Advent of Europeans Questions and answers

Topics

  1. General Knowledge
    1. Culture
    2. Economy
    3. Geography
    4. History
      1. Indus Valley Civilization
      2. Vedic Age-The Aryans
      3. Religious movements-Buddhism and Jainism
      4. Mahajanapadas-The Magadha empire
      5. The Mauryan Empire and Sangam Age
      6. Post Mauryan Period
      7. Guptas and Post Gupta
      8. The invasion of Arabs
      9. Bhakti movement
      10. Mughal Empire
      11. Advent of Europeans
      12. Expansion of British Supremacy
      13. Indian National Movement
      14. Assertion and Reasoning
      15. Delhi Sultanate
    5. Politics
    6. General
    7. Indian Polity
    8. Sports
61). Consider the following statements
1. The Portuguese were the first to follow mercantilist philosophy in India.
2. Blue Ocean Policy meant vast control over sea routes but only where environment was sustainable.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A). Only 1
B). Both 1 and 2
C). Only 2
D). Neither 1 nor 2
62). Consider the following statements
1. The Portuguese were the first to. introduce the concept of trade concessions in India.
2. The English were the first to introduce printing press on a large systematic scale in India.
3. The Dutch had Crown Monopoly over textiles.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

A). Only 2
B). Only 3
C). 1 and 2
D). 1 and 3
63). Consider the following statements.
1. After the advent of the British, a few new types of schools giving instruction in English language and other branches of Western teaming had started functioning first in the Bengal and Bombay region and then in Madras.
2. These were mostly run by British administrators.
3. The first educational institutions supported by the government were the Calcutta Madrassa and the Banaras Sanskrit College established in 1791 and 1781 respectively.
4. The purpose of opening them was to give mass education.
Which of the following statement(S) is/are not correct?
A). Only 1
B). 1 and 2
C). Only 4
D). 3 and 4
64). Consider the following statements about the expansion of European powers in India
1. The Portuguese captured Goa from the Ahmednagar Kingdom in 1510.
2. The trading interests of the Dutch East India Company in India were subsidiary to its interests in South-East Asia.
3. The English East India Company established its first commercial factory at Surat in 1613.
4. Francois Martin was the founder of the French Settlement at Pondicherry
Which of the statements given. above are correct?
A). 1,2 and 3
B). 2,3 and 4
C). 1,3 and 4
D). 3 and 4
65). Consider the following statements
1. Firman issued by Farrukhsiyar in favour of British (for duty free trade) was known as 'Magna Carta' of the British Company.
2. The English opened their first factory at Surat. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

A). Only 1
B). Only 2
C). Both 1 and 2
D). Neither 1 nor 2


66). During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India?
A). Portuguese
B). English
C). Dutch
D). Danish
67). Who granted the permission to establish the French factory at Masulipatnam?
A). Abdulla Kutub Shah
B). Nasir Jung
C). Muzaffar Jung
D). Salabat Jung
68). Vasco da Gama discovered the sea-route to lndia in which one of the following years?
A). 1498
B). 1492
C). 1494
D). 1453
69). Consider the following statements.
1. In India, each factory was administered by a Governor in-Council.
2. The members of council consisted of all merchants who were members of the Company.
3. Queen Elizabeth was one of the shareholders of the company.
4. The company had power to enforce law to maintain discipline on long voyages.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct? regarding the British company?

A). 1 and 2
B). 3 and 4
C). Only 4
D). Only 2
70).
Which of the following statements regarding Danish are correct?
1.They could not establish their position in India.
2.They sold all their settlements to Portuguese.
3.They were more concerned with the missionary activities than trade.
4.They established their factory at Masullpatnam and Portonovo.
A). 1,3 and 4
B). 2,3 and 4
C). 1,2 and 3
D). All of these
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