British East India Company NDA Questions

British East India Company MCQ Questions

1.
The British East India Company was established in which year?
A.
1600
B.
1605
C.
1612
D.
1615
ANSWER :
A. 1600
2.
The first factory of the British East India Company in India was established at ________.
A.
Surat
B.
Madras
C.
Calcutta
D.
Bombay
ANSWER :
A. Surat
3.
The Battle of Plassey was fought in ________.
A.
1757
B.
1764
C.
1775
D.
1784
ANSWER :
A. 1757
4.
Who was the Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey?
A.
Mir Jafar
B.
Siraj-ud-Daulah
C.
Mir Qasim
D.
Shuja-ud-Din
ANSWER :
B. Siraj-ud-Daulah
5.
The Regulating Act of ________ was the first step towards regulating the British East India Company's administration.
A.
1772
B.
1773
C.
1781
D.
1793
ANSWER :
B. 1773
6.
The Governor-General position was established by which Act?
A.
Charter Act, 1833
B.
Charter Act, 1813
C.
Pitts India Act, 1784
D.
Regulating Act, 1773
ANSWER :
D. Regulating Act, 1773