advent of europeans Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 11 [40th BPSC (Pre) 1995]

Identify the region from where Europeans got best shora and opium.

a) Bihar

b) Gujarat

c) Bengal

d) Madras

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Question : 12 [UPPCS (Mains) 2011]

Which one of the following European trading company was the first to establish its factory at Surat?

a) The Dutch

b) The English

c) The French

d) The Portuguese

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Question : 13 [UPPCS (Mains) 2006]

With reference to Pondicherry (Now Puducherry), consider the following statements.

1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.
2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.
3. The English never occupied Pondicherry.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only 1

b) 2 and 3

c) Only 3

d) 1, 2 and 3

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Question : 14 [39th BPSC (Pre) 1994]

Where in India did Britishers set up their first factory in 1612?

a) Goa

b) Hooghly in Bengal

c) Amarkot

d) Surat

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Question : 15

Which one of the following is incorrect about British economic policy in India?

a) Converted India into an importer and absorber of British goods

b) Converted India into a producer of raw material to feed British industries

c) Turned India into a fertile ground for British capital investment

d) Focused more on cash crops

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