ADVENT OF EUROPEANS MCQS SET 10

ADVENT OF EUROPEANS MCQS SET 10

91) Which of the following statement is incorrect about Vasco da Gama?
A) Vasco da Gama who belonged to Lisbon.
B) The advent of Portuguese India begun with the discoveries at Vasco da Gama.
C) He was helped by a Gujarati navigator Ibn Majid.
D) He came lndia four times.
Answer: He came lndia four times.
   
92) With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following
1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.
2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.
3. The English never occupied Pondicherry.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) 2 and 3
C) Only 3
D) All of these
Answer: 2 and 3
   
93) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A) Jahangir : William Hawkins
B) Akbar : Sir Thomas Roe
C) Shahjahan :Travernier
D) Aurangzeb : Manucci
Answer: Akbar : Sir Thomas Roe
   
94) With reference to the entry of European powers into lndia. which one of the following statements is not correct?
A) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
B) The English opened their first factory in South lndia at Masulipatnam
C) In Eastern India,the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
D) Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
Answer: The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
   
95) Consider the following statements
1. The Portuguese governor Alfonso De Souza had acquired Diu and Bassein from Bahadur Shah of Gujarat.
2. The famous Jesuit Saint Francisco Xavier came to lndia with Alfonso De Souza.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) Both 1 and 2
B) Neither 1 nor 2
C) Only 1
D) Only 2
Answer: Only 2
 
96) Consider the following statements
1. Dutch got the right to mint coins at Nagapatnam from the Golconda kin .
2. The Dutch conceded to English 'after their defeat in the Battle of Bedara in 1759.
Choose the correct option
A) Both 1 and 2 are correct
B) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
C) Only 1 is correct
D) Only 2 is correct
Answer: Only 2 is correct
   
97) Consider the following statements
1. It was rebellion by Shobha Singh that provided opportunity to the English to fortify the settlement at Sutanati.
2. The Kingdom of Golconda issued the golden firman allowing the Britishers to trade within the ports of the kingdom freely on payment of duties.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) Both 1 and 2
B) Neither 1 nor 2
C) Only 1
D) Only 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
98) 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. Daman and Diu.
4. The Mughals denied them any trading concessions.
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 2 and 4
D) 1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3
   
99) Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
A) Fort William
B) Fort St George
C) Fort St David
D) Fort St Angelo
Answer: Fort St George
   
100) Which one of the following is the correct statement?
A) The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India's Independence.
B) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.
C) The modern Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over from them.
D) The modern Kochi never became a part of the British colony.
Answer: The modern Kochi never became a part of the British colony.