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done Arrival of Europeans Total Questions - 32

• question_answer1)
  Who among the following was the first English man to visit western India?
  A)
   Captain Hawkins done clear
  B)
   John Mildenhall done clear
  C)
   Ralph Fitch done clear
  D)
   Thomas Stephens done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?
  A)
   Elizabeth done clear
  B)
   Titanic done clear
  C)
   Red Dragon done clear
  D)
   Mayflower done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Who were the first European to set up sea trade centres in India?
  A)
   The Portuguese done clear
  B)
   The French done clear
  C)
   The English done clear
  D)
   The Dutch done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy in India?
  A)
   Vasco da Gama done clear
  B)
   Diaz done clear
  C)
   Francisco de Almeida done clear
  D)
   Albuquerque done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which one of the following factories in Bengal was established by Portuguese?
  A)
   Kasim Bazar done clear
  B)
   Chinsura done clear
  C)
   Hoogly done clear
  D)
   Srirampur done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in which one of the following years?
  A)
   1453 done clear
  B)
   1492 done clear
  C)
   1494 done clear
  D)
   1498 done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Which one of the following European trading companies adopted the "Blue Water Policy" in India?
  A)
   Dutch company done clear
  B)
   French company done clear
  C)
   Portuguese company done clear
  D)
   British East India company done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Which of the following European wars flared up the first Karnatic Wars in India?
  A)
   War of Spanish succession done clear
  B)
   War of Austrian succession done clear
  C)
   War of devolution done clear
  D)
   Franco-Prussian war done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Where in India, did the Portuguese build their first fortress?
  A)
   Cochin done clear
  B)
   Goa done clear
  C)
   Anjidiv done clear
  D)
   Cannanore done clear
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• question_answer10)
  What was the name of the first ship of East India Company of England which reached here on August 24, 1600 AD?
  A)
   Edward done clear
  B)
   Hector done clear
  C)
   Henary done clear
  D)
   William done clear
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• question_answer11)
  How many times did Vascoda Gama come to India?
  A)
   One only done clear
  B)
   Two times done clear
  C)
   Three times done clear
  D)
   Four times done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?
  A)
   French done clear
  B)
   English done clear
  C)
   Dutch done clear
  D)
   Portuguese done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Who among the following introduced Cashewnut, Pineapple and Tobacco in India?
  A)
   Dutch done clear
  B)
   English done clear
  C)
   French done clear
  D)
   Portuguese done clear
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• question_answer14)
  The greatest Portuguese governor who laid the real foundation of Portuguese power in India was
  A)
   Francisco de Almedia done clear
  B)
   Francis Drake done clear
  C)
   Albuquerque         done clear
  D)
   Vascoda Gama done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The Peshwa who engineered the capture of Salsette and Bassein from the Portuguese in 1739 was
  A)
   Balaji Vishwanath done clear
  B)
   Baji Rao I done clear
  C)
   Baji Rao II done clear
  D)
   Madhava Rao done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Who among the following Europeans was first to come India to establish trade relation with their country?
  A)
   Dutch done clear
  B)
   Portuguese done clear
  C)
   British done clear
  D)
   French done clear
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• question_answer17)
  During whose tenure, did the incident of Black Hole take place'?
  A)
   Mir Zafar done clear
  B)
   Mir Qasim done clear
  C)
   Alivardi Khan done clear
  D)
   Siraj-ud-Daulah done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Which one of the following had for the first time accepted that British victory at Palsy was the victory of breach of faith?
  A)
   Lord Clive done clear
  B)
   Vansittort done clear
  C)
   Hector Munro done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer19)
  In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory al
  A)
   Surat done clear
  B)
   Pulicat done clear
  C)
   Cochin done clear
  D)
   Cassimbazar done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian Princes with a view to acquire territories?
  A)
   Lord Clive done clear
  B)
   Dupleix done clear
  C)
   Albuquerque done clear
  D)
   Warren Hastings done clear
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• question_answer21)
  With reference to the entry of European powers into India. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
  A)
   The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499. done clear
  B)
   The English opened their first factory in south India at Masulipatam. done clear
  C)
   In eastern India, the English company opened its first factory in Odisha in 1633. done clear
  D)
   Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746. done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  Assertion [A]: The European traders introduced the Hundi system in India.

  Reason [R]: The Hundis were prevalent in Mughal India.

  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. done clear
  C)
   A is true, but R is false. done clear
  D)
   A is false, but R is true. done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Where did Maharaja Jai Singh built observatories?

  1. Delhi

  2. Jaipur

  3. Ujjain

  4. Varanasi

  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  A)
   1 and 2 done clear
  B)
   1 and 3 done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which among the following statements are correct with regard to the Portuguese in India?

  1. They had the monopoly over the Eastern trade in the 16th century.

  2. They possessed Mumbai in the beginning

  3. They had trading settlements at Cochin, Diu and Daman

  4. The Mughals denied them any trading concessions

  Select the correct answer using her codes given below:
  A)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  B)
   2, 3 and 4 done clear
  C)
   1, 2 and 4 done clear
  D)
   1 and 3 only done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Which one among the following was a reason for which the French could not succeed in India in the 18th century?            [NDA/NA 2011-II]
  A)
   They sided with the weak Indian sides such as Chanda Sahib and Muzaffar Jang done clear
  B)
   Dupleix was called back at a crucial time done clear
  C)
   They conspired against the Indian powers done clear
  D)
   Their trading company was heavily dependent on the French Government done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Which of the following was/were reason/reasons for the success of European trading companies in South India, during the 17th century?           [NDA/NA 2011-II]

  1. The presence of the Mughals in the South was not as much as in the North.

  2. The Vijayanagara kingdom had been overthrown in the late 16th century.

  3. The South had many small and weak states.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below
  A)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 done clear
  D)
   Only 1 done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Which one among the following was not true about the Kerala king, Marthanda Verma?        [NDA 2011-II]
  A)
   He ruled over Travancore done clear
  B)
   He subdued the feudatories done clear
  C)
   He gave heavy bribes to the European officers to maintain peace done clear
  D)
   He organised a strong modern army done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Consider the following statements about the European travellers to India [NDA 2012-II]

  1. Sir Thomas Roe, the Representative of the East India Company, was granted the permission by Jahangir to open a factory at Surat.

  2. Captain Hawkins was driven out from Agra by the Mughals at the instigation of Portuguese.

  3. Father Monserrate travelled with Akbar on his journey to Kashmir

  Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?   
  A)
   2 and 3 done clear
  B)
   Only 2 done clear
  C)
   1 and 2 done clear
  D)
   1 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to Pre-independent India as traders?             
  A)
   Dutch done clear
  B)
   English done clear
  C)
   French done clear
  D)
   Portuguese done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Which one of the followings is connected with 'Blue Water policy?        [UK-PSC 2016]
  A)
   De Almeida done clear
  B)
   Albuqueraque done clear
  C)
   Dupleix done clear
  D)
   Robert Clive done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Name the French Commander who was co-defeated in the  battle of Wandiwash in 176-0          [UK-PSC 2016]
  A)
   Count Lally done clear
  B)
   Francis Martin done clear
  C)
   Dupleix done clear
  D)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Who among the following was the envoy of the British King James I at Jahangirs Court?    [UP-PCS 2013]
  A)
   William Hawkins done clear
  B)
   William Finch done clear
  C)
    Pietra Della Vella done clear
  D)
    Edward Terry done clear
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