chronology of british india MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Due to commercial rivalry the Dutch indulged in the massacre of Englishmen at

a) Malacca

b) Amboyna

c) Surat

d) Cassimbazar

Question : 2

a) A – 3; B – 4; C – 2; D – 1

b) A – 4; B – 2; C – 1; D – 3

c) A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3

d) A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4

Question : 3

The Portuguese established their first business centre at

a) Calicut

b) Surat

c) Goa

d) Cochin

Question : 4

“White Mutiny” by the European soldiers, was staged during the period of:

a) Canning

b) Ripon

c) Dalhousie

d) Mayo

Question : 5

Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy in India?

a) Vasco-da-Gama

b) Albuquerque

c) Da Almeida

d) Duarte Pacheo

Question : 6

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