W2P2 (tut article): East India Company by BBC

Question 1

When was the East India Company founded?
a] 1492
b] 1600
c] 1598
d] 1602

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Why did the British want to focus on India instead of the Spice Islands?
a] India was closer to them
b] More land to conquer
c] Military failures in Spice Islands against Dutch
d] They didn’t have ships

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What were The Charter Act and the Indian Act?

a] The Indian Act was an act restricting the power of the East India Company and the Charter Act proclaimed British sovereignty over all territory captured by the East India Company

b] The Indian Act proclaimed British sovereignty over all territory captured by the East India Company and the Charter Act was an act restricting the power of the East India Company

c] The Indian Act and Charter Act were both acts giving the East India Company control over different parts of India

d] The Indian Act proclaimed British sovereignty over all territory captured by the East India Company and The Charter Act was an act creating a charter for British policy in India

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What was the Sepoy Mutiny?

Answer 4

The 1857-8 Sepoy Mutiny (aka Sepoy Rebellion, Indian Mutiny, The Uprising or First Indian War of Independence) was a failed rebellion against the rule of the British East India Company (EIC) in India

Question 5

What did workers need to do in the beginning of their company tenure (until the end of the 18th century)?

a] Volunteer work
b] Volunteer work and paying a bond
c] Unpaid internship
d] Unpaid internship and paying a bond

Answer 5

D

Question 6

Director salaries were nothing to write home about, but they brought in a lot of money in general. Why was this?

a] They went door to door robbing people
b] They did not pay their workers
c] People would give both gifts and cash for the hope of a nomination or a trade deal
d] Directors were appointed through connections, and these connections often secured funds from high-up government members which the directors pocketed

Answer 6

C

Question 7

Why did the company allow set leave for employees?
a] They were really nice
b] They wanted to make sure their workers didn’t leave
c] For religious purposes
d] In response to complaints to cutting down holidays that workers got

Answer 7

D