Facts And Dates

Question 1

When was Dutch such EIC formed

Answer 1

1602

Question 2

What happened in 1602

Answer 2

Dutch EIC formed

Question 3

What happened in 1640

Answer 3

Altercations with Dutch EIC

Question 4

When did altercations with Dutch EIC take place

Answer 4

1640

Question 5

When was french EIC formed

Answer 5

1664

Question 6

What happped in 1664

Answer 6

French EIC

Question 7

When was tea first imported into britian

Answer 7

1660s

Question 8

When did tea imports become more reliable?

Answer 8

1715

Question 9

By when was tea a mass consumed product?

Answer 9

1720s

Question 10

When did britian first open a factory in Calcutta

Answer 10

1690

Question 11

What happened in 1690

Answer 11

Britian set up factory in Calcutta

Question 12

When did EIC start trade with China

Answer 12

1699

Question 13

What happened in 1699

Answer 13

East India company begins trade with China

Question 14

When did the transformation of Madeira wine take place

Answer 14

Between 1703-1807

Question 15

When was Swedish EIC formed

Answer 15

1731

Question 16

When was. Calcutta sacked by the nawab of Bengal

Answer 16

1756

Question 17

What happened in 1756

Answer 17

Sacking of Calcutta by nawab

Question 18

What happened in 1757

Answer 18

Battle of plassey

Question 19

When was battle of plassey

Answer 19

1757

Question 20

When was treaty of allhallabad

Answer 20

1765 collection of diwani

Question 21

What is important about 1765

Answer 21

Treaty of allhallabad

Question 22

Between 1750-60 how many drowned by contemporary estimate

Answer 22

4200

Question 23

When was word nabob in fashion

Answer 23

1760-80

Question 24

When was Lord norths regulation act

Answer 24

1773

Question 25

What happened in 1773

Answer 25

Lord norths regulation act

Question 26

When was southark street cemetery founded in Calcutta

Answer 26

1767

Question 27

When were EIC officials no longer allowed to accept gifts

Answer 27

1773

Question 28

Whatb happened in 1793

Answer 28

McCartney’s trade mission

Question 29

When was Macartneys trade mission

Answer 29

1793

Question 30

When did warren Hastings wife out dress the queen

Answer 30

1784

Question 31

What happened in 1784

Answer 31

Warren Hastings wife out dressed queen

Question 32

1791 ????

Answer 32

Eurasian exclusion

Question 33

When was Eurasian exclusion

Answer 33

1791

Question 34

When was battle of serangipitam

Answer 34

1799

Question 35

When did museum of collections open in East India house

Answer 35

1801

Question 36

What happened in 1801

Answer 36

Museum of collections

Question 37

When did EIC lose trade monopoly

Answer 37

1813

Question 38

What happened in 1813

Answer 38

EIC lost trade monopoly

Question 39

1823-1826

Answer 39

Bishop usher two tours of subcontinent

Question 40

When did bishop usher take two tours of subcontinent

Answer 40

1823-26

Question 41

When was travel writing in vogue

Answer 41

1820-40

Question 42

When was the Bengal obituary

Answer 42

1848

Question 43

1848???

Answer 43

Bengal obituary

Question 44

When. Did William griffiths collect over 9,000 plant species travelling around India

Answer 44

1832-45

Question 45

1832-45

Answer 45

William griffiths traveled around India collections over 9,000 plant species

Question 46

When did english crown take over governance of India

Answer 46

1858

Question 47

What happened in 1858

Answer 47

English crown took over governance of India

Question 48

When was the EICs first charter granted ?

Answer 48

1600

Question 49

When was british EIC formed

Answer 49

1600