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Basically, all the topics of Modern history are important for us as the maximum number of questions in SSC and all one-day exams asked questions from it. So, we have to understand each and every topic in such a way that it will cover all the important aspects of the exam. We have to start learning from the advent of the Europeans and till the merger of the state, in which the last was the Portuguese. Generally, 2 to 3 questions are asked in the SSC exam and the maximum questions are based on British East India Company.

Q1: Which of the following trading companies was the first one to trade by sea route in India?
A. Portuguese
B. Danish
C. Britishers
D. Dutch
Answer: A
Solution: 

Portuguese were the first to visit India and the last to leave India.

Q2: Among the following, which company left India at last?
A. Dutch
B. French
C. Portuguese
D. British
Answer: C
Solution:

Portuguese were the first to visit India and the last to leave India.

Q3: At which place first french company was set up?
A. Masulipatnam
B. Nagapattinam
C. Surat
D. Midnapore
Answer: C
Solution: 
French company visit India at last for trade business. It was formed in 1664 and its first factory was set up by Francis Caron in Surat.

Q4: During the time of formation of the French East India Company who was the king?
A. Louis XIV
B. Colbert
C. Elizabeth I
D. James I
Answer: A
Solution: 
French company visit India at last for trade business. It was formed in 1664 and its first factory was set up by Francis Caron in Surat. The company was formed by minister Colbert under the regime of Louis XIV.

Q5: By whom America was discovered?
A. Columbus
B. Bartolomeu Dias
C. Vasco da Gama
D. Francis caron
Answer: A
Solution: 
Columbus, a Spaniard, discovered America in 1494 AD while looking for a means to reach India.

Q6: When did Vasco-da-Gama reach India?
A. 1498
B. 1501
C. 1600
D. 1664
Answer: A
Solution: 
Vasco Da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, reached India in 1498 AD by circumnavigating Uttamasha Antrip.

Q7: When Vasco-da-Gama visit India, who welcomed him?
A. Zamorin
B. Akbar
C. Aurangzeb
D. Jahangir
Answer: A
Solution: 
The Hindu King of Calicut, who bore the hereditary title of ‘Zamorin,’ greeted him kindly and instructed him to transport spices and herbs, among other things.

Q8: Which Portuguese official expand the power of the Portuguese in India?  
A. Pedro Alvares Cabral
B. Albuquerque
C. Francisco-De-Almeida
D. Nuno da Cunha
Answer: B
Solution: 
After Francisco de Almeida, Afonso de Albuquerque (1509-15) became governor. The credit for establishing and expanding Portuguese power in India goes to Albuquerque. His dominion was centred in Cochin.

Q9: Which French governor moved the office from Cochin to Goa? 
A. Nuno da Cunha
B. Almeida
C. Albuquerque
D. Pedro Alvares Cabral
Answer: A
Solution: 
In 1530 AD, he moved the government office from Cochin to Goa. As a result, Goa was designated as the official capital of the Portuguese state in India.

Q10: Which of the following is not a city under the control of the Portuguese until 1961?
A. Goa
B. Diu
C. Daman
D. Bombay
Answer: D
Solution: 
Only Goa, Daman, and Diu remained under Portuguese control until 1961 AD.

Q11: Who introduce Tobacco in India? 
A. Portuguese
B. French
C. Dutch
D. Britishers
Answer: A
Solution: 
Some crops introduced by the Portuguese like Tobacco, Lady’s finger, and Sapota (chikoo) and they also introduce Red chillies, Potato, Cashew, Cabbage and pineapple.

Q12: Which of the following is the second to arrive in India?
A. French
B. Britishers
C. Dutch
D. Portuguese
Answer: C
Solution: 
After the Portuguese, the Dutch arrived in India. In 1595-96, “Cornelis Houtman” undertook the first expedition to the eastern world.

Q13: Between Dutch and Whom, the Battle of Bedara was fought?
A. French 
B. Britishers
C. Danes
D. Portuguese
Answer: B
Solution: 
The Dutch were beaten by the British in the Battle of Bedara (Bengal) in 1759 AD. This defeat effectively ended their rule in India.

Q14: Which Battle end the rule of the Dutch in India?
A. Battle of Wandiwash
B. Battle of Bedara
C. Battle of Chinsurah
D. Battle of Swally
Answer: B
Solution: 
The Dutch were beaten by the British in the Battle of Bedara (Bengal) in 1759 AD. This defeat effectively ended their rule in India.

Q15: Where did the Dutch Mint their coin Pagoda?
A. Masulipatnam
B. Nagapattinam
C. Surat
D. Chandragiri
Answer: D
Solution: 
In 1610, the Dutch agreed with the monarch of Chandragiri to build a new factory and make Pulicat their headquarters. The Dutch mint their Pagoda coin here.

Q16: When was the Battle of Bedara fought? 
A. 1759
B. 1851
C. 1771
D. 1733
Answer: A
Solution: 
The Dutch were beaten by the British in the Battle of Bedara (Bengal) in 1759 AD. This defeat effectively ended their rule in India.

Q17: Who was the king/Queen of England during the charter act of 1609?
A. Elizabeth I
B. James II
C. James I
D. Queen Victoria
Answer: C
Solution: 
James, I granted the corporation a new commercial charter under the Charter Act of 1609. This charter guaranteed the company’s privileges throughout perpetuity. The company’s status was further strengthened by the emperors’ jurisdiction, which was granted by successive emperor charters in 1615 and 1624 AD.

Q18: What was the name of the British ship that arrived at Surat headed by William Hawkins? 
A. Hector
B. HMS Abergavenny
C. Red Dragon
D. Amsterdam
Answer: A
Solution: 
In 1608 AD, the first hector ship, headed by Captain Hawkins, arrived in Surat. Captain Hawkins was the first Englishman to set foot on Indian soil by water.

Q19: Who headed the first British ship hector that arrived at Surat port? 
A. William Hawkins
B. Thomas Roe
C. John Mildenhall
D. William Carey
Answer: 
Solution: 
In 1608 AD, the first hector ship, headed by Captain Hawkins, arrived in Surat. Captain Hawkins was the first Englishman to set foot on Indian soil by water.

Q20: Between which two companies Battle of Swally was fought?
A. British and Dutch
B. British and French
C. Portuguese and British
D. French and Dutch 
Answer: C
Solution: 
Captain Middleton destroyed the Portuguese fleet at Swally in 1611 AD. In 1613 AD, Jahangir was so impressed by the Portuguese loss that he permitted the British to establish a permanent factory in Surat.

Q21: Which of the following person get Madras on lease by the King of Chandragiri?
A. Francis Day
B. William Carey
C. William Wedderburn
D. Thomas Roe
Answer: A
Solution: 
Francis Day leased Madras from the king of Chandragiri in 1639 AD and constructed a fortified Kothi there. It was given the name Fort St. George.

Q22: What was the name of the fort that was established at Madras by Francis Day? 
A. Fort St. George
B. Fort William
C. Fort St. David
D. Fort Emmanuel
Answer: A
Solution: 
Francis Day leased Madras from the king of Chandragiri in 1639 AD and constructed a fortified Kothi there. It was given the name Fort St. George.

Q23: In which year did Sir Thomas Roe visit the court of Jahangir?
A. 1610
B. 1611
C. 1615
D. 1620
Answer: C
Solution: 
Sir Thomas Roe visited the court of Jahangir in 1615 AD and obtained some English trading facilities.

Q24: Which England King married Portuguese Queen Catherine?
A. Charles I
B. Charles II
C. James I
D. James II
Answer: B
Solution: 
King Charles II of England married Portuguese princess Catherine in 1661 AD. As a dowry, the Portuguese gave Charles II the island of Bombay.

Q25: At what amount of rent did Charles II lend the Bombay to East India Company? 
A. 30 pounds
B. 10 pounds
C. 20 pounds
D. 50 pounds
Answer: B
Solution: 
Charles II leased the island of Bombay to the East India Company for ten pounds a year in 1668.

Q26: From whom did the East India Company able to get the Royal Farman in 1717 AD?
A. Shah Alam I
B. Shuja-ud-Daula
C. Shujauddin
D. Farrukhsiyar
Answer: D
Solution: 
In 1717, the company was able to get Royal Farman from Farrukhsiyar, also known as Magna-Carta, which stipulated that the company would receive duty-free trade (dastak) in Bengal in exchange for Rs.3000 per year and a total of Rs.10,000 as a one-time settlement.

Q27: In which year the Battle of Buxar was fought?
A. 1768
B. 1705
C. 1713
D. 1764
Answer: D
Solution:
The battle of Buxar in 1764 pitted Mir Qasim, Siraj-ud-Daula, and the French against the Britishers, but the British won in the end. Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II ruled during this time.

Q28: Who was the Mughal King during the Battle of Plassey?
A. Shah Alam I
B. Shuja-ud-Daula
C. Alamgir II
D. Farrukhsiyar
Answer: C
Solution: 
Alamgir II was the Mughal emperor during the Battle of Plassey in 1757 AD. The Plassey war established British governmental authority as well as a commercial body. Clive proclaimed Mir Jafar as Nawab of Bengal and installed him on the throne of Murshidabad during this war. Mir Jafar also handed EIC 24 Parganas of Bengal as its Zamindari.

Q29: Who was the Mughal Emperor during the Battle of Buxar?
A. Shah Alam I
B. Shah Alam II
C. Shujauddin
D. Farrukhsiyar
Answer: B
Solution: 
The battle of Buxar in 1764 pitted Mir Qasim, Siraj-ud-Daula, and the French against the Britishers, but the British won in the end. Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II ruled during this time.

Q30: When was the French European company created?
A. 1668
B. 1605
C. 1613
D. 1664
Answer: D
Solution: 
The French trading firm ‘company the oriental’ was created in 1664 as a result of the efforts of Colbert, a prominent minister during the reign of Emperor Louis XIV of France.



Last Updated : 24 Feb, 2023
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