Charter Act 1793

Total Questions: 6

1 - What was the purpose of the 1793 Charter Act?

A ) To grant the company trade monopoly ✅
B ) To establish direct British rule in India
C ) To allow local merchants to trade
D ) To remove British trade monopoly

3 - Which goods were excluded from the 1813 Charter Act's opening of trade to all British citizens?

A ) Tea and cotton
B ) Sugar and cotton
C ) Tea and sugar
D ) Tea, sugar, and opium ✅

4 - According to the 1793 Charter Act, from where were the salaries of the Board of Control members paid?

A ) From the Indian government ✅
B ) From the British government
C ) From the East India Company's profits
D ) From the company's shareholders

5 - What was the primary goal of the 1793 Charter Act for the East India Company?

A ) To promote free trade in India
B ) To consolidate the company's power in India ✅
C ) To end the company's monopoly
D ) To give the company control over all aspects of India

6 - In what was did the 1813 Charter Act different from the 1793 Charter Act?

A ) It extended the company's monopoly
B ) It allowed free trade for British citizens ✅
C ) It imposed a trade monopoly on Sugar
D ) It restricted the company's power further