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