Question

British East India Company was started by a group of merchants.
The peninsula just outside the city of Cape Town in South Africa is still called the 'Cape of Good
Vasco-da-Gama discovered the sea-route to India through the Cape of Good Hope
British, Dutch, Danes, French and Portuguese came to India and set up trading centres.
British emerged successful after defeating all the European rivals.
British had to face Carnatic Wars, Battle of Plassey, Battle of Buxar and other battles.
Disunity and weakness of Indian rulers made British annex many territories.
Policies like 'Subsidiary Alliance' and 'Doctrine of Lapse' also helped British annex territories in
Exercise Time
A.
Tick (/) the correct alternative:
The British East India Company started its first factory in India in-
(a) 1651
(b) 1657
(c) 1757
(d) 1751
2.
Which of the following was the first major battle won by British forces in India?
(a) Battle of Buxar (b) Battle of Plassey (c) Battle of Mysore (d) Anglo-Maratha
3.
Who was the Nawab of Bengal when the East India Company started its factory in Calcutta
(a)
Siraj-ud-Daulah (b) Murshid Quli Khan (c) Alivardi Khan
(d) Mir Jafar
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