Certainly! Here are 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) about the French East India Company, along with their answers and options:
1. When was the French East India Company founded?
a) 1500
b) 1604
c) 1664
d) 1707
2. The primary objective of the French East India Company was to:
a) Establish colonies in India
b) Promote French culture in India
c) Control and monopolize trade with India
d) Convert Indians to Catholicism
3. Who granted the French East India Company a monopoly on all French trade with the East Indies?
a) Louis XIII
b) Louis XIV
c) Louis XV
d) Louis XVI
4. The French East India Company established a trading post in which present-day Indian state?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Goa
d) West Bengal
5. Who was the first Governor-General of the French East India Company’s operations in India?
a) François Martin
b) Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais
c) Joseph François Dupleix
d) Charles Godeheu
