advent of europeans Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 11

Which of the following statements are correct about Warren Hastings?

1. He was the first Governor General of India
2. He established courts of appeal
3. He made a pact with Bengali Zamindars to make his Permanent Settlement System successful.
4. He introduced the policy of Doctrine lapse

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1 and 4 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 3 and 4 only

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Question : 12 [47th BPSC (Pre) 2005]

During British rule which region of India was famous for the production of opium?

a) Bihar

b) Southern India

c) Gujarat

d) Assam

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Question : 13 [UPPSC (RI) 2014]

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

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Question : 14 [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2004]

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.

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Question : 15 [UPPCS (Pre) 1997] Code

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

Select the correct chronological order of their entry from the code given below.

a) 1, 2, 3, 4

b) 4, 2, 1, 3

c) 3, 4, 2, 1

d) 2, 3, 4, 1

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