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Advent of European and Independent states for all govt exam
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1. Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?
a. Elizabeth
b. Bengal
c. Red Dragon
d. Mayflower
2. What were calicoes?
a. Indigo exports from India
b. cotton exports from India
c. textile exports from India
d. none of the above
3. Which of the following is true about the Portuguese?
a.They prepared an index of medicinal plants in India
b.Technologies for printing and black making were introduced in India by the Portuguese
c. they introduced crops such as potato, tobacco, pineapple and corn etc
d.all of the above
4. Fort St George (white town) the first English Fortress in India was founded at ……………… .
a. Bombay
b. Chinsurah
c. Madras
d. Calcutta
5. The French East India company was founded in 1664. it made Rapid progress and was finally established at………………… .
a. Calicut and Pondicherry
b. Madras and Chandernagar
c. Chandernagar and Pondicherry
d. Chandernagar and Bassein
6. in 1600, the Charter to the English East India company for Monopoly of Eastern trade for 15 years was given by ………. .
a. Queen Elizabeth 1
b. Queen Victoria
c. James 1
d. Oliver crownwell
7. Which is not true about the French East India Company …………………. .
a. it was not dependent on the French government
b. it received treasury grants, subsidies and loans from the French government
c. it was controlled by the French state
d. none of the above
8. The Dutch established themselves at masaulipatan after obtaining of firman from ruler of …………………. .
a. Bijapur in 1606
b. Travancore in 1606
c. the Mughal dynasty in 1606
d. Golconda in 1606
9. The foundation of Portuguese Maritime Empire in India was laid under Albuquerque when?
a. Portuguese were successful in capturing Calicut and Cochin
b. Portuguese inflicted of crushing defeat on turks in Arabian sea
c. the Portuguese conquered Goa from Bijapur
d. none of the above
10. Consider the following statements
1. Farman issued by Farrukhsiyar in favour of British for duty free trade was known as ‘Magna Carta’ of the British company.
2. The English opened their first Factory at Surat.
a. only 1 only
b .only 2
c. both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 or 2
ANSWERS:
- a
- b
- d
- d
- d
- a
- a
- a
- a
- c
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