The East India Company was established in:

by

(A) 1540
(B) 1560
(C) 1600
(D) 1610

🧠 Explanation:

  • The East India Company was established on 31 December 1600 by royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I of England.
  • Its original purpose was to carry out trade with the East Indies, but it mainly traded with the Indian subcontinent and China.
  • It later played a major role in British colonization and political control in India.
  • Among the options, (C) 1600 is the accurate and historically correct date.