UPSC History Indian National Movement Question Bank The British Rule and India's Constitutional Development

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    The English East India Company, founded in 1600, had certain objectives; which one of the following was not among them?

    A) To combat Dutch competition in the Eastern trade

    B) To carry on conquests in India

    C) To settle scores with the Portuguese

    D) To have monopoly of all trade with the Eastern countries

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The English East India Company had no mandate to carry on conquest or colonisation.


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