Introduction:
The French East India Company was established in French in the year 1664 under the leader ship of King Louis XIV. The French East India Company established their first factory in 1668 in Surat after getting permission from Mughal Emperor Aurangazeb. They established their second factory in Masulipatam in the year 1669.
Here are 50+ MCQ About French East India Company:
Q.1 When was the French East India Company established?
A) 1650 A.D.
B) 1660 A.D.
C) 1664 A.D.
D) 1670 A.D.
Answer: C) 1664 A.D.
Q.2 Who established the French East India Company?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Louis XIV
C) Cardinal Richelieu
D) Louis XVI
Answer: B) Louis XIV
Q.3 The battle of Adyar was fought between the French East India Company and which other forces?
A) Nawab of Arcot
B) Nizam of Hyderabad
C) British
D) Portuguese
Answer: B) Nawab of Arcot
Q.4 What was the main aim of the French East India Company?
A) Spread Christianity
B) Trade with Asia
C) Military expansion
D) Administration of India
Answer: B) Trade with Asia
Q.5 What was the capital of French colonies in India?
A) Chandernagore
B) Mahe
C) Karaikal
D) Pondicherry
Answer: D) Pondicherry
Q.6 Pondicherry was established by the French in which year?
A) 1664 A.D.
B) 1674 A.D.
C) 1680 A.D.
D) 1690 A.D.
Answer: B) 1674 A.D.
Q.7 Who was the first French Governor of Pondicherry?
A) Francois Dupleix
B) Francois Martin
C) La Bourdonnais
D) Marquis Bussy
Answer: B) Francois Martin
Q.8 The French East India Company mainly traded in which goods?
A) Cotton and spices
B) Tea and silk
C) Gold and silver
D) Coal and iron
Answer: A) Cotton and Spices
Q.9 Chandernagore is located on the bank of which river?
A) Yamuna
B) Hooghly
C) Godavari
D) Kaveri
Answer: B) Hooghly
Q.10 Chandernagore is present in which Indian state?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Odisha
C) West Bengal
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C) West Bengal
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Q.11 Mahe is located in which Indian state or Union Territory?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Puducherry
C) Lakshadweep
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B) Puducherry
Q.12 Who was the first Director-General of French East India Company?
A) Marcara Avanchintz
B) Francois Caron
C) William Henry
D) Jean Colbert
Answer: B) Francois Caron
Q.13 Who was the French Governor who expanded French influence in India?
A) Francois Dupleix
B) Francois Martin
C) Marquie Bussy
D) La Bourdonnais
Answer: A) Dupleix
Q.14 Francois Dupleix was the Governor of which French settlement?
A) Mahe
B) Karaikal
C) Pondicherry
D) Chandernagore
Answer: C) Pondicherry
Q.15 The Carnatic Wars were fought between which two companies?
A) French and Dutch
B) Danish and Portuguese
C) French and British
D) British and Dutch
Answer: C) French and British
Q.16 How many Carnatic Wars were fought between British and French?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
Answer: B) Three
Q.17 The First Carnatic War started in which year?
A) 1740 A.D.
B) 1746 A.D.
C) 1750 A.D.
D) 1760 A.D.
Answer: B) 1746 A.D.
Q.18 Who was the French naval commander during the First Carnatic War?
A) Francois Dupleix
B) William Henry
C) La Bourdonnais
D) Cardinal Richelieu
Answer: C) La Bourdonnais
Q.19 The Battle of Wandiwash was fought in which year?
A) 1757 A.D.
B) 1759 A.D.
C) 1760 A.D.
D) 1764 A.D.
Answer: C) 1760 A.D.
Q.20 The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between which powers?
A) French and Portuguese
B) French and Dutch
C) French and British
D) British and Dutch
Answer: C) French and British
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Q.21 Who defeated the French at the Battle of Wandiwash?
A) Robert Clive
B) Eyre Coote
C) Warren Hastings
D) Lord Cornwallis
Answer: B) Eyre Coote
Q.22 After which war did French political power decline in India?
A) First Carnatic War
B) Second Carnatic War
C) Third Carnatic War
D) Battle of Plassey
Answer: C) Third Carnatic War
Q.23 The Treaty of Paris which was signed in 1763 ended which conflict in India?
A) Anglo-Mysore War
B) Carnatic Wars
C) Anglo-Maratha War
D) Battle of Buxar
Answer: B) Carnatic Wars
Q.24 French rule in Pondicherry ended officially in which year?
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1954
D) 1962
Answer: C) 1954
Q.25 Who was known as the “Architect of French Empire in India”?
A) Bertrand-Francois
B) Joseph Dupleix
C) William Lawrench
D) La Bourdonnais
Answer: B) Joseph Dupleix
Q.26 The French supported which Indian ruler in Carnatic politics?
A) Nawab of Bengal
B) Nizam of Hyderabad
C) Nawab of Awadh
D) Maratha Peshwa
Answer: B) Nizam of Hyderabad
Q.27 French General Marquis de Bussy was associated with which region?
A) Bengal
B) Deccan
C) Punjab
D) Mysore
Answer: B) Deccan
Q.28 The French East India Company lost most of its territories after which treaty?
A) Treaty of Paris
B) Treaty of Allahabad
C) Treaty of Salbai
D) Treaty of Purandar
Answer: A) Treaty of Paris
Q.29 Which European power replaced the French as the dominant power in India?
A) Dutch
B) Portuguese
C) British
D) Danish
Answer: C) British
Q.30 Which European power was the biggest rival of the French in India?
A) Portuguese
B) Dutch
C) British
D) Danish
Answer: C) British
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Q.31 Which French settlement was called the ‘French capital of India’?
A) Mahe
B) Karaikal
C) Chandernagore
D) Pondicherry
Answer: D) Pondicherry
Q.32 In which year did the French capture Madras during the First Carnatic War?
A) 1744 A.D.
B) 1746 A.D.
C) 1748 A.D.
D) 1750 A.D.
Answer: B) 1746 A.D.
Q.33 Which treaty returned Madras to the British?
A) Treaty of Paris
B) Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
C) Treaty of Salbai
D) Treaty of Allahabad
Answer: B) Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
Q.34 The Second Carnatic War was fought between which years?
A) 1744–1748
B) 1749–1754
C) 1756–1763
D) 1760–1765
Answer: B) 1749–1754
Q.35 Who was the British rival of Dupleix during Carnatic Wars?
A) Lord Cornwallis
B) Robert Clive
C) Warren Hastings
D) Wellesley
Answer: B) Robert Clive
Q.36 Which Indian ruler was supported by the French in the Carnatic Wars?
A) Anwar-ud-din
B) Chanda Sahib
C) Haider Ali
D) Tipu Sultan
Answer: B) Chanda Sahib
Q.37 The French influence in Bengal was mainly centred at which place?
A) Serampore
B) Hooghly
C) Chandernagore
D) Buxar
Answer: C) Chandernagore
Q.38 French influence in India was strongest during whose governorship?
A) Francois Martin
B) Joseph Dupleix
C) William Lally
D) Cardinal Richelieu
Answer: B) Joseph Dupleix
Q.39 Which Indian ruler allied with the French against the British?
A) Siraj-ud-Daulah
B) Haider Ali
C) Tipu Sultan
D) Chanda Sahib
Answer: D) Chanda Sahib
Q.40 French power declined in India after which major defeat?
A) Battle of Plassey
B) Battle of Buxar
C) Battle of Wandiwash
D) Battle of Panipat
Answer: C) Battle of Wandiwash
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Q.41 The French East India Company focused more on which region of India?
A) Bengal
B) Deccan and Carnatic
C) Punjab
D) Rajasthan
Answer: B) Deccan and Carnatic
Q.42 Which of the following was NOT a French settlement in India?
A) Pondicherry
B) Mahe
C) Goa
D) Karaikal
Answer: C) Goa
Q.43 The French East India Company was primarily involved in trade of which textile?
A) Wool
B) Cotton
C) Linen
D) Jute
Answer: B) Cotton
Q.44 French settlements were mostly located in which part of India?
A) North India
B) South India
C) Central India
D) North-East India
Answer: B) South India
Q.45 The French East India Company lost its importance mainly in which century?
A) 16th century
B) 17th century
C) 18th century
D) 19th century
Answer: C) 18th century
Q.46 Count de Lally was associated with which war?
A) First Carnatic War
B) Second Carnatic War
C) Third Carnatic War
D) Battle of Plassey
Answer: C) Third Carnatic War
Q.47 The French lost Pondicherry permanently after which treaty?
A) Treaty of Allahabad
B) Treaty of Paris (1763)
C) Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
D) Treaty of Salbai
Answer: B) Treaty of Paris (1763)
Q.48 French political control in India ended mainly due to their failure in which area?
A) Trade
B) Diplomacy
C) Military power
D) Administration
Answer: C) Military power
Q.49 Which language influenced administration in French settlements in India?
A) English
B) Portuguese
C) French
D) Dutch
Answer: C) French
Q.50 French settlements in India officially merged with India in which year?
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1954
D) 1962
Answer: C) 1954
Q.51 The French East India Company was modelled on which company?
A) Portuguese Company
B) Dutch Company
C) English East India Company
D) Danish Company
Answer: C) English East India Company
Q.52 Which Sea route was mainly used by the French to reach India?
A) Mediterranean Sea
B) Red Sea
C) Cape of Good Hope
D) Persian Gulf
Answer: C) Cape of Good Hope
Q.53 The French failed in India mainly because of lack of which factor?
A) Resources
B) Naval strength
C) Trade goods
D) Support from Indians
Answer: B) Naval strength
Q.54 Which British Governor-General strengthened British power against the French?
A) Robert Clive
B) Wellesley
C) Dalhousie
D) Hastings
Answer: A) Robert Clive
Q.55 The French East India Company is mainly remembered in Indian history for which wars?
A) Anglo-Mysore Wars
B) Anglo-Maratha Wars
C) Carnatic Wars
D) Sikh Wars
Answer: C) Carnatic Wars
Conclusion:
After got defeated in the Third Carnatic War, which was fought between (1757-63) the French East India Company started declining due to heavy loss in the war. The French also had poor military and naval power, political weakness, global conflicts, poor alliance with local rulers etc. lead the fall of French East India Company in India.
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