ADVENT OF EUROPEANS MCQS SET 02

ADVENT OF EUROPEANS MCQS SET 02

11) In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at :
A) Surat
B) Pulicat
C) Cochin
D) Kasimbazar
Answer: Pulicat
   
12) The first to start a joint stock company trade with India were the :
A) Portuguese
B) Dutch
C) French
D) Danish
Answer: Portuguese
   
13) The earliest Surat factories were established by :
A) Portuguese
B) Dutch
C) English
D) French
Answer: English
   
14) The first fort which the British constructed in India was :
A) Hooghly Fort
B) St. George Fort
C) Agra Fort
D) St. David Fort
Answer: St. George Fort
   
15) In Bengal, the headquarters of East India Company were located at :
A) Fort St. David
B) Fort William
C) Fort St. George
D) None of these
Answer: Fort William

16) Goa was captured by the Portuguese in :
A) 1470 A.D
B) 1510 A.D
C) 1570 A.D
D) 1610 A.D
Answer: 1510 A.D
   
17) Who laid the foundations of Portuguese power in India?
A) Vasco de Gama
B) Bartholomew Dias
C) Alfonso de Albuquerque
D) None of these
Answer: Alfonso de Albuquerque
   
18) Match the following :
Place Settlement
A. Chandranagore 1. Dutch
B. Pulicat 2. Portuguese
C. Die 3. French
D. Surat 4. English
A B C D
A) 4 2 3 1
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 3 1 2 4
D) 2 4 1 3
Answer: 3 1 2 4
   
19) In 1757, Siraj-ud-daula was defeated by :
A) Canning
B) Hastings
C) Clive
D) Cornwallis
Answer: Clive
   
20) Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of :
A) Bijapur
B) Golconda
C) Ahmednagar
D) Vijayanagar
Answer: Bijapur