Quiz: chapterwisemcq Daily Static Quiz , 13 july 2021

1. considers the following statement?

1. in the seventh century direct contact between the Europeans and India Declined due to British policy.
2. calicoes, silk were demanded in Europe from erstwhile india.

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2. In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at(IAS 2003)

3. considers the following statement

1. the Portuguese wanted to monopolies the hugely profitable eastern trade by excluding competitors.
2. Pedro Alvarez Cabral established a factory at Calicut, where he arrived in September 1500.

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4. considers the following statement

1. the Portuguese wanted to monopolies the hugely profitable eastern trade by excluding competitors.
2. Pedro Alvarez Cabral established a factory at Calicut, where he arrived in September 1500.

Choose the incorrect answer

5. With reference to Vasco da Gama , consider the following statements:

1. Vasco da Gama visited india twice once 20 May, 1498 and second time October 1502 AD.
2. Vasco da Gama set up a trading factory at Cannanore.
3. Vasco da Gama died in India

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

6. With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat? (IAS 2009)

7. consider statement regarding As long as you may be powerful at sea you will hold India as yours; and if you do not possess this power, little will avail you a fortress on shore.

—who said this

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8. consider statement regarding As long as you may be powerful at sea you will hold India as yours; and if you do not possess this power, little will avail you a fortress on shore.

—who said this

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9. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (IAS 1999)

10. consider the following statements:

1. In 1507, the Portuguese squadron was defeated in a naval battle off Diu by the combined Egyptian and Gujarat navies.
2. Alfonso de Albuquerque policy was known as the Blue Water Policy.
3. Alfonso de Albuquerque was the real founder of the Portuguese power in the East.
4. Albuquerque acquired Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur in 1510.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

11. . With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements:(2010)

1) The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese

2) The second European power to were occupy Pondicherry the French

3) The English never occupied Pondicherry

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

12. consider the following statements:

1. tobacco and cashew nut, was introduced by Dutch.
2. Portuguese never had head head quarter in goa.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

13. . With reference to the entry of European into India, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?(IAS 2003)

14. consider the following statements regarding Favourable Conditions for Portuguese?

1. The northern part was much divided among many small powers.
2. In the Deccan, the Bahmani Kingdom was breaking up into smaller kingdoms.
3. In the Far East, the imperial decree of the Chinese emperor limited the navigational reach of the Chinese ships.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

15. consider the following statements:

1. the Portuguese established further military posts and settlements on the east coast at San Thome (in Chennai) and Nagapatnam (in Andhra).
2. the Portuguese, the first Europeans to come to India, was also the last to leave this land.
3. Religious policy of Portuguese was tolerant.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

16. Which one of the following is the correct statement?(IAS 2005)

17. consider the following statements:

1. In 1608, Captain William Hawkins to the Mughal court of Jahangir requesting permission to do business in India.
2. Jahangir appointed William Hawkins as a mansabdar of 400 at a salary of Rs 30,000.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

18. . consider the following statements:

1. the Portuguese not only made money as traders but also raise voice against cruel slave trade.
2. under the ruling of Shah Jahan Qasim Khan was the Bengal governor.
3. By the 18th century, the Portuguese in India lost their commercial influence from all part of India.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

19. consider the following statements regarding factors decline of the Portuguese?

1. the emergence of powerful dynasties in Egypt, Persia and North India.
2. the rise of the turbulent Marathas as their immediate neighbours.
3. Holland badly affected Portuguese monopoly of trade in India.

  Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

20. consider the following statements regarding chronology

1. the Portuguese capture Daman
2. Establishment of the first Portuguese fort at Cochin.
3.  Arrival of Vasco-da-Gama at Calicut
4. Declaration of Goa as the Portuguese capital.

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21. consider the following statements:

1. the Portuguese were masters of improved techniques at sea.
2. Cornelis de Houtman was the first Dutchman to reach Sumatra and Bantam in 1596.
3. the Dutch founded their first factory in goa in 1605.
4. the Dutch established factories Uttar Pradesh, Bengal and Bihar.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

22. . consider the following statements:

1. The most important Indian commodities the Dutch traded in were silk, cotton, indigo, rice and opium.
2. the Dutch was not much interested in empire building in India.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

23. consider the following statements regarding the English Company’s position was improved by the ‘Golden Farman’ issued to them by the Sultan of Golconda in 1632. What was the mean for ‘Golden Farman?’

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24. consider the following statements:

1. Shah Shuja in 1651, allowed the English to trade in Bengal.
2.  Shah Shuja  was the subahdar of Bengal.
3. William Hedges (english), the first agent and governor of the Company in Bengal.
4. In 1698, the English succeeded in getting the permission to buy the zamindari of the three villages of Sutanuti, Gobindapur and Kalikata (Kalighat)

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

25. consider the following statements regarding chronology

1.  .The East India Company was established.
2. William Hawkins arrives at Jahangir’s court.
3. A permanent factory of East India Company is established at Surat.
4. the Company gets the golden Farman from the Sultan of Golconda.

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26. consider the following statements:

1. Pondicherry was founded in 1674.
2. France never fought with Dutch.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

27. consider the following statements:

1. the British and the French came to India for trading purposes; they were ultimately drawn into the politics of India.
2. Carnatic was the name given by the Europeans to the Coromandel Coast and its hinterland.
3. First Carnatic War was an extension of the Anglo-French War in Europe which was caused by the Austrian War of Succession.
4. the First Carnatic War ended in 1748 when the Treaty of Aix-La Chapelle was signed.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

28. consider the following statements regarding the Battle of St. Thome.

1. the Battle of St. Thome (in Madras) fought between the French forces and, the Nawaz of Carnatic.
2. A small French army under Captain Paradise defeated the strong Indian army under Mahfuz Khan at St. Thome.

  Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

29. consider the following statements regarding Battle of Wandiwash (or Vandavasi) currently located in which state

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30. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre independence India as traders?IAS 2007

31. consider the following statements regarding rulers. Causes for the English Success and the French Failure

1. The English Company was a private enterprise—this created a sense of enthusiasm and self-confidence among the people.
2. The French Company was a State concern.
3. the English held three important places, namely, Calcutta, Bombay and Madras whereas the French had only Pondicherry.
4. long list of leaders on the English side —Sir Eyre Coote, Major Stringer Lawrence, Robert Clive and many others—there was only Dupleix on the French side.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

32. In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?(IAS 2006)

33. consider the following statements regarding The Danes.

1. The Danish East India Company was established in 1616 .
2. the Danish founded a factory at Tranquebar near Tanjore, on the eastern coast of India.

  Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

34. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India (IAS2007)

35. consider the following statements:

1. Battle of Bidara was fought between English and France
2. the Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar’s Farmans, called Magna Carta of the East India Company, gave significant privileges to the Company
3. By the Treaty of Paris (1763), the French were allowed to use Indian settlements for commercial purposes.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

36. consider the following statements:

1. Battle of Bidara was fought between English and France
2. the Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar’s Farmans, called Magna Carta of the East India Company, gave significant privileges to the Company
3. By the Treaty of Paris (1763), the French were allowed to use Indian settlements for commercial purposes.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?