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(a) Vasco-da-Gama
(b) Albuquerque
(c) Da Almeida
(d) Duarte Pacheo
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Answer: (c)
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Question : 1
Why was Bombay handed over to the British by the Portuguese?
a) The Portuguese handed it over to the British after a peace-treaty in Europe
b) The marriage of Charles II with The Portuguese princes Catherine of Braganza
c) The defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British in 1588
d) Due to Portuguese independence from Spain
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 2
To which of the following governor general goes the credit of taking steps to stop the human sacrifices practiced by the Khonds in Orissa under the erroneous belief that there by the fertility of the land was increased?
a) Lord Ellenborough
b) First Lord Hardinge
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Canning
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 3
Which one of the following statements related to the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773 during the American War of Independence is correct?
a) The revolutionaries stealthily entered into the ships and threw all the chests of tea into the water
b) The revolutionaries hosted a Tea Party in the honour of Charles Townshend, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer in order to place their grievances before him
c) It marked a celebration when Lord North, the successor of Townshend, repealed some of the duties imposed by Townshend
d) It was a protest against the Quebec Act
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 4
Match the following List I List II
List-I (Battle) | List-II (Treaty) |
A. The Third Carnatic War | 1. Treaty of Salbai |
B. The Third Mysore War | 2. Treaty of Lahore |
C. The First Maratha War | 3. Treaty of Paris |
D. The First Anglo Sikh War | 4. Treaty of Srirangapatam |
a) 2 1 4 3
b) 2 4 1 3
c) 3 4 1 2
d) 3 1 4 2
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 5
The Viceregal Lodge at Shimla is a well-known ancient monument. Which of the following statements about the monument are correct?
- The Lodge was built by 17th Viceroy, Earl Dufferin.
- The present shape of the building was given by Earl of Marquis of Lansdowne.
- It is famous for holding three meetings before Independence of India including the Cabinet Mission.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 1 and 2
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 6
Who among the following Mughal Emperors, granted permission to trade of tax in the territories of Bengal. Hyderabad and Gujarat to the British?
a) Aurangzeb
b) Farrukh-siyar
c) Bahadur Shah
d) Muhammad Shah
Answer »Answer: (b)
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