1. Who were the last Europeans to come to India for trading ?
A. English
B. Danes
C. French
D. Dutch
ANSWER: C.French
SOLUTION : French were the last among the European companies to enter India. In 1664, during the reign of Louis XIV, the efforts of his minister Colbert resulted in the formation of the French trading company.
2. Which among the following incidence established the supremacy of British over French in India?
A. Battle of Buxar
B. Battle of Wandiwash
C. Carnatic wars
D. Battle of Chingleput
ANSWER: B.Battle of Wandiwash
SOLUTION:
The British General Sir Eyre Coote defeated, Count de Lally (the commander of the French troops) at Wandiwash in 1760. Battle of Wandiwash ended almost a century of conflict over supremacy in India and availed the British East India company a far superior position in India compared to the other European traders.
3. When was French East India company was founded ?
A. 1664
B. 1660
C. 1665
D. 1674
ANSWER : A.1664
SOLUTION:
The French East India Company (French: Compagnie française pour le commerce des Indes orientales) was a joint-stock company founded in France on 1 September 1664 to compete with the English (later British) and Dutch trading companies in the East Indies.
4. The French East India Company was planned by whom ?
A. John watts
B. Jean – Baptiste Colbert
C. Jean – Jacques Rousseau
D. Louis XVI
ANSWER:B.Jean – Baptiste Colbert
SOLUTION:
Planned by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, it was chartered by King Louis XIV for the purpose of trading in the Eastern Hemisphere. It resulted from the fusion of three earlier companies, the 1660 Compagnie de Chine, the Compagnie d’Orient and Compagnie de Madagascar.
5. French East India company was constituted the ring the reign of __________.
A. Louis XIV
B. Louis XIII
C. Louis XV
D. Louis XVI
ANSWER: A.Louis XIV
SOLUTION:
In 1664 AD, the French East India Company was formed during the reign of King Louis XIV to trade with India.
6. When did the war break – out in Europe between France and England ?
A. 1666
B. 1742
C. 1842
D. 1743
ANSWER:B.1742
SOLUTION:
1742
7. In 1668 the French established their first factory at _______.
A. Surat
B. Balloke
C. Kanakumbi
D. Chandernagore
ANSWER: A.Surat
SOLUTION :
In 1664 the French East India Company was formed to trade with India. They established their first factory at Surat in 1668, and in 1669, they built another factory at Masaulipatam.
8. In 1673 the Mughal subedar of Bengal allowed the French to setup a township at ________.
A. Surat
B. Masaulipatan
C. Chandernagore
D. Belur
ANSWER:C.Chandernagore
SOLUTION:
It was also able to secure permission from Shaista Khan, the Mughal subedar of Bengal, to establish a township at Chandernagore near Calcutta in 1673 CE.
9. Which place was the nerve centre of French power in India ?
A. Surat
B. Madras
C. Pondicherry
D. Bengal
ANSWER: C.Pondicherry
SOLUTION:
Pondicherry: It was founded in 1674 and became the nerve centre of French power in India.
10. The Second Carnatic war was ended with the treaty of ________ in 1754?
A. Pondicherry
B. Madras
C. Surat
D. Kumbi
ANSWER: A.Pondicherry
SOLUTION:
In 1639, the English East India Company purchased the village of Madraspatnam and one year later it established the Agency of Fort St George, precursor of the Madras Presidency, although there had been Company factories at Machilipatnam and Armagon since the very early 1600s.