21. Who was the first Governor of Bombay (Mumbai) after it was acquired by the British East India Company?
a) William Hawkins
b) Thomas Pitt
c) Gerald Aungier
d) Robert Clive
22. The British East India Company faced a significant challenge from the Marathas in India. In 1674, the Marathas captured the British factory in which city?
a) Bombay (Mumbai)
b) Surat
c) Calcutta (Kolkata)
d) Madras (Chennai)
23. The British East India Company established a factory in the port city of Calicut (Kozhikode) in which present-day Indian state?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh
24. Which Mughal emperor granted the British East India Company the right to establish a mint and issue coins in India during its initial days?
a) Akbar
b) Shah Jahan
c) Aurangzeb
d) Jahangir
25. The British East India Company faced initial resistance from the Sultanate of Golconda. In 1687, Golconda fell to which Mughal emperor, leading to a shift in power dynamics in India?
a) Akbar
b) Shah Jahan
c) Aurangzeb
d) Jahangir
