initial modern india mcq set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

The religion of Brahmo Samaj at the beginning was known to be Vedantism. The purpose of Brahmo Samaj was to purify Hinduism and to preach Monotheism. The Brahmo Samaj also tried to incorporate the best aspects of modern western thought.

Answer: (c)

The French were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders. France was the last of the major European maritime powers of the 17th century to enter the East India trade in a significant way.

Six decades after the foundation of the English and Dutch East India companies (in 1600 and 1602 respectively), and at a time when both companies were multiplying factories on the shores of India, the French still didn’t have a viable trading company and a single permanent establishment in the East.

Answer: (a)

The administrative policies of the East India Company, in India, during 1757 to 1857, underwent frequent changes according to the British needs.

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: (d)

In 1757, Sirajuddaulah attacked the British factory at Kasimbazar. Sirajuddaulah asked the Company to stop meddling in the political affairs of his dominion, stop fortification, and pay the revenues.

After negotiations failed, the Nawab marched with 30,000 soldiers to the English factory at Kasimbazar, captured the Company officials, locked the warehouse, disarmed all Englishmen, and blockaded English ships.

Then he marched to Calcutta to establish control over the Company’s fort there.