{"id":1731,"date":"2025-12-07T18:54:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=1731"},"modified":"2025-12-07T18:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:55:00","slug":"mcqs-based-on-modern-history-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=1731","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Modern History- (27)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Who granted the original charter to the East India Company, and in what year?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">William III in 1688<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Charles II in 1660<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Queen Elizabeth I in 1600<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">James II in 1675<\/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 in 1600. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Charter of 1600 was granted by Queen Elizabeth I, giving the East India Company exclusive rights to trade east of the Cape of Good Hope for 15 years.\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. What was the governing body of the East India Company originally called?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Court of Directors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Board of Directors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Court of Governors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Chamber of Commerce<\/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. Court of Directors. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The managing committee of the East India Company was known as the &#8220;Court of Directors,&#8221; consisting of a Governor, Deputy-Governor, and 24 elected members.\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. Why did many English merchants oppose the East India Company in its early years?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It was mismanaged<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It paid low taxes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It was a closed monopoly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It used foreign ships<\/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. It was a closed monopoly. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Company was a closed corporation, allowing only its members to trade with the East. Other merchants, known as &#8220;Interlopers&#8221; or &#8220;Free Merchants,&#8221; opposed this monopoly.\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. How did East India Company gain military and judicial powers in India?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">By conquering local kingdoms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Via a decision of the Indian Parliament<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Through a treaty with the French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Through royal Charters from 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> 4. Through royal Charters from Charles II. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Between 1609 and 1676, the Company gave loans to Charles II, who in return granted Charters allowing the Company to build forts, raise troops, and administer justice.\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 happened in 1694 that challenged the Company&#8217;s monopoly?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">A Dutch invasion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Death of Charles II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">A House of Commons resolution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Merger with the French Company<\/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. A House of Commons resolution. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> In 1694, the House of Commons passed a resolution stating all English subjects had equal rights to trade in the East Indies, undermining the Company&#8217;s monopoly.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Who granted the original charter to the East India Company, and in what year? View Answer Correct Option: 3. Queen Elizabeth I in 1600. Explanation: The Charter of 1600 was granted by Queen Elizabeth I, giving the East India Company exclusive rights to trade east of the Cape of Good Hope for 15 years. 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