Prelims Revision Series | History | Advent of European | 06

April 22, 2023

Which of these Officers Are Correctly Matched
1. Dupliex----------- ----------- Denmark
2. Francisco Almieda-----------France
3. Thomas Roe------------------British
4. Nino –da –cunha------------Portuguese
Choose the correct statement

(A) 1 & 2 Correct
(B) 2 & 3 Correct
(C) 3 & 4 Correct
(D) All are Correct

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ANSWER-C

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?? (UPSC 1999)

(A) Jahangir : William Hawkins
(B) Akbar : Sir Thomas Roe
(C) Shahjahan : Travernier
(D) Aurangzeb : Manucci

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ANSWER- D

Nicholas Mannuci

In 1653, he was recruited as a servant and guide by Henry Bard, 1st Viscount Bellomont, envoy from Charles II of England to Abbas II of Persia and Shah Jahan.

Which of these Europeans were First to Establish A Trading Company to trade with the East?

(A) British
(B) Dutch
(C) French
(D) Portuguese

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ANSWER -B

Consider these statements about European powers in India?
1. Portuguese were the first to introduce Potatoes & Chilies in India.
2. Captain William Hawkins was the French representative who arrived in Jahangir’s court.
3. Dutch arrived earlier then the British in India.

(A) 1 & 2 Correct
(B) 2 & 3 Correct
(C) 1 & 3 Correct
(D) All are Correct

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ANSWER-C

Consider these statements about European powers in India?
1. First British Voyage to the East Arrived in Indonesia.
2. Danes had large Number of settlements in India then The Dutch In India
3. French & Dutch Were Engaged in Carnatic wars In India.
Choose the correct statement

(A) 1 & 2 Correct Only
(B) Only 1 correct
(C) 2 & 3 Correct only
(D) All are Correct

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ANSWER-B

Choose the correct chronological sequence
1. Seize of Goa By Albequerque
2. Goa was made Headquarter for Portuguese settlements in India
3. Arrival of John Mildenhall in India
Choose the correct statement

(A) 3-2-1
(B) 1-2-3
(C) 2-3-1
(D) 3-1-2

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ANSWER-B

Regarding Portuguese in India, consider the following statements;
1. The first Portuguese Governor was Fransisco de Almedia.
2. Portuguese established their first factory at Calicut.
3. Goa was the early Portuguese capital in India, later on, it was replaced by Cochin.
Which of the above statements is/are correct

(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 Only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) All of the above

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ANSWER-A

Who among the following obtained the site of Madras from the Raja of Chandragiri?

(A) Francis Dey
(B) John Mildenhall
(C) Gerald Angier
(D) Captain Hawkins

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ANSWER-A

Chandernagore and Puducherry were in the control of which European Power in the context of Modern Indian Political History:

(A) Dutch
(B) Spain
(C) Britain
(D) France

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ANSWER- D

Who among the following European forced to sell all their settlements in India to the British?

(A) Dutch
(B) Portuguese
(C) Danes
(D) French

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ANSWER- C

Job Charnock founded Calcutta at the site of

(A) Sutanati
(B) Kalikata
(C) Govind Pur
(D) All of these

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Answer: d

With the decline in Portugese power, a number of its settlements were lost. Who captured Ormuz or Hormuz in the Persian Gulf from the Portugese in 1622?

(A) English
(B) French
(C) Dutch
(D) Spaniards

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Answer: A

India came with the purview of the Dutch as link in their great commercial chain. Which of the following was not one of the places in India where the Dutch established their trading stations?

(A) Masulipatnam
(B) Pulicat
(C) Bimlipatam
(D) Calicut

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Answer: D

The English Governor in India who was expelled by Aurangzeb was?

(A) Aungier
(B) Sir John Child
(C) Sir John Gayer
(D) Sir Nicholas Waite

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Answer: B