10 Questions
When did the British East India Company receive a Royal Charter?
1600 AD
Who issued the Royal Charter to the British East India Company?
Queen Elizabeth I
Where did the English East India Company establish their first trading company?
Surat
Who was the Mughal Emperor who gave permission to the British to conduct trade in India?
Jahangir
In which year did the Battle of Plassey take place?
1757
Which movement was started by Gandhi to abolish the tax on salt?
Civil Disobedience Movement
What is the principle followed by Gandhiji?
Satyagraha and Ahimsa
When did the people of India collectively fight against the British?
1857
When did Gandhiji start his first movement of Non-Cooperation?
1920
When did the British gain political rights in India?
Battle of Buxar
Study Notes
The British East India Company
- The British East India Company received a Royal Charter in 1600.
Founding of the Company
- The Royal Charter was issued by Queen Elizabeth I.
Trading Beginnings
- The English East India Company established their first trading post in Surat, India.
Mughal Permission
- The Mughal Emperor Jahangir gave permission to the British to conduct trade in India.
The Battle of Plassey
- The Battle of Plassey took place in 1757.
Gandhi's Movement
- Mahatma Gandhi started the Salt Satyagraha movement to abolish the tax on salt.
Gandhiji's Principle
- The principle followed by Gandhiji is Non-Violent Civil Disobedience.
National Uprising
- The people of India collectively fought against the British during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Non-Cooperation Movement
- Gandhiji started his first movement of Non-Cooperation in 1920.
British Political Rights
- The British gained political rights in India in 1757, following the Battle of Plassey.
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