advent of europeans Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 16

Which one of the following is not a reason for French failure to establish power in India

a) The English had a strong navy.

b) Dupleix was not a capable leader.

c) French used most of their energy in European wars to expand their territories.

d) French government was headed by weak monarch.

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Question : 17 [IAS (Pre) 2005]

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

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Question : 18

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

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Question : 19 [IAS (Pre) 2009, 08]

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

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Question : 20

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

1. The Dutch established their first factory at Surat
2. The Dutch collapsed with their defeat to the English in the Battle of Bedera

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) None

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