East India Company

Question 1

When was the East India Company established?

Answer 1

1600

Question 2

What type of company was the East India Company?

Answer 2

Joint-stock company

Question 3

Who established the first contact with India for the East India Company in 1615?

Answer 3

Sir Thomas Roe

Question 4

Where did the East India Company open its first trading post in 1619?

Answer 4

Surat

Question 5

What 1757 battle gave the East India Company control of Bengal?

Answer 5

Battle of Plassey

Question 6

Which 1764 battle secured the Company’s right to collect Diwani (taxes)?

Answer 6

Battle of Buxar

Question 7

What was the name of the tax collection right granted to the East India Company in 1764?

Answer 7

Diwani

Question 8

What policy allowed the East India Company to take control of states with no male heir?

Answer 8

Doctrine of Lapse

Question 9

What were Indian soldiers employed by the East India Company called?

Answer 9

Sepoys

Question 10

What term described Company officers who adopted Indian customs and traditions?

Answer 10

White Mughals

Question 11

Which Hindu-led confederacy fought against the East India Company?

Answer 11

Maratha Confederacy

Question 12

Which kingdom in Punjab opposed both Mughals and the East India Company?

Answer 12

Sikh Kingdom

Question 13

Which southern ruler’s resistance ended in 1799 against the East India Company?

Answer 13

Tipu Sultan

Question 14

In what year did the Indian Rebellion break out against the East India Company?

Answer 14

1857

Question 15

What system replaced East India Company rule after 1857?

Answer 15

British Raj