Question
Who secured trading rights for the East India Company from
Mughal Emperor Jahangir?Solution
- Sir Thomas Roe (1615–1618) successfully negotiated trade concessions as an ambassador of King James I.
- Captain Hawkins (1608–1611) failed to secure lasting privileges.
- Captain Best won the Battle of Swally (1612), strengthening the EIC’s naval position.
In the following question, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentences in which the usa...
Directions: In each question below, word is used in four different ways. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE....
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Reticent
Select the correctly spelt word.
Directions: In each question below, word is used in four different ways. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE....
In each of the following questions, a word has been given and used in three statements. You are supposed to identify which of the statement/s use/s the...
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Sound of horses
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Parley
(i) When Abraham won the war, there ensued a brief parley between himself and the king of Sodom.
(ii) Raven had little desire to pa...
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Something that cannot be avoided
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