advent of europeans MCQ set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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

Question : 2

Which of the following statement(s) regarding Portuguese is / are correct?

1. Portuguese rose to power under General Albuguergue
2. The Portuguese established political power along the Eastern coast of India.

a) 1 and 2 both

b) only 1

c) 2 only

d) None

Question : 3

During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?

a) Akbar

b) Jahangir

c) Shah Jahan

d) Aurangzeb

Question : 4

The following European Powers entered into Indian trade at one time or the other.

1. The English
2. The Dutch
3. The French
4. The Portuguese

a) 1, 2, 3, 4

b) 4, 2, 1, 3

c) 3, 4, 2, 1

d) 2, 3, 4, 1

Question : 5

In which year Vasco-da-Gama arrived at Calicut?

a) 1350 A.D.

b) 1498 A.D.

c) 1530 A.D.

d) 1612 A.D.

Question : 6

Which of the following British companies got the first charter permitting them to trade in India?

a) Levant Company

b) East India Company

c) The English Company trading to the East Indies

d) Ostend Company