initial modern india Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (a)

The revolt did not spread to all parts of the country. Nor was it supported by all groups and sections of Indian society.

South and West India remained largely outside the fold of the revolt. Many Indian rulers refused to help the rebels and some were openly hostile to the rebels and helped the British in suppressing the revolt.

The middle and upper classes and the modern educated Indians also did not support the revolt.

Answer: (a)

The portuguese introduced cashewnut, pineapple and tobacco in India. The Portuguese introduced into India the following agricultural products: cashew-nut, tobacco, the custard apple, guava, the pineapple, and the papaya, and also an improved variety of coconut seeds.

Answer: (b)

Fort St. George was the first fort constructed by the British in India. Fort St George was founded in 1644 in the coastal city of Madras, the modern city of Chennai.

The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land.

The fort is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.

Answer: (d)

Maharaja Ranjeet Singh had said “God intended me to look upon all religions with one eye, that is why he took away the light from the other.”

Answer: (b)

Portuguese were first to come to India to establish trade relations with their country. The colonial era in India began in 1502, when the Portuguese Empire established the first European trading center at Kollam, Kerala.

In 1505, the King of Portugal appointed Dom Francisco de Almeida as the first Portuguese viceroy in India.