Week 3: East India (tutorial slides)

Question 1

1. What role did English privateers play in the late 1500s?
   A) They established trading posts in India.
   B) They stole from French and Spanish ships.
   C) They fought against the Dutch East Indies Company.
   D) They worked for the British government.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

2. What was the primary function of the English East India Company when it was first established?
   A) To trade with all European nations freely.
   B) To establish British sovereignty over India.
   C) To serve as a monopoly for British trade in India.
   D) To control trade in the Americas.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

3. Who was instrumental in the East India Company’s military expansion after the collapse of the Mughal Empire?
   A) Louis Rasminsky
   B) Francis Drake
   C) Robert Clive
   D) William Dalrymple

Answer 3

C

Question 4

4. What significant act was passed in 1813 regarding the East India Company?
   A) It extended the company’s trading monopoly in India.
   B) It proclaimed British sovereignty over new territories captured by the company.
   C) It officially dissolved the East India Company.
   D) It increased the company’s tax powers in Bengal.

Answer 4

B

Question 5

5. What was the outcome of the Indian or Sepoy Mutiny in 1857-58?
   A) The East India Company retained control over India.
   B) The British government took control of India from the East India Company.
   C) The Company was allowed to continue its trade monopoly.
   D) The Mughal Empire was restored.

Answer 5

B