chronology of british india MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

From which Mughal Emperor did John Middenhall tried to obtain a farman for trade in Gujarat?

a) Akbar

b) Jahangir

c) Aurangzeb

d) None of these

Question : 2

Who is commonly known as the ‘Navigator’?

a) King John II

b) Price Henry

c) King Emmanuel

d) Pope Alexander VI

Question : 3

The British paramountcy in India was completed in 1856 with

a) Annexation of Punjab

b) Annexation of Sind

c) Annexation of Carnatic

d) Annexation of Awadh

Question : 4

Which of the following statement is true with regard to the Golden Farman

a) It granted the privilege of trading in Bengal in return for a fixed annual payment of duties worth Rs. 3000

b) It allowed free trade in the ports belonging to the kingdom of Golkunda on payment of duties with 500 pagodas

c) The English factories were not bothered with demands of customs for goods imported or exported by land or by water

d) The English were allowed to fortify their positions on Indian soil

Question : 5

What was the occasion for the Portuguese to hand over Bombay to the British?

a) Growth of peaceful relations between the English and the Portuguese as a result of Portugal’s independence from the control of Spain.

b) The marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princes Catherine of Braganza.

c) The defeat of Spanish Armada by the British in 1588.

d) The Treaty of Madrid concluded in 1630.

Question : 6

The Treaty of Amritsar was concluded between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and who of the following?

a) Lord Cornwallis

b) Lord Dalhousie

c) Lord Hastings

d) Lord Minto