{"id":1649,"date":"2025-12-07T18:41:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2025-12-07T18:41:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:41:17","slug":"mcqs-based-on-modern-history-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=1649","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Modern History- (24)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. When was the English East India Company formed?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">1600<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">1599<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">1601<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">1588<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. 1599. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The company was formed in 1599 by a group of merchants. It received a Royal Charter on 31 December 1600, which gave it legal standing and privileges.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Who granted the East India Company its Royal Charter?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">King James I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\"> Queen Mary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Queen Elizabeth I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">DKing Charles II<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Queen Elizabeth I. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Queen Elizabeth I granted the charter on 31 December 1600, giving the company the exclusive right to trade in the East.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. Where did the East India Company make its first voyage?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Spice Islands (Indonesia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\"> China<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Persia<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. Spice Islands (Indonesia). <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The company\u2019s first voyage in 1601 was to the Spice Islands, now part of Indonesia.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4.  Who was sent to Jahangir\u2019s court to obtain royal favors?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Sir Thomas Roe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Robert Clive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Captain Hawkins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Warren Hastings<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Captain Hawkins. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> In 1608, Captain Hawkins was sent to the Mughal court at Agra to gain trade concessions from Emperor Jahangir.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. What was the outcome of the battle of Swally in 1612?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Portuguese victory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Mughal victory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Dutch victory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">English victory<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. English victory. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The English defeated a Portuguese naval squadron near Surat, which increased their favor with the Mughals.\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. When was the English East India Company formed? View Answer Correct Option: 2. 1599. Explanation: The company was formed in 1599 by a group of merchants. It received a Royal Charter on 31 December 1600, which gave it legal standing and privileges. Q2. Who granted the East India Company its Royal Charter? 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