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question_answer1)
Who among the following was the first English man to visit western India?
A)
Captain Hawkins done
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B)
John Mildenhall done
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C)
Ralph Fitch done
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D)
Thomas Stephens done
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question_answer2)
Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?
A)
Elizabeth done
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B)
Titanic done
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C)
Red Dragon done
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D)
Mayflower done
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question_answer3)
Who were the first European to set up sea trade centres in India?
A)
The Portuguese done
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B)
The French done
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C)
The English done
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D)
The Dutch done
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question_answer4)
Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy in India?
A)
Vasco da Gama done
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B)
Diaz done
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C)
Francisco de Almeida done
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D)
Albuquerque done
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question_answer5)
Which one of the following factories in Bengal was established by Portuguese?
A)
Kasim Bazar done
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B)
Chinsura done
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C)
Hoogly done
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D)
Srirampur done
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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
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B)
1492 done
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C)
1494 done
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D)
1498 done
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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
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B)
French company done
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C)
Portuguese company done
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D)
British East India company done
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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
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B)
War of Austrian succession done
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C)
War of devolution done
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D)
Franco-Prussian war done
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question_answer9)
Where in India, did the Portuguese build their first fortress?
A)
Cochin done
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B)
Goa done
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C)
Anjidiv done
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D)
Cannanore done
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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
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B)
Hector done
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C)
Henary done
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D)
William done
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question_answer11)
How many times did Vascoda Gama come to India?
A)
One only done
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B)
Two times done
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C)
Three times done
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D)
Four times done
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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
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B)
English done
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C)
Dutch done
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D)
Portuguese done
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question_answer13)
Who among the following introduced Cashewnut, Pineapple and Tobacco in India?
A)
Dutch done
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B)
English done
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C)
French done
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D)
Portuguese done
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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
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B)
Francis Drake done
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C)
Albuquerque done
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D)
Vascoda Gama done
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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
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B)
Baji Rao I done
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C)
Baji Rao II done
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D)
Madhava Rao done
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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
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B)
Portuguese done
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C)
British done
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D)
French done
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question_answer17)
During whose tenure, did the incident of Black Hole take place'?
A)
Mir Zafar done
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B)
Mir Qasim done
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C)
Alivardi Khan done
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D)
Siraj-ud-Daulah done
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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
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B)
Vansittort done
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C)
Hector Munro done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer19)
In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory al
A)
Surat done
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B)
Pulicat done
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C)
Cochin done
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D)
Cassimbazar done
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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
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B)
Dupleix done
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C)
Albuquerque done
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D)
Warren Hastings done
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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
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B)
The English opened their first factory in south India at Masulipatam. done
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C)
In eastern India, the English company opened its first factory in Odisha in 1633. done
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D)
Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746. done
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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
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B)
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. done
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C)
A is true, but R is false. done
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D)
A is false, but R is true. done
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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
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B)
1 and 3 done
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C)
2 and 3 done
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D)
1, 2, 3 and 4 done
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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
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B)
2, 3 and 4 done
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C)
1, 2 and 4 done
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D)
1 and 3 only done
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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
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B)
Dupleix was called back at a crucial time done
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C)
They conspired against the Indian powers done
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D)
Their trading company was heavily dependent on the French Government done
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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
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B)
1 and 2 done
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C)
2 and 3 done
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D)
Only 1 done
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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
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B)
He subdued the feudatories done
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C)
He gave heavy bribes to the European officers to maintain peace done
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D)
He organised a strong modern army done
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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
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B)
Only 2 done
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C)
1 and 2 done
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D)
1 and 3 done
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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
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B)
English done
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C)
French done
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D)
Portuguese done
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question_answer30)
Which one of the followings is connected with 'Blue Water policy? [UK-PSC 2016]
A)
De Almeida done
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B)
Albuqueraque done
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C)
Dupleix done
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D)
Robert Clive done
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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
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B)
Francis Martin done
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C)
Dupleix done
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D)
None of the above done
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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
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B)
William Finch done
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C)
Pietra Della Vella done
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D)
Edward Terry done
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