1.
Who was the first governor of the Portuguese colony in India?
2.
Who was the first British governor of Bengal?
3.
In which year did the French lose their last major battle in India, ending their military ambitions in the country
4.
Which European power introduced printing technology in India?
5.
Which European country established the first permanent embassy in the Mughal court?
6.
Who was the first British governor of Bombay?
7.
Which governor-general is credited with the doctrine of subsidiary alliance
8.
Which British governor-general was responsible for implementing the Doctrine of Lapse, annexing several Indian states?
9.
Which was the first Indian state to enter into a subsidiary alliance with the British in 1798?
10.
Who was the founder of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)?
11.
Which Indian city was the first British trading post, established by the British East India Company in 1611?
12.
Which treaty in 1817 formally ended the Anglo-Maratha Wars and marked British dominance over the Maratha Empire?
13.
Which British governor-general was responsible for abolishing the practice of Sati in India in 1829?
14.
In which year did the British East India Company receive a Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth I?
15.
Which battle in 1761 marked the end of the French challenge to British power in India?
16.
Which Mughal emperor granted the British East India Company the right to trade in India in 1615?
17.
Which European power first arrived in Bengal to establish trade in India?
18.
Which Danish settlement in Bengal was later ceded to the British?
19.
Who was the first European explorer to arrive in India by sea, opening the direct sea route to Asia in 1498?
20.
Which European power first introduced tobacco to India in the 16th century?
21.
Which Indian ruler allied with the French against the British during the Carnatic Wars?
22.
Which European power first established a settlement in Tranquebar (Tamil Nadu) in 1620?
23.
Which French commander was involved in the First Carnatic War against the British in southern India?
24.
Which French governor-general attempted to expand French influence in India during t he 18th century?
25.
Which European country was the first to withdraw from India after being defeated by other colonial powers?
26.
Which fort was built by the Dutch in Bengal in 1668? A)
27.
Which was the first French settlement in India?
28.
Which European power initially controlled the city of Bombay before ceding it to the British as part of a royal marriage dowry in 1661?
29.
Which Mughal emperor granted the British East India Company the right to trade and establish factories in Bengal in 1717?
30.
Which Dutch city was the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)?
31.
Who was the French commander who attempted to resist British control in India during the Third Carnatic War?
32.
Where did the British establish their first factory on the eastern coast of India?
33.
Which British military leader led the defeat of the Marathas at the Battle of Assaye in 1803?
34.
The Dutch East India Company, established in 1602, focused primarily on trade in which Indian commodity?
35.
Which British general was responsible for the defeat of Tipu Sultan at the Battle of Seringapatam in 1799?
36.
Which was the first Portuguese headquarters in India?
37.
What was the outcome of the Treaty of Paris (1763) in relation to French territories in India?
38.
Which Portuguese governor captured Goa in 1510?
39.
n which year did the French East India Company (Compagnie des Indes) establish itself?
40.
In which year was the Treaty of Mangalore signed between Tipu Sultan and the British East India Company?
41.
Which British general captured Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
42.
Which European power first established a colony in Chinsurah, Bengal?
43.
Which Mughal emperor was ruling during the arrival of the first French envoy, Francois Bernier, to India?
44.
Which governor-general was responsible for abolishing the British East India Company's monopoly on trade with India?
45.
Which battle in 1757 marked the beginning of British political control in India?
46.
Who was the first viceroy of India after the country came under direct British rule in 1858?
47.
Which British commander was victorious in the Battle of Buxar in 1764?
48.
Which European power established their first Indian factory at Chinsura, near Hooghly, in Bengal in 1653?
49.
The Treaty of Paris (1763) marked the end of a major conflict between which two European powers for dominance in India?
50.
Which European power ruled over Goa for more than 450 years?
51.
In which Indian city did the Dutch first establish a factory in 1605?
52.
Which European power occupied the Nicobar Islands in 1756?
53.
What was the outcome of the Battle of Buxar in 1764?
54.
Which European power controlled the trading post of Tranquebar in Tamil Nadu until it was sold to the British in 1845?
55.
Who was the first French governor of Pondicherry?
56.
Which British governor-general introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793?
57.
Which was the first English fort built in India?
