The European nations transformed due to the Renaissance Movement, developing a crave for modern imperialism. By 1914, this caving brought the entire Asian and African regions under the imperial rule.

In Bengal, the East India Company's headquarters were located at.

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  1. Fort St George

  2. Fort william

  3. Fort St David

  4. Shantiniketan

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Correct Option: B

The East India Company was established in the year ______.

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  1. $1607$ AD

  2. $1600$ AD

  3. $1700$ AD

  4. $1669$ AD

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Correct Option: B

Till the end of the $17$th Century the growth of the executive and legislative powers of the East India Company depended on.

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  1. Governor

  2. Governor-General

  3. Parliament

  4. Crown

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Correct Option: D

When the East India Company was established India was ruled by.

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  1. A Mughal Emperor

  2. A Gupta Emperor

  3. A Mauryan Emperor

  4. A Sunga Emperor

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Correct Option: A

The exclusive right of trading between ___________ was granted to the East India Company.

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  1. North America and South American

  2. Red Sea and Caspian Sea

  3. The Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan

  4. France and Poland

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Correct Option: C

The Governor of the East India Company was.

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  1. Appointed by the monarch of England

  2. Appointed by the British Parliament

  3. Elected by the members of the East India Company

  4. Nominated by the Mughal Emperor

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Correct Option: C

The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in $1717$ by Emperor _________.

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  1. Bahadur Shah

  2. Farrukh-Siyar

  3. Muhammad Shah

  4. Aurangzeb

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Farrukh-Siyar was the Mughal emperor of India between 1713 and 1719. In 1717, the British East India Company purchased duty-free trading rights in all of Bengal from him. He issued a farman giving the British East India Company the right to reside and trade in the Mughal kingdom.