Modern History of India questions with answers

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1. By which policy the British eliminated the French influence in India?Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2023
2. 30.Karnatak war was fought between:Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1995
3. Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquire territories?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1996
4. Consider the following wars and arrange them in correct chronological order. 1. First Anglo-Mysore War 2. Second Anglo-French War 3. First Anglo-Sikh War 4. First Anglo- Afghan War Select the correct answer from the code given below : Code :Asked in uppsc 2025 2025
5. The Dutch East India Company established its factory at Patna in which year?Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 69th
6. Match the following Dutch factories with their years of establishment : (a) Bimilipatam (i) 1653 (b) Karaikal (ii) 1645 (c) Cochin (iii) 1641 (d) Chinsura (iv) 1663 Code : (a) (b) (c) (d)Asked in CGPSC Prelims Exam 2022
7. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the ______.Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2021
8. Which of the following statements is/are correct? The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East India Company. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498. Select the correct answer using the code given below.Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2022
9. In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory atAsked in UPPCS Prelims 2003
10. British came to India asAsked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2006
11. The East India Company was established on 31st December, 1600 as per the Royal Charter issued byAsked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2015
12. Who was the ruler of India when the English East India Company was formed?Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 63rd
13. The East India Company (EIC) was also known informally as which of the following ?Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2015
14. Consider the following statements: A. B. 1600 C. 1608 D. 1609 1 Which of the following statements are correct?Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2017
15. Which of the following statements about British East India Company are true ?Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2017
16. Bombay (now Mumbai) acquired by the English originally belonged to the:Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2019
17. Portugal ceded Bombay to England as part of this marriage treaty. The English crown, finding it difficult to manage, leased it to the British East India Company in 1668. 17. Which among the following apparently impressed Jahangir to issue a Farman in 1613 A.D. to the English to establish a factory at Surat?Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2015
18. The ruler of England at the time of the formation of the East India Company wasAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2010
19. Sir thomas roe, an ambassador of Jame-I of england came to india in year:Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 1998
20. In which year was the English East India Company established ?Asked in APPSC Group II Mains paper 1 2025
21. When Queen Elizabeth granted a Royal Charter to trade in the East to East India Company?Asked in ASSISTANT PROSECUTION OFFICER (PRELIM.) EXAM. 2018
22. Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India - A) Red Dragon - B) Elizabeth - C) Mayflower - D) BengalAsked in ASSISTANT AUDIT OFFICER 2017 18 2017
23. With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements: - The Dutch established their factories warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers. - Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate. - The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire. Which of the statements given above are correct?Asked in District Statistical Officer Assistant Director 2025
24. Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?Asked in Forest Officer (RFO) 2018
25. At which one of the following places did the Danes establish their settlement in India ?Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2023