initial modern india mcq set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

The charter to the English East India Company for the monopoly of eastern trade for 15 years was given by Queen Elizabeth I in 1600. Initially, the company struggled in the spice trade due to the competition from the already well-established Dutch East India Company.

The company opened a factory in Bantam on the first voyage and imports of pepper from Java were an important part of the company’s trade for twenty years. The factory in Bantam was closed in 1683.

During this time, ships belonging to the company arriving in India docked at Surat, which was established as a trade transit point in 1608.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

The main aim of the Deoband Movement was to oppose English education. The Deoband Movement was established in Saharnpur district in 1866 by Mohammad Qasim Nanotavi (1832 – 80) and Rashid Ahmed Gangohi (1828 – 1905) to train religious leaders for the Muslim community.

Answer: (a)

Farrukhsiyar gave an important Firman to the English of facilitating their trade in India. It was during Farrukhsiyar’s reign, in 1717, that the British East India Company purchased duty-free trading rights in all of Bengal for a mere three thousand rupees a year.