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| 1151. |
Goa, Daman and Diu were originally colonized by - |
| A. | by Dutch |
| B. | by the British |
| C. | by the french |
| D. | by the Portuguese |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1152. |
Year 1498 AD Where did Vasco da Gama land in India? |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Calicut |
| C. | Mangalore |
| D. | Cochin |
| Answer» C. Mangalore | |
| 1153. |
From which of the following did the British get permission to set up their first factory in Surat in India? |
| A. | from akbar |
| B. | from Jahangir |
| C. | from shahjahan |
| D. | from Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. from shahjahan | |
| 1154. |
The sea route to India was discovered by - |
| A. | by dutch |
| B. | by the British |
| C. | by the Portuguese |
| D. | by the french |
| Answer» D. by the french | |
| 1155. |
1717 AD Which of the following Mughal emperors issued a decree to grant privileges on trade in India to the British East India Company? |
| A. | Shah Alam - II |
| B. | Bahadur Shah |
| C. | Jahandar Shah |
| D. | farrukhsiyar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1156. |
Where did the Portuguese set up the first factory in India? |
| A. | Cochin |
| B. | Calicut |
| C. | Pulicat |
| D. | cannanore |
| Answer» C. Pulicat | |
| 1157. |
When May 17, 1498 AD. Who welcomed him when Vasco da Gama landed in Calicut? |
| A. | King Zamorin of Calicut (Kozhikode) |
| B. | Kolathiri of Kannur |
| C. | Nairs of Cochin |
| D. | Tiruvedi of Travancore |
| Answer» B. Kolathiri of Kannur | |
| 1158. |
From which Sultan of Bijapur did Albuquerque snatch Goa? |
| A. | Yusuf Adil Shah |
| B. | Ali Adil Shah |
| C. | Muhammad Adil Shah |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Muhammad Adil Shah | |
| 1159. |
The first objective of the Portuguese trading company's arrival in India was - |
| A. | To monopolize the trade of pepper and other spices |
| B. | convert |
| C. | establish a state |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. convert | |
| 1160. |
Which treaty ended the Third Kanautak War (Anglo-French conflict)? |
| A. | treaty of paris |
| B. | treaty of basin |
| C. | Treaty of A - La - Chapelle |
| D. | Treaty of Surat |
| Answer» B. treaty of basin | |
| 1161. |
Who among the following Peshwas signed the Treaty of Basin with the British? |
| A. | Madhavrao has |
| B. | By Balaji Vishwanath |
| C. | Bajirao I |
| D. | Bajirao - II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1162. |
One of the following factories in Bengal which was established by the Portuguese was- |
| A. | bandel |
| B. | Chinsura |
| C. | Hooghly |
| D. | Shrirampur |
| Answer» D. Shrirampur | |
| 1163. |
Who became the first governor of Portuguese colony in India? |
| A. | Bartholomew Diaz |
| B. | Vasco Da Gama |
| C. | fresco de almora |
| D. | Alfonso de Albuquerque |
| Answer» D. Alfonso de Albuquerque | |
| 1164. |
Which of the following Englishmen defeated the Portuguese in place of Sauli / Swali? |
| A. | William Hawkins |
| B. | thames best |
| C. | Thomas Roe |
| D. | Jashia Child |
| Answer» C. Thomas Roe | |
| 1165. |
1612 AD in India. Where did the British set up their first factory in - |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Hooghly in Bengal |
| C. | Arcat |
| D. | face |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1166. |
To whom did Jahangir awarded the title of Khan? |
| A. | Hawkins |
| B. | Sir Thomas Roe |
| C. | Edward Terry |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Sir Thomas Roe | |
| 1167. |
Which of the following was the immediate cause of the First Kanotak War? |
| A. | Rivalry between the British and the French |
| B. | Austrian throne case |
| C. | British throne case |
| D. | The acquisition of French ships by the British |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1168. |
Identify the region from where Europeans used to get the best salt and opium - |
| A. | A state in Eastern India |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Bengal |
| D. | Madras (Chennai) |
| Answer» B. Gujarat | |
| 1169. |
Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the wars fought in India in the 18th century? |
| A. | Wandiwash War - Buxar War - Amber War - Plassey War |
| B. | Amber War - Plassey War - Wandiwash War - Buxar War |
| C. | Wandiwash War - Plassey War - Amber War - Buxar War |
| D. | Amber War - Buxar War - Wandiwash War - Plassey War |
| Answer» C. Wandiwash War - Plassey War - Amber War - Buxar War | |
| 1170. |
Who is credited with the introduction of tobacco in India? |
| A. | to the British |
| B. | to the Portuguese |
| C. | to the dutch |
| D. | to the french |
| Answer» C. to the dutch | |
| 1171. |
One of the following rulers who grantedDiwanito the East India Company was- |
| A. | farrukhsiyar |
| B. | Shah Alam - First |
| C. | Shah Alam - II |
| D. | Shujauddaula |
| Answer» D. Shujauddaula | |
| 1172. |
The largest city of India built on an island is - |
| A. | Panaji |
| B. | rameshwaram |
| C. | Port Blair |
| D. | Mumbai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1173. |
The French set up their first factory in India at which of the following places? |
| A. | face |
| B. | Pulicat |
| C. | Cochin |
| D. | Qasim Bazar |
| Answer» B. Pulicat | |
| 1174. |
Who established the first printing machine in India? |
| A. | the Portuguese |
| B. | the British |
| C. | the French |
| D. | the dutch |
| Answer» B. the British | |
| 1175. |
European trading companies had factories |
| A. | Storehouse only |
| B. | Production center only |
| C. | Both warehouse and production center |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1176. |
The first factory of the Portuguese was in Calicut in 1500 AD. who founded in |
| A. | Pedro Alvarez Cabral |
| B. | Vasco Da Gama |
| C. | albuquerque |
| D. | Almora |
| Answer» C. albuquerque | |
| 1177. |
British East India Company was formed by |
| A. | Some London merchants known as merchant adventurers |
| B. | Some merchants of the city of Oxford |
| C. | Some merchants from the city of Leicester |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Some merchants of the city of Oxford | |
| 1178. |
Who was the first Governor of British East India Company? |
| A. | Thomas Smith |
| B. | Ralph Fitch |
| C. | robert clive |
| D. | Thomas Roe |
| Answer» B. Ralph Fitch | |
| 1179. |
The Dutch established their first factory in 1605 AD. Where was established - |
| A. | face |
| B. | Calicut |
| C. | Machilipatnam |
| D. | Puliket |
| Answer» D. Puliket | |
| 1180. |
With reference to the entry of European powers in India, which one of the following statements is not correct? |
| A. | The Portuguese in 1499 AD. I captured Goa |
| B. | The British set up their first factory in Machilipatnam in the south |
| C. | The English Company in Eastern India in 1633 AD. I set up the first factory in Orissa |
| D. | The French captured Madras in 1746 under the leadership of Dupleix. |
| Answer» B. The British set up their first factory in Machilipatnam in the south | |
| 1181. |
In which year the Portuguese colonies Goa, Daman and Diu were merged into the Republic of India by the Government of India on the strength of the people's movement? |
| A. | in the 1950s |
| B. | in 1954 |
| C. | in 1961 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. in 1954 | |
| 1182. |
Who is credited with making the main export item of Indian textiles from India? |
| A. | to the British |
| B. | to the Dutch |
| C. | to the french |
| D. | to the Portuguese |
| Answer» D. to the Portuguese | |
| 1183. |
Which was the decisive battle, in which the British defeated the Dutch - due to which the challenge of the Dutch in India ended - |
| A. | Battle of Bedra ( 1759) |
| B. | Battle of Wandiwash ( 1760 ) |
| C. | Battle of Plassey (1757) |
| D. | Battle of Buxar ( 1764 ) |
| Answer» B. Battle of Wandiwash ( 1760 ) | |
| 1184. |
Who was successful in separating the Dutch from Indian trade? |
| A. | French |
| B. | Portuguese |
| C. | English |
| D. | Swedish |
| Answer» D. Swedish | |
| 1185. |
By which ship did Captain William Hawkins reach India? |
| A. | hectare |
| B. | Dragon |
| C. | square |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Dragon | |
| 1186. |
On December 31, 1600, who issued a Royal Charter (State Charter) giving the British East India Company the sole right to trade with the Eastern countries - |
| A. | by queen elizabeth |
| B. | By James I. |
| C. | Charles I |
| D. | by cramwell |
| Answer» B. By James I. | |
| 1187. |
1661 AD In 16 AD the King of Portugal married his sister Catherine ( Bregaza ) to King Charles II of England . Which Indian island did he give as a dowry to Charles-II on this occasion? |
| A. | face |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | pillar |
| D. | gossip |
| Answer» C. pillar | |
| 1188. |
1639 AD In AD, the Englishman Francis Day took Madras on lease from the ruler of where and built a fortified kothi there - |
| A. | from the king of Chandragiri |
| B. | from the king of Calicut |
| C. | Sultan of Bijapur |
| D. | from the Sultan of Golconda |
| Answer» B. from the king of Calicut | |
| 1189. |
The first British merchant to reach Sikri and Agra was |
| A. | ralph finch |
| B. | John Milden Hall |
| C. | William Hawkins |
| D. | Sir Thomas Roe |
| Answer» B. John Milden Hall | |
| 1190. |
Which Mughal emperor issued a farman on 6 February 1613, allowing the British to open a permanent kothi in Surat? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. shahjahan | |
| 1191. |
TheInterloperswere - |
| A. | Pirates posing as unauthorized traders |
| B. | authorized dealer |
| C. | British East India Company employees |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. authorized dealer | |
| 1192. |
When did the British set up factories for the first time in eastern India at Hariharpur, Balasore and Pipli at the mouth of the Mahanadi in Orissa? |
| A. | 1633 AD In |
| B. | 1651 AD In |
| C. | 1608 AD In . |
| D. | 1613 AD In |
| Answer» B. 1651 AD In | |
| 1193. |
Who became the ambassador of King James I of England in 1615 AD. Reached Ajmer in the court of Mughal emperor Jahangir in |
| A. | Ralph Fitch |
| B. | William Hawkins |
| C. | Sir Thomas Roe |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1194. |
Which Mughal emperor recovered one and a half lakh rupees from the British as compensation? |
| A. | shahjahan |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1195. |
For how much did the British buy the zamindari of Sutanati, Kalikata and Govindpur? |
| A. | 1200 Rs. In |
| B. | Rs 12000 |
| C. | 1500 Rs. In . |
| D. | 1800 Rs. In |
| Answer» B. Rs 12000 | |
| 1196. |
1632 AD Which sultan of Golconda issued aGolden Farmanto the British in return for an annual tax of 500 pagodas and allowed them to trade freely in the ports of Golconda state? |
| A. | Abdullah Qutb Shah |
| B. | Quli Qutb Shah |
| C. | Ali Adil Shah |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Quli Qutb Shah | |
| 1197. |
On the orders of which emperor did the Mughal army in 1686 AD? I attacked the Hooghly and drove out the British. |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | shahjahan |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. shahjahan | |
| 1198. |
New cities emerged in India during British colonialism. Calcutta , now Kolkata , was one of those first cities . From which of the following villages was the city of Calcutta formed? |
| A. | Midnapore, Chittagong, Burdwan |
| B. | 24 Parganas, Kalikata, Thakurgaon |
| C. | Sutanati, Kalikata, Govindpur |
| D. | Midnapore, Thakurgaon, Govindpur |
| Answer» D. Midnapore, Thakurgaon, Govindpur | |
| 1199. |
What is correct about the decree issued by the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar on 30 September 1716 in the name of the British company? |
| A. | By this the company will get Rs.3000 only. Got the right to do free business on the annual rent of |
| B. | By this, the villages around Calcutta were allowed to be bought on rent. |
| C. | By this permission was given to mint coins in the royal press of Bengal. |
| D. | suitable all |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1200. |
When did the British company get theNishan(order issued by the princes) from Shah Shuja, the son of Shah Jahan and the then Subedar of Bengal, in which the company got the privilege of trading in lieu of an annual tax of Rs 3000 - |
| A. | 1651 AD In |
| B. | 1688 AD In |
| C. | 1661 AD In . |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. 1688 AD In | |